That's the Word with Fr. James Yamauchi

That's the Word with Fr. James Yamauchi

Everyone loves a good story. Join Catholic priest Fr. James Yamauchi every Wednesday for wholesome tales for the whole family. Each short story is about someone you know, but we don’t tell you who until the end. If these stories sound a lot like Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story or Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It, that’s because both these shows have inspired That’s the Word. Our true stories tend to reflect our interests, which include Christianity, history (especially American history), movies, and weather.

Episodes

May 17, 2023 12 mins

He would see to it that this was the end of the line.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-grand-finale

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His letters contained many secrets.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-secret-lives-of-a-teenager

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May 3, 2023 10 mins

Why should he worry?  He could just mooch off his friends!

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/too-expensive-for-their-tastes

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April 26, 2023 11 mins

The road trip was mostly uneventful, at least for some.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/to-grandmothers-house-we-go

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April 19, 2023 10 mins

This was not the idea behind "visit the sick."

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-brief-hospital-visit

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April 12, 2023 13 mins

This radical must be stopped at all costs.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/setting-the-captives-free

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April 5, 2023 6 mins

This meeting was serendipitous.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-celebrity-camping-trip

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March 29, 2023 11 mins

He had never heard sins like this from a child this young.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-little-girls-confession

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March 22, 2023 10 mins

She would show him the truth.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/for-a-peck-of-oats

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March 15, 2023 7 mins

How did he get these patients to get along?

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/dinner-time-in-the-sick-ward

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March 8, 2023 11 mins

He had had enough, and there was no way he was staying on that island.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/come-sail-away-with-me

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March 1, 2023 11 mins

There were words and signs that they both understood.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-common-language

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February 22, 2023 9 mins

Their impropriety knew no bounds.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe

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February 15, 2023 9 mins

How was he going to get his books back?!

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fallen-into-hostile-hands

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February 8, 2023 15 mins

This had to be the longest night ever.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/not-how-i-planned-my-wedding-night

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February 1, 2023 9 mins

Do dreams come true?

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-dreamed-a-dream

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January 25, 2023 8 mins

This is not how you translate a book.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/an-eccentric-librarian

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January 18, 2023 10 mins

They needed her to show some credentials.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/beware-of-strangers

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January 11, 2023 11 mins

He had moved to the middle of nowhere, yet they still followed him.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide

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January 4, 2023 10 mins

She was left to rot in the dungeon.

Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-damsel-in-distress

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