Father Fessio in Five
Join Father Fessio every Friday for his profound insights on a wide variety of interesting subjects and be inspired by the thoughts of a great Jesuit. These episodes provide a rare glimpse into the mind of our beloved founder and are an easy and meaningful way to deepen your spiritual and intellectual life!
Episodes
Want to know more about AI? Then join Fr. Fessio as he begins a series of episodes on artificial intelligence. Today, Father discusses how AI is dependent on a computer.
The famous Latin expression “Opus Dei” has connections to several orders. Fr. Fessio explains these associations and the Latin meaning behind it.
Fr. Fessio explains St. Augustine’s famous words describing how God is more deeply in us than we are to ourselves.
In Hebrews 12, St. Paul talks about running a race sounded by a cloud of witnesses with Christ as our model. Father Fessio beautifully explains this metaphor by pointing out details that only the Greek words reveal.
In this special 100th episode of Father Fessio in Five, Father explains part of St. Ignatius’ Suscipe prayer where we ask the Lord to “Take our memory, intellect, and all my will.” This episode will help you pray this beautiful prayer more deeply!
Fr. Fessio talks about gender and claims that there are three genders?! But listen closely . . . he’s not saying what you may think . . .
It seems like Jesus would not have faith because he is God. But Father Fessio reflections on Hebrews 12:1–4 where Jesus is said to be a “pioneer and perfector of our faith.”
When we ask God to give us our “daily bread,” are we asking God simply for enough food to eat each day? Father Fessio explains. . .
Binge Father Fessio in Five! You may have noticed a flurry of episodes in the past day and that is because we are bringing Father Fessio in Five to YouTube. We updated our equipment so that you can now watch Fr. Fessio on YouTube as well as listen to him here on the audio apps.
In this episode, we pray the Our Father every day, but do we always fully understand, and what we are saying? Father Fessio breaks down two phrases in the O...
Fr. Fessio explains how the Catholic understanding of “inspired writings” is very different than that of Islam or Mormonism.
Fr. Fessio reads a passage from Miracles by C.S. Lewis to explain the proper use of the historical critical method.
How can the historical critical method enhance our understanding of Scripture without detracting from it? Find out in this episode!
In this two-part episode, Father Fessio examines the yearning of Isaiah to see the face of God.
Father Fessio reflects on great mystery which according to St. Paul is “Christ in us” and the hope of glory.
Why do we ask God to “lead us not into temptation” in the Our Father? Father Fessio explains that this statement has its roots in the Old Testament and that “temptation” actually refers to a place. . .
Looking at the Greek words, Father Fessio explains the progression of thoughts in 2 Peter 1:5–7 where St. Peter says that we should make every effort “to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly love, and finally brotherly love with love.”
Father Fessio highlights why it is so important for us to reread profound, perennial, and permanent things, most especially the Scriptures.
When we go to Mass, we offer our whole selves to God, even our weaknesses and faults. Father Fessio reflects on the beauty of the Mass and highlights the many places where we ask God for His mercy.
There is a lot of unreliable information in this day and age. To combat this problem, Father encourages us to form your own NRI (Network of Reliable Information).
While this motto is often used to encourage people to lie, Father Fessio argues that this a noble way to “fake it until you make it.”
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