The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

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Our Holy Aunt Nov 02, 2022

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Episode 133 - Our Holy Aunt

As we mentioned on our previous episode, we need to be in this place where we are able to both worship and adore Jesus and at the same time be in relationship with Him and our neighbor with compassion and warmth.

This episode talks about an exceptional example of that-Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

A person who embodied and lived the fullness of the gospel life and who was such a great steward of the grace the she received that it influenced millions of people in a very good way.

A saint who gave us a glimpse of who Jesus is and how He loves us.

This is the first part of the new series on Mother Teresa wherein the CFRs shares a little bit about their experience of Mother Teresa and what it meant to them.

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Worship and Warmth Oct 26, 2022

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Episode 132 - Worship and Warmth

In our faith we sometimes find ourselves in the extremes. We become either strict and liturgical or warm and casual but the truth is our faith should not be "either, or" but "both, and".

We need to be in this place where we are able to both worship and adore the Lord and at the same time be in relationship with Him and our neighbor with compassion and warmth.

When that becomes our reality, we can make a difference—that's why it's important for us to discern where we are in this mix.

This episode talks about, how we can assess where we are in this regard and how we can integrate worship and warmth to our faith and our relationship with Jesus.

We Speak Praise Oct 19, 2022

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Episode 131 - We Speak Praise

We allow our hearts to agree with the truth of who God is—that's what adoration means.

And as we become more familiar with the truth of who God is through adoration, we start to see more clearly who God is to us and what is given to us by Him.

Everything that we have is a gift from God and for most of us this is an overwhelming truth where Praise is the only just response.

This episode is the sixth and last part on the series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin which talks about what praise is and its' importance.

Prayer Battle Tactics Oct 12, 2022

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Episode 130 - Prayer Battle Tactics

There's great wisdom to having some structure or intentionality to our prayer life because not having a plan for it can lead to the death of it. The truth is, killing your prayer or spiritual life is not only limited to doing violence to it, but also not nourishing it.

There might be a lot of reason for us not to make time for prayer. But we need to make a commitment to the Lord and schedule some time for our prayer life.

In our life, whether we realize it or not, we're making commitments, we're scheduling things. The only question we need to ask ourselves is, "Am I making the Lord a priority?"

This episode is the fifth part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin that talks about some concrete ways and examples how we fight and win our prayer battles—may it be to about creating time and space for it or persevering in staying within it.

Stay Where The Grace Is Oct 05, 2022

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Episode 129 - Stay Where the Grace Is

Life is difficult—our life is a valley of tears. And the ability to remain in faith, hope, and love with God as Father is impossible if we do it ourselves.

If we want to be able to experience God's closeness and his presence and to cry out "Abba, Father" in the midst of our darkness, difficulties, crucifixions, sufferings and loss, we need grace to do it.

With the help of the Holy Spirit we can the Lord for greater commitment and resolve to receive and to stay in grace at all times.

This episode is the fourth part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin which talks about how we persevere to be in relationship with God the Father in the midst of these lived experiences and provide some amazing insights on how we stay where the grace is.

The Me in "Our" Father Sep 28, 2022

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Episode 128 - The Me in "Our" Father

There is no denying that there can be many circumstances to dismiss fatherhood, both from our earthly and our Heavenly Father.

But despite what we've experienced, God is your Father and my Father who intently listens and cares for us—a Father who delights in his sons and daughters.

We all need to have a personal relationship with God. Aside from praying "Our" Father in a communal way, You and I also need to pray to "My" Father in a personal way.

God provides concrete expressions and revelations of fatherhood every day of our lives. What we need is to be more open to receive that gift of every moment that He gives us and be able to see again how the He truly cares for us in reality.

This episode is the third part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin which talks about the personal fatherhood of God to each one of us. An invitation to the possibilities and responsibilities of sonship or daughtership to The Father.

Define The Relationship Sep 21, 2022

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Episode 127 - Define the Relationship

Being in relationship with God looks like we're sitting down in front of a big table with Him, and what a deeper conversion and deeper healing means is that we are willing to be at this table and we are willing to lay out everything here for the Lord to see.

He sits us down and He wants all our weapons, all of our distractions, all the things that keep us from Him, all the obstacles, and He's gonna keep calling us out until we lay them all out on the table.

Jesus has so much more to give us, but he's waiting for us to take this step—to surrender everything to Him rather than trying to be the Lord of our own lives.

Those parts of our hearts that we'd rather keep quarantined or closed off, the Lord is now sitting saying "I want to be the Lord of that as well." This is how He is inviting all of us.

This episode is the second part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin that invites us to define our relationship with Jesus and fully commit to his Lordship.

Authentically Awesome Sep 14, 2022

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Episode 126 - Authentically Awesome

When we were kids, we were usually amazed and awed about something that was new, grand or magnificent, but as we grew older we became more indifferent towards those things.

As Christians and Catholics, we are in love and fascinated with Jesus. But as we've sat with the Lord for longer periods of time, we too sometimes become indifferent to our Faith and His life as well.

We need to keep seeing our Faith with fresh eyes—to be excited and eager to grow in relationship with the Lord.

Let's ask for the grace to continue experiencing a child-like awe and wonder towards God.

This episode is the first part of a series on Hungry For God by Dr. Ralph Martin. An invitation for us to return and authentically stay in awe and wonderment before all the mysteries of God.

Heaven Within Sep 07, 2022

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Episode 125 - Heaven Within

Life and circumstances are undeniably hard, but we are not alone in this.

The beautiful reality is that even when we leave prayer and go into the world, we may leave God but He never does. God is still always with us—within us.

Knowing that the Lord is dwelling within us, it does change how we navigate through whatever is happening in our lives. It doesn't mean that our problems will go away instantly or that it will fix it immediately, but there can definitely be a drastic change on how we approach and live our lives.

This episode talks about this gift of the Holy Trinity dwelling in us, its' importance and how we can access that.

Dryness in Prayer Aug 31, 2022

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Episode 124 - Dryness in Prayer

Probably the most important relationship in our life is our relationship with God, and we are building that through prayer.

Prayer is real—it's for everyone, but we know that prayer is not always easy. Sometimes it can even be really hard.

Growing in relationship with God is a journey, there are ups and downs along with some twists and turns.

There are good days when you just feel really close to God—days when you feel that you can hear the voice of God and there's so much joy, peace and consolation that goes into that. But in some days, there may be a lot of struggles where we feel far away from God.

This episode talks about what happens when prayer is hard and how we go about it. It also serves as an encouragement to be more aware of what's happening in our hearts when we pray.

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