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

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Under Open Heavens Jun 15, 2022

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Episode 113 - Under Open Heavens

Whether we feel it or not—believe it or not, this is our identity. We live as beloved sons and daughters of God.

There's a temptation to believe the we have to do something amazing or special to be able to bring the Gospel and Christ to people. But the reality is, the same spirit and the same gifts are given to us in our baptism as Christians and Catholics.

All of us are called to bring the Gospel and Christ to people and by participating in this mission we are just being who we are supposed to be.

This episode talks more about our identity, the inheritance we have and our mission. A beautiful reminder that the power of Christ is already in us, we just have to embrace it—have faith in it!

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Words, Works, and Wonders Jun 08, 2022

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Episode 112 - Words, Works, and Wonders

We are all beloved sons and daughters of the Father and through our baptism we are all anointed and empowered.

We don't have to be all-put-together or be perfect in order to bring healing to ourselves and to other people. We are all incomplete and despite that God wants to work through us—right now.

There might be times that we can revert our eyes from our Jesus, or get stuck within ourselves or maybe distracted by the world. At times like this we need to fight a continuous battle to keep looking at Jesus and feed our faith.

Searching and Fearless Jun 01, 2022

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Episode 111 - Searching and Fearless, Series on The Twelve Steps (Part 3 of 3)

God wants to go back into our lives and our stories—and start speaking light, redemption and truth over that.

There's the need for us to have a radical opening of our hearts and honesty to what really is happening in our lives. We have to be searching and fearless to admit what's inside our "junk room" and bring that to the Lord.

Whatever that makes our lives unmanageable is just a symptom of something else.

We not only need to look at the things that make our lives unmanageable but also we look at the things that drives them and the ripple effect that it had caused.

This episode focuses on the gift and highlights of the remaining step.

I Can't He Can May 25, 2022

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Episode 110 - I Can't He Can, Series on The Twelve Steps (Part 2 of 3)

When we struggle it can be really difficult and sometimes we even face impossible situations that may feel like there's no answer.

In our poverty, there's the need to admit were powerless—that life is not okay anymore and figure out what do we do with that.

And as we are brought to our kness—utterly defeated. We can let go of ourselves as our own authority and give ourselves to a greater power, to Christ.

Only then we can make a daily decision to turn our will to the care of God—say Yes to the connection we have with Him everyday even with all the craziness that's going on.

This episode talks about the first three steps of The Twelve Steps that allows the foundation of our lives and our hearts to be set in experiencing renewal and recovery. And it is a reminder that tells us when we can't, Jesus can. We just have to let him.

12 Step Wisdom May 18, 2022

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Episode 109 - 12 Step Wisdom, Series on The Twelve Steps (Part 1 of 3)

At some point, our lives are unmanageable and we need help.

When we want to turn away from sin and our struggles, we turn to God to save and heal us.

We are given clarity to open our eyes and see our life in a new or different way. And while we're accepting reality as it is, we recognize what we can and cannot control, we realize what is asked of us everyday.

When we live that reality one moment at a time, that's the time we can accept life in a particular way and enjoy it!

This episode talks about the Serenity Prayer and what it means to be in recovery and seek healing and conversion.

Hot Takes May 11, 2022

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Episode 108 - Hot Takes

There are multitudes of struggles that we are experiencing day to day.

As we see our own and other people's struggles, weakness and even sins, we have to understand that we are going through different journeys.

God is doing something completely different in each of our lives.

Relative to this truth, this episode talks about some of the most essential topics that most of us can relate to. Here are some of our hot takes.

Ordinary but Extraordinary May 04, 2022

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Episode 107 - Ordinary but Extraordinary

It is easy to fall into the temptation and believe that we can't do it, that we can't live a holy life.

Although the ordinary life is simple, hidden, and seems kind of normal, there's so much sanctity in our vocations that are being lived faithfully. It might not be flashy or spectacular but it's one of the most real ways we can grow in holiness.

We may not be in the chapel or church making a eucharistic holy hour, but no matter what our day-to-day experiences look like or what daily lives we are accustomed to, God is there.

There's something extraordinary in our ordinary experiences.

It is possible to be in relationship with God, amidst everything that we do. We just need to make the space and time no matter how small and let Him enter into our lives.

Discernment Basics Apr 27, 2022

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Episode 106 - Discernment Basics

We are made to live in relationship wherein two or more people speak to one another.

As we have the desire to talk to God, He also has the desire to speak and to come close to His people. He is speaking to us.

We have to grow in sensitivity to what God's voice sounds like, what our voices sounds like, what the voice of the world sounds like, and what the voice of the enemy sounds like.

There are times we already know the voice of who we're talking to simply because we've been with them, we've spoken to them, we said things back and forth with them, same is true with God.

Discernment is not a mathematical equation but it is a tool for us to become more sensitive to how God speaks in our lives.

This episode talks about how we recognize the different voices around us and lays out some building blocks which are extremely helpful for our own discernment.

New Light New Life Apr 20, 2022

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Episode 105 - New Light New Life

This whole Lenten journey has a been about identity. In this journey, we again receive the gift of who we are as sons and daughters of God and every other identity along the way.

But this identity pilgrimage will not make sense without the resurrection. Life will be incomprehensible if it's just suffering and brokenness.

Jesus risen from the dead is the truth that changes everything.

The gift of the resurrection shows us a new way to love. It gives us a new way to look at things and a new light to have a brighter hope. Ultimately, it helps us to have a new way of living.

This episode talks about the transformation that happens in our hearts when we experience the new life of Jesus in us and what it means to live as new men and women.

As we finish working through the Born of Fire book and enter into the Easter season, we invite you to look at and receive what the resurrection of Jesus mean to your personal life.

Made for Mysticism Apr 13, 2022

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Episode 104 - Made for Mysticism

Life of prayer is worth going "all-in" on.

In this mystical identity, there's an invitation to let go of ourselves. Prayer is not authentic if we are stuck or focused on ourselves. Prayer changes as we let go of our own notion of what it should be.

We are constantly invited for our hearts to be attentive and open to become mystics—to become men and women of prayer. It anchors us in the reality that we are made for relationship, we're made for prayer, and we are made to live in intimacy with God every single day of our lives..

As we enter the Holy week, we're inviting everyone to let the truth be true and let God, be God.

This Lent, we continue to work through Born of Fire by Fr. Innocent Montgomery, CFR. Order now (including digital copies) at bornoffirebook.com/

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