The Friary Podcast
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The Friary is a cozy little podcast with a sacred meets the every day. Expect honest conversation, gentle humor, a few saints, and the occasional deep sigh of the soul. Come as you are. There’s tea!
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February 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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New episode is live. Being a Christian in the Age of ICE.
This is about discipleship, not slogans.
About where Jesus stands and whether we are willing to stand there too.
#TheFriary #ChristianThreads #JesusWay #FaithInAction
This is about discipleship, not slogans.
About where Jesus stands and whether we are willing to stand there too.
#TheFriary #ChristianThreads #JesusWay #FaithInAction
February 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
New episode is live. Being a Christian in the Age of ICE.
This is about discipleship, not slogans.
About where Jesus stands and whether we are willing to stand there too.
#TheFriary #ChristianThreads #JesusWay #FaithInAction
This is about discipleship, not slogans.
About where Jesus stands and whether we are willing to stand there too.
#TheFriary #ChristianThreads #JesusWay #FaithInAction
This week on The Friary:
A conversation with two people who once believed with all their hearts and no longer identify as Christian.
Listening matters.
🎧 New episode live.
#TheFriaryPodcast #FaithAndDoubt #ChurchReflection
A conversation with two people who once believed with all their hearts and no longer identify as Christian.
Listening matters.
🎧 New episode live.
#TheFriaryPodcast #FaithAndDoubt #ChurchReflection
February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This week on The Friary:
A conversation with two people who once believed with all their hearts and no longer identify as Christian.
Listening matters.
🎧 New episode live.
#TheFriaryPodcast #FaithAndDoubt #ChurchReflection
A conversation with two people who once believed with all their hearts and no longer identify as Christian.
Listening matters.
🎧 New episode live.
#TheFriaryPodcast #FaithAndDoubt #ChurchReflection
A gay Catholic.
A Vatican advisor.
A man tired of hiding.
In today’s episode of The Friary, Daniel Tillson shares his journey through secrecy, faith, Pope Francis, and what it means to believe the Church can grow.
🎧 A Vatican Advisor Comes Out
#FaithAndJustice #LGBTQChristians #Catholicism
A Vatican advisor.
A man tired of hiding.
In today’s episode of The Friary, Daniel Tillson shares his journey through secrecy, faith, Pope Francis, and what it means to believe the Church can grow.
🎧 A Vatican Advisor Comes Out
#FaithAndJustice #LGBTQChristians #Catholicism
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A gay Catholic.
A Vatican advisor.
A man tired of hiding.
In today’s episode of The Friary, Daniel Tillson shares his journey through secrecy, faith, Pope Francis, and what it means to believe the Church can grow.
🎧 A Vatican Advisor Comes Out
#FaithAndJustice #LGBTQChristians #Catholicism
A Vatican advisor.
A man tired of hiding.
In today’s episode of The Friary, Daniel Tillson shares his journey through secrecy, faith, Pope Francis, and what it means to believe the Church can grow.
🎧 A Vatican Advisor Comes Out
#FaithAndJustice #LGBTQChristians #Catholicism
A new episode of The Friary is live.
Seeing Clearly is a reflection on Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor as yourself, and why devotion that ignores human dignity becomes hollow.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
#ChristianSpirituality #FaithAndJustice #Seekers #KindnessMatters
Seeing Clearly is a reflection on Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor as yourself, and why devotion that ignores human dignity becomes hollow.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
#ChristianSpirituality #FaithAndJustice #Seekers #KindnessMatters
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A new episode of The Friary is live.
Seeing Clearly is a reflection on Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor as yourself, and why devotion that ignores human dignity becomes hollow.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
#ChristianSpirituality #FaithAndJustice #Seekers #KindnessMatters
Seeing Clearly is a reflection on Jesus’ command to love God and neighbor as yourself, and why devotion that ignores human dignity becomes hollow.
Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
#ChristianSpirituality #FaithAndJustice #Seekers #KindnessMatters
Ever wonder what The Friary podcast studio looks like? Welcome to the sacred space where podcasts are born and wires mysteriously multiply.
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Ever wonder what The Friary podcast studio looks like? Welcome to the sacred space where podcasts are born and wires mysteriously multiply.
A new Friary episode is out: A Wider Altar
A conversation about sacrament beyond church walls, ministry shaped by justice, LGBTQ inclusion, and a Church that refuses to shrink love.
What if God has always been wider than our structures?
#ProgressiveChristian #SpiritualJourney
A conversation about sacrament beyond church walls, ministry shaped by justice, LGBTQ inclusion, and a Church that refuses to shrink love.
What if God has always been wider than our structures?
#ProgressiveChristian #SpiritualJourney
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
A new Friary episode is out: A Wider Altar
A conversation about sacrament beyond church walls, ministry shaped by justice, LGBTQ inclusion, and a Church that refuses to shrink love.
What if God has always been wider than our structures?
#ProgressiveChristian #SpiritualJourney
A conversation about sacrament beyond church walls, ministry shaped by justice, LGBTQ inclusion, and a Church that refuses to shrink love.
What if God has always been wider than our structures?
#ProgressiveChristian #SpiritualJourney
This week on The Friary, we’re ditching New Year's resolutions for something better.
Stop looking for a Map.
Start looking for a Compass.
It’s about the Third Way.
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#PaxEtBonum #TheFriary #RichardRohr #FaithJourney #NewYear
Stop looking for a Map.
Start looking for a Compass.
It’s about the Third Way.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#PaxEtBonum #TheFriary #RichardRohr #FaithJourney #NewYear
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week on The Friary, we’re ditching New Year's resolutions for something better.
Stop looking for a Map.
Start looking for a Compass.
It’s about the Third Way.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#PaxEtBonum #TheFriary #RichardRohr #FaithJourney #NewYear
Stop looking for a Map.
Start looking for a Compass.
It’s about the Third Way.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#PaxEtBonum #TheFriary #RichardRohr #FaithJourney #NewYear
Two Friars on a Podcast. What could possibly go wrong? Have you listened to the latest episode yet?
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Finding God in the Noise: Vocation, Suffering, and Hope with Dean Tyler Richards
Podcast Episode · The Friary · 12/08/2025 · 44m
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December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Two Friars on a Podcast. What could possibly go wrong? Have you listened to the latest episode yet?
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I had a beautiful conversation with Fr. Tyler Richards about vocation, Dominican spirituality and the strange holy ache that leads us toward the life we were born to live.
If you’re carrying questions about faith and belonging, this one is for you.
#TheFriaryPodcast #SpiritualJourney #Vocation
If you’re carrying questions about faith and belonging, this one is for you.
#TheFriaryPodcast #SpiritualJourney #Vocation
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I had a beautiful conversation with Fr. Tyler Richards about vocation, Dominican spirituality and the strange holy ache that leads us toward the life we were born to live.
If you’re carrying questions about faith and belonging, this one is for you.
#TheFriaryPodcast #SpiritualJourney #Vocation
If you’re carrying questions about faith and belonging, this one is for you.
#TheFriaryPodcast #SpiritualJourney #Vocation
A new episode just dropped: Advent and the Humility of God
A reflection on the God who walks with dust, clothes the ashamed, washes feet, and loves us even when we give Him our worst.
Advent is humility.
Advent is tenderness.
Advent is God drawing near.
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A reflection on the God who walks with dust, clothes the ashamed, washes feet, and loves us even when we give Him our worst.
Advent is humility.
Advent is tenderness.
Advent is God drawing near.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
A new episode just dropped: Advent and the Humility of God
A reflection on the God who walks with dust, clothes the ashamed, washes feet, and loves us even when we give Him our worst.
Advent is humility.
Advent is tenderness.
Advent is God drawing near.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
A reflection on the God who walks with dust, clothes the ashamed, washes feet, and loves us even when we give Him our worst.
Advent is humility.
Advent is tenderness.
Advent is God drawing near.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Our newest episode is “Upside Down: Franciscan Non-Dualism”
It is a conversation about St Francis, the upside-down logic of the Gospel, and how non-dual seeing leads us to find the sacred in everyone and everything
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#Franciscan #Mysticism #Contemplative #Spiritual
It is a conversation about St Francis, the upside-down logic of the Gospel, and how non-dual seeing leads us to find the sacred in everyone and everything
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Franciscan #Mysticism #Contemplative #Spiritual
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Our newest episode is “Upside Down: Franciscan Non-Dualism”
It is a conversation about St Francis, the upside-down logic of the Gospel, and how non-dual seeing leads us to find the sacred in everyone and everything
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Franciscan #Mysticism #Contemplative #Spiritual
It is a conversation about St Francis, the upside-down logic of the Gospel, and how non-dual seeing leads us to find the sacred in everyone and everything
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Franciscan #Mysticism #Contemplative #Spiritual
What happens when mysticism walks the streets?
In The Mysticism of St. Francis, we uncover how the saint’s vision of God in everything transforms how we live, love, and belong. 🌍
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#MysticismOfStFrancis #FranciscanWay #MysticLiving #FaithInAction
In The Mysticism of St. Francis, we uncover how the saint’s vision of God in everything transforms how we live, love, and belong. 🌍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#MysticismOfStFrancis #FranciscanWay #MysticLiving #FaithInAction
The Mysticism of St. Francis
Podcast Episode · The Friary · 11/05/2025 · 32m
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November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What happens when mysticism walks the streets?
In The Mysticism of St. Francis, we uncover how the saint’s vision of God in everything transforms how we live, love, and belong. 🌍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#MysticismOfStFrancis #FranciscanWay #MysticLiving #FaithInAction
In The Mysticism of St. Francis, we uncover how the saint’s vision of God in everything transforms how we live, love, and belong. 🌍
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#MysticismOfStFrancis #FranciscanWay #MysticLiving #FaithInAction
Every Breath a Prayer is a song about the quiet places where faith and wonder meet.
It’s for those who don’t always have the words and maybe never needed them. Link in my bio or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
#prayer #meditation #centering
It’s for those who don’t always have the words and maybe never needed them. Link in my bio or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
#prayer #meditation #centering
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Every Breath a Prayer is a song about the quiet places where faith and wonder meet.
It’s for those who don’t always have the words and maybe never needed them. Link in my bio or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
#prayer #meditation #centering
It’s for those who don’t always have the words and maybe never needed them. Link in my bio or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
#prayer #meditation #centering
Christian Universalism isn’t just a modern idea—it’s a hope that runs deep in the early church. I spoke with David & Wendy Burnfield about faith, history, and their book Patristic Universalism.
A wide-open conversation about the mercy of God.
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A wide-open conversation about the mercy of God.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Christian Universalism isn’t just a modern idea—it’s a hope that runs deep in the early church. I spoke with David & Wendy Burnfield about faith, history, and their book Patristic Universalism.
A wide-open conversation about the mercy of God.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
A wide-open conversation about the mercy of God.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Control has too often defined the church. It decides who belongs, who leads, and who gets pushed aside.
In my conversation with D. T. Bryant, we explored how the “whiteness gospel” thrives on control—and how the true gospel calls us into freedom.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
In my conversation with D. T. Bryant, we explored how the “whiteness gospel” thrives on control—and how the true gospel calls us into freedom.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Faith Beyond the Whiteness Gospel with D. T. Bryant
Podcast Episode · The Friary · 09/23/2025 · 40m
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September 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Control has too often defined the church. It decides who belongs, who leads, and who gets pushed aside.
In my conversation with D. T. Bryant, we explored how the “whiteness gospel” thrives on control—and how the true gospel calls us into freedom.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
In my conversation with D. T. Bryant, we explored how the “whiteness gospel” thrives on control—and how the true gospel calls us into freedom.
🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New on The Friary: My conversation with D. T. Bryant, author of Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel.
We talk faith, the “whiteness gospel,” and what resurrection looks like for the church today.
We talk faith, the “whiteness gospel,” and what resurrection looks like for the church today.
September 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
New on The Friary: My conversation with D. T. Bryant, author of Unless a Seed Falls to the Ground: Welcoming the Death of the Whiteness Gospel.
We talk faith, the “whiteness gospel,” and what resurrection looks like for the church today.
We talk faith, the “whiteness gospel,” and what resurrection looks like for the church today.
🌿 New Friary episode! 🌿
Rev. Lydia Sohn joins Br. Jay to explore:
• Why we keep wanting to leave
• The wisdom of St. Benedict
• Her book Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving
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#Spirituality #Stability #Podcast
Rev. Lydia Sohn joins Br. Jay to explore:
• Why we keep wanting to leave
• The wisdom of St. Benedict
• Her book Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Spirituality #Stability #Podcast
September 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🌿 New Friary episode! 🌿
Rev. Lydia Sohn joins Br. Jay to explore:
• Why we keep wanting to leave
• The wisdom of St. Benedict
• Her book Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Spirituality #Stability #Podcast
Rev. Lydia Sohn joins Br. Jay to explore:
• Why we keep wanting to leave
• The wisdom of St. Benedict
• Her book Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Spirituality #Stability #Podcast
Taking a nap might just be the most rebellious thing you do today. In this episode, Br. Jay explores how intentional rest: walks, naps, and noticing the world can be a form of resistance. Saints, scripture, and practical takeaways included.
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Rest as Resistance
Podcast Episode · The Friary · 08/26/2025 · 20m
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August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Taking a nap might just be the most rebellious thing you do today. In this episode, Br. Jay explores how intentional rest: walks, naps, and noticing the world can be a form of resistance. Saints, scripture, and practical takeaways included.
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Franciscan life = joy, simplicity, and… rapid-fire questions about squirrels. 🐿️
If you missed the episode, it’s still up!
Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you missed the episode, it’s still up!
Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Habits, Callings, and a Dash of Humor
Podcast Episode · The Friary · 08/17/2025 · 52m
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August 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Franciscan life = joy, simplicity, and… rapid-fire questions about squirrels. 🐿️
If you missed the episode, it’s still up!
Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
If you missed the episode, it’s still up!
Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth → podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
What happens when you ask two Franciscans about vocation, discernment, and Saint Francis himself?
Answer: laughter, wisdom, and maybe a squirrel or two. 🐿️
New episode out now: Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth open.spotify.com/episode/72uO...
Answer: laughter, wisdom, and maybe a squirrel or two. 🐿️
New episode out now: Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth open.spotify.com/episode/72uO...
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
What happens when you ask two Franciscans about vocation, discernment, and Saint Francis himself?
Answer: laughter, wisdom, and maybe a squirrel or two. 🐿️
New episode out now: Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth open.spotify.com/episode/72uO...
Answer: laughter, wisdom, and maybe a squirrel or two. 🐿️
New episode out now: Right from the Franciscan’s Mouth open.spotify.com/episode/72uO...
He’s gay. He’s Catholic. He’s still showing up at Mass.
This week on The Friary, Justin Telthorst shares his story and why he founded Empty Chairs: a movement for LGBTQ+ Catholics who won’t settle for silence or shame.
🪑 Faith, dignity, belonging.
#FaithAndSexuality #QueerCatholic #TheFriary
This week on The Friary, Justin Telthorst shares his story and why he founded Empty Chairs: a movement for LGBTQ+ Catholics who won’t settle for silence or shame.
🪑 Faith, dignity, belonging.
#FaithAndSexuality #QueerCatholic #TheFriary
July 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
He’s gay. He’s Catholic. He’s still showing up at Mass.
This week on The Friary, Justin Telthorst shares his story and why he founded Empty Chairs: a movement for LGBTQ+ Catholics who won’t settle for silence or shame.
🪑 Faith, dignity, belonging.
#FaithAndSexuality #QueerCatholic #TheFriary
This week on The Friary, Justin Telthorst shares his story and why he founded Empty Chairs: a movement for LGBTQ+ Catholics who won’t settle for silence or shame.
🪑 Faith, dignity, belonging.
#FaithAndSexuality #QueerCatholic #TheFriary
“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”
Sometimes I forget. Maybe you do too.
If you need a reminder that love is still the truest story. The Friary is here, even between episodes.
Sometimes I forget. Maybe you do too.
If you need a reminder that love is still the truest story. The Friary is here, even between episodes.
July 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”
Sometimes I forget. Maybe you do too.
If you need a reminder that love is still the truest story. The Friary is here, even between episodes.
Sometimes I forget. Maybe you do too.
If you need a reminder that love is still the truest story. The Friary is here, even between episodes.
What was your first glimpse of God?
Not a doctrine. Not a belief.
A moment.
Tell me in the comments — and I might read yours in an upcoming episode of The Friary.
#SpiritualPodcast #GodIsEverywhere #StoryMatters
Not a doctrine. Not a belief.
A moment.
Tell me in the comments — and I might read yours in an upcoming episode of The Friary.
#SpiritualPodcast #GodIsEverywhere #StoryMatters
July 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What was your first glimpse of God?
Not a doctrine. Not a belief.
A moment.
Tell me in the comments — and I might read yours in an upcoming episode of The Friary.
#SpiritualPodcast #GodIsEverywhere #StoryMatters
Not a doctrine. Not a belief.
A moment.
Tell me in the comments — and I might read yours in an upcoming episode of The Friary.
#SpiritualPodcast #GodIsEverywhere #StoryMatters