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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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
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.
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A wide-open conversation about the mercy of God.
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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
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#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
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 if conscience isn’t the enemy of faith, but the voice of the Spirit within?
In this episode of The Friary, I sit down with @salina.bear to talk about the tension between tradition and inner conviction.
🎧 Listen wherever you find podcasts!
#Catholic #SpiritualFormation #Theology
In this episode of The Friary, I sit down with @salina.bear to talk about the tension between tradition and inner conviction.
🎧 Listen wherever you find podcasts!
#Catholic #SpiritualFormation #Theology
July 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What if conscience isn’t the enemy of faith, but the voice of the Spirit within?
In this episode of The Friary, I sit down with @salina.bear to talk about the tension between tradition and inner conviction.
🎧 Listen wherever you find podcasts!
#Catholic #SpiritualFormation #Theology
In this episode of The Friary, I sit down with @salina.bear to talk about the tension between tradition and inner conviction.
🎧 Listen wherever you find podcasts!
#Catholic #SpiritualFormation #Theology
Can you disagree with Church teaching and still be faithful?
In this episode of The Friary, I talk with Catholic feminist and lay theologian @salina.bear about conscience belonging and why staying at the table matters.
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#Catholic #Spirituality
In this episode of The Friary, I talk with Catholic feminist and lay theologian @salina.bear about conscience belonging and why staying at the table matters.
🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Catholic #Spirituality
July 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Can you disagree with Church teaching and still be faithful?
In this episode of The Friary, I talk with Catholic feminist and lay theologian @salina.bear about conscience belonging and why staying at the table matters.
🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Catholic #Spirituality
In this episode of The Friary, I talk with Catholic feminist and lay theologian @salina.bear about conscience belonging and why staying at the table matters.
🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#Catholic #Spirituality
The conversation with Keith Giles keeps echoing.
We talked about:
-Deconstructing hell theology
-Meeting Christ beyond belief systems
Still live on The Friary.
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#jesusunbound #gospelofthomas #mysticism #progressivechristianity
We talked about:
-Deconstructing hell theology
-Meeting Christ beyond belief systems
Still live on The Friary.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#jesusunbound #gospelofthomas #mysticism #progressivechristianity
July 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The conversation with Keith Giles keeps echoing.
We talked about:
-Deconstructing hell theology
-Meeting Christ beyond belief systems
Still live on The Friary.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#jesusunbound #gospelofthomas #mysticism #progressivechristianity
We talked about:
-Deconstructing hell theology
-Meeting Christ beyond belief systems
Still live on The Friary.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#jesusunbound #gospelofthomas #mysticism #progressivechristianity
Just dropped a conversation with Keith Giles on The Friary
-on what happens when you leave church
-but Jesus keeps showing up
We talk deconstruction, mysticism, the Gospel of Thomas, and why hope still matters.
open.spotify.com/episode/788s...
#deconstruction #gnosticgospels #progressivefaith
-on what happens when you leave church
-but Jesus keeps showing up
We talk deconstruction, mysticism, the Gospel of Thomas, and why hope still matters.
open.spotify.com/episode/788s...
#deconstruction #gnosticgospels #progressivefaith
June 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just dropped a conversation with Keith Giles on The Friary
-on what happens when you leave church
-but Jesus keeps showing up
We talk deconstruction, mysticism, the Gospel of Thomas, and why hope still matters.
open.spotify.com/episode/788s...
#deconstruction #gnosticgospels #progressivefaith
-on what happens when you leave church
-but Jesus keeps showing up
We talk deconstruction, mysticism, the Gospel of Thomas, and why hope still matters.
open.spotify.com/episode/788s...
#deconstruction #gnosticgospels #progressivefaith
Listened once. Then again.
Carl McColman’s journey in earth based spirituality to Cistercian vows is one of those stories that lingers.
Mystics, seekers, and silent hearts, this one’s still resonating.
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#mysticism
Carl McColman’s journey in earth based spirituality to Cistercian vows is one of those stories that lingers.
Mystics, seekers, and silent hearts, this one’s still resonating.
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#mysticism
June 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Listened once. Then again.
Carl McColman’s journey in earth based spirituality to Cistercian vows is one of those stories that lingers.
Mystics, seekers, and silent hearts, this one’s still resonating.
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#mysticism
Carl McColman’s journey in earth based spirituality to Cistercian vows is one of those stories that lingers.
Mystics, seekers, and silent hearts, this one’s still resonating.
🎧 Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
#mysticism
Carl McColman didn’t just convert to Catholicism—he found a home in the silence of Cistercian spirituality. We talk mystical longing, ancient wisdom, and what it means to walk a path of prayer in the modern world.
🎧 Tap in: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fsw...
🎧 Tap in: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fsw...
June 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Carl McColman didn’t just convert to Catholicism—he found a home in the silence of Cistercian spirituality. We talk mystical longing, ancient wisdom, and what it means to walk a path of prayer in the modern world.
🎧 Tap in: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fsw...
🎧 Tap in: open.spotify.com/episode/3Fsw...
Stumbled on the Madonna twice yesterday, indoors she whispered, outdoors she stood like a queen. Either way, she finds you.
June 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Stumbled on the Madonna twice yesterday, indoors she whispered, outdoors she stood like a queen. Either way, she finds you.
New Friary episode just dropped: My World in Four Parts
It’s a little testimony, a little chaos, and a little saintly mischief
• A letter to closeted me
• A Pride service with 20 churches
• Burritos and missed prayers
• A weirdly holy prankster saint
🎧 Link in my bio
#TheFriary
It’s a little testimony, a little chaos, and a little saintly mischief
• A letter to closeted me
• A Pride service with 20 churches
• Burritos and missed prayers
• A weirdly holy prankster saint
🎧 Link in my bio
#TheFriary
June 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New Friary episode just dropped: My World in Four Parts
It’s a little testimony, a little chaos, and a little saintly mischief
• A letter to closeted me
• A Pride service with 20 churches
• Burritos and missed prayers
• A weirdly holy prankster saint
🎧 Link in my bio
#TheFriary
It’s a little testimony, a little chaos, and a little saintly mischief
• A letter to closeted me
• A Pride service with 20 churches
• Burritos and missed prayers
• A weirdly holy prankster saint
🎧 Link in my bio
#TheFriary
Happy Pentecost!
The Holy Spirit showed up with fire, wind, and a love of every language. Diversity and inclusion wasn’t a problem; it was the point.
God’s way of saying: all are welcome, no exceptions.
#Pentecost #GodSpeaksAllLanguages #SpiritOfInclusion
The Holy Spirit showed up with fire, wind, and a love of every language. Diversity and inclusion wasn’t a problem; it was the point.
God’s way of saying: all are welcome, no exceptions.
#Pentecost #GodSpeaksAllLanguages #SpiritOfInclusion
June 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy Pentecost!
The Holy Spirit showed up with fire, wind, and a love of every language. Diversity and inclusion wasn’t a problem; it was the point.
God’s way of saying: all are welcome, no exceptions.
#Pentecost #GodSpeaksAllLanguages #SpiritOfInclusion
The Holy Spirit showed up with fire, wind, and a love of every language. Diversity and inclusion wasn’t a problem; it was the point.
God’s way of saying: all are welcome, no exceptions.
#Pentecost #GodSpeaksAllLanguages #SpiritOfInclusion
Spirituality isn’t about getting it right.
It’s about walking the road with open eyes.
New episode. Bring your questions, not your credentials.
#ContemplativePodcast #SpiritualDissent
It’s about walking the road with open eyes.
New episode. Bring your questions, not your credentials.
#ContemplativePodcast #SpiritualDissent
May 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Spirituality isn’t about getting it right.
It’s about walking the road with open eyes.
New episode. Bring your questions, not your credentials.
#ContemplativePodcast #SpiritualDissent
It’s about walking the road with open eyes.
New episode. Bring your questions, not your credentials.
#ContemplativePodcast #SpiritualDissent
Last night I finished my training as a spiritual companion/director, guided by a wise and joyful Franciscan sister through the University of Wisconson.
Think holy listening, with moss on your shoes and breath in your belly.
Think holy listening, with moss on your shoes and breath in your belly.
May 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Last night I finished my training as a spiritual companion/director, guided by a wise and joyful Franciscan sister through the University of Wisconson.
Think holy listening, with moss on your shoes and breath in your belly.
Think holy listening, with moss on your shoes and breath in your belly.
What if God never gave a speech, but started a conversation that never ended?
New episode of Neon Alchemist is up.
We’re decoding “Logos,” channeling mystics, and rethinking what it means to listen for the divine.
#spirituality #mystics #neonalchemist
New episode of Neon Alchemist is up.
We’re decoding “Logos,” channeling mystics, and rethinking what it means to listen for the divine.
#spirituality #mystics #neonalchemist
May 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What if God never gave a speech, but started a conversation that never ended?
New episode of Neon Alchemist is up.
We’re decoding “Logos,” channeling mystics, and rethinking what it means to listen for the divine.
#spirituality #mystics #neonalchemist
New episode of Neon Alchemist is up.
We’re decoding “Logos,” channeling mystics, and rethinking what it means to listen for the divine.
#spirituality #mystics #neonalchemist
Can the holy show up in a cab ride or even a Taco Bell?
In this episode of Neon Alchemist,we explore how grace often finds us in the ordinary places. With help from saints and poets discover how the world around you might just be a living sacrament, cracked, and full of God. Link in my bio.
In this episode of Neon Alchemist,we explore how grace often finds us in the ordinary places. With help from saints and poets discover how the world around you might just be a living sacrament, cracked, and full of God. Link in my bio.
May 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Can the holy show up in a cab ride or even a Taco Bell?
In this episode of Neon Alchemist,we explore how grace often finds us in the ordinary places. With help from saints and poets discover how the world around you might just be a living sacrament, cracked, and full of God. Link in my bio.
In this episode of Neon Alchemist,we explore how grace often finds us in the ordinary places. With help from saints and poets discover how the world around you might just be a living sacrament, cracked, and full of God. Link in my bio.
St. Benedict once said, “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ.” That includes the queer child, the outcast, the doubter, the brokenhearted. We are not just tolerated; we are cherished. The arms of God are still open, even when some doors are not.
April 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
St. Benedict once said, “All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ.” That includes the queer child, the outcast, the doubter, the brokenhearted. We are not just tolerated; we are cherished. The arms of God are still open, even when some doors are not.
New Podcast Episode Alert!!! Fed by Firelight: A Homecoming at the Table
Link in the Comments
Link in the Comments
April 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
New Podcast Episode Alert!!! Fed by Firelight: A Homecoming at the Table
Link in the Comments
Link in the Comments