Prayer is one of the most talked about parts of the spiritual life… and one of the most avoided.

In this episode, Fr. Jack continues the journey through spiritual disciplines inspired by Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, turning his focus to the discipline of prayer.

Drawing from Gospel of Matthew 6:7–15, where Jesus teaches not just how to pray but how not to, this conversation moves past formulas and into something deeper.

Not with many words.
Not with empty repetition.
But from a place of relationship.

Why does prayer feel so hard?
Is it really a lack of desire… or a resistance to sitting still?
What if the struggle isn’t that God is distant, but that we rarely stay long enough to notice He’s already there?

This episode is an invitation to reframe prayer not as something to perform, but as a place to remain.

A place where transformation begins not in what we say, but in our willingness to stay.

Take this week as a challenge:
Set aside the time. Sit down. Stay.

Even when it feels like nothing is happening.
Especially then.

Is service a weakness… or one of the most powerful ways to grow closer to God?

In this first episode of our Spiritual Disciplines series, Fr. Jack breaks down what spiritual disciplines actually are and why they matter. They are not about perfection or checking boxes, but about allowing God to transform us from the inside out.

This episode focuses on the discipline of service. Not being a doormat. Not being overlooked. But choosing, freely and intentionally, to love, to lower yourself, and to follow the example of Christ.

From the witness of Saint Francis of Assisi and Thérèse of Lisieux, to the life of Jesus Himself, service becomes a path of real strength and transformation.

Fr. Jack also gives a challenge for the week:

Try it.

Live as a servant.
Choose hidden acts of service.
See what it does to your heart.

This is where the journey begins.

Gospel Reading: Mt 25:31-46

What happens when you step inside something ancient… and come out changed?

In this episode, Fr. Jack reflects on his journey through the Latin Mass conversations from this season. What surprised him. What moved him. What challenged him. And where he still sees things differently.

This isn’t a conclusion. It’s a reckoning.

Fr. Jack unpacks the beauty, tension, and deeper questions that surfaced through these interviews, offering an honest and thoughtful perspective on tradition, reverence, and the life of the Church today.

But this episode also opens a new door.

He introduces a special 9-episode series on spiritual disciplines inspired by Richard Foster and his work Celebration of Discipline. These episodes will take on a different format than usual, built from a novena Fr. Jack developed for a parish, now adapted for you.

This next series is meant to be lived.

A personal retreat.
A rhythm of prayer.
A path you can walk at your own pace.

Whether you follow all nine days or choose the discipline that speaks to you most, this is an invitation to go deeper… not just in thought, but in practice.

In this episode of Catholics in Ordinary Time, Fr Jack sits down with Sean Harrel to explore a story that doesn’t come with fireworks or easy answers.

It is a conversation about movement. About what happens when something inside you begins to shift. When the life you are living no longer feels like enough, and you start asking deeper questions about meaning, identity, and God.

Sean shares his experience of encountering something more. Not all at once, but slowly. Through moments that felt ordinary on the surface, yet carried a weight that could not be ignored.

This episode is not about having everything figured out. It is about the process. The tension. The honesty it takes to keep searching.

We listen.

Jensen Tait shares his journey from Mormon to Catholic, opening up about the questions, experiences, and moments that led him to faith.

He also reflects on discovering the Latin Mass and why it has become a meaningful part of his spiritual life and growth with God.

A conversation about searching, conversion, and encountering faith in an unexpected way.

We listen.

In this episode of our Latin Mass series, Ken Staal shares his personal journey into the Traditional Latin Mass, not as a trend, but as a response to something deeper.

What draws someone to a liturgy they may not fully understand linguistically, yet experience so profoundly?
Is it reverence, mystery, beauty… or something harder to explain?

Rather than debating which form is “better,” this conversation opens space to listen. To encounter the why behind the choice. To hear the story behind the silence.

Is there really a surge of Catholics returning to the Latin Mass? Or is the story more complicated than the headlines suggest?

In this opening episode of Season 5, Fr. Jack sets the stage for a new series of conversations exploring the Latin Mass. Without diving into debates or taking sides, he reflects on the growing discussion around the Traditional Latin Mass and the claims that more Catholics are turning toward it.

He also raises an important question about the data often used to support that narrative and why measuring something like this may not be as straightforward as it seems.

This episode serves as an introduction to the season ahead, where we will hear directly from Catholics who attend the Latin Mass and learn about their experiences, their motivations, and what draws them to this form of worship.

Sometimes the best way to begin a conversation is simply by asking the right questions.

After a full season of conversations, stories, laughter, and honest moments, Fr. wraps it all together.

In this episode, he looks back at the voices we heard, the lessons that surfaced, and the quiet themes that kept returning. From music and ministry to struggle, service, doubt, growth, and everyday faith, this season reminded us that holiness is not found in the extraordinary alone, but in the ordinary life lived with intention.

What did we learn? What surprised us? What challenged us? And where is God inviting us next?

This is not just a recap. It is a pause. A moment to breathe. To notice what has taken root. And to carry it forward.

Thank you for walking this season with us. The story continues.