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Reflections with Fr. Dole


Join Fr. Dole as he reflects on the words of Pope Francis and the significance of the Nativity Scene.
  • First Week of Advent - The Cave & the Star
  • Second Week of Advent - The Shepherds
  • Third Week of Advent - Mary & Joseph
  • Fourth Week of Advent - Jesus

Read Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter,
ADMIRABILE SIGNUM
("The Enchanting Image")
in English.
The full text is here ->
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Fr. Dole is reflecting on this classic work of C.S. Lewis: The Screwtape Letters.
  • Sept 10 - Video #1 - Introduction & Preface
  • Sept 10 - Video #2 - Letter 1
  • Sept 11 - Video #3 - Letter 2
  • Sept 11 - Video #4 - Letter 3
  • Sept 17 - LIVE, 8pm CST - Facebook LIVE
                    Video #5 - Letters 4, 5, 6, & 7
  • Sept 24 - Video #6 - Letter 8
  • Sept 24 - Video #7 - Letter 9
  • Sept 25 - Video #8 - Letter 10
  • Sept 25 - Video #9 - Letter 11
  • Oct 1 - LIVE, 8pm CST - Facebook LIVE
                 Video #10 - Letters 12, 13, 14, & 15
  • Oct 8 - Video #11 - Letter 16
  • Oct 8 - Video #12 - Letter 17
  • Oct 13 - Video #13 - Letter 18
  • Oct 13 - Video #14 - Letter 19
  • Oct 15 - Video #15 - Letter 20
  • Oct 15 - Video #16 - Letter 21
  • Oct 19 - Video #17 - Letter 22
  • Oct 19 - Video #18 - Letter 23
  • Oct 22 - Video #19 - Letter 24
  • Oct 23 - Video #20 - Letter 25
  • Oct 28 - Video #21 - Letter 26
  • Oct 29 - Video #22 - Letter 27
  • Friday, October 30 - A Campfire Discussion
         In-person - Letters 28, 29, 30, & 31
                St. A's School Playground Park, 7pm CST
Go to the full playlist of reflections here.

Listen to an audiobook version on YouTube:
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Fr. Dole reflected on the lives of various Saints of the Day throughout the end of the month of April.
  • April 21 – St. Anselm, Bishop & Doctor
  • April 23 - St. George, Martyr
    ​April 23 – St. Adalbert, Bishop & Martyr
  • April 24 – St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest & Martyr
  • April 25 – St. Mark, Evangelist
  • April 28 – St. Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest
    April 28 – St. Peter Chanel, Priest & Martyr
  • April 29 – St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor
  • April 30 – St. Pius V, Pope
  • May 1 – St. Joesph the Worker
  • May 2 – St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor
 

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Join Fr. Dole in praying the Novena of Divine Mercy from Good Friday (April 10) through Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19).
​Information on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet can be found at the Marian Fathers' website.
Pray the Chaplet with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal below.
  • Day 1 - April 10 (Good Friday) - For all humankind, especially sinners
  • Day 2 - April 11 (Holy Saturday) - For the souls of priests and religious
  • Day 3 - April 12 (Easter Sunday) - For all devout and faithful souls
  • Day 4 - April 13 (Easter Mon.) - For those who do not believe in God and who do not yet know Jesus
  • Day 5 - April 14 (Easter Tues.) - For the souls who have separated themselves from the Church
  • Day 6 - April 15 (Easter Wed.) - For the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children
  • Day 7 - April 16 (Easter Thurs.) - For the souls who especially venerate and glorify His mercy
  • Day 8 - April 17 (Easter Fri.) - For the souls detained in purgatory
  • Day 9 - April 18 (Easter Sat.) - For the souls who have become lukewarm
  • Divine Mercy Sunday - April 19 (2nd Sunday of Easter) - Hour of Mercy Eucharistic Adoration - Live Stream
 

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Fr. Dole has been reflecting on the Stations of the Cross.
The most recent reflection is below. A list of previous videos follows.
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  • Video 0 - Introduction: The Stations of the Cross - 3/18
  • Video 1 - The First Station: Pilate Condemns Jesus to Die - 3/19
  • ​Video 2 - The Second Station: Jesus Accepts His Cross - 3/21
  • ​Video 3 - The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time - 3/23
  • Video 4 - The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother - 3/25
  • Video 5 - The Fifth Station: Simon Helps Carry the Cross - 3/27
  • Video 6 - The Sixth Station: Veronica offers her veil to Jesus - 3/29
  • Video 7 - The Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time - 3/31
  • Video 8 - The Eighth Station: Jesus speaks to the women - 3/31
  • Video 9 - The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time - 4/2
  • Video 10 - The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of His garments - 4/4
  • Video 11 - The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross - 4/6
  • Video 12 - The Twelfth Station: Jesus dies upon the cross - 4/8
  • Video 13 - The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the cross - 4/10
  • Video 14 - The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is placed in the sepulcher - 4/11

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