Grow in your ability to live out the Jubilee Year of Hope in this episode of the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast. Listen as Father Ben Little and Brenda Sevcik sit with a recent Angelus address from Pope Francis and discuss the implications of Pope Francis' question, “Do we recognize that He is the bearer of a proclamation of salvation that no one else can give us?”

Be brought up to speed on Current Reality Study of the parish with the assistance of Emmaus Partners. The main take away: it's an exciting time to be at St. John the Baptist as the Holy Spirit continues to push us "out into the deep" for a great catch of souls.

Finally, hear about Father Ben's great catch of fish on his yearly fishing trip to Lake of the Woods.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Catholic School's Week & Skateville

3:33 - Prayer and Jubilee Year History

9:37 - Jubilee Doors in the Major Basilicas

11:16 - Angelus Adress - Jesus as our Authority and Salvation

18:16 - Current Reality Study at St. John the Baptist

34:25 - Wrap-up and Outdoors Report

LINKS

Vatican News Article referenced in the Podcast: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-01/pope-francis-angelus-sunday-word-of-god-catechesis.html#:~:text=sacred%20scripture-,Pope%20at%20Angelus%3A%20Jubilee%20an%20opportunity%20to%20renew%20our%20encounter,renew%20our%20encounter%20with%20Christ.

Angelus Address postings from the Vatican: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2025.index.html

Vatican Jubilee Website: https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html

Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis Jubilee Information: https://www.archspm.org/jubilee2025/#:~:text=The%20Church%20celebrates%20an%20Ordinary,pilgrimages%20and%20the%20Jubilee%20Indulgence.

USCCB Jubilee Information: https://www.usccb.org/jubilee2025

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In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, Adrian Sanchez and Brenda Sevcik delve into various aspects of the Sacrament of Baptism, using a recent homily from Father Ben Little as a launching point. Catch up on current events at St. John the Baptist, as well as a live edition of the fishing report from the Pastor during his time fishing for fish.

Timestamps
0:06 - Introduction and current events at St. John the Baptist
5:59 - Baptism of the Lord Homily recordings
14:40 - We are part of the story
18:20 - Words matter in the Baptism Rite
23:15 - Three-fold blessings
29:33 - Finding the homily after mass & bulletin update
33:30- Conclusion and Fishing report

Homily recordings can be found on the parish website: https://stjohns-savage.org/homilies

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Host Father Ben Little, pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, is joined by Adrian Sanchez, Director of Marketing and Communications. Adrian shares a powerful testimony to the ways the Lord has worked in his life thus far, his discernment and journey in coming to work here at St. John the Baptist, and his love for proclaiming the Gospel through digital creation. The episode concludes with the Outdoors Report, of course!

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Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, comments upon an article titled "History confirms that for US bishops, immigration isn't political." The article was written by John Allen and published on the Catholic news site The Crux on December 1st, 2024. Joined by Brenda Sevcik, a round of trivia and an outdoors report close out the episode.

Article from the Crux: https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2024/12/history-confirms-that-for-us-bishops-immigration-isnt-political
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/

People and Podcast mentioned in the trivia portion:
Companions of Christ: https://www.companionsofchrist.org/
Pints with Aquinas: https://www.youtube.com/@pintswithaquinas
Word on Fire Show: https://www.wordonfire.org/videos/wordonfire-show/
Bishop Barron performing Bob Dylan: https://youtu.be/t6_Gg33MKaY?si=ZJJMxTXTVuelaw2Q
Tammy Peterson Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/user/tmrpeterson
Father Brian Park's Podcast: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/9n29i-50a26/Father-Brian-Park%27s-Podcast
This Eucharistic Life: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/sjnpod/episodes/In-the-Light-of-Christ-e2b3cue?fbclid=IwAR0f9-uL3e2Z7hw2RFMwNy6Cn2JaQy_Wpnul_HdKr-yI0IjAjcsimDtKg1U
Catholic Stuff You Should Know: https://catholicstuffpodcast.com/
All Things Catholic with Ed Sri: https://www.edwardsri.com/all-things-catholic/
Abiding Together: https://www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com/
Poco A Poco: https://www.spiritjuice.org/pocoapoco/
Brother Isaiah's music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXI4XKRle_gHogMwCuKPwloixeiiu8iKf
Restore the Glory: https://www.restoretheglorypodcast.com/
JP II Healing Center: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/
This Whole Life: https://martincenterforintegration.com/podcast
Praystation Portable: https://sqpn.com/podcasts/praystation-portable/

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Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, reflects and expounds upon the idea of "clutter." Using a podcast episode by The Mission Guys as a springboard, he invites listeners to think and pray about where God might be inviting us to prune the early fruit of parish life, in order to harvest more abundant fruit.

The Mission Guys podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pruning-good-fruit-for-even-more-fruit/id1633016343?i=1000673066795
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/

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Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss another round of questions about the Mass.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/
Synod Letter from Archbishop Hebda: https://www.archspm.org/synodletter/

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Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss questions about the Mass submitted by families involved in Religious Education.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/
Synod Letter from Archbishop Hebda: https://www.archspm.org/synodletter/

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Bonus Episode! Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, gave a talk on October 26, 2024 while St. John the Baptist hosted the International Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit. This episode is a recording of that talk.

Exhibit website: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/Liste/list.html

St. Paul Seminary video: https://youtu.be/M5Sq4M5H7vk?si=erxUgaaMJbXlN5RM

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church: https://stjohns-savage.org/

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