It’s Friar Time
Through meaningful interviews and heartfelt conversations, “Friar Time,” hosted by Fr. David Convertino, OFM, offers a deep dive into the intersections of faith, society, and personal well-being. Tune in for an inspiring journey of introspection and spiritual growth.
SEASON 3
Resilience: Winning at Losing: Join Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM, on FRIAR TIME for a meaningful conversation on finding strength in setbacks. Discover how resilience is shaped, how we view failure, and how “losing” can become a deeper kind of victory.
Breaking Addiction: Join Fr. Jay Woods, OFM, LMSW, for a powerful conversation about breaking free from addiction — a story not about falling, but about being raised up. If you or someone you know is battling addiction, this episode is certainly worth watching.
Insights into the Middle East: Faith, Peace & Conflict: On this episode, FRIAR TIME welcomes Rev. Elias D. Mallon, SA, STL, PhD, for a timely and essential discussion about the Middle East. While we originally planned to discuss “Resilience” today, current events have led us to prioritize this expert view on a region in need of peace and understanding.
Pets!: Join T.J. Convertino, Chair of the Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, and Linda Klein, Executive Producer and Director of Grey’s Anatomy, for a wonderful conversation about pets!
Understanding Mental Illness: Dr. Drescher is a medical doctor, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, and a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Nationalism: Join Fr. Bryan Massingale and Fr. David Convertino, OFM for a timely episode that’s about discipleship, not politics.
SEASON 2
The Battle Against Loneliness: In this time of instant communications and virtual relationships, why are we so lonely?
The Power of Digital Presence: Fr. Casey Cole, OFM, explores how social media shapes our culture, influences what we believe, and how we treat each other.
Living With Cancer Part II: Bro. William Herbst, OFM, discusses what it’s like to receive a diagnosis, to feel like you want to give up, and to be angry with God.
The State of The World: Join me and Dr. Michele Dunne, Ph.D., as we discuss the global issues that affect our everyday lives.
SPECIAL EDITION
SEASON 1
How to Make a Positive Influence:
Join us today, March 8, for the FRIAR TIME Season Finale.
Homelessness: Watch a powerful episode of Friar Time that examines an emblematic sign of the times, homelessness.
Change: Explore a phenomenon that strikes fear in some hearts, joy in others, suspicion in some, and denial in many. That phenomenon is change.
Addiction: Join us for a brave conversation with Br. Richard McFeely, who will talk to us about his personal journey through addiction and recovery.
Grief: Loss of a Child: Br. Richard McFeely will join Fr. David to share the tragic incident which happened in his family – twice. He will share how he and his family dealt with these events.
Issues Facing The Church: Moral Authority. Divorce & Second Unions. Gender Identity, LGBTQ+ Rights, Same Sex Marriage, Abortion, Euthanasia, Climate Change.
Depression: Fr. Frank discusses symptoms, available treatments, management of depression, and where you can go for some help.
Racism: Br. Henry Fulmer is here to tell his story about some of the feelings that he has when he hears that word “racism”.
Living With Cancer: A brave and raw conversation with Brother Bill Herbst, one of our Friars who was just diagnosed with esophageal cancer.
LGBTQ+: Brother George Camacho talks about what it means to deal with issues relating to sexual identity.
Anxiety: Fr. Frank Critch discusses his journey with anxiety and how he copes with it in his life. Tune into our second Friar Time episode on September 21st.
Politics: Host Fr. David and guest Fr. Kevin delve into: Church and State, Division, Immigration, Democracy, Moral Authority, Economic Inequality, Climate Change, Media Ethics and Politics and the Eucharist.
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