Inspiring stories and powerful homilies from real Catholics, all about the truth, goodness, and beauty of Christ and His Church.
The Dry Bones Ministries Podcast is a truly transformative and inspiring podcast that brings the teachings of Christianity to life in a fresh and engaging way. Hosted by Father Adam, this podcast tackles a variety of topics, from Lenten reflections to the Consecration to St. Joseph, with a unique perspective that is both insightful and relatable.
One of the best aspects of The Dry Bones Ministries Podcast is Father Adam's ability to simplify complex teachings and make them relevant for everyday life. He has an incredible gift for taking deep theological concepts and distilling them into practical applications that can be easily understood and implemented by listeners. Whether it's discussing the seven deadly sins or exploring the themes of forgiveness and redemption, Father Adam's insights are always thought-provoking and deeply impactful.
Another highlight of this podcast is the variety of topics covered. From talks on spiritual warfare to reflections on scripture, there is something for everyone in each episode. The diverse range of content keeps the podcast fresh and engaging, ensuring that listeners continue to be captivated and inspired week after week.
However, one aspect that could be improved upon is the frequency of new episodes. While the existing episodes are filled with wisdom and inspiration, it would be wonderful to have more regular updates. This would not only keep listeners engaged but also provide them with a consistent source of spiritual nourishment throughout their journey.
In conclusion, The Dry Bones Ministries Podcast is an exceptional resource for anyone seeking to deepen their faith and grow closer to God. Father Adam's ability to connect with his audience through his insightful teachings makes this podcast a must-listen for all Christians. Whether you are looking for guidance during Lent or seeking inspiration in your everyday life, this podcast will undoubtedly leave you feeling uplifted, encouraged, and eager to continue your journey towards holiness.
Join Father Adam for the conclusion of The Little Prince Advent Retreat. The fourth theme is Sight: "One sees clearly only with the heart." Here are a couple quotes that Fr. Adam references in the podcast that are not found in the book: [F]ew value [friendship] because few experience it. And the possibility of going through life without the experience is rooted in that fact which separates Friendship so sharply from both the other loves [affection and eros]. Friendship is…the least natural of loves; the least instinctive, organic, biological, gregarious and necessary. …Without Eros none of us would have been begotten and without Affection none of us would have been reared; but we can live and breed without Friendship. (CS Lewis, The Four Loves, 58) 4 Behold, you are beautiful, my love, behold, you are beautiful! Your eyes are doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats, moving down the slopes of Gilead. 2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn ewes that have come up from the washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them is bereaved. 3 Your lips are like a scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely. Your cheeks are like halves of a pomegranate behind your veil. 4 Your neck is like the tower of David, built for an arsenal, whereon hang a thousand bucklers, all of them shields of warriors. (Song of Songs 4:1-4)[W]hat the Church teaches affects even the things already in the landscape, the things of ordinary experience. It is like a physical landscape at sunrise: it is not that you see the same things that you saw before and now find yourself seeing the sun as well. You see everything sun-bathed. Similarly it is not a case of seeing the same universe as other people and then seeing God over and above. For God is at the center of the being of everything whatsoever. If we would see the Universe aright, we must see it God-bathed. (Frank Sheed, Theology and Sanity, 28)
Join Fr. Adam Potter for this third session of The Little Prince Advent Retreat as he reflects on the theme of relationship. In a sense, thirst leads us to relationship. “[W]e're going to die of thirst,” said the Pilot. …“So you're thirsty, too? The pilot asked. But he didn't answer my question. He merely said to me, “water can also be good for the heart…” (67) Consider the themes of shared responsibility, time, and suffering that leads to "creating ties" or being "tamed." Both the little prince and the pilot have their own journeys to understanding true love, and it culminates at the well. Here are some helpful quotes used in the podcast, not in the book:“The prince also begins to understand that his own actions within the relationship have bound him to the flower permanently. For one, the time and care he has lavished on the rose have transformed his own feelings toward her: she has gone from being simply a flower like any other to “his” flower. The relationship has also changed the flower herself, in the sense that it has made her more vulnerable. The prince, for instance, often things of the “four ridiculous thorns” (80) the flower has to protect herself, but this physical fragility is largely a metaphor for the flower's new emotional fragility. Now that she loves him, he has the capacity to hurt her. As a result, the prince comes to feel that he has a duty to return to his rose.” (Study Guide, 50)"Each of us can experience that in [Jesus's] eyes we are loved, chosen by God, in an extremely personal way. We often have a feeling that God loves in a general way: he loves all men. But being loved in a ‘global' way cannot satisfy us. And it is absolutely different from the reality of the particular, unique love that God the Father has for each of his children. God's love is personal and individual. God does not love two people in the same way because it is actually his love that creates our personality, a different personality for each. There is a much greater difference between people's souls than between their faces, says St. Teresa of Avila." (Jacques Phillippe, Thirsting for Prayer, 22-23)"Even more mysteriously beautiful, God's infinite love also makes Him infinitely vulnerable. Love makes the lover vulnerable. He is moved by the Beloved. She brings Him out of Himself. He gives all He is to each one without ever becoming less because He is infinite. He pours Himself out in creating us in His Image. He pours out His image and shares His very self with us. He pours Himself out in infinite vulnerability, emptying His divine self to become human (Phil 2:6-8), and becomes one with us in the Incarnation. He pours Himself out totally for us on the Cross as He suffers anything and everything that has ever been suffered for the sake of His Beloved. God becomes radically vulnerable, using all His divine power not to protect Himself but to love more deeply and become more vulnerable to us. And He does this for all, and for each and every one as if each were the only one." (Frs. Acklin & Hicks, OSB, Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father's Love, 11)
Join Fr. Adam on this second theme from The Little Prince: Structural Disproportion. It's the idea that "our desire is bigger than our ability to fill it. We are structured for something that we don't have and can't supply. It's like being a cup, but there's no liquid to fill it. We are that cup and we are desperately looking for water, or any liquid we can pour into it. Anything." (Lorenzo Albacete, Priesthood and the Human Vocation)“You and I, each and every one of us without exception, can be defined as an aching need for the infinite. Some people realize this; some do not. But even the latter illustrate this inner ache when, not having God deeply, they incessantly spill themselves out into excitements and experiences, licit or illicit. They are trying to fill their inner emptiness, but they never succeed, which is why the search is incessant. Though worldly pleasure seeking never fulfills and satisfies in a continuing way, it may tend momentarily to distract and to dull the profound pain of the inner void. If these people allow themselves a moment of reflective silence (which they seldom do), they notice a still, small voice whispering, is this all there is? They begin to sense a thirst to love with abandon, without limit, without end, without lingering aftertastes of bitterness. In other words, their inner spirit is clamoring, even if confusedly, for unending beauty.” (Fr. Thomas Dubay, Evidential Power of Beauty, pg. 17)“The heart is originally poor with that ‘original solitude' or ‘original poverty' that is man's initial condition from which he yearns to be set free…this original condition of thirst…is the way the heart is oriented to the Mystery that alone can fulfill it.” (Albacete, Traces, September edition 1999, pg. 2)Proverbs 17:1 -- "Better is a dry morsel with quiet; than a house full of feasting with strife."
Join Fr. Adam Potter in this four part Advent Retreat on the Little Prince, by Antione de Saint-Exupery. In this first reflection, Fr. Potter reflects on the theme of becoming like little children. He highlights the power of imagination, as exemplified by children. It is contrasted by the "serious" adults who have become distracted from their true creative longings.Here are some of the quotes from this first retreat session:We must "not be discouraged by the difficulty or the obstacles that come form sin. In this regard, we must not forget that the dynamism of desire is always open to redemption. ...We all, moreover, need to set out on the path of purification and healing of desire. We are pilgrims, heading for the heavenly homeland." (Benedict XVI, Nov 7, 2012)"What are you looking for?" (The first question posed by Jesus to disciples in gospel John) “…this seems to be an important question because the rest of the Gospel is going to be an interplay between the answer to this question and Christ. Christ identifying himself as that which fulfills those desires. But if we are not familiar with those desires or haven't really thought it through, then we cannot recognize the value of whatever it is Jesus offers to us.” (Alabacete, What is Christian in Christianity?, 101)“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.” (GK Chesterton, Orthodoxy)
The Most Holy Rosary Glorious mysteries with Father Adam Potter Glorious Mysteries:The Resurrection The Ascension The Descent of the Holy Ghost The Assumption The Coronation of the Blessed Mother
The Most Holy Rosary Sorrowful mysteries with Father Adam Potter Sorrowful Mysteries:The Agony in the GardenThe Scourging at the PillarThe Crowning with ThornsThe Carrying of the CrossThe Crucifixion
The Most Holy Rosary Luminous mysteries with Father Adam Potter Luminous Mysteries:The Baptism of Our LordThe Wedding Feast of Cana The Proclamation of the KingdomThe TransfigurationThe Institution of the Eucharist
The Most Holy Rosary Joyful mysteries with Father Adam Potter Joyful Mysteries:The AnnunciationThe VisitationThe Birth of our LordThe Presentation in the TempleThe Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Join us in praying the Most Holy Rosary with Father Adam Potter.Joyful Mysteries: The AnnunciationThe VisitationThe Birth of Our LordThe Presentation in the TempleThe Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Last day Day 33: Putting It All TogetherIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 31: The OfferingIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 30: The Little WayIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 29: What Is Trust?FINAL FIVE DAYS: Synthesis and ReviewAs our consecration day approaches, we call to mind all that we have reflected on in these past four weeks: Trust, The Little Way, The Offering to Merciful Love, and Darkness. Let us hand over all of ourselves to Jesus as we prepare for this act of consecration of ourselves to Him!If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 28: Thérèse's Darkness (Part Two)If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 27: Thérèse's Darkness (Part One)
Day 26: The World's DarknessIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 24: Liturgical DarknessIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 23: The Blindness to Sin If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
WEEK FOUR: Into the DarknessThis week, we look at the darkness that we experience in our lives. St. Therese experienced a deep darkness towards the end of her life, but continued to trust, abandoning herself to Merciful Love time and time again. Fr. Adam Potter helps us understand how we can continue to offer ourselves to Merciful Love, even in our darkness. Day 22: The Darkness of Sin If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 21: The Offering (Part Two)If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
Day 20: The Offering (Part One)If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 19: Three ObjectionsIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 18: No PurgatoryIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 17: What's the Catch?If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 16: What It Is If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful LoveSt. Therese entrusted herself entirely to the Lord: showing itself in the Offering to Merciful Love. Her consecration to Jesus is what we are journeying towards. This same and total abandonment to Jesus' love and mercy that St. Therese encompassed. This week, Fr. Adam helps us unpack what is this Offering to Merciful Love, and how we can participate in this consecration ourselves. Day 15: What It's NotIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 14: No More ‘Thieves of Hope'If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 12: You Will Become a SaintIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 11: Do Three ThingsIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 10: Discovery of Divine MercyIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 9: Discovery of The Little Way If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
WEEK TWO: The Little WayHoliness isn't about always doing the biggest, hardest work for the Lord. Rather, it can be a simple life following “the Little Way” of trusting all that we have to Christ, and giving Him even our small daily tasks as an act of love. As St. Therese can testify, the Lord delights in the lowly, the meek and humble of heart. Throughout this week, let us hand over every aspect of our lives to the Lord, trusting Jesus' infinite mercy! If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.Day 8: None More Lowly
Day 7: New Eve of Light and LifeIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 6: Mary's Song of FaithIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 5: Mary's Trial of FaithIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 4: Mary's Pilgrimage of FaithIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Day 3: Our Mother in Faith If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
Our Father in Faith If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
WEEK ONE: What is Trust?In the first week of this podcast, Fr. Adam Potter explores St. Therese's teachings on faith and trust as the foundations of our lives. Trust is not just something for those without anxieties, it is necessary for us all! The foundation of trust is crucial as we receive Christ's love and mercy throughout this first week. Our Lord is good and always faithful, let us follow the guidance of St. Therese and learn to trust in His providence and mercy!Day 1: The Eve of DarknessIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
In today's episode, Fr. Adam Potter begins by walking us through the introduction to this consecration to Merciful Love and why we should entrust our lives to the Divine Mercy. We are introduced to a very special Saint and friend: St. Therese of Lisieux. She will accompany us as we prepare to abandon ourselves to Divine Mercy, where we will follow after her way of consecration. Join us in our journey towards Christ's Most Sacred Heart with our friend and companion, St. Therese!If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org.
In today's episode, Fr. Adam dives into the fourth and final type of love: charity.Charity, or agape, should be our goal and to what all the other types of love point. It is the unconditional love that we experience through our Father in heaven. It risks our time, our sacrifice, and our hearts.“There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken.” - C.S. LewisIf you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
In today's episode Father Adam goes over the third type of love, eros.Eros, or romantic love, is not just the feeling of falling in love with someone else. Rather, our love and self-gift of ourselves to one other person is a reflection of the love that we must give to Christ. So often in the Bible, the love between a man and a woman is compared to Christ and His Church, the bride and the Bridegroom.If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
In today's episode, join Fr. Adam in unpacking the next type of love: the love of friendship.Friendship is a common experience that so many people share. However, many people believe that they can live their lives without friendship, and rather just focus on romantic love, affection, and charity.However, friendship – Lewis argues – mirrors heaven where we will all be in relationship with one another in a new way.If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
In today's episode, Fr. Adam dives into the first type of love: affection.It's always around us, in the normal day-to-day of life, and it is the majority of the love we experience, even if we don't label it.If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
In today's episode, Fr. Adam unpacks chapter 2: “Likings and loves for the sub-human”.As we dive into this chapter, we are continuing to dive deeper into what love really means, and how to live it out in our own lives.If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
Welcome to the FIRST day of our Advent Podcast! In this episode Fr. Adam Potter introduces us to The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis and lays out our journey that will take us through this season of Advent!If you would like to support the work of Dry Bones Ministries please visit drybonespgh.org
The Last Day!Thank you for joining Fr. Adam Potter for an Advent retreat with the DBM Podcast "Litany of Trust." A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust" by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia of the Sisters of Life. If you would like to support this podcast go to drybonespgh.org/donateand subscribe and follow the Dry Bones Ministries podcast.
Day 29: That I am Your beloved one, Jesus, I trust in you. Join Fr. Adam Potter for an Advent retreat with the DBM Podcast "Litany of Trust." He will walk us through the book "Jesus I Trust in You: A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust" by Sr. Faustina Maria Pia of the Sisters of Life. We encourage you to buy the book nowand subscribe and follow the Dry Bones Ministries podcast.If you would like to support this podcast go to drybonespgh.org/donate
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