That's the Word with Fr. James Yamauchi

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Everyone loves a good story. Join Catholic priest Fr. James Yamauchi every Wednesday for wholesome tales for the whole family. Each short story is about someone you know, but we don’t tell you who until the end. If these stories sound a lot like Paul Ha

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    • May 17, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 133 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from That's the Word with Fr. James Yamauchi

    The Grand Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 12:56


    He would see to it that this was the end of the line.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-grand-finale

    The Secret Lives of a Teenager

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 10:24


    His letters contained many secrets.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-secret-lives-of-a-teenager

    Too Expensive for Their Tastes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 10:35


    Why should he worry?  He could just mooch off his friends!Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/too-expensive-for-their-tastes

    To Grandmother's House We Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 11:07


    The road trip was mostly uneventful, at least for some.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/to-grandmothers-house-we-go

    A Brief Hospital Visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 10:23


    This was not the idea behind "visit the sick."Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-brief-hospital-visit

    Setting the Captives Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 13:06


    This radical must be stopped at all costs.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/setting-the-captives-free

    The Celebrity Camping Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 6:44


    This meeting was serendipitous.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-celebrity-camping-trip

    A Little Girl's Confession

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 11:47


    He had never heard sins like this from a child this young.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-little-girls-confession

    For a Peck of Oats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 10:07


    She would show him the truth.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/for-a-peck-of-oats

    Dinner Time in the Sick Ward

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 7:25


    How did he get these patients to get along?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/dinner-time-in-the-sick-ward

    Come Sail Away With Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 11:04


    He had had enough, and there was no way he was staying on that island.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/come-sail-away-with-me

    A Common Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 11:22


    There were words and signs that they both understood.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-common-language

    Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 9:05


    Their impropriety knew no bounds.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe

    Fallen into Hostile Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 9:07


    How was he going to get his books back?! Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fallen-into-hostile-hands

    Not How I Planned My Wedding Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 15:13


    This had to be the longest night ever. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/not-how-i-planned-my-wedding-night

    I Dreamed a Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 9:48


    Do dreams come true?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-dreamed-a-dream

    An Eccentric Librarian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 8:13


    This is not how you translate a book.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/an-eccentric-librarian

    Beware of Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 10:01


    They needed her to show some credentials.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/beware-of-strangers

    You Can Run, But You Can't Hide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 11:37


    He had moved to the middle of nowhere, yet they still followed him.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hide

    A Damsel in Distress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 10:16


    She was left to rot in the dungeon.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-damsel-in-distress

    The Plant Shop Rendezvous

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 11:18


    She nonchalantly moseyed over to him, careful not to draw attention to herself.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-plant-shop-rendezvous

    Three Little Notebooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 11:55


    They were all he had left of her.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/three-little-notebooks

    Get Off That Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 11:44


    Frank only had so much time off.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/get-off-that-ship

    A Quiet Classroom Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 11:29


    Their brothers needed their prayers.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-quiet-classroom-prayer

    Battle Plans from a Guidebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 12:37


    The village's name sounded awfully familiar.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/battle-plans-from-a-guidebook

    Extracting the Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 9:45


    They had to work quickly, but quietly, to avoid alerting the guards.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/extracting-the-files

    Fancy Meeting You Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 10:20


    Once he escaped, he could plan his next move.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fancy-meeting-you-here

    Paperwork is a Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 9:34


    They didn't like it, but they had to do it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/paperwork-is-a-pain

    The Wrong Route

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 11:03


    They were going the wrong direction, and there was no way for them to get off.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-wrong-route

    The Ninth Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 14:45


    There was nothing more they could do for her.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-ninth-day

    He'd Never Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 12:36


    Maybe he just didn't have the mind for it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/hed-never-learn

    Divine Detour

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 16:39


    In our special 100th story, the travelers received a message from the gods.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/divine-detourLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50

    BONUS: Trivia Question Ends in Schism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 7:20


    We asked a trivia question in the story "Give Him Up" without doing enough research and walked right into the realm of nuance and confusion.  The answer to the question is actually not very clear, since it involves a major schism.  Hopefully this bonus episode makes the answer somewhat clear.

    No Place to Hide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 13:04


    She ran, but the soldiers were in hot pursuit.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-place-to-hideLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50

    Give Him Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 14:34


    She would never let them take her son.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/give-him-upLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50

    The Natives are Restless

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 12:02


    Some of his best men were threatening to quit.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-natives-are-restlessLet us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50

    Forbidden Fruit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 13:32


    They did what they wanted for the heck of it.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/forbidden-fruit

    A Mother's Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 9:03


    She could not bear to stand by while he suffered.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-mothers-love

    No Man Can Defeat Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 10:42


    Something about what he said smelled fishy.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-man-can-defeat-me

    The Perfect Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 12:50


    Rules are rules, until the other person calls in backup.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-perfect-storm

    Lost in Interpretation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 8:18


    He was moving pretty fast considering he misunderstood.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/lost-in-interpretation

    Background Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 10:43


    For the best audience experience, it's helpful to eliminate distractions.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/background-noise

    I Could Do That

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 10:24


    He took the idea and used it for something better.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-could-do-that

    How I Learned to Stop Worrying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 11:14


    The fate of the free world rested in his hands.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying

    The Christmas Eve Broadcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 10:06


    How could she miss the Christmas Eve Mass?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-christmas-eve-broadcast

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    Will It Make Any Difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 9:02


    Why should the doctors bother with yet another patient?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/will-it-make-any-difference

    Lean On Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 7:36


    Everyone needs help sometimes.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/lean-on-me

    The Best Laid Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 12:29


    Some people always get in the way.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-best-laid-plans

    Haunted Hallways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 9:57


    When you've gotta go, you've gotta go.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/haunted-hallways

    Criminal Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 9:33


    Why, oh why had he turned to a life of crime?!?Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/criminal-intervention

    Starting on a High Note

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 10:18


    At the big opener, not everything would go according to plan.Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/starting-on-a-high-note

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