episodes
Episode 78: The Three Essential Relationships (Part 1: God)
Following up on their series about healing and deliverance, Jake & Bob move into a conversation about healing our primary relationships with God, ourselves and with others. This stems from a recent talk that Bob gave with the assistance of his new book “Do You Want to be Healed.” Bob shares his own story of healing and how some key stories in the Gospels aided in his journey.
Episode 77: Spiritual Discernment & Deliverance (Part 5) Wrap-up
In this episode, Bob and Jake reflect on all of the great conversations that have happened with their guests through the course of the season. They share their favorite insights that they gleaned from their guests and share their own final thoughts on discernment & deliverance.
Episode 76: Spiritual Discernment & Deliverance (Part 4) with Fr. Boniface Hicks
In this episode, Jake and Bob sit down with Fr. Boniface Hicks, the director of The Institute for Ministry Formation at St Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. They discuss the role that spirituality plays in the healing of trauma and the numerous ways that opportunities for healing reveal themselves. There are several instances in this episode in which the hosts discuss the ways that Father Boniface's advice has led to healing within their own lives.
Episode 75: Spiritual Discernment & Deliverance (Part 3) with Neal & Matt Lozano
Jake & Bob are joined by their friends from Unbound Ministry, Neal and Matt Lozano. The conversation takes us through the journey of lifelong faith and how to spot the tactics used by the enemy in attempts to shake our foundations set in Christ. Neal and Matt share experiences from their relationships with Christ and their interpersonal relationships. They also share their system called the 5 Keys to Freedom, that helps to re-aim our sights back to the Father in times of trauma which leads to deeper healing.
Episode 74: Spiritual Discernment & Deliverance (Part 2) with Fr. Justin Brady
Jake & Bob are joined by Fr. Justin Brady who leads the Office of Healing, Deliverance and Exorcism in the Diocese of Boise and has a long history of connection to our hosts. Fr. Justin shares insights from his work in deliverance ministry on how we can be brought back into right relationship with God, ourselves and our neighbors.
Episode 73: Spiritual Discernment & Deliverance (Part 1) with Fr. Timothy Gallagher
Jake & Bob are joined by Fr. Timothy Gallagher for a discussion on how discernment and healing go hand in hand. Fr. Tim is the author of the incredible book “The Discernment of Spirits” that teaches us how to utilize St. Ignatius’ rules of discernment. He shares the process of discernment while Jake & Bob combine his knowledge with their expertise on healing.
Episode 72: Hope and Hopelessness (Part 2)
Jake and Bob continue their series on working through our hopelessness to find hope.. When we feel hopeless, we often avoid God because we feel shame, guilt or unloved. Our hosts walk us through how to find hope again through an Encounter with the God who loves us.
Episode 71: Hope and Hopelessness (Part 1)
The season of Advent is a time of hope and waiting: preparing for the birth of Christ and welcoming Him into our hearts in a new way. But a season focused on hope can often reveal the places in our hearts that are hopeless. Jake and Bob kick off a new series on how to move from hopelessness to hope.
Episode 70: Healing and the Holy Family with Sr. Miriam James
Jake and Dr. Bob welcome Sr. Miriam James Heidland onto the podcast to talk about her new Advent devotional, “Behold” which touches on difficult family dynamics through relationship with the Holy Family.
Episode 69: Forgiveness (Part 2)
In this incredibly practical and reflective episode, Jake and Bob walk listeners through a thirteen step process of forgiveness, offering guiding insights along the way.
Episode 68: Forgiveness (Part 1)
Building off the previous series on right judgment, mercy and healing, Jake and Dr. Bob begin a two-part series on forgiveness, diving into the etymology of the word, addressing our misinterpretations, and challenging us to look at how Jesus models forgiveness.
Episode 67: Judgement, Mercy & Healing (Part 2) - Mercy
Jake and Bob talk about how mercy flows from right judgement.
Episode 66: Judgement, Mercy & Healing (Part 1) - Right Judgement
In Jake and Bob begin a new series and focus on Right Judgement in the intro episode.
Episode 65: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 6) Summary
In Jake and Bob take time to debrief the series on Same Sex Attraction and address feedback from listeners.
Episode 64: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 5) with Christopher Dowling
In this extended episode, Jake and Bob sit down with Christopher Dowling for a deeply nuanced conversation that seeks to answer the question, ‘how we can love one another while fundamentally disagreeing on how to approach same-sex relationships?’
Episode 63: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 4) with Hilde
Jake and Bob sit down for an honest conversation with Hilde, whose lifelong attraction to the truth made her feel intensely divided between the Catholic faith she was raised with and a lifestyle of same-sex relationships. Then, a spontaneous trip to Medjugorje changed everything.
Episode 62: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 3) with A.J. Benjamin
This episode, Jake and Bob sit down with AJ Benjamin, the author of “When the Son Frees You.” They discuss his journey of healing from same-sex attraction that led to his writing the book. AJ discusses his childhood wounds, the pathway of his healing and how it led to a fulfilled life with his wife.
Episode 61: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 2) with Andrew Comiskey
Jake and Bob talk to Andrew Comiskey about finding a safe space within the Church to those who are seeking integration, wholeness and healing in areas of sexuality.
Episode 60: Same-Sex Attraction (Part 1) Introduction
Jake and Bob begin a new series on same-sex attraction with the desire to bring hope, clarity and understanding to this topic and the Church.
Episode 59: The Healing Process - A Testimony from Renee Lemire
Jake and Bob interview Renee Lemire, a podcast listener who used Dr. Bob’s book “Be Restored” as a guide to tremendous healing through Jesus.