BONUS: Remembering Pope Francis

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony sit down for a thoughtful look at the pontificate of Pope Francis. His time as the 266th successor to St. Peter was marked by both widespread praise and significant controversy. How should Catholics process a papacy that was, for many, both inspiring and perplexing? Join us as we reflect honestly on Pope Francis’s legacy, celebrating his achievements and taking seriously the questions his leadership leaves for the Church. Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the PodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplainingShop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsSt. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Patrick Briscoe.
0:07.0	This is Father Joseph Anthony Kress.
0:08.8	Welcome to Godsplining.
0:10.0	Thanks to all who support us.
0:11.3	If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly donation to us on Patreon.
0:15.4	Be sure to like and subscribe to Godsplining wherever you listen to your podcast.
0:21.8	Friends, we wanted to check in with you because of the latest news about the Holy Father,
0:26.9	about Pope Francis.
0:28.4	And there are a lot of things that I'm sure people are thinking and feeling right now.
0:34.6	And we're in the same place.
0:36.7	We're no different. For Catholics, every we're in the same place. We're no different.
0:38.3	For Catholics, every time we lose the Holy Father, we lose the Vicar of Christ.
0:44.3	Yes.
0:45.3	We lose our head, we lose our shepherd.
0:47.3	We lose the one who God in his providence for reasons that are mysterious and unknown to us, we lose the one who God in his
0:56.2	providence has given to us to lead us. And that change, losing our shepherd, losing Pope
1:04.2	Francis, losing our father is always a loss and it's always painful. Very much so. We've gone through this twice
1:13.4	in our life. And so it's still, it's not something you do regularly and it still kind of packs a punch
1:21.6	and being in a place where you're saying, oh, okay, the Holy Father is dead. And, you know, even as a priest now to pray
1:32.2	the Eucharistic prayer and to not have a name to say there, that just, it hits differently.
1:39.1	And so there's elements of grief involved. There's elements of sorrow. While at the same time, not getting caught up, but in the kind of like, oh, we're sheep without a shepherd or we're lost because we know how the Lord's providence does sustain and fulfill us.
1:55.3	But there is a real sense of loss.
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