Entertainment, Leisure, Worship

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

We know you've wondered: what do the friars do in their free time? In this week's episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony talk culture, celebrities, addiction, distraction and more. Is everyone just dying? What should we really do with our free time? How do we engage with art? This and more on this week's episode of Godsplaining. For more information on the Master of Science in Business program at the Catholic University of America, go to msb.catholic.edu Join the Godsplaining friars in Rhode Island this summer for the All Comer's retreat! Find more information here: https://godsplaining.org/abba-father-cultivating-confidence-in-our-heavenly-father-all-comers-retreat/ 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.domi

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.8	This is Father Joseph Anthony Cress.
0:08.4	And welcome to Godsplining.
0:09.7	Thanks to all those who support us.
0:11.3	If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly donation on Patreon.
0:15.0	Be sure to like and subscribe to Godsplaining wherever you listen to your podcasts.
0:20.4	Father Joseph Anthony. Yo! So in this episode preview of
0:24.5	coming attractions, we're going to talk a little bit about entertainment. But people
0:30.4	have different ways of what we'll once say, entertaining themselves or cultivating healthy
0:36.5	entertainment or unhealthy entertainment in certain cases.
0:38.8	Yeah, yeah.
0:40.0	It's interesting, and so far as what a man does with his free time gives you some indication as his level, as to his level of freedom.
0:46.7	I was listening, where was I listening to? I wasn't listening to anything. I was reading something.
0:50.5	A different form of listening. The Sisters of Life imprint publication, and they were recounting
0:55.1	this conversation between a journalist and St. John Paul II, and the journalist just overwhelmed
1:00.2	by John Paul II's social calendar and its many demands, was like, what are you doing your free time?
1:06.0	Or like, do you get any free time? And St. John Paul II is said to have responded, all of my time
1:11.6	is free. Oh gosh. Got love. That man. He just gets me excited about life. That cuts deep. So in addition
1:18.3	to all of your time being free, what do you do in your free time? So my, yeah, my free time is pretty
1:24.5	much filled with golf. Nice. I love golf.
1:29.7	It's a full-on addiction.
1:32.8	I can't get it.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.