Welcome to God's Blaining, contemplative preachers, contemporary age.

Each week joined the Dominican friars as they consider all things Catholic.

Welcome to God's planning. This is Father Jacob Bertrand Jansantic and today I am joined by our very own father

Patrick Briscoe father Patrick how you doing how are things?

Hi guys well I'm great you know it's a good Usually, Dominicans are very good at complaining.

I will spare you, you know, we're world-class complainers, but today I have only good things.

And maybe it's because I am living the standing desk life now. So, you know, my desk, it goes up and down, and my world has been changed.

That's right. If Father Patrick moves during this episode, it's just because he's bored and playing with his desk because I'm talking too much or something like that but there you have it so be on the lookout he'll be fine. But today is exciting at least for us because it's not a normal Thursday episode however exciting

those usually are but is one of our guest episodes and Father Patrick and I are very

excited and very honored to have Father Gerard Francisco Timner,

the Master General of our Order of the Order of Preachers

and the 87th successor of St. Dominic

on this episode with us.

Father Gerard, thanks so much for taking the time

to be with us.

We really appreciate it.

Welcome.

Thank you, Father Jacob and Father Patrick. I'm happy to be here with you.

I have some friends who really love your podcast.

And they are my friends from New Jersey, Tony, and Eden.

Well, great, yeah, it's awesome that that people are eliciting in New Jersey too, so thanks so much for that. Father Gerard is joining us from Rome from Santa Sabino, which is the headquarters of our order.

And Father Patrick, you were just there a week ago on,

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