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Guestsplaining: Fr. Patrick Riffle on Ministry in the U.S. Navy

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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This Guestsplaining episode dives into Fr. Patrick Riffle's experience as a Chaplain in the United States Navy, discussing what it means to be a priest in the military, soldiers embodying the faith, finding your purpose, resiliency, the role of death and living in its close proximity, the value of suffering, fraternity, and much more. Interested in attending one of our upcoming one-day events or multi-day retreats? Check out our website for more details! https://godsplaining.org/ Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin... Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/ Shop Books Written by the Friars St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics... Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos... Connect on Social Media Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0

This is Father Gregory Pines.

0:05.0

This is Father Gregory Pines.

0:07.0

This is Father Joseph Anthony Kress.

0:10.0

And welcome to God's planning.

0:12.0

Thanks to all those who support us.

0:13.2

Sincerely, thanks. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly

0:16.5

donation on Patreon. Be sure to like and subscribe to God's planning wherever you listen to

0:20.6

your podcasts. For this episode of Guest Blaining,

0:23.7

we are pumped and delighted to have with us

0:25.8

Father Patrick Riffel.

0:26.8

Thanks for joining the show.

0:28.1

Cheers.

0:30.0

And so I don't know that many of our listeners will know you unless our listeners went to Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Capitol Hill for a time or were in seminary formation with you or live in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

0:44.4

But for those who don't know you, would you say a word of introduction, who you are,

0:48.8

where you're from, what you do?

0:50.1

Sure thing.

0:51.6

So Father Patrick Riffel, originally I have a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

0:56.5

So that's the connection there to St. Peter's on Capitol Hill. But currently serving as a chaplain in the United States Navy and station now at

1:06.1

Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, and North Carolina's.

1:09.3

Nice.

1:11.8

So your name came up recently because we had a men's retreat in Brevard, North Carolina.

1:16.6

We actually just had the two men that, or two of the three men who run that camp on a guest planning

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