Older Son (Literal Sense)
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Episode 292 - Older Son (Literal Sense)
Have you ever felt frustrated, overlooked, or distant, even though you find yourself doing the "right" things?
In this episode, the friars dive into the older son in the Prodigal Son story, not symbolically at first, but simply as he is. His words, his reactions, his position in the family. And what starts to emerge is something deeply human: a struggle with comparison, entitlement, and not fully receiving the Father's love.
They unpack how easy it is to stay close in proximity but far in relationship and how the older son's experience can quietly mirror our own spiritual lives.
Join us as we take an honest look at the older son and allow the Father to meet us right where we are.
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| 0:00.0 | Peace, everybody, Father Angelus here. I just want to say thank you for all of you who support |
| 0:03.2 | the Poco-O-Poko-Pocast. Your generosity and faithfulness to us helps us to share the gospel |
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| 0:19.0 | You can sign up at spiritjuice.org forward slash poco or through the link |
| 0:23.7 | in the show notes. Thank you for walking with us. You're listening to the Poca-a-Poko |
| 0:30.2 | podcast, sponsored by Spirit Juice Studios. |
| 0:43.0 | What's up? Everybody? It's Father Mark Mary. What's going on? It's Father BT. Hey guys, Father Angels here. Coming to you live from a tornado. Ben's Howling Castle. |
| 0:53.4 | What'd you call it? I don't know. It's just Ben's Howling Castle. What'd you call it? |
| 0:54.5 | I don't know. |
| 0:55.1 | It's just Ben's Howling Castle. |
| 0:56.4 | I don't know where that came from. |
| 0:57.2 | I don't know if it's like an anime or something like that. |
| 0:58.7 | But anyway, it sounds like you're just, like a woo. |
| 1:06.0 | I mean, so I'm, I'm, uh, I am at St. Joseph's Seminary and I'm in my office. And there is a bit of a wind thing going on. I |
| 1:18.3 | wonder if I, I have all my windows and stuff closed though. So I apologize if last episode, |
| 1:23.4 | you heard some wind. I'll try and mute some more this time but there might be some wind this |
| 1:28.6 | time but it's life you know it is life you know you're good don't worry about it we accept you for |
| 1:36.0 | all your howling and all the stuff we all that we just want you okay um so no more Father Innocent. |
| 1:45.6 | Father Innocent still. |
| 1:47.2 | He won't be with us for a while. |
| 1:49.8 | 16 years. |
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