Older Son (Spiritual Sense)
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Episode 293 - Older Son (Spiritual Sense)
Have you ever been hurt by someone and struggled with what forgiveness is supposed to look like?
In this episode, the friars revisit the older son in the Prodigal Son story, but now through a deeper, spiritual lens. Not just what he did, but what he felt. The loss, the frustration, the sense of being overlooked, and the real difficulty of being invited into forgiveness before you're ready.
They explore the complexity of the human heart, how joy and pain can exist at the same time, how past wounds resurface in present moments, and how God meets us not with pressure, but with presence. This conversation is an honest look at what it means to carry hurt, to wrestle with forgiveness, and to let the Father meet you in the middle of it.
Join us as we enter the older son's story and discover a God who doesn't rush healing, but walks with us through it.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Father Mark Mayer here. I wanted to pause for just a moment and thank all of you who helped make |
| 0:06.0 | the PocaPocopo podcast possible through listening, through your prayers, through sharing it, through spreading |
| 0:11.1 | the word, and in particular this moment, through your generosity. Every episode we share is the fruit of |
| 0:17.8 | many generous hearts and hands. So thank you, everybody. |
| 0:22.2 | So if you feel moved to perhaps join in the mission, |
| 0:25.1 | support the mission by giving a one-time gift |
| 0:27.9 | or by becoming a monthly donor, we'd be so grateful. |
| 0:31.5 | You can give at spiritjuice.org forward slash poco opoco |
| 0:34.8 | or through the link in the show notes. |
| 0:37.2 | God bless you all. You're listening to the Pocoa Pocoa Poco forward slash poco opoco or through the link in the show notes god bless y'all |
| 0:38.0 | you're listening to the poco apoco podcast sponsored by spirit juice studios |
| 0:44.2 | poco a poco vamos a yeah so most peregrinos and you know that's who we are we make our way |
| 0:50.6 | hey everybody this is father mark mary so mr giggles this is father pt Hey, everybody. This is Father Mark Mary. |
| 0:55.2 | So, Mr. Giggles. |
| 0:56.0 | This is Father P.T. |
| 0:58.3 | Peace, everyone. |
| 0:59.5 | Father Angel is here. |
| 1:00.9 | I was laughing because for some reason, this is actually true, is the first words I wanted to say were howdy. |
| 1:07.4 | But then I was like, I was like, I can't. |
| 1:10.6 | After all that, we can't. |
| 1:12.5 | That's what I like, I don't know. |
| 1:16.6 | It's the hard part, right? |
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