Seeking Safety in Jesus in a Chaotic World (Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR) | Ep. 559

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 150 minutes

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In today's interview, Matt sits down with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR for his third appearance on Pints with Aquinas. The conversation focuses on prayer (particularly the Rosary), finding refuge in Jesus in the midst of a chaotic world, the division we experience today on social media, God's mercy, what religious life and the priesthood are like, plus answers to questions from Locals supporters. 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refuge-Matt-Fradd/dp/1968630023/ 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	where he says something to the effect of,
0:01.5	God doesn't love the you that you wish you were but aren't,
0:03.9	because the you that you wish you were, but aren't doesn't exist.
0:06.3	Yes, he doesn't love ideal people. Yeah, he loves people. Let's go ahead and like be honest about that as trying to like, instead of like pretending like, that's not where we're at. And let's go ahead and work with you where you're at So we can, but we can build up to hopefully the habit of a daily rosary.
0:22.2	So social media as a whole, it's like... work with you where you're at so we can, but we can build up to hopefully the habit of a daily
0:21.4	rosary. So social media as a whole, it's like, can good come out, come out of it? Yes. Are people
0:29.2	praying yes? Isn't an ideal way to have Catholic conversation to learn about your faith,
0:34.9	about more sensitive issues.
0:46.3	Uh, probably maybe not. I love being at CFR and I love this order. Like what a gifted is to to everyday be surrounded by people who are like praying and sacrificing and being generous.
0:53.7	Like it's it's easy to have a,
0:56.0	it's easier to have a joyful and hope-filled,
0:59.2	like hermeneutic of the world
1:01.0	when you're surrounded by these good men,
1:03.2	sinful men nonetheless, but like good men, sincere men,
1:06.2	really seeking the Lord and to love the poor
1:09.2	and to love the church and to love the brothers.
1:11.0	Like it's a huge, it's a huge gift.
1:17.8	Hey everybody. Before we get into today's interview, I want to tell you about my brand new book.
1:23.1	It's called Jesus Our Refuge.
1:26.5	If you like many people, and like all of us, to one degree or another,
1:29.9	have been seeking refuge in things other than Jesus Christ and have just found yourself
1:35.4	increasingly weary, then this book is for you. This book is about taking Jesus seriously
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