The Necessary Consequence of Sin (Lent 2026)
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Episode 287 - The Necessary Consequence of Sin
Have you ever looked at your life and quietly thought, "How did I end up here?"?
Continuing their Lenten reflection on the Prodigal Son, the friars look at the hard truth: sin always leads somewhere. What begins as freedom and excitement ends in isolation, shame, and a loss of dignity. The son who demanded his inheritance finds himself alone in the pigsty, cut off from communion and facing the reality of his choices.
In this episode, the friars invite us into a sober, honest look at our own lives. Not to condemn, but to see clearly. Because when we face the real consequences of sin, we also begin to rediscover hope.
Join us as we name the cost of going our own way, and remember that the Father's mercy is always waiting.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, what's going on? This is Father PT here. I just want to pause and thank you for making the |
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| 0:20.7 | Your support helps us lead more souls to encounter Christ little by little. |
| 0:24.3 | And so you can give at spiritjuice.org forward slash poco a poco. |
| 0:29.6 | Thank you for being a part of this mission. |
| 0:31.6 | God bless y'all. |
| 0:34.1 | You're listening to the Pocau A PPoko podcast, sponsored by Spirit Juice Studios. |
| 0:43.1 | Hey, I'm Father Mark Merri. |
| 0:46.6 | Hey, I'm Father P.T. |
| 0:48.3 | What's up, everybody, Father Innocent here? |
| 0:51.7 | And Father Angelus, where is... Thanks for nothing, nothing and he is in the desert do you know like more |
| 0:58.9 | specifically what's he doing yeah so he's in the Arizona desert with our postulence he this is his |
| 1:04.5 | first time um doing the the Possible desert trip with the guys. So they actually get home. |
| 1:12.0 | They're in the last week. |
| 1:14.0 | They get home in a couple days. |
| 1:15.9 | So we're definitely thinking about him, |
| 1:16.6 | praying for him today. |
| 1:20.2 | And you have some sort of update? |
| 1:22.6 | Yeah, I got some pictures yesterday. |
| 1:24.1 | They're doing really well. |
| 1:26.6 | Yeah, they're doing awesome. |
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