They Will See God
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
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🗓️ 19 November 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Episode 272 - They Will See God
What if seeing God isn't about trying harder, but desiring Him more simply?
For this week, the friars turn to the Beatitude: "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God." In this episode, they explore what purity of heart really means, not moral perfection, but a heart that looks to Jesus without distraction, without divided desires, without constantly turning back toward the world.
They talk about intimacy with God, the battle against distraction, how sin clouds our vision, and how purity isn't about hating yourself but forgetting yourself so you can finally fix your gaze on the One who loves you. Through the lens of St. Francis, the saints, and our own daily struggles, this conversation invites us to reorient our hearts toward the Father and receive again the joy that comes from seeing Him clearly.
Walk with us as we learn to desire what He desires and see God in a new and life-changing way.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Poca-a-Poko podcast, sponsored by Spirit Juice Studios. |
| 0:10.9 | What's up? |
| 0:14.9 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:16.7 | This is Pocoa-Pocas. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm Father Mark Mary. |
| 0:39.1 | How old are people are really liking this? I'm Father Angelus, but we'll see. And I'm Father Innocent. Like in what? I don't know. Speaking of people, can I do the whole gratitude thing? Is that okay? Yeah. I just want to thank our benefactors. Is that all right? Great. Yeah, I'm just grateful for all our benefactors. We're trying to be more grateful, |
| 0:46.5 | but I recognize that during this time we took off just our little Jubilee break. I was just super moved by people's prayers for us, but also their desire or just, yeah, their affection for the podcast. And so we just want to thank our listeners |
| 0:57.5 | and everybody who is just faithful to what God is doing in this little apostolate, but also |
| 1:01.7 | recognizing that we cannot make this happen without, especially as Franciscans. And we cannot make |
| 1:07.5 | this happen without the gift of Spirit juice, so Rob and the crew, but also the people who listen. |
| 1:12.6 | So we are just super grateful that for everybody's role and generosity, because it is a gift to do this together. |
| 1:20.9 | And so kind of picking this back up, we're just, we just have really grateful hearts. |
| 1:24.9 | So just want to make sure everybody knows that, especially Spirit Juice and the crew. |
| 1:30.8 | Yeah, nice one. |
| 1:33.7 | Um, I got a question. |
| 1:37.9 | Do you guys, can I ask my question? |
| 1:39.9 | I'm ready for it. |
| 1:40.4 | Of course. |
| 1:41.1 | This is sort of like, am I, am I the bad guy? |
| 1:44.9 | Yes. |
| 1:45.8 | Typically, yes. |
| 1:47.7 | We answered the question. |
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