Who Did It Better?
The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
5.0 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Episode 295 - Who Did It Better?
Does it sometimes feel like the people who mess up the most end up closer to God?
As the friars wrap up their reflections on the Prodigal Son, they wrestle with a real and honest question: Did things actually turn out better for the one who left than for the one who stayed?
In this episode, they unpack the tension between comparison and truth. While the younger son experiences a powerful return, that doesn't mean sin is the better path. God can redeem anything, but that doesn't make it the plan. The deeper invitation isn't about having a dramatic story, but about entering into real relationship with the Father, right where you are.
They also reflect on the subtle danger of doing all the "right" things without ever truly encountering God, and how both sons are invited out of an orphan mindset and into deeper intimacy.
Join us as we let go of comparison and rediscover that the goal isn't a better story, but a deeper relationship with the Father.
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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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| 0:24.3 | 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. |
| 0:34.0 | You're listening to the Pocau A PPoko podcast, sponsored by Spirit Juice Studios. |
| 0:43.0 | What's up? |
| 0:47.9 | Bocano and Libros. |
| 0:51.0 | Father Mark Merri. |
| 0:52.5 | Father P.T. here. |
| 0:54.1 | Hey, it's me, Father Angeles. |
| 0:57.7 | Father Angeles was trying to... |
| 0:59.1 | We use something called Riverside. |
| 1:01.3 | And I guess Father Angeles |
| 1:02.9 | just learned how to throw on a backdrop. |
| 1:04.9 | Is that what happened? |
| 1:05.9 | I was just messing around with it in the break. |
| 1:09.5 | So we had some books behind him the Padre Libros |
| 1:16.9 | did you do what let me just hear what you got what did you guys do for a land |
| 1:22.1 | whoa whoa whoa this is I feel it's a very personal conversation my man like what |
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