We explore the landscape and spiritual journey that has both shaped and changed the Rev. Canon Fr. Morales over the years. Silent prayer has been so important in his past practices of a daily three-hour devotion that has taken place for fifteen years. The importance and influence of the Carmelite order, a very human prayer that embraces the contemplative life, our needs to be grounded and to have reasons to pray. Explanation and wisdom around worship and how it needs to move each of us to action. Canon Morales education journey that unfolded spiritually. The powerful statement that "life is prayer."

This episode explores Canon Franklin Morales's journey around vocation and, ultimately, priesthood. The void inside him that something was missing, and his memories of the joys that church offered him in the past. There were signs placed in front of him during the youth phase when he became more involved in teaching Sunday School and serving as an Acolyte. He pondered and desired to get married and have a family, and how that strayed from Catholicism. He encountered a priest that encouraged him to attend retreats designed to help others explore a vocation. He felt the push to keep attending and exploring a calling.

The Rev. Canon Frankin Morales of the NC Episcopal Diocese of Latino Ministry discusses his rich journey of growing up in Venezuela. His Grandpa took him under his wing and introduced him to the robust Catholic Church and the importance of the catechism. He also discusses his relationship with the maternal figure, the Virgin Mary, the never-ending presence of prayer, silence, and obedience, and the repetition of this cadence in daily spiritual life.

The Rev. Jemonde Taylor leans into the history of St. Ambrose. The explanation of the honeycomb and its ties to the community environment, St. Ambrose of Milan, the first Dr., and the honey tongue preacher. Fr. Taylor explores the ancient text and how the family continues to provide his grounding for ministry, faith, and mission with the community. Fr. Taylor's spiritual practices reflect the conversation with God and the slow process in time. The proper order of faith is God, yourself, and your family. Fr. Taylor's final message is to embrace love, without it we are nothing. The relational power that Jesus shows us is how to stand up and hold the world up, which are visible signs of God's kingdom.

The Rev. Jemonde Taylor explains the forward-thinking of St. Ambrsose and the Jazz Mass. He also explores the impact of how music speaks to the people and the basis of beauty in liturgy. The churches DNA is one of embracing black music and how it has reached out effectively to a younger demographic. A beautiful intergenerational service is offered and established through the art of jazz. The original roots of the Jazz Mass go back to the leadership of Rev. Arthur Cochran, rector of St. Ambrose from 1920-1927.

Fr. Jemonde Taylor from St. Ambrose Episcopal Church examines the Christian Church and the strain on the church. The taking of non-Christians for enslavement and the millions of Africans forced to be taken from their homes and also from their land. What are we doing to disrupt that? Fr. Taylor shares practices at St. Ambrose and in the community, the dualistic nature of black vs. white in scripture, and how to dispel these myths. The Ethiopian traditions are rich and touch St. Ambrose in an area of contemplation and peace.

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The Rev. Jemonde Taylor, the Rector at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, shares his journey in faith and spirituality and his growing up in Louisburg, North Carolina. We explore the land and God’s creation and how this ties into the forward-thinking ecological initiatives in the surrounding community and the parish.