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The Joyful Friar

By: Father Nathan Castle O.P.
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  • The Joyful Friar Podcast explores the soulful, the meaningful, and the mystical in three different ways. First, Afterlife, Interrupted stories, in which someone who died suddenly and traumatically seeks my help and the help of my prayer partners. Second, Compassionate Responses, to readers’ and listeners’ questions and concerns that arise from those stories. And third, Spiritual Practices, influenced by the Catholic Christian tradition I’ve been shaped by that reveal how goodness is at work throughout the universe and within each of us. Each episode reveals insights about living in the present with faith and joyful hope. Be inspired to more fully receive, magnify, and share love.
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Episodes
  • Finding Joy with Guest: Mark Anthony, JD, AKA: The Psychic Lawyer
    Jul 30 2024

    Happy summer! Fr. Nathan is taking a few weeks off from recording The Joyful Friar Podcast. During this time, we will be replaying the most-watched episodes!

    Enjoy this encore episode where Fr. Nathan discusses the Electromagnetic Soul with Mark Anthony, JD, Psychic Explorer (also known as The Psychic Lawyer.)

    Mark Anthony, JD, Psychic Explorer (also known as The Psychic Lawyer) is a fourth-generation psychic medium who communicates with spirits.
    He is an Oxford-educated attorney licensed to practice law in Florida, Washington D.C., and before the United States Supreme Court. This Psychic Explorer travels to mystical locations in remote corners of the world to examine Ancient Mysteries and Supernatural Phenomena.

    He is the co-host of the live stream show “The Psychic and the Doc” on the
    Transformation Network. He is a featured speaker at conferences, expos, and universities which include Brown, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale.

    Mark Anthony is a columnist for “Best Holistic Life Magazine.” His latest bestseller "The Afterlife Frequency" is the Gold Winner of the COVR
    Visionary Awards; was up for a Pulitzer and ranked by PrettyProgressive.com as one of the top books about faith in God and His other bestselling books are "Never Letting Go" and "Evidence of Eternity."

    Connect with Mark:
    https://www.afterlifefrequency.com/
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4D-QL39hvNQNUyHG8kORg
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkAnthonyThePsychicLawyer/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychiclawyermarkanthony/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/healgriefwithbelief/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/PsychicLawyer
    IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5490696/?ref_=tt

    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.
    🌍http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast:
    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon:
    https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate:
    https://nathan-castle.com/donate/
    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast and feel called to donate please do. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.
    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    56 mins
  • Finding Joy with Guest: Dr. Bruce Greyson
    Jul 23 2024

    Happy summer! Fr. Nathan is taking a few weeks off from recording The Joyful Friar Podcast. During this time, we will be replaying the most-watched episodes!

    Enjoy this encore episode where Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Bruce Greyson's research on near-death experiences.

    Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National Institutes of Health and addressed symposia on consciousness at the United Nations and at the Dalai Lama’s compound in Dharamsala, India. He has earned awards for his medical research and was elected a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, the highest honor bestowed by that organization.

    Dr. Greyson’s interest in near-death experiences began just a few months after graduating from medical school, when he treated an unconscious patient in the emergency room who stunned him the next morning with an account of leaving her body. That event challenged his beliefs about the mind and the brain, and ultimately led him on a journey to study near-death experiences scientifically, leading to more than a hundred publications in medical journals. He co-founded the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS), an organization to support and promote research into these experiences, and for 27 years edited the Journal of Near-Death Studies, the only scholarly journal dedicated to near-death research. Through his research, he has discovered common and universal themes in near-death experiences that go beyond neurophysiological or cultural interpretations, as well as patterns of consistent aftereffects on individuals’ attitudes, beliefs, values, and personalities.

    Dr. Greyson is the author of "After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond." The book challenges our everyday ideas about our minds and our brains and offers key insights on how we can begin to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

    https://www.brucegreyson.com

    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.
    🌍http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast:
    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon:
    https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate:
    https://nathan-castle.com/donate/
    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast and feel called to donate please do. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.
    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    40 mins
  • Finding Joy with Guest: Byron Katie (unedited)
    Jul 16 2024

    Happy summer! Fr. Nathan is taking a few weeks off from recording The Joyful Friar Podcast. During this time, we will replay the most-watched episodes!

    Enjoy this episode of Fr. Nathan and Byron Katie unedited as they discuss her work: "The Work" of Byron Katie is an introspective method that stems from Katie's personal experience. This practice enables you to tap into the wisdom that inherently resides within you.

    In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression and self-loathing, Byron Katie woke up one morning in a state of joy. She realized that when she believed her stressful thoughts, she suffered, but that when she questioned them, she didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Her simple yet powerful process of self-inquiry, which she calls The Work, consists of four questions and the turnaround, which is a way of experiencing the opposite of what you believe. Byron Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people for more than thirty years.

    Her books include the bestselling "Loving What Is" now in a revised edition,
    "I Need Your Love—Is That True?", "A Thousand Names for Joy", and "A Mind at Home with Itself". https://thework.com/books/

    Please join her at athomewithbk.com for At Home with BK on Zoom every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9-10 a.m. Pacific Time.

    https://thework.com


    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.
    🌍http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast:
    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon:
    https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate:
    https://nathan-castle.com/donate/
    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast and feel called to donate please do. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.
    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    1 hr and 3 mins

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