Pope Leo XIV: From Missionary to Pontiff
James Sabak, OFM
May 19, 2025
On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost was elected Bishop of Rome and took the name Pope Leo XIV. In this special episode, Father Jim
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James Sabak, OFM
Father James “Jim” Sabak, OFM, is a Franciscan Friar of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Born in Seattle, Washington, he earned his Doctorate from The Catholic University of America in 2012. Father Jim currently holds the position of Director of Worship for the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, and episcopal emcee for the bishop of Raleigh. He has taught at many universities including Siena College, Catholic University, and the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego. Jim also hosts the "Potential to be Amazing" podcast with his friend and education colleague, Mike Watson
The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 4 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 23, 2024
From Father Jim: “While we celebrate the birth of Christ as this great memorial, as this great celebration, as this great solemnity. We are a people with feet in two worlds, the world to come and the world that is that we live in now. Advent points us towards that always and it does it in such short term basis. That’s why we have to be alert, why we have to be attentive, why the prophets constantly tell us to wake up, wake up, wake up, because that really is the true sign of conversion.”
The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 3 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 16, 2024
Father Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings as we carry the Word with us into our weeks. In the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, may we prepare a place within ourselves for God to dwell…
The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 2 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 8, 2024
Father Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings as we carry the Word with us into our weeks.
The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 1 of Advent
James Sabak, OFM
December 2, 2024
Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings
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