A Bridge Between
Two fathers who are also fathers! Join Fr. Dave Marshall and Fr. Alex Andujar each week as they bridge the gap between the gospel and their everyday life and their lives as priests and dads.
Episodes
147 episodes
A Bridge Between Episode #163 - "Eye Has Not Seen Ear Has Not.." (5th Sun after Epiphany. 2-8-26)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the meaning of Kingdom, why almost none of us can speak with what it's like to live in a kingdom, and why our imaginations pale in comparison to God's imagination.
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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33:24
A Bridge Between Episode #162: "Fool For Jesus" (4th Sundat after the Epiphany. Feb 1st, 2026)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex resist the urge to talk football (Go Seahawks!), discuss what it means to be wise or a fool in the eyes of the world, and why we are called to be fools for Jesus.
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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34:21
A Bridge Between Episode #162 - "Mending Nets" (3rd Sun after the Epiphany. Jan 25th, 2026).
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what the first words that Jesus says in the gospel of Matthew are more about love than fear, and why Jesus sought out fishermen who could mend nets.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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30:24
A Bridge Between Episode #161 - "What Are You Seeking?" (2nd Sun after the Epiphany. Jan 18th, 2026)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what Jesus meant when he asked the disciples what they were looking for, why their response is an example for us, and why we need to be lifelong seekers.
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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31:45
A Bridge Between Episode #160: "Revealed to Jesus" (1st Sunday after the Epiphany. Jan. 11th, 2026)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss a pastoral issue related to doubts and faith, why we shouldn't be afraid to ask questions, and what the Baptism in the Jordan revealed to Jesus.
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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32:12
A Bridge Between Episode #159: By A Different Road (2nd Sunday after Christmas, Jan 4, 2026)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the coming of the magi, how we can know a great deal about where a person is spiritually by how they react to Jesus and why it's important not to return by the same way.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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28:42
A Bridge Between Episode #158: In the Beginning (1st Sunday after Christmas, Dec 28, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex reflect on the words of the Gospel of John and where we've heard them before, what it means that Jesus is the word of God, and what it means to embrace the word in our lives.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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31:30
A Bridge between Episode #157-"An Unexpected Turn".4th Sun of Advent and Xmas Eve, Dec 21st and 24th
In this special two-for-one episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex share what they will be preaching on for the 4th Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve. They reflect on the trust that comes with listening to God when life takes an unexpected turn, and o...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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30:57
A Bridge Between Episode #156 - "Are You the One?": 3rd Sunday of Advent. December 14th, 2025
"In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex ask why it feels like the Church is disconnected from the rest of society when it comes to advent and Christmas, what John the Baptist was really asking, and why doubt is not a bad thing.
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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31:35
A Bridge Between Episode #155: Faith Is More Than A Formula" (2nd Sun of Advent. Dec 7th 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the good news found in the gospel reading, (even when John the Baptist calls some people a brood of vipers), why it's important to bear good fruit, and how becoming a Christian means more than just ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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34:24
A Bridge Between #154 - "Put On The Armor Of Light" (1st Sunday of Advent: Nov 30th, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the start of Advent, what it means for everyone's hectic life schedules and what it means to put on the armor of light.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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29:03
A Bridge Between #153 - "May You Be Made Strong" (Christ the King, Nov 23rd 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what it means that shepherds scatter the flock, why it's important to lift our gaze to the larger goals of the Church and what this means for the end of the liturgical season.
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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31:44
A Bridge Between Episode #152 - "The End Of The World As We Know It":22nd Sun after Pent. 11/16/25
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex question what Scripture and our tradition mean by the coming of Jesus again at the end of time, why we shouldn't be trying to hold onto the kingdoms of the earth, and why we need to be careful as we read th...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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39:39
A Bridge Between Episode #151 - "Stand Firm" (22nd Sunday after Pentecost. Nov 9th, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex do a deep dive on the reading from Paul's 2nd letter to the Thessalonians, discuss what it means to be deceived, and why it's going to be hard not to talk NFL football.
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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28:42
A Bridge Between Episode #150: As Open As The Sea: Feast of All Saints Year C, November 2nd, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss real life vampires, and why our spiritual life needs to be more like the Sea of Galilee and less like the Dead Sea. Don't forget to visit stjohndivine.com/bridge to start our bible stud...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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29:52
A Bridge Between Episode #149: "The Righteous One" (20th Sun after Pentecost. Oct 26th, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex remind everyone that there's no such thing as retirement for Christians, that the righteous person is the one who allows God's love to be poured into them, and that their new bible study is available now!
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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30:17
A Bridge Between Episode #148 - "A Peristent Faith" (19th Sun after Pentecost. Oct. 19th 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex talk about what it means to be persistent in prayer, and why our tears and what we feel might not be our best efforts are truly pleasing in God's sight.
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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30:36
A Bridge Between Episode #147: "If You Deny Him" (18th Sunday after Pentecost. Oct. 12th 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex get the rare chance to meet in person as Fr. Alex visits All Angels by the Sea for the first time. The guys also disagree on a key portion of Scripture from 2 Timothy, and discuss what it means to have grat...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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31:51
A Bridge Between Episode #146: "Increase Our Faith" (17th Sunday after Pentecost. October 5th, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex ask the if God rewards good actions or good conduct. They also examine what it means to look inward for greater faith.
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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32:40
A Bridge Between Episode #145: " A Great Chasm" (16th Sunday after Pent. 9/28/25)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what Jesus meant when he preached about the afterlife, why we need to be sensitive about how people have had hell preached to them, and why we can experience eternal life now.
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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31:45
A Bridge Between Episode #144: "Faithful In A Little" (15th Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 21st 2025)
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex explore what it means to have wealth as our master, how, if we want to be trusted with a lot, we need to first be trusted with a little, and why we'll need animals on Mars.
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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32:44
A Bridge Between Episode #143: Grateful for Grace" (14th Sunday after Pentecost. 9-14-25)
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex do a deep dive into Paul's 1st Letter to Timothy, focusing on the need to approach leading others with humility, recognizing our own flaws before we seek to teach and serve others.
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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30:58
A Bridge Between Episode #142: "Count the Cost" (9-7-25, 13th Sunday after Pentecost)
In this Labor Day episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what Jesus meant by "hating father and mother, and brother" why it's important to count the cost before starting any project, and why whoever doesn't carry the cross cannot be his disciple...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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32:24
A Bridge Between Episode #141: "Let Mutual Love Continue" (August 31st 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the meaning of brotherly love (and why it has nothing to with the Philadelphia Eagles), why how we treat strangers matters, and how empathy and sympathy are not the same thing.
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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33:52
A Bridge Between Episode #140: "I Will Deliver You" (11th Sunday after Pentecost. August 24th, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex break down the reading from the Prophet Jeremiah, how it relates to our sense of call and belovedness in God, and why Jesus doesn't break the rules because he wrote them.
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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31:05