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
134 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
A Bridge Between Episode #139: "Pioneer and Perfector" (10th Sun after pentecost, 8-17-25)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what the author of the letter to the Hebrews meant when he called Jesus the "pioneer and prefector" of the faith, how Jesus is like Evil Knievel, and why we should be careful when we wear crosses in...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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30:40
A Bridge Between Episode #138: "Like A Thief In The Night" (9th Sun after Pentecost. Aug 10th 2025)
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex talk about the importance of being ready for when Christ comes because we do not know when He is coming, and how our love of earthly things can be a huge distraction.
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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29:59
A Bridge Between Episode #137: "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" (August 3rd, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the parable of the rich man who has so much he needs to build larger barns to hold it all, why this parable about greed is also about fear and scarcity, and how we should all be in conversation abou...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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29:49
"A Bridge Between Episode #136 "Knock And It Will Be Opened". (7th Sun after Pentecost: 7-27-25)
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex talk about Fr. Dave's recent cross-country adventure with his son, how the Our Father orients our spiritual posture towards what God loves and values, and how trusting in God means trusting in God's track ...
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Episode 30
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26:52
A Bridge Between Episiode #135: "Mary in a Martha World" (6th Sun after Pentecost. July, 20th, 2025)
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss why Jesus raised up Mary as an example over Martha, what it means to be a contemplative in a busy world, and why it's not easy to deal with silence.
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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28:20
A Bridge Between Episode #134 : "Who Is My Neighbor?" (July 13th, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the parable of the Good Samaritan, what it means to truly see people and their suffering, and how what this means for the Church and the world is a longer discussion.
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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29:32
A Bridge Between Episode #133: "Reap What You Sow" (4th Sunday after Pentecost, July 6th, 2025).
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss what it means for us as Christians to take accountability for the consequences of our actions, how we have to be careful not to rationalize our sin, and what it means to be sent out to sow for Chris...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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28:42
A Bridge Between #132 - "I Will Follow You Lord". 3rd Sunday after Pentecost. June 29th, 2025.
In this episode, Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex contemplate what matters most to their audience and what excuses we make for not following Jesus when he calls.
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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25:07
A Bridge Between Episode #131 - "Approaching the Silence" (2nd Sunday after Pent. June 22nd, 2025)
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the story of Elijah making a run for it and being served by an angel of God, how God is not always found where we are looking and why we need more silence in our lives.
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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29:51
A Bridge Between Episode #130: "The Mystery of God". Feast of the Holy Trinity. June 15th, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex try and struggle (as has every person) to explain the Trinity. They also discuss what it means to encounter the presence of God in each person of the Trinity: God the creator, God the redeemer, God the sust...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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27:17
A Bridge Between Episode #129: "Led by the Spirit" - Feast of Pentecost, June 8th, 2025
In this episode Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the Feast of Pentecost, why the collect of the day needs to use better language so it isn't misunderstood, and who really is a child of God.
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Episode 23
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34:02
A Bridge Between Episode #128: What Falls Down Must Rise Up" Feast of the Ascension - May 29th, 2025
In this special episode for the Feast of the Ascension Fr. Dave and Fr. Alex discuss the meaning behind Jesus leaving his disciples, who the Advocate is that Jesus promises, and why we have a new law in the field of physics.
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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29:45