FR TOCHI SERIES
God, Culture, Friendship, Marriage, and Family. Podcast that discusses God and the interaction between Culture, Friendship, Marriage, and Family.
Episodes
115 episodes
Episode 114: Palm Sunday in Year A
Palm Sunday always feels like standing at the threshold of two worlds. On one side, there is joy, celebration, and expectation as Jesus enters Jerusalem. On the other hand, there is the shadow of the Passion, already stretching across th...
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Episode 113:The Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A
Today, Jesus stands before each of us and speaks the same words He spoke in Bethany: “I am the resurrection and the life.” He is not only the God who will raise us on the last day. He is the God who wants to raise us today, in our relationships...
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Episode 112: The Cross as the Mirror of Love
The cross is not the end of the story. It is the doorway through which love remakes everything. When we let it reflect God’s heart back to us, we begin to recognize that this love, this fierce, self-giving love, is the truest thing about us.
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Episode 111: The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year A
Laetare Sunday always arrives like a gentle sunrise in the middle of Lent. The Church pauses her penitential tone and invites us to rejoice, not because the journey is over, but because the destination is in sight. Today’s readings shine with o...
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Episode 110: The Beauty of Imperfection
Lent has a way of bringing our imperfections into the light, not to expose us, but to heal us. It invites us to stop pretending we are whole on our own and to recognize that God meets us most tenderly in the places we feel most unfinished ...
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Episode 109: The Third Sunday of Lent Year A
As we continue our Lenten journey, imagine Jesus sitting beside the well of your life. Hear Him say, gently and personally: “If you knew the gift of God…”Let this be the week you allow Him to speak into your heart, to reveal the truth ...
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Episode 108: The Second Sunday of Lent Year A
The Second Sunday of Lent always brings us to the mountain, the mountain of the Transfiguration. And every year, it feels like the Church is giving us a glimpse of Easter long before we get there. It’s as if God knows that the desert of ...
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Episode 107: Lenten Reflection Part 2- The Courage to Let Go
Letting go is one of the quietest forms of courage. It rarely looks dramatic. It often happens in the hidden places of the heart, where we release something we’ve been gripping tightly, sometimes for years, sometimes without even realizing it.
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Episode 106: Lenten Reflection Part 1: Hope in the Wilderness
The wilderness is one of Scripture’s most honest landscapes. It is the place where illusions fall away, where comforts grow thin, and where we discover what we truly rely on. It is also the place where God does some of His most tender work.
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Episode 105: The First Sunday of Lent Year A
Lent is not about punishing ourselves; it is about noticing the places where temptations quietly shape our choices and steal our freedom.
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Episode 104: Ash Wednesday: Remembering What truly Matters
Ash Wednesday brings us to a quiet threshold, the doorway into Lent. The ashes placed on our foreheads are not meant to shame us or diminish us. They are a reminder of something far more tender: that our lives are fragile, precious, and held en...
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Episode 103: The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Jesus calls us beyond minimalism, beyond “what’s the least I can do?”, into the fullness of life. He wants to shape our hearts so that our actions naturally reflect His love. The commandments are not chains; they are pathways to freedom. And th...
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Episode 102: Vulnerability is not Weakness
Let yourself be seen. Let yourself be heard. Let yourself be human. Because your vulnerability is not a weakness, it’s your power. And when you embrace it, you don’t just change your life… You give others the courage to change theirs, too.<...
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Episode 101: The Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
This Gospel resonates deeply with the witness of St. Agatha, a young woman who lived her mission with extraordinary courage. Like the apostles, she had very little worldly protection. She carried no weapons, no influence, no social power. What ...
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Episode 100: The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A and World Day of the Sick
he Gospel ends with a beautiful purpose: “That they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Our acts of compassion are not meant to draw attention to ourselves. They point beyond us, to the God whose love inspires them. ...
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Episode 99: Creating and Understanding Your Vision for Growth
A Vision for growth starts with honesty. It asks you to look at where you are right now, your strengths, struggles, patterns, hopes, and name them without judgment. Clarity is essential to creating and understanding vision.
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Episode 98: The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
The Beatitudes are not just lofty ideals; they are the blueprint of Christian living. They show us what it means to be citizens of God’s kingdom. They challenge us to live differently from the world, to value humility over pride, mercy over ven...
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Episode 97:The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
The Word of God today reminds us that Christ is the Light who calls us to unity and discipleship. Let us open our hearts to His Word, walk in His light, and become instruments of His kingdom.
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Episode 96: Presence as an Ingredient for a Successful Relationship.
Presence is not passive. It’s active listening. It’s leaning in when your partner speaks, not just waiting for your turn to reply. It’s noticing the small details, the tone of their voice, the look in their eyes, the pauses between...
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Episode 95: The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Our mission is to bear witness to Christ with humility and courage. So let us echo John the Baptist in our own lives: “Behold the Lamb of God.” May our words and actions help others recognize Jesus, the one who brings true freedom and ...
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Episode 94: The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Year A
As we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, let us remember that baptism is not a past event but a present reality. Each day, we are called to live out our identity as beloved children of God, empowered by the Spirit, and sent to continue Christ’s...
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Episode 93: The Solemnity of Epiphany
As we celebrate this feast, let us remember that we are called to be stars, guiding others to Christ by the way we live, by our compassion, by our joy. The Magi found the Child and returned home transformed. May we too encounter Christ anew thi...
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Episode 92: Beginning the New Year with Intentionality
As the calendar turns and a new year rises on the horizon, we’re given something rare… A pause. A breath. A moment suspended between who we have been and who we’re becoming.
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Episode 90:The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Holiness grows in the soil of everyday life. It grows when spouses support one another, when parents sacrifice for their children, when children learn respect and gratitude, when families, whatever their shape or size, choose love again and aga...
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