My Friend the Friar

About My Friend the Friar

A podcast where we learn about our faith and share what it takes to live a Catholic Christian life through conversations and contemplations with my friend the friar, a Discalced Carmelite Priest.

Publisher

John Lee and Fr. Stephen Sanchez, O.C.D.

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2022

Latest episode

17 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

123 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Carmelites and the Desert Mountain Part 3 (Season 4 Episode 13)

   Send us Fan Mail You can learn a lot about the spiritual life from the most unglamorous places: a sleepless week, a third cup of coffee, and a cat that needs insulin every 12 hours. We start there, laughing a little and admitting we’re tired, because real prayer has to fit inside real life. And when your days are loud and crowded, the question underneath everything gets sharper: how do I actually hear God? From the Carmelite tradition, Father Stephen Sanchez helps us explore the desert and t...

2. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Carmelites and the Desert Mountain Part 2 (Season 4 Episode 12)

   Send us Fan Mail Prayer can feel like one more thing to “get done,” but that mindset quietly drains it of power. We sit down with Father Stephen Sanchez, a Discalced Carmelite priest, and walk through the Carmelite tradition to recover what prayer actually is: a living relationship with Jesus Christ that changes your desires, your choices, and the shape of your life. We connect the dots from the Rule of St Albert and the early hermits of Mount Carmel to the church’s struggle through war, fam...

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   29 Aug 2026

   Carmelites and the Desert Mountain (Season 4 Episode 11)

   Send us Fan Mail God might be trying to get your attention, but not the way you expect. A lot of us assume He shows up in noise, drama, and big spiritual moments. Father Steven Sanchez, a Discalced Carmelite priest, makes the case that the Bible keeps pointing somewhere else: the desert and the mountain, where the heart gets stripped down enough to actually listen. We start with the surprisingly important basics of Carmelite life, from monasteries and friaries to why Carmelites still t...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,735

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

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Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77

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