Father Fessio in Five

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Join Father Fessio every Friday for his profound insights on a wide variety of interesting subjects and be inspired by the thoughts of a great Jesuit. These episodes provide a rare glimpse into the mind of our beloved founder and are an easy and meaningful way to deepen your spiritual and intellectual life!

Episode Date
153: What Happened to the Sequences?
Apr 24, 2026
152: The History of the Responsorial Psalm
Apr 17, 2026
151: “Deo Gratias” Means More Than “Thanks be to God”
Apr 10, 2026
150: Vatican II Positively Changed the Readings
Apr 03, 2026
149: Why Do Catholics Have an Ambo?
Mar 27, 2026
148: The Liturgy of the Word and Jewish Worship
Mar 20, 2026
147: The Conclusion of the Introductory Rites
Mar 13, 2026
146: Vatican II Changed the Collect
Mar 06, 2026
145: What Are We Singing about in of the “Gloria”?
Feb 27, 2026
144: The Origins of the Gloria
Feb 20, 2026
143: The Only Greek Spoken at Mass
Feb 13, 2026
142: Why God Forgives Us at Mass
Feb 06, 2026
141: The Divine Office Connects to the Mass
Jan 30, 2026
140: What We Confess at Mass
Jan 23, 2026
139: What Vatican II Actually Said About Using Latin at Mass
Jan 16, 2026
138: Why the Priest Says “The Lord be with you”
Jan 09, 2026
137: Explaining the Sign of the Cross
Jan 02, 2026
136: Why Does the Priest Kiss the Altar?
Dec 26, 2025
135: The Meaning Behind the Priestly Vestments
Dec 19, 2025
134: Fr. Fessio Explains Why We Call the Mass, “The Mass”
Dec 12, 2025
133: The Mass in the Road to Emmaus
Dec 06, 2025
132. The Cosmic Dimension of the Mass
Nov 28, 2025
131. The Historical Dimension of the Mass
Nov 21, 2025
130. Explaining the Mass of Vatican II
Nov 14, 2025
129: Fr. Fessio Starts A Series on The Mass
Nov 07, 2025
128: Three Latin Phrases You Should Use
Oct 31, 2025
127: Would You Recognize the Holy Family?
Oct 24, 2025
126: A Small Lesson in Hebrew
Oct 17, 2025
125: What Does Faith Require?
Oct 10, 2025
124: Why You Should Say "Pax huic domui" When Entering a House
Oct 03, 2025
123: The Greatest in the Kingdom of God
Sep 26, 2025
122 Special Episode: Why Catholics Should Kneel
Sep 19, 2025
121: Is the Our Father the Best Prayer?
Sep 12, 2025
120: Do You Know What “Deo Gratias” Means?
Sep 05, 2025
119: You Should Use This Latin Phrase
Aug 29, 2025
118: Atheists and Christians See Sunsets Differently
Aug 22, 2025
117: The First and Last Words of the Psalms
Aug 15, 2025
116: Should You Trust A.I.?
Aug 08, 2025
115: Finding God in the Mystery
Aug 01, 2025
114: Explaining the Simplicity of God
Jul 25, 2025
113: Why is John the Baptist the Greatest Man Born of Woman?
Jul 18, 2025
112: The Wisdom of St. Gregory of Nyssa
Jul 11, 2025
111: Understand the Symbols of the Holy Spirit
Jul 04, 2025
110: Fr. Fessio’s Favorite Bible Verses
Jun 27, 2025
109: Reinforcement Learning—The Final Step of Making A.I.
Jun 20, 2025
108: Post-Training—The Third Step of Making A.I.
Jun 13, 2025
107: Training—The Second Step of Making A.I.
Jun 06, 2025
106: Pretraining—The First Step of Making A.I.
May 30, 2025
105: Computers Do NOT Know ANYTHING
May 23, 2025
104: Making Artificial Intelligence Simple
May 16, 2025
103: What is “Opus Dei”?
May 09, 2025
102: How Does God Dwell in Us?
May 02, 2025
101: Life is Like a Greek Race
Apr 25, 2025
100: Unpacking St. Ignatius’ Suscipe Prayer
Apr 18, 2025
99: A Jesuit Speaks About Gender
Apr 11, 2025
98: Did Jesus Have Faith?
Apr 04, 2025
97: What is Our “Daily Bread”?
Mar 28, 2025
96: Forgive Our "Debts" or "Trespasses"?
Mar 22, 2025
95: Inspiration of Scripture
Mar 22, 2025
94: C.S. Lewis and the Historical Critical Method
Mar 22, 2025
93: The Historical Critical Method
Mar 22, 2025
92: God With Us
Mar 22, 2025
91: The Great Mystery
Mar 22, 2025
90: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Mar 22, 2025
89: From Faith to Agape
Mar 22, 2025
88: Why Reread Things?
Mar 21, 2025
87: Imperfect Offerings
Mar 21, 2025
86: Creating a Network of Reliable Information
Mar 21, 2025
85: Fake It Till You Make It
Mar 21, 2025
84: Are You Thankful for Neologisms?
Mar 21, 2025
83: The Significance of the Cross
Mar 14, 2025
82: Why God Wanted Us to Discover Wine
Mar 07, 2025
81: Fr. Fessio Explains Wine Making
Feb 28, 2025
80: God in the Atomic World
Feb 21, 2025
79: Is Jesus Present in Every Molecule of the Eucharist?
Feb 14, 2025
78: Can We Call Somebody a Fool?
Feb 07, 2025
77: His Mercy is on Those Who Fear Him
Jan 31, 2025
76: Faith in God
Jan 24, 2025
75: Thrown Into The Fire
Jan 17, 2025
74: Hope in a Chaotic World
Jan 10, 2025
73: Have I Fought the Good Fight?
Dec 31, 2024
72: Notes from the Underworld
Nov 13, 2024
69: What Happened to the Old Hebrew Law?
Oct 28, 2024
68: WHY?
Oct 25, 2024
67: Fine, We Share the Divine Nature—So What?
Oct 08, 2024
66: Simon Peter Says: God Makes Us Divine
Oct 01, 2024
65: Quantum Physics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 3]
Sep 24, 2024
64: Astrophysics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 2]
Sep 18, 2024
63: Microbiology Points to God [Science and Love, pt 1]
Aug 14, 2024
62: Just Follow YOUR Call
Aug 08, 2024
61: Don't Just "Be Good," But GO
Aug 06, 2024
60: Don't Fear the Reaper
Jul 25, 2024
59: God Makes Himself Small
Jul 22, 2024
58: At Meribah and Massah [The Best Part of Waking Up, pt. 2]
Jul 10, 2024
57: The Best Part of Waking Up
Jul 08, 2024
56: Peace and the Church
Jul 04, 2024
55: The Art of Moving On
Jul 03, 2024
54: No Time to Pray?
Jun 21, 2024
53: Lead Us Not into Temptation
Jun 14, 2024
52: You Have to March to Be Christian
May 30, 2024