Episodes

  • A Bridge Between Episode #142: "Count the Cost" (9-7-25, 13th Sunday after Pentecost)
    Aug 31 2025

    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 disciples.

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    32 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episode #141: "Let Mutual Love Continue" (August 31st 2025)
    Aug 26 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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    34 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episode #140: "I Will Deliver You" (11th Sunday after Pentecost. August 24th, 2025)
    Aug 18 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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    31 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episode #139: "Pioneer and Perfector" (10th Sun after pentecost, 8-17-25)
    Aug 11 2025

    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 public.

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    31 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episode #138: "Like A Thief In The Night" (9th Sun after Pentecost. Aug 10th 2025)
    Aug 3 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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    30 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episode #137: "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" (August 3rd, 2025)
    Jul 28 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 about the growing inequality in our world.

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    30 mins
  • "A Bridge Between Episode #136 "Knock And It Will Be Opened". (7th Sun after Pentecost: 7-27-25)
    Jul 21 2025

    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 record.

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    27 mins
  • A Bridge Between Episiode #135: "Mary in a Martha World" (6th Sun after Pentecost. July, 20th, 2025)
    Jul 14 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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    28 mins