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The Joyful Friar

The Joyful Friar

By: Father Nathan Castle O.P.
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The Joyful Friar Podcast explores the soulful, the meaningful, and the mystical in three different ways. First, Afterlife, Interrupted stories, in which someone who died suddenly and traumatically seeks my help and the help of my prayer partners.

Second, Compassionate Responses, to readers’ and listeners’ questions and concerns that arise from those stories. And third, Spiritual Practices, influenced by the Catholic Christian tradition I’ve been shaped by that reveal how goodness is at work throughout the universe and within each of us.

Each episode reveals insights about living in the present with faith and joyful hope. Be inspired to more fully receive, magnify, and share love.

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Episodes
  • Compassionate Response: Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration

    Compassionate Response: Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration
    Jun 10 2025

    Fr. Nathan shares the compassionate response to Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration. This story is new and not included in the Afterlife, Interrupted books. You are hearing it for the first time on the podcast.

    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    Support the show

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.:
    http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate: https://nathan-castle.com/donate

    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast, please donate. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.

    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    35 mins
  • Afterlife, Interrupted: Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration

    Afterlife, Interrupted: Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration
    Jun 3 2025

    Fr. Nathan introduces us to Saba, Angel Salaam, and a Ramadan Celebration. This story is new and not included in the Afterlife, Interrupted books. You are hearing it for the first time on the podcast.


    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    Support the show

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.:
    http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate: https://nathan-castle.com/donate

    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast, please donate. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.

    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    24 mins
  • Spiritual Practice: Nadi and a Parade of Floats Part 2

    Spiritual Practice: Nadi and a Parade of Floats Part 2
    May 27 2025

    Fr. Nathan shares the spiritual practices in this second part of Nadi and a Parade of Floats. Told in greater detail in Afterlife, Interrupted Book Two: Helping Souls Cross Over, available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/da7JdIK.

    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    Support the show

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.:
    http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate: https://nathan-castle.com/donate

    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast, please donate. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.

    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

    Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast!

    Support the show

    ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.:
    http://www.nathan-castle.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOP

    Listen to the podcast: https://apple.co/3ssA9b5

    Purchase books on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4

    Donate: https://nathan-castle.com/donate

    My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast, please donate. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province.

    #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterdeath, #lifeafterloss #spirituality #awakenings. #nde, #ste, #ide

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    1 hr

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