Pastors of Payne (County)

Spiritual Radiation: Eucharistic Adoration in Payne County

Father Kerry and Father O'Brien dive into the Lenten Season with a spirited discussion on the Lenten practice of prayer and how Eucharistic Adoration can help your spiritual life. What is it? What do you do when you get there? The Pastors of Payne get practical on this wonderful spiritual practice.

When a Church Turns One

On Monday March 11th, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Stillwater will celebrate her one year anniversary since Bishop David Konderla dedicated it. Father O’Brien and Father Kerry talk church dedications, look back on the celebration from 2018, and help us understand why a physical church building is so important. 

Lent 2019

Lent starts this week and Father Kerry and Father O’Brien are going to get you ready with explanations of Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent. Listen in for some whitty banter as well!

 

A Local and Worldwide Church

Father O’Brien and Father Kerry get into how our local parishes are connected to a diocese and connected to Rome. Tune in and learn how we’re all apart of something bigger than ourselves! 

How Old Is Your Church?

Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry take a deep dive into Church history to discuss the important questions of church history, Biblical history, and the historical arguments for Catholicism. Tune in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and the St. Francis Xavier SoundCloud Account. 

 

Love is in the Air

Between Valentine’s Day and St. Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians on love (I Corinthians 13), people are talking above love. Fr. Kerry and Fr. O’Brien jump in and talk through the real meaning of love. Join in!

 

Grace: More Than a Prayer Before Meals

What is grace and why do you need it? Join the Catholic priests of Stillwater for a walk through the Church's teaching on grace, justification, and freedom. You will learn something!

The Courage Apostolate and Same Sex Attraction

Following a presentation to the priests and deacons of the Diocese of Tulsa, Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien share what they learned from Fr. Philip Bochanski, Executive Director of Courage International, the Catholic Church's official outreach to men and women who experience same sex attraction. 

 

Nothing Ordinary About It

With the Christmas Season behind us, Ordinary Time begins. What is Ordinary Time? Why green? What are the liturgical seasons? All this and more as Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry flush out why Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary.

 

The Feminine Genius

Father O'Brien spends time with OSU FOCUS Missionaries Leann Richardson and Amanda George talking FOCUS, the spirituality of women, and why working with Fr. Kerry is a crazy adventure.