Holy Week Series Ep. 5 of 7 | Good Friday & The Cross: Mercy or Misery?

Do you live in the house of fear or the house of love?

In this episode, Father John reflects on the voices we listen to, the fears that shape us, and Christ's invitation to live with trust instead of anxiety.   Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and if this episode encourages you, share it with someone who needs to hear it. 🎙️✝️

Holy Week Series Ep. 7 of 7 Easter Sunday: He Is Risen & It Changes Everything

What if this didn't happen? No resurrection. No hope. No answer to the darkness, the suffering, the tomb. But it did happen. And it changes everything. In the final episode of our Holy Week series, Father John brings us to the greatest day the universe has ever known — Easter Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just a historical event. It's the answer to every question you have, every pain you carry, and every moment you've wondered if any of this is real. Love is stronger than death. Love is greater than sin. And when Jesus rose from that tomb, the first words He spoke were not words of condemnation or revenge. He looked at the very people who had abandoned Him and said — peace be with you. That's who our God is. His revenge is mercy. His response to our darkness is light. And the doors of heaven are now open wide. Father John also shares a deeply personal moment — pilgrims once asked him why he cries during his homilies. His answer will stay with you. How can you not come undone in the presence of a God who thinks you're more important than He is? 🌿 Walk it with us... one day at a time. 🎙️ Listen on the Father John Amsberry Podcast — available wherever you listen to podcasts. #Easter #EasterSunday #HeIsRisen #FatherJohnAmsberry #CatholicPodcast #Easter2026 #WalkItWithUs #Resurrection

Holy Week Series Ep. 6 of 7 Holy Saturday: Waiting in the Dark

The stone is placed. The tomb is sealed. And He's gone. Holy Saturday is the darkest day of the year. No miracles. No answers. Just silence and an unbearable question hanging in the air — is this the end, or is this the beginning? In Episode 6 of our Holy Week series, Father John sits with us in that darkness. He takes us into the hearts of Mary and the disciples as they waited, not knowing what Sunday would bring. And he reminds us that many of us live there too — in the dark tomb, wondering if the promises are really true. The Holy Spirit says: without me, everything means nothing. But with me, everything means everything. Father John also walks us through the Easter Vigil — the greatest Mass of the year — and why its four parts tell the whole story of what Jesus came to do. You matter to God. So much that if it was only you, He would have climbed on that cross for you. 🌿 Walk it with us... one day at a time. 🎙️ Listen on the Father John Amsberry Podcast — available wherever you listen to podcasts. #HolyWeek #HolySaturday #EasterVigil #FatherJohnAmsberry #CatholicPodcast #Easter2026 #WalkItWithUs

Holy Week Series Ep. 5 of 7 | Good Friday & The Cross: Mercy or Misery?

Where is the hope? Jesus has died just like any other man. Good Friday confronts us with the most painful question of Holy Week — and the most powerful answer. In Episode 5 of our Holy Week series, Father John takes us to the cross. Not to look away from it, but to look directly at it. To ask the question we all need to ask: why is He up there? And what does it mean for my life? The crucifix is the central symbol of our faith. And at the heart of it is a choice every one of us faces — misery or mercy. The endless scourging of a life lived apart from God, or the healing love of a Savior who looks at you from the cross and says, I thirst for you. Jesus is not only taking away our sins. He's coming in to overtake the tyrant who's been scourging us — and with His own hands, He will heal us, bind us, and make us whole. Do you live in misery, or do you live in His mercy? The cross answers that question. 🌿 Walk it with us... one day at a time. 🎙️ Listen on the Father John Amsberry Podcast — available wherever you listen to podcasts. #HolyWeek #GoodFriday #TheCross #FatherJohnAmsberry #CatholicPodcast #Easter2026 #WalkItWithUs #MercyNotMisery

Holy Week Series Ep. 4 of 7 | The Garden of Gethsemane: Not My Will, But Yours

Can you imagine if that prayer was never prayed? The night before His crucifixion, Jesus knelt in the Garden of Gethsemane — and the weight of what was coming was so intense He sweat blood. His closest friends fell asleep. And yet He prayed the most powerful prayer ever spoken: "Father, not my will, but your will be done." In Episode 4 of our Holy Week series, Father John takes us deep into the Garden — into the raw humanity of Jesus, the silence of the disciples, and what it means for us when God doesn't take away our suffering but meets us right in the middle of it. As C.S. Lewis said, God whispers to us in our joy, but speaks loudly in our pain. Pain is God's megaphone. Father John also shares his own personal surrender — the moment he stopped fighting God's call to the priesthood and finally said, your will be done. What is God calling you to surrender today? 🌿 Walk it with us... one day at a time. 🎙️ Listen on the Father John Amsberry Podcast — available wherever you listen to podcasts. #HolyWeek #Gethsemane #FatherJohnAmsberry #CatholicPodcast #Easter2026 #WalkItWithUs #NotMyWill