Ep. 298 | Feeling nothing isn't a virtue

Do you ever feel flat when you know you should feel something? When a close friend moved away, Fr Columba noticed he felt almost nothing, and he realised that wasn't how he wanted to live. In this episode, he looks at temperament, why we sometimes avoid emotion because it leaves us vulnerable, and why our feelings are part of the humanity God gave us. Jesus, who was fully human, felt great sorrow and great joy. Fr Columba shares the simple things that help him bring a slow heart to life: talking, journaling, prayer, imagining someone he loves, and using an emotions wheel. If your heart feels grey, this is an invitation to keep unwrapping the gift of who you are.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #298Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you feel you just don't have time to pray? In this episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba asks us to get honest about where our time really goes, then offers a surprising consolation from the story of the widow's two coins. God doesn't count in minutes, he counts in how much of ourselves we give, so ten minutes offered wholeheartedly before the kids wake up is no small thing. Drawing on Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God, he shows how brief moments of worship, asking for grace and offering our hearts can slowly turn the whole day into prayer. If you've been despising the little time you have, this is an invitation to stop, give it to him with joy, and simply give him your heart.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #297Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you ever stop to think that the King of the Universe had nowhere to call home? In this episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba reflects on Luke 9, where Jesus tells a would-be follower that "the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." The passage is usually read as a warning about the cost of discipleship, but Fr Columba sees something more in it. Jesus wants to dwell in the hearts of his disciples, and he still comes to us like a beggar, knocking and waiting to be let in. 🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #296Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you ever feel stuck on the hamster wheel, always consuming more content, more stuff and more noise, and still never satisfied? In this episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba names consumerism as something we've made a bit of a god of today. He turns to the days of creation: the sixth day, when the beasts were made, and the seventh, God's day of rest, covenant and contemplation. He shows how our small, everyday choices are always building something: either a life driven by appetite or a life that grows more like God. If you feel restless or never quite full, this is an invitation to stop chasing more and rest in the One who can fill every gap.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #295Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you avoid hard conversations, keeping the peace until something finally gives? In this episode, Fr Columba looks at why confrontation feels so difficult and why Jesus never shied away from it. Drawing on Christ's teaching about going to a brother who has wronged you, he explains the difference between being nice and being loving, and how needing to be liked can stop us from being real with the people we care about. If you find it hard to speak up, this is an invitation to a love that is honest, free and willing to get its wellies dirty.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #294Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you ever reach for your phone the moment something beautiful happens? In this episode, Fr Columba shares memories of his mother stopping the car to photograph the Donegal scenery, and of watching clouds pour down a cliff face at the Grand Canyon while everyone around him clicked away. Drawing on Monsignor Giussani and Arthur Brooks, he explores why beauty moves us: it is greater than we are, and being struck by it is a quietly religious act. Our phones can also put a wall between us and that encounter, and quietly rob us of the joy it brings. This is an invitation to pause before you press the button, let yourself be struck, and sometimes just leave your phone at home.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #293Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you ever feel your faith has grown cold? This year marks 800 years since St Francis of Assisi died in 1226. To honour the anniversary, Fr Columba leads us in this litany to our Seraphic Father. Francis was the little poor man who kissed the feet of his brothers, rebuilt the Church and saw beauty itself in beautiful things. Eight centuries on, the closing prayer still asks what God did through him "when the world was growing cold": to rekindle the flame of love in our hearts. Pray along with the words on screen, and ask St Francis to help you love Christ as he did.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

When someone asks how you are, do you say "fine" and move on? Fr Columba explores an idea drawn from St John Paul II's theology of the body: that we exist to be a gift to others, and that ordinary conversation is one of the most normal ways we give and receive love. He unpacks why always saying "I'm fine" can quietly shut people out, why that leaves us feeling empty and alone, and why learning to open our hearts to others helps us open them to God in prayer. If you've been keeping everyone at arm's length, this is an invitation to let them in.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #292Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Do you know how to switch off, or do you just know how to keep going? Fr Columba explores an idea from the philosopher Josef Pieper: that leisure, real rest, is the basis of culture, and it isn't the same thing as amusement. Drawing on Aristotle and his own struggle with burnout, he unpacks why so many of us only know how to work and how to be entertained, but never how to simply be. If you've ever finished a holiday more tired than when you started, this is an invitation to actually rest.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #291Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Why does the priesthood matter so much? Holding a relic of St John Vianney, Fr Columba reflects on a line he's carried since his ordination day: the priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus. He explains why the Eucharist and confession can only reach us through a priest, why that makes the priesthood about Christ's love rather than power, and shares an honest, personal account of hearing his own call. He closes with a simple ask: pray for the priests in your life.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #290Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!🔴  MEMBERSHIPSWe couldn't create this series without our members. If you find these videos helpful or think they might help others, please consider becoming a member below. Members receive exclusive content.You can join us here: https://www.calledtomore.org/communityThank you, and welcome to the team!🔴  WEBSITESFor more content, visit our website: https://www.calledtomore.orgFor more on the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, visit their website: https://www.franciscanfriars.com🔴  SOCIAL MEDIAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTsNUh9sBx3hs1sN3wtgrgInstagram: ​​https://www.instagram.com/ctmcatholicFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTMcatholicApple (Little by Little): https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/little-by-little/id1499383321Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487cSpotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f