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Listen to the episode here. Many people know how to say the Our Father and learn it from an early age. We can recite it almost without thinking about it. But what do the words of this prayer really mean? Could it be that there is more significance in these words? Jesus Christ gave us this prayer. What is He teaching us in and through this prayer? What can reflection on the words we say so often in this prayer reveal about our relationship with God and how we are to draw near

Listen to the episode on-demand now. In this episode, we reflect on New Year's Resolutions... Or, more accurately, "New Day's Resolutions" and the idea that the Lord's mercies are new every morning. While there is great value in in resolutions for a new year, should we also place an emphasis on the hope of a new day, every day? How do we evaluate the "success" of our resolutions? How do we avoid the temptation to be overly hard on our selves when we believe we fall short? Lis

In this classic Draw Near episode, we revisit a heartfelt conversation with our friend Sr. Fidelis Marie about what it really means to love one another well — not in theory, but in the daily decisions that shape our relationships and communities. If you’ve ever wrestled with empathy, boundaries, or how to grow in authentic charity, this episode will encourage and challenge you in all the right ways. Tune into this episode on December 3rd at 4pm on Siouxland Catholic Radio 88.

There’s an honest difference between "looking" holy and "living" a holy life. Reflecting on Luke 18:9–14, Fred and Kara explore how pride and comparison creep into our hearts, why appearances are not what God looks at, and how one's heart is truly the measure holiness. Looking beyond all you do for God, what does your heart look like? Let's dive into how pride can creep into our prayer life, how comparison blinds us to grace, and why holiness is not something we achieve but a

Imagine Jesus stopping everything just to find you and heal you. That’s exactly what happens in the story of the hemorrhaging woman. In this Lectio Divine episode, Fred and Kara pray with this passage and reflect on the woman's need to "touch" Jesus and how her circumstances during 12 years of suffering would have led to her "desperate" faith. In addition to spiritual themes, this episode also talks about Jesus' initiative to seek the woman and invite her out of her hiding pl

What if the interruptions in your day aren’t distractions… but invitations? In this short reflective episode, Kara shares a personal insight drawn from her own life and the life of Christ in Scripture. Jesus never pushed people away because they weren’t part of “the plan.” He embraced them as the plan. This episode invites you to rethink the way you see the unexpected moments in your own life—those small or inconvenient interruptions—as potential encounters with God’s grace. 

We all face discouragement—when our efforts fall short and God's presence feels distant. But even in the storm, even when it feels like Jesus is asleep in the boat, he is still with us and can turn our failures into something beautiful. In this episode, Fred and Kara get real about fear, failure, and the temptation to give up. They share personal stories, what St. Paul teaches us about weakness, and why Fred says, “I’m a sinner falling up on my way to sainthood.”  If you’ve e

How do we reconcile the faith, God's will, and Scripture with feelings of anxiety and depression? In this episode, Fred and Kara are joined by experienced spiritual director, Sister Fidelis Marie and have an honest discussion about anxiety and depression.  You can listen to this episode here.

In this episode of Draw Near, we explore how Scripture becomes a living encounter with the voice of God. We talk about how to prepare our...

In this throw-back episode, we again take up the theme of “life lessons” from the Saints. We share our encounters with St. Therese of...

When we pray the Our Father we say, "Forgive us our trespasses AS we forgive those who trespass against us." Each time we pray this, we...

There are many questions that we may never intentionally reflect on. In this episode, we ask each other a couple of these questions and...

Jesus’ call to “Come, follow me” was not just for Peter, Andrew, James, and John—it’s for each of us today. In this episode, we explore...

If you’ve enjoyed hearing the husbands and dads share their stories, you won’t want to miss this heartfelt (and often hilarious)...

Becoming a father, and the reality of being a father in the day to days of life can be both stressful, terrifying and joyfully rewarding...

Fred and Kara discuss the topic of Leading Children to Christ. This episode airs Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 4pm on Siouxland Catholic...

"They never told you in marriage preparation that some days, you won't like each other very much." Beginning our series on marriage and...

This week, we’re joined by Catholic speaker, author, and Science of Sainthood  founder Matthew Leonard to unpack his powerful journey...

Tune into a special episode of Draw Near on July 16th at 4pm on Siouxland Catholic Radio 88.1 FM. Fred and Kara could think of no better...

What if the interruptions in your day aren’t distractions… but invitations? In this short reflective episode, Kara shares a personal...