RA #969: Why “Thy Will Be Done” Comes Before Daily Bread
Rosary Army Catholic Podcast
We take a closer look at “our daily bread” and how what God has already given us might help us recognize and do his will. ___ Our often crowded Rosary Army task lists raise a practical question: how do we tell which good ideas are actually the work God wants us to do? Some responsibilities and tasks come from our own ideas, while others come to us through people and circumstances we did not necessarily pursue. As we tried to discern which projects and tasks to take on, we were brought back to the Our Father, where “thy will be done” comes immediately before the request for daily bread....
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RA #968: What Does It Really Mean to Offer It Up?
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Greg and Jennifer wrestle with why God allows suffering, what it means to offer it up, and how to carry an unwanted cross with Christ. ____ After a fractured molar is removed and the implant process leaves him without a tooth for a few months, Greg admits how quickly physical pain can turn “offer it up” into something harder than a Catholic catchphrase. He and Jennifer connect that fresh experience to other crosses they have faced, including the pain of watching their adult children struggle and the pressures surrounding Rosary Army. Greg keeps asking why it is happening and whether the...
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RA #967: Why Six Moms Gathered to Pray the Rosary
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Jennifer invited Catholic mothers to our house to pray the Rosary for their teenagers, while Greg considers how God uses supposed failures, long-built skills (once thought trivial), and unexpected opportunities to do more for the Kingdom. --- After seeing Catholic mothers (including herself) often struggling with how to raise holy teenagers in a Godless culture, Jennifer took a risk and invited local Catholic moms into our home to pray the Rosary. At the first gathering, six women arrived. It was small, but it was awesome, and it offered a glimpse of how even the tiniest local Rosary...
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RA #966: Is Your To-Do List Getting in God's Way?
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Greg and Jennifer question crowded schedules, endless to-do lists, and whether planning less can leave more room to recognize and follow God’s will. ___ Greg and Jennifer have spent years trying to simplify their lives, yet slowing down can still feel like failure. A passage from Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks gets them talking about the pressure to stay productive, keep up with everyone else, and fill every open hour. Greg explains why he now limits his daily list instead of chasing the next task. Jennifer talks about the good that can come from an empty schedule or even a feeling...
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It’s So Easy to Be Ready to Die
Rosary Army Catholic Podcast
After musician Glen Hansard’s sudden death and Greg's recent talk about God's love, we tackle the sobering question of being ready for eternity. ___ Just a few days after giving a talk in Texas about God’s love and mercy, one of Greg’s favorite musicians suddenly died in a tragic motorcycle accident. As a result, we find ourselves grieving someone we never personally met. Glen Hansard’s death raises a larger question: why do people so quickly assume someone is in heaven instead of praying for the dead? We also talk about Catholics who intentionally withheld sins in confession...
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RA #964: Jennifer's Hare-Raising Adventure
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Jennifer spent the morning helping two friends process rabbits for food and came home with new respect for homesteading, shared work, and what God provides. ___ Jennifer spent the morning helping two Catholic friends process rabbits for food. She wanted to know whether she could handle the work after years of watching survival shows from the couch. Greg has loved rabbits since childhood and has never wanted to eat one. That may now change. Or it may not. They talk plainly about dispatching, cleaning, butchering, and preparing the rabbits, along with the work behind the...
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RA #963: Stacks of Books Everywhere
Rosary Army Catholic Podcast
We share the books we're currently reading, from Dungeon Crawler Carl and Dog Stars to Rosary Meditations from Ven. Mary Agreda and St. Thérèse. ___ Greg has always loved books, while Jennifer came to reading later, once trying to make herself literary with Voltaire and Macbeth before pretty much reading only Anne Rice and John Grisham. They talk about high school books, why old titles follow us into adulthood, and how reading changes over a lifetime. Greg shares his current mix of serious, spiritual, and simple reading, including Oliver Burkeman, Arthur C. Brooks, Dungeon Crawler Carl, I...
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RA #962: Thoughts After Our First Rosary Army Retreat
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We talk through the first Rosary Army retreat, what surprised us, what worked, and why we’re not quite ready to decide yet if there will be another one. _______ We’re home from the first Rosary Army retreat, still tired, processing, and not making any big decisions. We talk about the beauty of the retreat center, the talks, the food, the people who came, and the difference between wanting something bigger and realizing smaller might just have been exactly right. We also talk about what it was like to have our teenage daughter with us for this weekend, the impact of silent...
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Podcast Extra: RA 2026 Retreat | Talk 4 of 4 | Katherine Barron
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Katherine Barron (Catholic in a Small Town Podcast) delivers a talk about the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary at the 2026 Rosary Army Retreat. Free From Rosary Army: Video Version of this Episode Subscribe to the Podcast: Greg’s Latest Book (God Doesn’t Hate Me After All – Discovering Louis de Montfort’s Love of Eternal Wisdom): More From Rosary Army and Greg & Jennifer Willits:
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Podcast Extra: RA 2026 Retreat | Talk 3 of 4 | Mac Barron
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Mac Barron (Catholic in a Small Town Podcast) delivers a talk about the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary at the 2026 Rosary Army Retreat. Free From Rosary Army: Video Version of this Episode Subscribe to the Podcast: Greg’s Latest Book (God Doesn’t Hate Me After All – Discovering Louis de Montfort’s Love of Eternal Wisdom): More From Rosary Army and Greg & Jennifer Willits:
info_outlineFor the first time in Rosary Army's history, we hit our fundraising goal on Christmas Day! In this update, Greg also shares a story of how God has brought miracles in the past to this apostolate. Thank you to all who supported Rosary Army for 2026!
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