How to Make the Most of Lent

In this episode of The Walk, I share some tips on how best to prepare for Lent in order to make the most of this special time.

In the premium part of the episode available to my $5 patrons, I talk about an important decision I recently took that impacts my plans for this year.

The Walk: What to Do When Your Favorite Book, Movie, or Game Challenges Your Faith?

In this episode of The Walk, I answer a common question from my followers on social media with a religious background: “Father, can I watch this show or read this book if it goes against my faith?” What to do if you come across media content that challenges your personal convictions?

In the premium part of the show available to my patrons, I share my excitement about the website and a related project that I’m working on.

The Walk: Why Mental Health Should Never Be a Taboo Subject

It is so important to foster a climate of trust in organizations and in the church so people feel safe to talk about their mental health issues if these arise. In this episode of The Walk I share my thoughts on this after some recent experiences.

In the premium part of the show for my patrons, I discuss some new ideas about ways in which I hope to help my followers through my online ministery.

The Walk: Quitting YouTube

In this episode of The Walk, I discuss the current trend of high-profile YouTubers stepping away from their full-time YouTube job. What can we learn from what these content creators mention about work-life balance?

In the Premium section of the podcast available to my $5 patrons, I share how those lessons also influence my coaching style.

Fr. Roderick

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The Walk: How I Plan The Journey Of My Followers

In this episode of The Walk, I share with you how I plan the journey of my followers from first contact to an ongoing relationship that brings value to their lives.

In the premium version of the show, I give you more behind the scenes information about what is going on in my life and in my work.

The Walk: The App That Finally Made Me Listen To Pope Francis

A couple of years ago, I was in the Vatican on a Wednesday morning for the pope’s weekly audience. The sun was warm, I was still a bit sleepy and the pope was reading a text in Italian. My thoughts started to drift and my eyelids started to become heavy. Suddenly, the pope stopped reading, looked up from his papers and asked: “Are you all still awake?” The crowd began to laugh, probably because I wasn’t the only one who was sleepy that morning.

Pope Francis dropped his prepared speech in his lap, bent forward and said on a confidential tone into the microphone: “You see, this is why I always tell priests not to preach for more than 8 to 10 minutes”.

I have always struggled with this. My ADHD brain has trouble registering the passing of time, and I can completely lose myself in the story that I’m sharing. Great for long-form podcasts like my recent Catholic Insider audiotours in Rome, not so great for my parishioners sitting in uncomfortable pews on Sunday morning.

My New Year’s resolution therefore is to limit myself to 8 minutes when I’m preaching. And I came across an app that helps me visualize the passing of time while I’m preaching, called ‘Time Timer’. I tried it out this past Sunday, and the feedback from my parishioners surprised me.

I talk about it and about my other plans for this new year (including my availabilty as a social media coach) in this new episode of The Walk. If you are interested in my coaching plans, send me a message and I will keep you informed!

Fr. Roderick

The Walk: Why People Don’t Listen When You Speak

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to dedicate more time to writing. Good writing can be a strong foundation for my videos, for my blogposts and for my other efforts to reach new audiences. But good writing requires practice. And there is one key ingredient that helps writing go from good to great. in this episode of The Walk, I share what that ingredient is.

The Walk: Back in Rome

Rome is beautiful this time of year. The bars and restaurants are decorated with Christmas lights, and on Saint Peter’s Square this year’s nativity scene honors Saint Francis’ first initiative to visualize the story of Jesus’ birth 800 years ago. In this episode of The Walk, I explore the streets of Trastevere at night as I share with you my plans for 2024.

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At Christmas, $10 tier Patrons or higher will get early access to my brand new Catholic Insider podcast series that I’m producing during my stay in Rome.

The Walk: I Finally See What I Couldn’t See Before

After a difficult week, I had a breakthrough insight about how I can use my media expertise and experience to coach individuals and groups in their efforts to be successful in their outreach on social media.

In the premium part I record for my patrons, I share some early ideas about the way in which I intend to develop this in the weeks to come.

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The Walk: An Advent Mindset for Your Best Year Ever

Are you aware of how often you limit yourself by allowing a negative mindset to determine your path?

Michael Hyatt’s book ‘Your Best Year Ever – A 5-step plan to achieving your most important goals’ invited me to let go of fear and to step outside of my comfort zone with confidence.

In this episode of The Walk, I share how the time of Advent encourages us to follow the Virgin Mary in her faith that God will provide and that our ‘yes’ to the next step is all it takes to help realize God’s plan with us.

In the premium version of the podcast for my patrons, I share how I applied this insight when I decided to embark on an exciting trip very soon!

The Walk: The Joy of Learning As An Adult

If you are like me, you may not reserve much time in your busy life for learning or studying new things. Isn’t learning something you did in school when you were young? Haven’t we got more important things to do now that we are adults? However, this past year, I have rediscovered the power and the joy of studying new topics. In this episode of The Walk, I share with you how I became a student again, and how adult learning has enriched my life.

During the extra mile that I record for my patrons, I share some behind the scenes information about my work and about some of the projects that I am preparing for the winter months.

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The Walk: What You Should and Shouldn’t Do With Your Talents

In this episode of The Walk I share my thoughts on how to interpret the story Jesus tells his disciples about what to do with talents. How correct is the most common interpretation of that story?

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The Walk: How To Finish What You Start

Are you the kind of person who always works on one project at the time until it is completed, or is your life a collection of laundry that still needs to be folded, a DYI project that stays half-completed, drawers and cupboards full of stuff you really need to sort out one day and more unfinished business? In this episode of The Walk, I talk about the one thing Yoda wants his apprentices to do: finish what they begin.

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The Walk: How Pokémon Sleep helps me catch more ZZZs

Do you have trouble keeping a steady sleeping schedule? Or do you need some extra motivation to get out of the door for a walk every day? In this episode of The Walk, I share how gamification helps me improve certain aspects of my life by attaching small rewards to certain actions I’m trying to turn into habits.

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The Walk: Household Hacks for Busy People

How do you combine a busy work schedule with household chores and with decluttering goals without going crazy? In this episode of The Walk, I share with you what I’ve learned this past week and how some new approaches help me keep my sanity.

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The Walk: Squirrels and ADHD

In this episode of The Walk, I talk about my often hyperactive mind and about what may be causing this.

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The Walk: What To Do When The News Overwhelms You

In this episode of The Walk, I discuss what you can do when world events on the news overwhelm you.

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The Walk: The Point of Pointlessness

Often we strive to be as productive as possible, to meet the expectations of others and of ourselves. However, we can greatly benefit from doing pointless things from time to time. In this episode of The Walk, I explain how.

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The Walk: Dealing With Disasters

A bug wiped out two days of hard work on a video project, but I didn’t freak out like I would have in the past. In this episode of The Walk, I share how I’m learning to better deal with disappointments and setbacks and how it affects my work.

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