JOSh Friends

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JOSh Friends is your go-to podcast for a dose of inspiration, friendship, and spiritual wisdom. Join us as we explore the treasures of JesCom's Library through the voices of our diverse community. Each episode features guests sharing powerful excerpts from our books and musical pieces, bringing these words to life in a fresh, engaging way. Whether you're a long-time follower or new to the faith journey, JOSh Friends offers a welcoming space for reflection, growth, and connection. https://jescom.ph/josh

  1. 3일 전

    Continue? Showing Up When Life Wipes Your Team | Siete Palabras: The Word for a Weary World by the Philippine Jesuits and H.E. Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, D.D., S.T.D.

    Six years after his original graduation date, communication student Carlos Reyes is still pressing continue. In this episode of JOSh Friends, Carlos shares what it's like to be neurodivergent, delayed, and finishing a thesis in a world that didn't pause for him. Through the lens of anime, gaming, and the quiet grind of showing up — he revisits the wins, the losses, and the season when God went strangely quiet. Because not all breakthroughs happen on time. Sometimes they happen six years late. In a thesis defense room. In a colloquium you didn't expect to win. In choosing to show up on the days your brain won't cooperate. In staying in the game when the screen asks: Continue? As we journey through the Third Week of Lent, this episode draws from Siete Palabras: The Word for a Weary World — reflecting on despair, hope, and solidarity. And from Sacred Space — on what it means to serve even the ones who hurt you, and the kind of love that shows up without conditions. This isn't a story about being behind.It's about what gets built in the waiting. Whether you're in your last semester, your sixth year, your third restart — or somewhere between the plan you had and the life you're actually living — the question remains: What if God was already in the messy draft? 📖 Siete Palabras: The Word for a Weary World 🙏 Journey through Lent with Sacred Space Both available at jescom.ph/josh

    11분

  2. 3월 4일

    The In-Between is Not Empty | "Bless Our Darkness" by Bukas Palad

    She paid her own tuition. Booked the job. Showed up to every shoot.And still felt like she was one missed deadline away from completely losing it. In this episode of JOSh Friends, writer, actress, and creative communicator Kristen Abbey gets honest about Q1 of 2026 — the overcommitments, the unfinished drafts, the projects that didn't land the way she imagined, and the specific exhaustion that comes not from caring too little, but from caring about everything, all at once. And in the middle of all that striving — she found a song. "Bless Our Darkness" by Bukas Palad doesn't ask God to take the hard parts away. It asks Him to show up inside them. To breathe life into the yearnings. To be faithful in the mess. And for someone whose life runs on creativity and deadlines and barely enough sleep — that prayer hit differently. As we enter the second week of Lent, this episode sits with a quiet but piercing truth from Sacred Space: the heart is too tender a space to be wasted on negativity. In a season that asks us to slow down and look inward, Kristen reflects on what it means to keep going — not because you have it all together, but because something deeper keeps calling you forward. This isn't a highlight reel. It's the in-between.And turns out — that's exactly where the light gets in. 🎵 Listen to Bless Our Darkness and the full Bukas Palad album on Spotify https://found.ee/bless-our-darkness📖 Journey through Lent with more resources at jescom.ph/josh. Darkness isn't the end of the story. Sometimes, it's where it begins.

    8분

  3. 2월 23일

    Same Ground, New Blueprint: A Song, A Street, and What We're Still Building | KALYE | Toto Sorioso with the Bukas Palad Music Ministry and Hangad

    Before you build anything, you check the ground. Forty years after EDSA, civil engineer Carlo Legaspi reflects on foundations — not just of structures, but of nation, faith, and community. In this episode of JOSh Friends, Carlo shares how the new song “Kalye” by the Jesuit Music Ministry stirred something unexpected in him. Through the lens of engineering — soil tests, cracked walls, structural integrity — he revisits what happened on February 25, 1986, and asks: What have we built on that ground since? Because not all acts of courage happen on highways.Sometimes they happen in choir rehearsals.In Sunday service.In choosing harmony over ego.In staying consistent when no one is watching. As we journey through Lent, this episode also draws from Sacred Space by Jesuit Communications — reflecting on forgiveness, integrity under pressure, and the kind of grace that holds weight without cracking. This isn’t nostalgia.It’s formation. Whether you’re on a job site, in a rehearsal room, or somewhere between blueprint and prayer — the question remains: What are you building that will last? 🎵 Listen to “Kalye” on all streaming platforms.📖 Journey through Lent with Sacred Space available at jescom.ph/josh. Tayo ang People Power — sa kabila ng kadiliman.

    10분

  4. 2월 18일

    System Reboot: When Faith Rebuilds | Courage by Ed Garcia

    Ash Wednesday. You are dust. Systems fail. Nations fall. But courage rebuilds. Forty years after EDSA People Power, engineer Tricia Oliveros reflects on what happens when everything collapses — whether it’s a nation, a career, or the structures we built our identity on. In this Ash Wednesday episode of JOSh Friends, Tricia connects her 11 years in engineering — where every system failure demanded a reboot — with the deeper spiritual reboot Lent invites us into. Featuring insights from COURAGE! by Ed Garcia, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, this episode asks: What does moral courage look like today?Not in revolutions — but in routines.Not in applause — but in secret.Not in noise — but in faithfulness. As we receive ashes and hear the words, “Remember that you are dust,” we are reminded that titles fade, achievements pass, and even nations must rebuild. But courage — the quiet, daily decision to do the right thing in the right way despite fear — is what restores what has been broken. This Lent, we are invited to practice a different kind of People Power:Integrity in private.Prayer behind closed doors.Kindness without performance.Hope without spotlight. Because rebuilding doesn’t start on the streets.It starts in the heart. 📖 COURAGE! by Ed Garcia and Sacred Space are available at jescom.ph/josh.Let this Ash Wednesday be your reset — not just of habits, but of hope.

    11분

  5. 2월 9일

    Courage Is Not a Hashtag | “COURAGE!” by Ed Garcia

    February 1986, millions of Filipinos stood on EDSA. Ordinary people. Extraordinary courage.February 2026—iba na ang laban, pero pareho pa rin ang tanong: pipili ka pa bang tumindig? In this episode of JOSh Friends, An Julie Fabella—CSR II by profession, ordinary Filipino by choice—shares how courage doesn’t always look like grand gestures or viral moments. Minsan, tahimik lang. Nasa pagpasok araw-araw. Nasa pagpili ng kabutihan kahit pagod ka na. Nasa pakikinig, pag-unawa, at paninindigan kahit walang nanonood. Drawing inspiration from “COURAGE!” by Ed Garcia, a framer of the 1987 Constitution, this episode reflects on the enduring spirit of People Power and what moral courage looks like today—amid misinformation, division, and everyday exhaustion. Because courage isn’t loud. It’s consistent.And faith? It’s not just something we hold—it’s something we live. This 2026, let’s put faith into action.Journey with us and discover how small choices still shape a nation. 📖 COURAGE! available at jescom.ph/josh

    8분

  6. 2월 2일

    Stop Shooting Yourself: Life Hacks for a Quieter Mind | Life Hacks from the Buddha" by Dr. Tony Fernando

    Kumusta, mga kaibigan! In this episode of JOSh Friends, Christal Dela Cruz brings us into the noisy, tab-filled reality of a graduating student juggling academics, content creation, hosting gigs, and big life questions. Featuring insights from Life Hacks from the Buddha by Dr. Tony Fernando, this conversation dives into what it means to find clarity when your mind just won’t slow down. Christal opens up about overthinking, self-pressure, and the “second arrow” we shoot at ourselves—the mental spirals that turn simple setbacks into lasting stress. Through practical reflections on mindfulness, loosening our grip on expectations, and choosing kinder inner dialogue, she explores how peace might come not from doing more, but from letting go. The episode also points listeners toward deeper spiritual grounding through Love Him Ever More by Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ and Imperfect Leadership by Fr. Antonio Moreno, SJ—books that invite us to create space for God, embrace growth, and trust the journey even when life feels uncertain. If your brain feels like 37 tabs open at once, this episode is your reminder: you don’t have to believe every thought you think. Put your faith into action—start with awareness, choose gentleness, and take one step toward clarity today. 🎧 Listen, reflect, and journey with us.Books available at JesCom Exclusives: jescom.ph/josh

    15분

  7. 1월 26일

    Love Him Ever More: From Observing the Streets to Observing Your Own Heart | Katrina Santos

    Kumusta, mga kaibigan! When was the last time you looked at a photo of yourself as a baby—not for nostalgia, but to really ask: Who was I before the deadlines, the roles, the pressure to perform? In this episode of JOSh Friends, we're diving into Love Him Ever More by Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ—a nine-day personal retreat that invites us to examine our own hearts before stepping into the mission of Christ. Joining us is Katrina Santos, a marketing manager whose five-minute walk to work became an unexpected classroom. In the chaos of sidewalk vendors, competing billboards, and unruly streets, she learned to observe—not just the world around her, but eventually, herself. Through a simple retreat prompt about baby photos, Katrina uncovered something painful and freeing: somewhere between childhood and career goals, she started measuring her worth by what she could produce. In this heartfelt conversation, she shares her journey—welcoming 2026 in Hong Kong Disneyland, practicing gratitude over cake, and learning that joy doesn't cancel stress, it coexists with it. This episode is for anyone who's been moving too fast, living on deadlines, and quietly wondering if they're still connected to their own heart. Love Him Ever More becomes a gentle companion in learning how to receive God's love not as something earned, but as something already given—from the very first moment you existed. ✨ Let's put our faith into action by making space for reflection, gratitude, and healing. Love Him Ever More by Fr. Joseph Laramie, SJ is available now at JesCom Exclusives.Visit jescom.ph/josh and journey with us.

    8분

  8. 1월 20일

    Who Are You When No One’s Watching? | Not Passing God Over by Fr. Toshihiro Yanagida, SJ

    “What if the version of you that’s always ‘showing up’… isn’t really you?” In this episode of JOSh Friends, Alyssa Pillora—Filipino teacher at Ateneo de Naga Junior High School—shares a moment from her Grade 8 classroom that turned into an uncomfortable, deeply personal question: Who am I when no one’s watching? And more honestly—do I even know who I am when people are? Caught between lesson plans, meetings, and constantly caring for others, Alyssa reflects on living life on autopilot—and the quiet burnout that comes from trying to be everything for everyone. Through Not Passing God Over by Fr. Toshihiro Yanagida, SJ, she confronts the tension between the ego-driven self and the true self rooted in God’s presence. This conversation explores identity, self-care without guilt, Ignatian teaching, and learning how to be truly present—not just busy. It’s an invitation for educators, caregivers, and anyone tired of performing their faith to pause, breathe, and rediscover who they are beneath all the doing. 2026 calls us to Faith in Action—from reflection to presence, from knowing to living.Find Not Passing God Over and other spiritual companions at JesCom Exclusives on jescom.ph/josh.

    8분
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JOSh Friends is your go-to podcast for a dose of inspiration, friendship, and spiritual wisdom. Join us as we explore the treasures of JesCom's Library through the voices of our diverse community. Each episode features guests sharing powerful excerpts from our books and musical pieces, bringing these words to life in a fresh, engaging way. Whether you're a long-time follower or new to the faith journey, JOSh Friends offers a welcoming space for reflection, growth, and connection. https://jescom.ph/josh

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    Jesuit Communications
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    2024년 - 2026년
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