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#19 - Welcome to the Table

Lent is Over, Easter has come. There has been a space made at the table for you, for me…. So… now what? In this new series of You Are Here, we begin exploring one of the most important questions we face as modern Christians: 👉 Why does any of this actually matter today? After walking through the story of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, we now turn to the foundations of our faith—what we believe, why we believe it, and how it shapes the way we live. Together, we’ll explore: Who is the Trinity—and can we actually trust God? Who is Jesus, and why does His Lordship matter in daily life? What does obedience and surrender really look like? Who is the Holy Spirit, and how does He work in us? What is the Church, and why does it matter today? Why doctrine and the historic creeds still matter in a secular world This isn’t just about knowledge.It’s about building a theological foundation that actually transforms your life. Because the apostles didn’t just tell people what to do—they showed them what is true, and how what they believed directly corresponds to the way they lived their life. And what is true… changes everything. Welcome to the Table.

27 min
2 ABR

#18 - The Great Triduum, Stay with me (Thurs - Sat)

This is it. We have arrived at the most sacred moment of the Christian story—the Great Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. In this final episode of our Lent focused series, we don’t rush ahead to Easter Sunday.We slow down. We stay. We walk with Jesus through the last hours before the resurrection. From the table where love is poured out…to the cross where love is proven…to the silence of the tomb where hope feels hidden… These are the days that reveal the fullness of Christ’s love—a love that goes all the way to the end. In a culture that avoids suffering and fills every silence, the Triduum invites us to do something different:to embody the story, not just think about it. This episode will guide you through: The meaning of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday How the early Church marked these days Practical ways to participate and reflect in real time How to sit in the tension of “not yet” while holding onto hope Don’t skip ahead. Stay with Him.

32 min
30 MAR

#17 - Holy Week: Monday to Wednesday—The Days That Search the Soul

Holy Week (Mon–Wed): What Jesus Confronts in Us Holy Week is not meant to be rushed. In this bonus episode, we slow down and walk through the first three days of Holy Week—Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday—not just to understand them, but to experience them. Because these are not just the days leading up to the cross. They are the days where Jesus begins to confront what is broken within us. While Good Friday shows us what Christ has done for us, these early days of Holy Week reveal what He wants to address in us. On Holy Monday, Jesus cleanses the Temple and curses the fig tree—challenging fruitless faith and empty religion. On Holy Tuesday, Jesus teaches through parables of judgment, calling us to wakefulness, readiness, and true devotion. On Spy Wednesday, we face the reality of betrayal through Judas—and the uncomfortable truth that faithfulness can erode slowly over time. Through Scripture, the Church Fathers, and intentional practices, this episode invites you to ask: Where is my faith fruitless? Am I spiritually awake? Where have I compromised? Because Holy Week is not just about remembering what happened. It is about preparing the heart to receive what Christ is about to do.

30 min
27 MAR

#16 - Lent wk. 6: Why this week changes everything.

After five weeks of preparation through Lent, the Church now enters Holy Week—the most significant week in the Christian calendar, where everything in Scripture moves toward fulfillment. In this episode of You Are Here, we explore the tension at the heart of this day. It is the only Sunday of the year with two Gospel movements: The triumphal entry into Jerusalem (“Hosanna!”) The beginning of the Passion narrative The Church doesn’t just remember this moment—it re-enacts it. From the earliest centuries, believers gathered outside, holding palm branches, and processed into the city, walking with Christ into Jerusalem. This tradition, recorded as early as the 4th century, invites us to do more than observe the story. It invites us to enter it. Because Holy Week is not simply something we think about. It is something we participate in. The Gospel writers make this clear—devoting nearly a third of their accounts to this single week. Everything—from Genesis to this moment—has been leading here. This is the week. The week of: Rejection Suffering Crucifixion And ultimately, resurrection But first, we must walk through the tension. Drawing from Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the deep traditions of the Church, this episode explores how we engage Holy Week not just intellectually, but spiritually and physically—through practices, reflection, and the sacraments. Through art like Michelangelo’s Pietà and music like Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, we see the same truth echoed: You cannot reach resurrection without first passing through death. This Holy Week, the invitation is simple: Don’t just observe the story. Walk it.

27 min
24 MAR

#15 - Lent wk. 5: Why You Can’t Skip the Suffering

Lent is a journey—and in week five, everything shifts. Up until now, the focus has been inward: self-examination, discipline, and transformation. But this week—often called Foretaste Sunday—the Church turns our attention toward Holy Week and the suffering of Christ. The Gospel readings begin to center on both death and the life that will come through it. In John 11, Jesus raises Lazarus—and yet still weeps.In John 12, we hear: “The hour has come.”In Luke 20, the parable of the tenants points to the Father sending the Son to be rejected. The invitation of this week is clear: To walk with Christ toward the cross. Through voices like Dietrich Bonhoeffer—“When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die”—and the early Church Fathers, we explore a deeply countercultural truth: Suffering is not meaningless. It can be transformative. In a culture that avoids pain, Lent teaches us something different: There is a redemptive quality to sufferingWe are formed in the valleys, not just the victoriesAnd we cannot get to resurrection without first walking through the cross Through Scripture, theology, and stories from culture—including Silence, Gran Torino, and C.S. Lewis’ The Problem of Pain—this episode invites us to ask: What might God be doing in the middle of our suffering? Because following Christ doesn’t mean avoiding the cross. It means walking it—with Him.

26 min
17 MAR

#14 - Lent wk. 4: Joy breaks in

This week on ‘You Are Here’ Dr. Mark Masucci and Nathan Hughes introduce us to the fourth week of Lent. A week that pauses for Joy. Week four—often called Rose Sunday—introduces a surprising theme: joy. Through ancient liturgical symbols, like the extinguishing of candles throughout Lent, the Church visually reminds us that the story is moving toward a moment when darkness seems to take over. Yet this week reminds us that the journey of repentance is never meant to be endless sorrow. It is moving toward grace, restoration, and renewal. The readings for this week focus on spiritual light and healing. John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind. John 6, Jesus is the true bread that brings healing. Luke 15, The story of the prodigal son The Church Fathers saw this week as a moment to remember that repentance ultimately leads to joy. Along the way, we reflect on how this theme appears in art and culture—from Rembrandt’s painting of the Prodigal Son to the powerful story of forgiveness in the film The Mission. Because Lent is not simply about sorrow. It is about being restored to the image of God. And that restoration leads to joy.

24 min
10 MAR

#13 - Lent Wk. 3: Thirsting for more

Lent is a six-week journey. But what happens as the journey continues? Week Three of the Lent journey focuses on Spiritual Thirst. The readings this week center around water. Exodus 17, Israel is wandering in the wilderness and begins to thirst. In desperation they cry out to Moses, and God provides water from the rock. A rock the Apostle Paul will point back to and claim is Christ. (1 Corinthians 10) Psalm 95, a retelling of the Exodus 17 story. John 4, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. John draws on an Old Testament style of storytelling to reveal something deeper: the woman’s physical thirst points to a deeper thirst, one Jesus reveals that only He can satisfy. The Church Fathers reflected deeply on this theme of conversion. These were the leaders and theologians of the early Church — the ones who helped articulate and defend the faith passed down from the apostles. For them, conversion was not simply a moment. It was a lifelong process. Lent is a season that helps us focus on that transformation. This week the invitation is to look beneath our actions and ask deeper questions: What am I truly thirsty for? To close the episode, Dr. Mark Masucci helps bridge the gap between the Church’s story and our cultural imagination, reflecting on Caravaggio’s Doubting Thomas and the film Good Will Hunting as examples of the deep human longing for inner transformation. Because beneath every human longing lies the same truth: Only Christ ultimately satisfies.

25 min
3 MAR

#12 - Lent wk. 2 : The Narrow Door. Fasting, Freedom & the Glory of Christ

In the second week of Lent the conversation shifts from self examination to self denial. Last week was the call to examine our desires This week, we confront them. Lent begins with self-examination — naming the loves that shape us, the habits that form us, the desires that may have become disordered. But awareness alone is not transformation. Now comes the narrow door. In this episode, Dr. Mark Masucci and Nathan Hughes explore why the Church gives us the spiritual discipline of fasting after we have taken inventory of our hearts. Fasting is not punishment. It is not spiritual dieting. It is a way of bringing our loves back into order. James reminds us that we are tempted by what we love. And often, we are trapped not by evil things — but by lesser things we have learned to cling to for satisfaction. Fasting creates space. Fasting exposes attachments. Fasting loosens the grip of earthly desires that quietly rule us. It is how we practice freedom. And right in the middle of this call to repentance, the Church gives us the Transfiguration — the moment Jesus reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John. For a brief moment, the veil is pulled back. The disciples see who He truly is. What would happen if we saw Christ like that? We would realize He is what our souls have been reaching for all along. The world offers highs that fade by Monday morning. But on the mountain, we glimpse the glory that actually satisfies. So after naming our disordered desires, we begin to deny them — not to lose something, but to be freed from loving lesser things. Because the goal of Lent is not deprivation. It is transformation. It is renewal. It is learning to love God with all our heart. youarehereccc@gmail.com

25 min

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