Friends of the Bridegroom

Father Ben Little
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Friends of the Bridegroom

Father Ben Little from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage Minnesota wants to help you deepen your friendship with Jesus Christ. This Catholic podcast will explore ways to become friends with Jesus, help others embrace Jesus as their friend, and how friendship with Jesus can help us achieve eternal salvation.

  1. 12H AGO

    Preserving the Mission: Advocating for Catholic Education in Minnesota

    Join us for the latest episode of the Friends of the Bridegroom Podcast, the podcast of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church and School in Savage, Minnesota. Hosted by Father Ben Little, this episode features a conversation with our school principal, Mary Ziebell, as they discuss the vital mission of Catholic education, the challenges facing non-public schools in Minnesota and the importance of nurturing faith, intellect and virtue in our students. Discover how Saint John’s continues its l...

    34 min

  2. 6D AGO

    Pastoral Transition, Silent Lunches, Lent & Trivia

    Join in the conversation as Fr. Ben, Pastor of St. John the Baptist, highlights current events happening at the parish and school. Fr. Ben also speaks to a topic on everyone's minds- his upcoming change in assignment. Stay to the end for some trivia revolving around French saints, St. Paul, and the Outdoor Report. If you are enjoying the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast, be sure to leave a 5 star rating and short review telling us what you enjoyed! Blessings to you!

    50 min

  3. FEB 7

    Pilgrims of Hope | Jubilee Year 2025

    Grow in your ability to live out the Jubilee Year of Hope in this episode of the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast. Listen as Father Ben Little and Brenda Sevcik sit with a recent Angelus address from Pope Francis and discuss the implications of Pope Francis' question, “Do we recognize that He is the bearer of a proclamation of salvation that no one else can give us?” Be brought up to speed on Current Reality Study of the parish with the assistance of Emmaus Partners. The main take away: it's...

    39 min

  4. JAN 24

    Homily Deep Dive: Baptism of the Lord

    In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, Adrian Sanchez and Brenda Sevcik delve into various aspects of the Sacrament of Baptism, using a recent homily from Father Ben Little as a launching point. Catch up on current events at St. John the Baptist, as well as a live edition of the fishing report from the Pastor during his time fishing for fish. Timestamps 0:06 - Introduction and current events at St. John the Baptist 5:59 - Baptism of the Lord Homily recordings 14:40 - We are part...

    35 min

  5. JAN 10

    Talking God's Providence with Adrian Sanchez- Season 3: Episode 9

    Host Father Ben Little, pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, is joined by Adrian Sanchez, Director of Marketing and Communications. Adrian shares a powerful testimony to the ways the Lord has worked in his life thus far, his discernment and journey in coming to work here at St. John the Baptist, and his love for proclaiming the Gospel through digital creation. The episode concludes with the Outdoors Report, of course! If you are enjoying the Friends of the Bridegroom pod...

    41 min

  6. 12/13/2024

    Immigration- Season 3: Episode 8

    Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, comments upon an article titled "History confirms that for US bishops, immigration isn't political." The article was written by John Allen and published on the Catholic news site The Crux on December 1st, 2024. Joined by Brenda Sevcik, a round of trivia and an outdoors report close out the episode. Article from the Crux: https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2024/12/history-confirms-that-for-us-bishops...

    58 min

  7. 11/29/2024

    Clutter: Season 3, Episode 7

    Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, reflects and expounds upon the idea of "clutter." Using a podcast episode by The Mission Guys as a springboard, he invites listeners to think and pray about where God might be inviting us to prune the early fruit of parish life, in order to harvest more abundant fruit. The Mission Guys podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pruning-good-fruit-for-even-more-fruit/id1633016343?i=1000673066795 St. ...

    39 min

  8. 11/23/2024

    More Mass Questions: Season 3- Episode 6

    Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss another round of questions about the Mass. St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/ Synod Letter from Archbishop Hebda: https://www.archspm.org/synodletter/ If you are enjoying the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast, be sure to leave a 5 star rating and short review telling us what you enjoyed! Blessings to you!

    37 min
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    Father Ben Little from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage Minnesota wants to help you deepen your friendship with Jesus Christ. This Catholic podcast will explore ways to become friends with Jesus, help others embrace Jesus as their friend, and how friendship with Jesus can help us achieve eternal salvation.

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    • Creator
      Father Ben Little
    • Years Active
      2022 - 2025
    • Episodes
      53
    • Rating
      Explicit
    • Copyright
      © 2025 Friends of the Bridegroom
    • Show Website
      Friends of the Bridegroom

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