Restore The Glory Podcast

This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Fr. John Horn, co-founder of the Institute for Priestly Formation, to continue their series on confession. They explore how the sin of pride often hides beneath the surface of our spiritual lives and can even affect the way we approach the Sacrament of Reconciliation itself. Using the parable of the Prodigal Son, they also uncover how fear, shame, and self-reliance can keep us from fully receiving the Father's love. At its core, Confession is an encounter with a Father who rejoices over His children and allowing our hearts to receive this love leads us toward deeper healing and freedom
 
Key Points:
Zephaniah's image of God rejoicing and singing over His people reveals the Father's true posture toward repentant sinners.
Many of us approach confession assuming God is disappointed in them rather than delighting in their return.
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that "whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver." Which means, the disposition of our hearts is connected with our ability to receive the Father's love.
Self-condemnation and self-hatred can be hidden forms of pride rather than genuine humility.
Many deeply rooted patterns of sin become so familiar that we mistake them for normal life instead of areas needing healing.
The younger son's demand for his inheritance reflects a desire for God's gifts apart from relationship with God Himself.
The younger son's return reveals how shame can continue to operate even after repentance begins.
The Father's embrace, kiss, robe, ring, and feast demonstrate God's extravagant response to repentance.
The older brother reveals a different form of pride expressed through resentment, self-righteousness, and comparison.
Resentment often exposes deeper fears, wounds, and unmet desires hidden beneath the surface.
Joy can be difficult to receive when we are attached to self-protection, control, or self-judgment.
True healing involves uncovering and renouncing the lies that keep us from trusting God's love.
The Holy Spirit restores our original beauty by healing the places where we have rejected ourselves and doubted God's love.
 
Resources:
Institute for Priestly Formation
Zephaniah 3:14-18

 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:25 The Father Rejoices Over His Children
13:38 Disposition Changes Everything
22:42 Entering into the Prodigal Son Story
33:02 Shame and the Younger Son
39:14 The Father's Embrace and Mercy
43:33 The Older Brother's Hidden Pride
 
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This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Fr. John Horn, co-founder of the Institute for Priestly Formation, to begin a series on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They discuss the connection between our wounded image of God and sin, revealing how many of our repeated struggles are rooted in lies about our identity in the Father's love. Fr. John also shares how Confession can become more than just listing sins, why we should embrace our interior poverty, and the danger of scrupulosity. 

 
Key Points:
Unforgiveness is one of the greatest barriers to restoration.
Many people remain trapped after confession because they continue holding unforgiveness toward themselves.
God does not despise our wounds; He desires to love us directly within them.
Much of habitual sin is driven by deeper lies and false beliefs about God, ourselves, and others.
Spiritual poverty is the very place that attracts God's mercy.
Confession becomes transformative when we examine not only the outward sin, but the beliefs underneath it.
Our image of God is often shaped by early relational wounds and experiences with parents or authority figures.
God is not reluctantly forgiving us; He rejoices over us and fights for our healing and freedom.
 
Resources:
Institute for Priestly Formation
Episode 131: Forgiveness and Spiritual Renewal w/ Fr. John Horn
"....Not enough that the arrow has been extracted from the body, the wound, which it inflicted, must also be healed. So with regard to the soul. Not enough that the sin has been pardoned. The wound which it left must also be healed." (St. John Chrysostom)
 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:21 Healing is Found Through Forgiveness
09:10 The Wound Left Behind by Sin
16:01 Why So Many Catholics Avoid Confession
24:29 Sin Begins with Unbelief
33:56 Scrupulosity and Self-Forgiveness
37:40 How Our Image of God Becomes Wounded
58:51 Practical Ways to Prepare for Confession
 
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This week, Jake and Bob talk about the two Sacraments of Healing, Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick, and what they reveal about Christ as the physician of both soul and body. They discuss how suffering itself can become healing, why not everyone who prays for healing is healed, and the role of forgiveness in both receiving and asking for healing. Healing ultimately is a restoration into wholeness and is found in communion with God. Jake and Bob end by sharing a few stories of miraculous healing as well as their experiences of receiving a quiet, yet strengthening grace.
 
Key Points:
There are two Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick.
Jesus is the physician of both body and soul.
Healing is an ongoing encounter with God's love.
Forgiveness of sins and physical healing are deeply interconnected.
Unforgiveness can act as a barrier that prevents deeper healing from taking place.
Sin causes fragmentation, while forgiveness restores unity and openness to grace.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation offers forgiveness and healing for the heart.
The Anointing of the Sick offers grace for physical healing, spiritual strength, and preparation for death.
Suffering becomes healing when it draws a person into deeper communion with God.
Not everyone receives physical healing, and this remains a real and difficult mystery.
 
Resources:
CCC 1421
CCC 1503
CCC 1508-1509

 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:33 The Two Sacraments of Healing
06:16 Forgiveness as A Barrier or Gateway to Healing
12:30 The Healing Nature of Suffering
15:30 Stories of the Anointing of the Sick
25:39 Why Not Everyone is Healed
34:21 God's Grace is Sufficient
 
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This week, Jake and Bob discuss the framework and theology behind the JPII Healing Center's "Healing the Whole Person" retreat. They begin by exploring how Christ's wounded yet glorified body reveals the path of redemption for every human life. Then, they reflect on how healing is essential to Christianity, how purgatory is ultimately about healing the soul, and how grace restores integration to our whole being. All suffering can become redemptive when united to Christ and they invite you into a journey of becoming whole, ordered, and ready for communion with God.
 
Key Points:
Healing is not a niche aspect of Christianity but an essential dimension of discipleship.
Christ's resurrected wounds reveal that suffering can be transformed into glory.
Every person is invited to become like Christ by allowing their wounds to be redeemed.
True healing brings us into wholeness and communion, not just relief from pain.
Purgatory is best understood as a final state of purification and healing.
The purpose of all healing is to prepare us for communion with God.
Sin causes disintegration within the human person and in relationships.
The Trinity is the model of perfect communion.
Human identity is fundamentally relational—we are made by, from, and for relationship.
There are four primary relationships: with God, others, self, and creation.
Emotional dysfunction often reveals areas of unhealed wounds.
Disconnection between body and soul leads to fragmentation and relational breakdown.
Technology can create the illusion of communion without its true depth.
Authentic communion requires presence, embodiment, and vulnerability.
Suffering becomes redemptive when it draws us into deeper trust and union with God.
The ultimate goal of healing is to make us capable of the beatific vision—eternal communion with God.
 
Resources:
The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Caravaggio
Spe Salvi Paragraph 47
CCC Paragraph 221
 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:47 Christ's Redemptive Wounds
07:18 Healing is at the Heart of Christianity
16:58 We are Created for Wholeness and Communion
21:57 Honestly Examining your Relationships
27:05 The Disconnect Between Body and Soul
31:38 The Disintegration of Desire and Emotions
 
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This week, Jake and Bob conclude their series and welcome Paul George, founder of The Art of Living Ministry. They explore the interior journey of a man learning to face his wounds, surrender control, and become who God created him to be. Paul shares his personal story— from childhood wounds and self-sufficiency to finding healing through marriage, prayer, and mentorship. They also discuss how unresolved pain can shape a man's identity, how it affects his relationships, and why vulnerability is the doorway to intimacy and freedom.


Key Points:
Paul's childhood experiences, especially his parents' divorce, deeply influenced his identity and relational patterns. He developed a strong sense of independence that later became a barrier to intimacy.
Marriage exposes unresolved wounds and emotional barriers.
Self-sufficiency often times is a mask that covers the inability to receive someone else's love.
Growth begins with recognizing patterns in your life and asking God why they exist.
Many men believe they will never change which leads to resignation and feeling stuck.
It is important not to dwell on "what if's" or regrets about the past.
Being vulnerable with your spouse and opening up about your wounds is an important step to deepening intimacy. 
Both spouses must learn to love each other's brokenness.
A man must take responsibility for his growth rather than blaming others.
Change doesn't erase the impact of past behavior on loved ones. 
A man's (and woman's) ultimate call is to love sacrificially, especially when it's difficult or unseen.
 
Resources:
Paul's Website
Paul's Ministry: The Art of Living
The Paul George Show
Paul's Books Feast
Fierce
Rethink Happiness
Holy Grit

Redeemed Men's Conference with the JPII Healing Center
 
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
03:03 Paul's Story & Early Wounds
10:55 Spiritual Fatherhood & Mentorship
12:30 Ministry Through Sports
14:00 Trapped in Regret & "What Ifs"
18:24 Learning to Trust God's Provision
27:54 The Power of Self-Awareness
40:43 Inviting Your Spouse into Wounds
53:02 Why Growth Requires Struggle
56:06 Paul's Ministry & Resources

 
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