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.
Episodes
48 episodes
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 C...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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57:42
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 a...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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39:22
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: http...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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37:15
Season 3: Episode 5- Mass Questions
Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss questions about the Mass submitted by families involved in Religious Education. St. John the Bap...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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53:22
Season 3: Bonus Episode - Eucharistic Miracles and Blessed Carlo Acutis
Bonus Episode! Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, gave a talk on October 26, 2024 while St. John the Baptist hosted the International Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit. This episode is a...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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52:17
Season 3: Episode 3- Homily Deep Dive: Spiritual Childhood
Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, embark on the first "Homily Deep Dive" of the season with Father Ben's homily from the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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57:23
Friends of the Bridegroom: Special Edition- Election Season
With election season upon us, host Fr. Ben Little and guest Fr. Brian Park discuss the intersection of faith and politics. Together they walk through St. John Paul II's Pastores Dabo Vobis and unpack the Church's teaching on a priest's involvem...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:04:51
Friends of the Bridegroom: Season 3 Introduction
Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, introduce season three of the podcast. They share updates from the parish, recent graces, and of course- the fishing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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16:59
Friends of the Bridegroom: Season 2 Wrap Up
Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, with co-host and Director of Marketing and Communications Sara Schneider, bring the second season to a close.They discuss some highlights of the year, so...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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45:13
Friends of the Bridegroom: Rooney Family
Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, spend time talking with Kayla and Nathan Rooney.As one of our podcast ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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48:31
Friends of the Bridegroom: Eucharistic Procession
Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, discuss the recent Eucharistic Procession as a part of the
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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31:50
Friends of the Bridegroom: Fitness + Faith
Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, discuss fitness and faith!Father Ben and Sara both have a commitment t...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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46:08
Friends of the Bridegroom: Technology and Prayer
Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, dive into the GOOD aspects about tech and evangelization and prayer.Fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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53:11
Friends of the Bridegroom: Moral Clarity
Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage MN is joined by co-host and Director of Marketing and Communications, Sara Schneider.Today, the two invited guests Kayla Rooney, Director of Religions Education...
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39:30
Friends of the Bridegroom: Politics and the Church Part 1
Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage MN, is joined by co-host Sara Schneider, Director of Marketing and Communications for a "mini" Homily deep dive!A treasured series on the podcast is the "Homily...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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48:15
Friends of the Bridegroom: Tragedy in Burnsville
Pastor Father Ben Little and Director of Marketing and Communications Sara Schneider, meet again to visit over a meaningful conversation. Today's conversation revolves around the recent gut-wrenching tragedy in our own backyard wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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39:46
Friends of the Bridegroom: Lent
In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the liturgical season of Lent, fasting, its deeper meanin,g and m...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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46:33
Friends of the Bridegroom: Season 2 SET Small Groups
In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioner and Synod Evangelization Team (SET) Leader, Luk...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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58:05
Friends of the Bridegroom: Marriage Enrichment
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioners Rod and Rita Kunkel.Father Ben, Sara, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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49:32
Friends of the Bridegroom: Teacher Spotlight
In today's episode, Pastor, Father Ben Little and Director of Comm & Marketing, Sara Schneider welcome two special guests the the studio!We talk with 37 year veteran teacher, Jeanine Zetah and 1st year teacher Taylor Metcalf, who bo...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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37:17
Friends of the Bridegroom: Altar Serving
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioner and Altar Server, Mike Schneider.Father...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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42:01
Friends of the Bridegroom: Immaculate Conception
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are doing a Homily Deep Dive! In addition to a few minutes of St. John's ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:03:55
Friends of the Bridegroom: Hymnals & Sacred Music
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by Music Director, Brenda Sevcik. Together they discuss the re...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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46:26
Friends of the Bridegroom: Silent Retreat
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the beauty in a silent retreat.The episode includes Sara ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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49:35
Friends of the Bridegroom: Holy Land
In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the recent eruption of violence in Israel and Father Ben's pilgri...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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55:39