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Back to EpisodesEpisode 009 - Podcast |Father Adam: Punk Rock, Vocation, and the Rich Man and Lazarus
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We sit with Father Adam to explore a winding road from punk stages to priestly vows, the miracle surrounding his father’s last rites, and the hard joy of going all in with Christ. Luke 16:19–31 becomes a mirror for desire, wealth, and a call to spiritual fatherhood.
• meaning of Priesthood Sunday and gratitude for priests
• Father Adam’s path from cultural Catholicism to conversion
• beauty as a doorway to God and daily habits of prayer
• surrendering good desires to receive a new form of fatherhood
• Isaiah 49 as courage to leap in discernment
• ordination, shared suffering, and a providential goodbye
• Rich Man and Lazarus as a warning against numbed compassion
• ordering ambition, wealth, and work to God’s glory
• celibacy as freedom for spiritual fatherhood and service
• simple steps to put Christ first and remove blinders
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