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How can we learn to trust God fully? Father Columba reflects on Jesus’ birth, inviting us to see how Christ’s vulnerability models total surrender to the Father’s will. Discover how this childlike humility can transform our hearts this Christmas.

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Little by Little | Episode #201

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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With Christmas around the corner, it’s easy to overlook Advent. These four weeks invite us to prepare our hearts, minds and souls for Christ’s arrival. Father Columba shares how we can open ourselves to receive God this Christmas, encouraging us to wait in hopeful expectation.

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Little by Little | Episode #200

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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While it can feel difficult or unloving to say “no”, maintaining boundaries is essential. Do you ever say "yes" because it's easier? Do you tend to people-please to "stay connected"? People-pleasing, driven by the fear of rejection, can distort relationships and prevent us from bringing our true selves to the table. Fr Columba gives tips on how to avoid this.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #191

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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It might feel a little bit like cheating, but lots of the great saints recommend returning to the grace of a previous moment — whether that's the grace of our conversion, the grace of receiving the Holy Eucharist, or the grace of a particularly good Confession. Like mentally shooting 3-pointers in basketball can actually be a form of practice, so too can returning to a previous grace help us to draw even more deeply from a given outpouring of God's goodness.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #101

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

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For this 100th episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba looks at penance: what it is, whether it's just a Catholic thing, and how we can do more of it.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #100

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Substack: https://calledtomore.substack.com

The late Pope Benedict was often misunderstood, even maligned, particularly by the media. But most of those who met him saw him very differently, as did Fr Columba when he served Mass with him in New York as a seminarian. Fr Columba shares this profound experience with us, and why he thinks we should all read the works of Pope Benedict XVI.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #99

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

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We are often divided into two types of people: those who are all about truth, and those who are all about the love. Fr Columba quotes a fellow friar: "Love without truth dies; truth without love kills," and leads us through how to live in both truth and love — with one complementing, instead of competing with, the other.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #98

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

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Lots of us live in a comfort zone, so what does it look like to press beyond that? Fr Columba gives us a suggestion for our New Year's Resolution.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #97

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

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The God of the universe actually became a human baby. That is a mind-blowing truth. Fr Columba looks at what that means for us today, and what lessons we can learn from the crib.

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #96

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

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Jesus sees not just our plight, but also our potential — he has a deep, longing zeal for souls. How can we imitate this, especially as we prepare our hearts for Christmas?

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Called to More is a Catholic not-for-profit media apostolate based in Ireland. We create videos, articles, and a podcast to help you know, love, and serve God.

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Little by Little | Episode #95

Little by Little is a weekly video series by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Our host, Fr Columba Jordan CFR, brings you quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 6pm GMT. Be sure to subscribe!

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Spotify (Little by Little): https://open.spotify.com/show/44xk6UNVwgQosJ9SjWsSgr?si=cf802912eddb487c

Spotify (Meditations): https://open.spotify.com/show/7H2lvtJHubfoLvrUNEM3gs?si=ee22786b71624c6f

Substack: https://calledtomore.substack.com