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Little by Little

Little by Little

Called to More 276 Episodes Jul 2, 2026

Little by Little is a weekly video series produced by Called to More in collaboration with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Hosted by Fr Columba Jordan CFR, it offers quality Catholic content with new episodes every Thursday at 9pm Irish time (4pm Eastern / 1pm Pacific). The podcast covers topics related to faith and spirituality.

Episodes

Ep. 279 | The Fastest Way to Ask Our Lady for Help Jul 2, 2026 00:07:58 Ever been in a crisis with no time to sit down and pray? Fr Columba shares the express novena: nine Memorares said one after another instead of stretched over nine days, a fast, trusted way to call on Our Lady's help. He traces it back to Saint Mother Teresa's community and shares a few small miracles he's seen firsthand, then prays it with you so you'll already know the words next
Ep. 278 | Are You Ignoring the "Small" Sins? Jun 25, 2026 00:05:18 Do you find yourself focused on the big stuff while the smaller sins just quietly accumulate? In this episode, Fr Columba draws on the famous broken windows theory from 1990s New York to make a simple but uncomfortable point: the small sins you're ignoring might be exactly what's fuelling the bigger ones. He offers a practical encouragement to look at the low-hanging fruit, deal with the l
Ep. 277 | Why You Keep Going Back to Sin Jun 18, 2026 00:06:14 Do you ever feel like you're not actually changing, that you keep falling back into the same patterns no matter how hard you try? In this episode, Fr Columba reflects on breaking his leg and discovering something unexpected: surgery works from the inside, so you don't need a cast on the outside. The change is real, even when you can't see it. He draws out the parallel to the spiritual
Ep. 276 | The Simplest Solution to Fear I've Ever Found Jun 11, 2026 00:02:04 Do you struggle with fear or anxiety? In this episode, Fr Columba shares the simplest solution he's ever come across, and it took him years to find it. List the fear, ask God to take it away, ask God to direct you toward what He'd have you do. It sounds too easy. But it works. Wherever you are, whatever you're afraid of, try it.🔴  THIS SERIESLittle by Little | Episode #276Little by Lit
Ep. 275 | What Turns Suffering Into Holiness? (A Catholic Priest Answers) Jun 4, 2026 00:10:40 Do you ever wonder why some people are transformed by suffering while others just survive it? In this episode, Fr Columba shares the story of a friend who died young of MS, and what he saw on her face in the hospice chapel: not grief, but glory. Drawing on St Paul's letter to the Romans, a talk by Fr Mike Schmitz, and a memorably dramatic night of very mild sleep deprivation, he explores why t
Ep. 274 | What Most People Get Wrong About Christianity May 28, 2026 00:05:31 Do you think of Christianity as a set of rules? A list of dos and don'ts? In this episode, Fr Columba opens with a striking line from the Acts of the Apostles: the angel doesn't tell the disciples to preach a doctrine or teach a philosophy. He tells them to share "this way of life." Drawing on his own experience of encountering Catholic teaching on the human person for the first
Ep. 273 | The Key to Spiritual Healing May 21, 2026 00:05:07 What does it actually mean to be healed by the blood of Jesus? Recovering from leg surgery, Fr Columba reflects on the slow, hidden work of physical healing as a window into how the soul is healed in the Eucharist and confession. The wound closes because the blood is doing its job. Our part is to stop rushing it. A few unhurried minutes in your pew after Mass do more than we realise.🔴  THIS SERIES
Ep. 272 | Why You Keep Losing Your Peace May 14, 2026 00:05:37 Do you ever feel like God is irrelevant to your actual daily life? In this episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba leans into a piece of wisdom from Alcoholics Anonymous: every problem we face is, at root, of our own making. Drill into the anxiety, the lost peace, the frustration, and the cause is almost always the same. We are quietly trying to play God. Letting him take that seat back is more pr
Ep. 271 | The Real Reason You Stopped Praying May 7, 2026 00:09:36 Have you ever skipped prayer and told yourself you were just tired, busy, or stuck on your phone? In this episode of Little by Little, Fr Columba names the harder truth underneath all of it. Every time we cut a corner with God, what we're really saying is "I know best." He shares why daily prayer is the single non-negotiable in the spiritual life, why he still struggles with it himse
Ep. 270 | I Broke My Leg (Here's What I Learned) Apr 30, 2026 00:10:08 Have you ever braced for a pain that hadn't actually arrived? After breaking his leg, Fr Columba noticed something strange in the hospital: most of what he was feeling wasn't pain at all, it was the fear of pain. Drawing on Arthur Brooks and Jesus in Gethsemane, he reflects on how to tell the two apart, and how Christ meets us in both. An honest, gentle reflection if you're carrying re
Stop Fixating on the Church's Problems Apr 23, 2026 00:04:15 You may have heard, Fr Columba recently broke his leg and is taking some time to rest and recover. While he's off his feet, we're re-showing an old favourite episode, still feels as relevant as ever. Please keep him in your prayers, especially for patience and a steady recovery.Do you spend more time worrying about what's wrong with the Church than actually bringing people to Jesus? In
Ep. 269 | Learn to See God Like St Francis Apr 16, 2026 00:09:01 Have you ever felt like faith only lives inside church walls or the pages of the Bible? In this episode, Fr Columba takes something as ordinary as water and uses it to trace the whole shape of the Gospel: Christ pouring himself down into our humanity, descending to the lowest place, shattering the gates of hell, and rising so that we rise with him. Drawing on St Francis of Assisi, he shows how cre

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