{"id":22041,"date":"2024-05-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=22041"},"modified":"2026-02-09T08:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:13:42","slug":"fr-roger-lopez-o-f-m-free-good-and-helpful-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2024\/05\/02\/fr-roger-lopez-o-f-m-free-good-and-helpful-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M.: Free, Good, and Helpful Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?podcast_id=132477957&amp;media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fmessyjesusbusiness%2FMJB_Episode_75_Fr_Roger_Lopez.mp3#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_75_Fr_Roger_Lopez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?powerpress_pinw=22041-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_75_Fr_Roger_Lopez.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"MJB_Episode_75_Fr_Roger_Lopez.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/category\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Episode 75 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podcast:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_70_Kerry_Alys_Robinson_Final.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play in new window<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/content.blubrry.com\/messyjesusbusiness\/MJB_Episode_70_Kerry_Alys_Robinson_Final.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/messyjesusbusiness.com\/feed\/podcast\/\">Email<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/\">RSS<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/catholic-podcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, help me to love  just like you, &#8230; in that prayer, I&#8217;m invoking God&#8217;s grace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>-Fr Roger Lopez<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation with Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M. Fr. Roger talks about what drew him to the Franciscans once he decided to &#8220;take God off hold&#8221; and enter into the priesthood. &#8220;The invitation is to be &#8216;lesser&#8217;&#8230; that&#8217;s following the person of Jesus,&#8221; he says. Later, Fr. Roger goes into how grace, freely given from God, can help us in acts of compassion and connection, some of them extraordinary. &#8220;With God&#8217;s grace, being open to it, it&#8217;s achievable,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;When we&#8217;re dealing with people we don&#8217;t like, or information we don&#8217;t like, that&#8217;s where we have to ask God for help.&#8221; This grace helps us connect, but it requires us to let go, Fr.Roger adds. &#8220;It&#8217;s messy&#8230; but it&#8217;s totally worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1497\" height=\"2102\" src=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez.jpg 1497w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-768x1078.jpg 768w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-1094x1536.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lopez_Roger-Headshot-2-Roger-Lopez-1459x2048.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1497px) 100vw, 1497px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT THE GUEST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr. Roger Lopez, O.F.M. is a solemnly professed priest with the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan Friars) of the newly established Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where he serves as a Provincial Councilor full-time. His prior assignments were in secondary education, college campus ministry, and hospital chaplaincy, and he served as a youth high adventure chaplain, and in soup kitchens, street ministry, and RCIA.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MESSY JESUS BUSINESS<\/strong>&nbsp;is hosted by Sister Julia Walsh.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Produced and edited by Colin Wambsgans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com\">messyjesusbusiness@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BE SOCIAL:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness\"><br>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MessyJesusBusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/messyjesusbiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@messyjesusbiz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S<strong>UPPORT US:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/messyjesusbusiness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 75 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, with Sister Julia Walsh. Podcast:&nbsp;Play in new window&nbsp;|&nbsp;Download Subscribe:&nbsp;&nbsp;Email&nbsp;|&nbsp;RSS&nbsp;|&nbsp;More Lord, help me to love just like you, &#8230; in that prayer, I&#8217;m invoking God&#8217;s grace.&#8221; -Fr Roger Lopez IN THIS EPISODE In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh FSPA, enjoys a conversation with Fr&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149585918,"featured_media":22053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[698756964,698755390,2178641],"tags":[49265198,7104,698755986,1470697,525076,66473342,698756457,490692,18215,8329,565107,524277,140870,1591],"class_list":["post-22041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franciscan-life","category-podcast","category-prayer-and-spirituality","tag-accepting-grace","tag-catholic","tag-disciple-of-jesus","tag-francis-of-assisi","tag-franciscan","tag-franciscan-community","tag-franciscan-spirituality","tag-gods-grace","tag-grace","tag-jesus","tag-our-lady-of-guadalupe","tag-st-francis-of-assisi","tag-st-paul","tag-teaching"],"acf":{"url_for_youtube_video":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7Dn3Ie5RhLk"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fr. 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