
The Joyful Friar
The Joyful Friar Podcast explores the soulful, the meaningful, and the mystical in three different ways. First, Afterlife, Interrupted stories, in which someone who died suddenly and traumatically seeks my help and the help of my prayer partners.
Second, Compassionate Responses, to readers’ and listeners’ questions and concerns that arise from those stories. And third, Spiritual Practices, influenced by the Catholic Christian tradition I’ve been shaped by that reveal how goodness is at work throughout the universe and within each of us.
Each episode reveals insights about living in the present with faith and joyful hope. Be inspired to more fully receive, magnify, and share love.
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The Joyful Friar
Finding Joy with Guests: Sami Madden and Minda Cox
Fr. Nathan's special guests are Sami Madden and Minda Cox. This inspiring episode featuring Sami and Minda's birth stories, their work at I-CAN, and their joyful hope will delight and encourage!
Minda was born in India without arms or legs and was adopted as a toddler. Minda's mother is a retired Episcopal priest, and Minda is the youngest of five adopted sisters. Some of Minda's loves include traveling, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying autumn weather.
She is a watercolorist, speaker, and writer; all of these roles are ideal for this happy introvert. What excites Minda? Reflecting on scripture, the situations of the world around her, encouraging others with her paintings, teaching watercolor classes, advocating for accessibility for the disabled, and knitting together words to create something that may open the love of God to others.
Connect with Minda: https://mindacox.net
Minda Cox's book Ordinary is on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0hYfG9f
Connect with Sami: https://www.facebook.com/sami.madden
Samir (Sami) Madden is a quadrimembral amputee and graduated Cum Laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and History. Sami is the President of International Child Amputee Network (I-CAN). I-CAN is committed to bringing together these children and their families to enhance the quality of life for the children and young adults based on the concept of mentors helping families, parents helping parents, and kids helping kids.
Sami was the Vice-President of Top Dog, Inc., a Tucson-based organization that is dedicated to teaching people with physical disabilities how to train their dogs to become certified service dogs who can perform a broad range of tasks that help make their lives easier. Through this program, Samir has trained his own service dogs, Ravi, Ashka, and later, Saaya, to assist him. In addition, he is the Emeritus Chair of the Recent Alumni Advisory Council and Recent Alumni Liaison for the Alumni Advisory Council at the University of Arizona. Sami has his Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Arizona. Finally, Samir is a recruiter at a defense contractor company.
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