{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaking-it-personal-with-bishop-william-joensen.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F08-22-IBhKtrg8","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Freer Men: Duncan Kyhl and Parker Corwin on Silence, Sacrifice, and Saying Yes to the Call – 08/22/2026","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c6a94975-e767-4a64-93c6-637cf191bc65/0db40557-29e0-44ac-9a53-2d326b67d70e/mip-cover2-web.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Seminarians Duncan Kyhl and Parker Corwin join Bishop William Joensen and Jean Thill fresh off their first year of priestly formation, the Propaedeutic Year, to talk about trading careers, relationships, and even their phones for a deeper life of prayer. From a six-day tech fast and silent retreats to poverty immersion experiences at Phoenix's Andre House of Hospitality and Des Moines' Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the two men share how disconnecting from the world helped them discover real freedom in Christ. The conversation also touches on the final weekend of the Iowa State Fair, the feast of the Queenship of Mary, and upcoming milestones for the Diocese of Des Moines.\n\nTwo Des Moines-area seminarians recap their Propaedeutic Year at the Saint Paul Seminary\nA six-day \"tech fast,\" silent retreats, and a Latin house motto shape daily seminary life\nPoverty immersion takes the seminarians to Phoenix's Andre House and Des Moines' Society of St. Vincent de Paul\nBishop Joensen previews the feast of the Queenship of Mary and upcoming diocesan events\nReflections on leaving careers in accounting, sales, and consulting to answer a priestly call"}