{"podcast":{"title":"AfterMass","slug":"aftermass-7397812","podcast_index_feed_id":7397812,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1069762b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://shopaftermass.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43955518/43955518-1764716121941-22e5552858c3a.jpg","author":"Ana Munley","episode_count":92,"summary":"AfterMass is the podcast for Catholics who want more than just Sunday. If you’re tired of checking the “Catholic” box without seeing real transformation in your life, this is for you. Hosted by Ana Munley, Catholic wife and mom. Send an email and share your thoughts to: theaftermasspodcast@gmail.com New episodes drop every Tuesday on Spotify, YouTube, Apple + Amazon Podcasts. Find Ana on TikTok and Instagram: @anamunley and our Podcast socials: @aftermasspodcast","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T18:18:05.546715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812"},"episode":{"title":"Why Building a Prayer Life Feels Impossible (And What To Do About It)","slug":"why-building-a-prayer-life-feels-impossible-and-what-to-do-about-it","published_at":"2026-06-09T19:48:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812/why-building-a-prayer-life-feels-impossible-and-what-to-do-about-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-after-mass-podcast/episodes/Why-Building-a-Prayer-Life-Feels-Impossible-And-What-To-Do-About-It-e3kih0a","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO6497906647.mp3","summary":"Prayer isn't hard because you're lazy, distracted, or doing it wrong. It's hard because prayer asks for something modern life is designed to destroy: sustained attention directed toward God. In this video, we'll look at what the saints, the Catechism, and centuries of Catholic wisdom teach about why prayer feels difficult, why dryness doesn't mean failure, and how to build a prayer life that actually lasts.","meta_description":"Prayer isn't hard because you're lazy, distracted, or doing it wrong. It's hard because prayer asks for something modern life is designed to destroy: sust…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aftermass-7397812/episodes/why-building-a-prayer-life-feels-impossible-and-what-to-do-about-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aftermass-7397812/why-building-a-prayer-life-feels-impossible-and-what-to-do-about-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}