Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLove the Ones You’re Given
Episode 254
Friends, families teach us that we don't always get to choose the people we love, but we're given people that we're then called upon to love. On this…
4 years, 6 months ago
Give Up the Ego-Drama!
Episode 253
Friends, most of us are stuck in the boring and narrow confines of the ego-drama. Mary is not playing an ego-dramatic game; she is playing a theo-dra…
4 years, 6 months ago
Have You Found Joy?
Episode 252
Friends, on this Gaudete Sunday, we are called to rejoice! Detach yourself from the anxieties of the world and live in the peace and joy of Christ.
4 years, 7 months ago
The Historical Reality of Jesus
Episode 251
Friends, a couple years ago, there was a poll conducted in Great Britain that revealed that the majority of people there feel that Jesus was not a re…
4 years, 7 months ago
Look Back, Look Around, Look Forward
Episode 250
Friends, many years ago, in the context of a high school religion class, a very wise Benedictine nun gave me a template for understanding Advent that…
4 years, 7 months ago
Is Jesus the King of Your Life?
Episode 249
Friends, this Feast of Christ the King encapsulates what the Christian life is all about. All the other celebrations of the year are leading us to th…
4 years, 7 months ago
What Is the Apocalypse?
Episode 248
Friends, there is something dark, threatening, and a little bit dire about the Gospel reading today, but through it, we see that death is not the fin…
4 years, 7 months ago
Trust in the Lord
Episode 247
Friends, a connection with God leads to life and flourishing. When we sever that connection, we experience a drought similar to the one in our first …
4 years, 8 months ago
No God but the Lord Alone
Episode 246
Friends, God is not satisfied to be in the background of your life. The Lord your God is the Lord alone, so love him with everything you've got—your …
4 years, 8 months ago
Are You Blinded by Cities of Sin?
Episode 245
Friends, in today’s Gospel, we hear the marvelous story of the healing of blind Bartimaeus—an icon of tremendous power and a sacred picture of the sp…
4 years, 8 months ago