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Episode 472
Friends, we commence the holy and wonderful season of Lent, the time of preparation for Easter. I always think of Lent as something like spring train…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Which Path Will You Choose?
Episode 471
Friends, this Sunday, right before the commencement of Lent, the Church is giving us something of great moment to reflect on—namely, the centrality o…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Become Someone for Others
Episode 470
Friends, a great professor of mine at Mundelein Seminary, Dr. Richard Issel, once said, “If you want to be happy, stop worrying about being happy and…
5 months ago
Do You Want to Be Happy?
Episode 469
Friends, for the next several weeks, we’re going to be reading in our Gospel from the primal teaching of Jesus: the Sermon on the Mount. And we begin…
5 months, 1 week ago
Unity in Christ
Episode 468
Friends for this Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, our first reading from the prophet Isaiah and our Gospel from Matthew both have a section that’s a li…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Unity in Christ
Episode 468
Friends for this Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, our first reading from the prophet Isaiah and our Gospel from Matthew both have a section that’s a li…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Lamb Who Takes Away the Sin of the World
Episode 467
Friends, we return now to Ordinary Time, and the Church asks us again to think about the baptism of the Lord, this time in light of Saint John’s dist…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Side by Side with Sinners
Episode 466
Friends, we come to this wonderful feast of the baptism of the Lord. And the first thing to know is that this was a profoundly embarrassing event for…
6 months ago
The Answer to Your Deepest Longing
Episode 465
Friends, why has the story of the Epiphany—the three wise man paying homage to the Christ child—so captivated us over the centuries? I think, in some…
6 months, 1 week ago
Protect the Life of Christ in You
Episode 464
Friends, the great feast of the Holy Family follows immediately upon Christmas—a very interesting juxtaposition with a deep theological significance.…
6 months, 2 weeks ago