Podcast Episodes

Christ Came to Cast Fire Upon the Earth

Episode 445

Friends, the title of my ministry, Word on Fire, came from our Gospel for today. Jesus says to his disciples, “I have come to set the earth on fire, …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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What Is Faith?

Episode 444

Friends, on this Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, our second reading from the Letter to the Hebrews offers us a great biblical description of fait…

9 months, 1 week ago

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All Things Must Pass

Episode 443

Friends, George Harrison once sang, “All things must pass; all things must pass away.” Almost every major religious figure and philosopher the world …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Episode 442

Friends, we have the great privilege this week of reading, in our Gospel, Luke’s account of the Lord’s Prayer. This is a very sacred moment: Jesus hi…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Are You Anxious and Worried About Many Things?

Episode 441

Friends, on this Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, our Gospel is the Martha and Mary story, and in my years of preaching, I’ve found that it tends t…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Natural Law

Episode 440

Friends, in our first reading from the book of Deuteronomy this week, Moses says to the people, “For this command that I enjoin on you today is not t…

10 months ago

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The Church’s Marching Orders

Episode 439

Friends, as we resume Ordinary Time, it’s appropriate that we’re looking at a portrait of the Church, because we’re coming back, if you want, to the …

10 months, 1 week ago

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The Church Is Built on the Rock

Episode 438

Friends, this year, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul falls on a Sunday, and I want to spend some time reflecting especially on Saint Peter. Around …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Join Your Life to Christ’s Sacrifice

Episode 437

Friends, every year we have Trinity Sunday followed by today’s wonderful Solemnity of Corpus Christi—two of the highest theological mysteries of our …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Theology of the Trinity

Episode 436

Friends, today is Trinity Sunday—one of my favorite feast days of the year because I can put my old theologian’s cap on. Looking first at one of the …

11 months ago

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