Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAbba Father, Bring us Jesus
The Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer, is a request for Christ. As we examine this most famous prayer line by line, we see it's all about Jesus. That He …
9 years, 5 months ago
Martha, Mary, and the Attitude of Discipleship
Episode 13
Although the little story of Martha and Mary has been interpreted throughout the centuries as a parable dealing with the “active” and “contemplative”…
9 years, 5 months ago
Hearing the Voice of God
Episode 12
During the twentieth century, moral relativism was in vogue in elite cultural circles, but now it is the dominant moral outlook of the broader cultur…
9 years, 6 months ago
Boasting in the Cross
St. Paul tells us in our second reading that he boasts in the cross of Jesus. To any of his hearers in the first century this would have sounded lik…
9 years, 6 months ago
Walking Truly and Completely with Him
In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus clarifies that all worldly goods find their value in relation to Him. If we believe Jesus is the only Son of Go…
9 years, 6 months ago
Christ's Identity and Mission
Today's Gospel presents Luke's version of the famous conversation that the Lord Jesus had with his disciples concerning his identity and mission. Aut…
9 years, 6 months ago
The Wages of Sin
In today's first reading from 2 Samuel we learn about God's dealings with David, the Israelite king who put himself on a path of sin that culminated …
9 years, 6 months ago
The Whole Gospel is About Resurrection
In today's Gospel we learn about Jesus’ raising of the son of the widow of Nain. This is a prime exemplification of a key Gospel truth, namely, that …
9 years, 7 months ago
Corpus Christi
The Church comes from the Eucharist for it is the sacrifice that makes saints. The Eucharist is essentially the fullest act of gratitude prefigured i…
9 years, 7 months ago
Begotten Not Made
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity. The Nicene Creed articulates the mystery of the Trinity with the wonderful phrase…
9 years, 7 months ago