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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 …
11 months, 1 week ago
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…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
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…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
1 year ago
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 …
1 year ago
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 …
1 year ago
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 …
1 year ago
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 …
1 year ago
The Fruit of the Spirit
Episode 435
Friends, this is the great feast of Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit. In the First Reading, the Spirit manifests himself as a strong driving w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Seated at the Right Hand of the Father
Episode 434
Friends, getting the Ascension of the Lord right is very important for understanding many aspects of the Church’s life. So I want to dwell on that a …
1 year, 1 month ago