Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Priesthood of the Church
All the readings for today are, directly or indirectly, about the priesthood, that office that all of the baptized share. To be a priest is to be a m…
18 years ago
Peter Proclaims Jesus is Lord
Peter's sermon on Pentecost morning is the model for all evangelical proclamation. He declares that Jesus is both Lord and Messiah, and this straight…
18 years, 1 month ago
Emmaus and the Pattern of Redemption
The story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus teaches us how to see. When we listen to Christ explain the Scriptures to us, we understand the …
18 years, 1 month ago
The Mission of Easter
Essential to the Easter message is mission: we are sent by the risen Jesus to do his work in the world. It is never enough that we contemplate his ri…
18 years, 1 month ago
Back to Basics
For the first Sunday of Lent, the church brings us back to spiritual training camp and encourages us to review the basics. We are in the garden with …
18 years, 3 months ago
How to Be Happy
In the beatitudes, the Son of God tells us what every one of us, deep down, wants to know: how to be happy. So we must listen with great attentivenes…
18 years, 3 months ago
The Work of the Messiah
Our Gospel passage from the 4th chapter of Matthew's Gospel tells us, in very short compass, what the work of the Messiah was. Jesus proclaims the ki…
18 years, 3 months ago
Behold the Lamb of God
John the Baptist's designation of Jesus as Lamb of God is, I submit, largely misunderstood. It has little to do with Jesus' meekness, mildness, or hu…
18 years, 3 months ago
The Bending Low of the Son of God
The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a celebration of God's great humility. In order to rescue us sinners, God the Son bent low and stood with us …
18 years, 4 months ago
Faith, the Friend of Reason
One of the truths that is manifested on Epiphany (that's what the word "epiphania" means) is the compatibility of faith and reason, of religion and s…
18 years, 4 months ago