Podcast Episodes

Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Monday 27 Sept, 2021

Episode 545

What an appropriate Gospel reading for today’s Feast of St. Vincent de Paul. This French priest became a model of sacramental ministry but also someone to urge and encourage service of the poor as a …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Homilies: Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year (B) Sept 26, 2021

Episode 538

We companions of Jesus have an essential vocation. All men and women are called to live in the dignity of children of God.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year…

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Sunday 26 Sept, 2021

Episode 544

How do we manage people who’re like us and doing things we are familiar with but don’t subject themselves to the same institutional constraints we do? We can see them in all sorts of negative ways or…

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UCA News Weekly Summary, September 24, 2021

Episode 551

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

Christians face violence as Myanmar continues to burn under military rule. Rights abuses haunt vulnerable and minority …

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Saturday 25 Sept, 2021

Episode 543

Today’s Gospel is the text focused on Jesus’ identity and what that means for what is to become of him, his mission and to his followers. Jesus faces the full prospect of failure and defeat and warns…

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Friday 24 Sept, 2021

Episode 549

Today’s Gospel text goes to the heart of just what Jesus is afraid of seeing develop among his disciples: marveling at signs and wonders and through paying attention only to them, missing the centerp…

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Thursday 23 Sept, 2021

Episode 542

In today’s gospel episode, Herod shows all the insecurity someone in power can display when one more apparently threatening event occurs and the insecure person seeks to eradicate the threat. The ins…

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Wednesday 22 Sept, 2021

Episode 541

Today’s Gospel makes it very clear how Jesus expects his followers live and act while on their missions for him - with full dependence on God’s mercy and provident generosity. Placing their trust in …

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Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Tuesday 21 Sept, 2021

Episode 540

Suitably enough, we have the Gospel text telling of the calling of St. Matthew to be read and heard on this, his Feast day and this particular text sums up one of the most important things Jesus teac…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Reflections with Fr. Michael Kelly - Monday 20 Sept, 2021

Episode 536

Today is the Feast of the Korean martyrs who are the seed bed of one of the most lively churches anywhere in the world. Martyrdom is the abandonment of any control or direction of lives into the hand…

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