Episode 527
Today’s Gospel text in many ways briefly summarizes the message of Jesus - that it is only by throwing in our lot with Jesus and letting go of the pursuit of our own self interest that we can give a …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 537
Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.
Minorities and vulnerable communities are facing threats and rights abuses from repressive regimes and extremist forces…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 526
With the practical and indeed rustic common sense so characteristic of Jesus in his story telling, where he tells stories in simple terms that the people of his time and all times will grasp the mean…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 525
One of the most arresting effects of finding fault with other people’s views or behavior is that we become completely blinded to our own shortcomings and limitations while we focus on where others ar…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 524
Today is the feast of St. Peter Claver to whom I have a special devotion. He spent his life serving African slaves in a city to the north of Latin America. They were left out and neglected to a point…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 523
The justly very famous Lutheran theologian Karl Barth made a very helpful distinction that applies to today’s feast of Mary’s nativity: there is a profound difference between the miracle happening by…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 522
Something that has people glued to Jesus is his capacity to heal them of the possession by evil spirits who torment and destroy them. One of the things he empowers his followers to do is share that h…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 520
It’s hard to exaggerate how mind numbingly self-destructive we humans can be. So it’s comforting to know that Jesus saw just how self-defeating we can be and offers a way that can see such futility r…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 511
The way to make God's love present in this creation is to groan with Christ. Anyone who has tried to share God's love with the world comes to know that.
About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 519
The story in today’s Gospel recounts the reversals which have come one man’s way. Jesus enters that life to reverse the fortunes of the man afflicted with the reversals and lead him to a fuller, rich…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
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