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I am a Jesuit priest in the Roman Catholic Church. This podcast is a collection of my best homilies thus far... plus some of the rest. (Feel free to be the judge of that.) My focus is often on spiritual insights that are gleaned from the readings or the occasion being celebrated. May it bring some reprieve and encouragement for the journey. :D
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Luke 14:1, 7-14
Mt 25:14-30
Jesus is ascribed contemporary titles from ancient times… what titles might be applied today? And would you call him friend?Mt 16:13-23
In the Gospel reading on the feast of the transfiguration, Luke invites us to see the suffering, passion, and death of Christ from the perspective of heaven.
As always, Jesus wants us to avoid spiritual traps and see ourselves through the eyes of God our Father... especially when he's naming one woe after another!Luke 6:20-26
It is not uncommon to hear disparaging remarks about the Catholic faith and tradition today. Sometimes that creates a space for the evil spirit to get under our skin a bit.
Year C - Ordinary Time - Week 3
Lk 4:14-21
Sometimes we keep ideas or graces that might have come from God to ourselves out of fear, but as always, God's invitation is not to fear.
God chose to enter straight into the world, straight into the messiness of our lives.
Christmas Vigil Mass
One of the many ways we sometimes make a burden of life is presuming God is punishing us for some past transgression, when perhaps that is not a helpful question to even ask.
Mt 11: 28-30
JBap is out preaching to himself and to others the same message, "Make way for the Lord."
Year C - Advent - Week 2
Boy, what a confusing title for this episode, but it's accurate. The new liturgical year begins with readings that call to mind the Last Judgment. It is an invitation to make resolutions from a different perspective than usual...
Year C - Advent - Week 1
Jesus sees the Israelites are pursuing peace where it will not be found and weeps for them. If only they had paused and noticed his visitation, they might have avoided a lot of tragedy.
Lk 19:41-44
As always, God is on our side. In today's Gospel, Jesus addresses the tough topic of divorce and has some encouraging words about what we should expect marriage to do for us.
Year B - Ordinary Time - Week 27
If we shut God down when the needs seem overwhelming, the story ends early. Year B - Ordinary Time - Week 17
What does Christ prioritize when time feels too short? Year B - Ordinary Time - Week 13
False prophets exist and will catch us at times, but recovery is always possible. Year 2 - Ordinary Time - Week 12 - Tuesday
Once again, Jesus is giving some practical advice and helps to hoping when we hit or get hit "below the belt."
Ordinary Time - Week 12 - Tuesday
Sometimes the evil spirit presents us with no-win scenarios, that turns out are not no-win scenarios when Jesus enters the story.
When the future seems very unclear, it doesn’t mean that today we need feel lost. (Easter - Week 4 - Friday)
This homily was given at a mass where a major relic of Saint Jean de Brébeuf was present which is why the homily has so much to do with him.
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