Father Mike's Podcast

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: "How the lesson of Eldad and Medad and the person working in Jesus' name tells us that we all have a role in God's work."

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: "The ideal of marriage speaks to all of us. How do we seek after the Gospel ideals in our own lives to better glorify our God and serve his people?"

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: "Jesus asks Bartimaeus, "What do you want me to do for you." Why? Didn't Jesus know what he wanted? Sure, but he was inviting Bartimaeus into a relational partnership and he does the same with us."

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "The widow shows us that we can take a three prong approach to giving: 1. All is gift form God. 2. Be thankful and generous. 3. Trust that God will take care of us."

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: "The Christian answer to terrorism: a life grounded in the Gospel reality"

1st Sunday of Advent: "Being prepared for Jesus coming into our world and lives and how we can reflect that in our Advent practices."

2nd Sunday of Advent: "As we prepare during this season of Advent we are reminded of how God makes our paths straight through his love."

Christmas Sunday: "Connections between Jesus's birth and his death which show how he came to enter into our world and how he invites us to enter into his world."

Epiphany: "The fuller picture of the magi and the gifts that they gave help us to know what gifts we can give Jesus."

Baptism of the Lord: "What does Jesus' baptism mean for us and how can we enter into it so we can reach the other side through him?"

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: "The response to the religious experience is more important than the experience itself. How do we follow the example of Isaiah, Peter, and the saints to ground our spiritual live in a responsive and thankful way of Christian life?"

Third Sunday of Lent: "Tragedy and sin are not always connected but they do point to our need to seek conversion within the greater Gospel picture"

Fifth Sunday of Lent: "The greater story of the woman caught in adultery. Jesus as the lawgiver shows how God's infinite love and mercy complete the Law."

Palm Sunday: "As the beginning of Holy Week, Palm Sunday reminds us that Jesus' sacrifice is not history but an invitation for us to enter into his sacrifice and for him to enter into our week."

Easter Sunday. How events can change the course of human history. What happened after the resurrection and how can we enter into the new reality that it brings?"