audio We gave you strict orders: Reflection for Thursday, May 1, 2025 We gave you strict orders.When it comes to matters of conscience, why do…
audio Mary: An Example of Sacrifice | August 22, 2020 Our Lady while reigning now in Heaven with her Son, did not have an easy life on earth. Her life is for us a model and example of sacrifice…
audio St. Pius X: Love builds up <p>"Knowledge builds up, but love builds up" (1 Cor 8). So the Apostle Paul reminds us, dealing…
audio The Greatest Kindness: Loving Yourself | August 21, 2020 Jesus lays out for us the great commandment: To love God with everything we have and to love our neighbor as our self. But what does it…
audio God Makes Holy His Own Name | August 20, 2020 Rebellions and refusals are what mark the history and the response of God's People to God's promises. This failure is one we all share. But…
audio God's Scandalous Arithmetic | August 19, 2020 The logic and arithmetic of God's mercy is not so easily discernible to us as we so often like to believe. The Gospel today reminds us that…
audio Perfection in Christ: Detaching from idols <p>For the Christian disciple, perfection is everything. "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is…
audio Hmmmm… I Wonder… For 18 August 2020, Tuesday of week 20 in Ordinary Time, based on Matthew 19:23…
audio Taking the Risk of Faith: August 16, 2020 Homily Taking the Risk of Faith: August 16, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio St. Maximilian Kolbe: Commitment in Christ <p>What's so special about commitment? Well, for the Christian disciple it's because God is a God…
audio “Let anyone accept this who can” For 14 August 2020, Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr, based…
audio St. Lawrence: Detachment for the sake of service <p>Though not everyone in the Church is an ordained Deacon (diakonos), St. Lawrence provides an…
audio Like Little Children For 11 August 2020, Feast of St. Clare, based on Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
audio Feeling Constrained & Scared? Walk on the Water to Jesus: .August 9, 2020 Homily Feeling Constrained & Scared? Walk on the Water to Jesus: .August 9, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick…
audio A Challenging Invitation to Transformation For 10 August 2020, Feast of Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr, based on John 12…
audio A Challenging Invitation to Transformation For 10 August 2020, Feast of Saint Laurence, Deacon, Martyr, based on John 12…
audio Accepting reality: Discerning one's call to action in Christ <p>The Hebrew prophets constantly chided Israel for taking matters into their own hands when…
audio Receiving and giving: Discerning gifts for nourshing others <p>Matthew recounts in his Gospel thousands gathering around Jesus to here him preach and receive…
audio Letting Go of Anger For 1 August 2020, Memorial of Saint Alphonsus Mary de Liguori, Bishop, Doctor,…
audio God's Love on Full Display | 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time This week in the Sunday Gospel, the love of Jesus Christ is on full display showing us exactly who our God is and who we are called to be. …
audio What’s the Pearl of Great Price in Your Life?: July 26, 2020 Homily What’s the Pearl of Great Price in Your Life?: July 26, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio There’s a war raging in our hearts. A little bit of the Kingdom of God is the cure: July 19, 2020 Homily There’s a war raging in our hearts. A little bit of the Kingdom of God is the cure: July 19, 2020…