Episode 983 (11:49)
In this episode: Thoughts from John Eldredge's "Sacred Romance" book; If this world is all there is, we will be desperate and demanding; Abide in God; Story of helping some campers; Loving God draws us to love our neighbor and then peace abides; Fr. Bill’s 25th Anniversary of priestly ordination
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In this episode: Sin is real; We drive out the darkness by following John the Baptist and Jesus's call to repent and confess our sins; Advent is a preparation for Christmas and Christ's Second Coming; Go to Communal Reconciliation Service
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; Reflection on the ancients perceptions and fears and hopes around darkness and light; Reflection on how the natural world reflects divine realities; Symbolism of the Advent Wreath
In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; In the U.S., we look at kings with distain based on our national heritage; Biblically, some kings were bad and others were good; We celebrate Christ as the perfect king. Let us enthrone him in our hearts
In this episode: Movie heroes captivate courage, sacrifice, and heroism in us; They point to Jesus; All joys point to Heaven; All losses reminds us ow what must be surrendered to enter Heaven; Christ came to rescue us; our trails prepare us for Heaven
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; What would Jesus do and not do; Why are we not like Jesus? We are the temple of Jesus on Earth; Are our lives like a messy temple? Jesus wants to cast the money changers out of your hearts
In this episode: 1,000th Episode!! Dcn. Brett preaching; Daylight Savings Time Ends; Remembering our beloved dead; What is Purgatory? Should we fear it? It's about our Father who loves us and wants to cleanse us; Pray for the dead; St. Gertrude Prayer
Episode 999 (9:42)
In this episode: An embarrassing moment when celebrating Mass in Mexico; What is humility? Etymology; reflections from St. Thomas Aquinas, Rick Warren, C.S. Lewis, and St. Paul; Humility is selfless and knows its identity in God
In this episode: Fr. Dominic Sternhagen preaches; Story of praying the rosary as a child; Is praying always burdensome? Praying mans "to ask"; Spiritual things are more real than corporeal things; God helps us in our prayers
Episode 997 (10:09)
In this episode: Dcn. Brett Edmonson is preaching; Background of the issues with the Jews and Samaritans; Jesus heals the Samaritan; Which temple is the right place to worship? Jesus is the true temple and priest; Pope Leo's Exhortation about the poor; Our obligations to the poor
I am a Catholic priest, ordained in 2000 for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
