{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz","home_page_url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/json","description":"Every week, Catholic priest Fr. Mike Schmitz delivers powerful homilies based on the Sunday Mass Scripture readings, inviting you to live more fully as the person God created you to be. Engaging and motivating, these 20-30 minute homilies will help ground your faith, fortify your heart, and transform your life. Fr. Mike Schmitz preaches from Duluth Minnesota, where he serves as the Newman chaplain for University Minnesota Duluth’s Bulldog Catholic campus ministry. ","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Homilies preached by Fr. 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Make it your ambition to live a quiet life. In a world where so many people live their lives \"on display,\" the Holy Family shows us what it is to live a quiet (and meaningful) life","date_published":"2024-12-28T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8b0c4d97-e6c9-499c-bfda-09b3672dec5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15137544,"duration_in_seconds":926}]},{"id":"98325b57-d43b-44f5-bfab-0959e4140718","title":"12/25/24 Face to Face: Two Words","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122524","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The one who has gratitude has enough. At the moment we get to stand before the Lord face to face, what will the automatic and overwhelming response be? Will it be a word of love?  Of contrition?  Or will it be two words that summarize everything that could be said to the God who has used everything to get us ready to stand before Him?  Mass Readings from December 25, 2024: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalms 98:1-6.Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe one who has gratitude has enough.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the moment we get to stand before the Lord face to face, what will the automatic and overwhelming response be? Will it be a word of love?  Of contrition?  Or will it be two words that summarize everything that could be said to the God who has used everything to get us ready to stand before Him? \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-6.\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 1:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:1-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The one who has gratitude has enough. At the moment we get to stand before the Lord face to face, what will the automatic and overwhelming response be? Will it be a word of love?  Of contrition?  Or will it be two words that summarize everything that could be said to the God who has used everything to get us ready to stand before Him?","date_published":"2024-12-25T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/98325b57-d43b-44f5-bfab-0959e4140718.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14575555,"duration_in_seconds":891}]},{"id":"26179980-b152-4590-98f4-eb4b89302614","title":"12/22/24 Face to Face: Fear to Fiat","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122224","content_text":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\n\nHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. I'm not going to fear what I don't know, I am going to trust who I do know. We can wait in excitement and joy...we can also wait in fear. We fear the dark and might fear death for the same reason: the unknown. We can fear the unknown in the afterlife and we can fear the unknown of our own inner life. God's mercy leads us to a place of trust. Mass Readings from December 22, 2024: Micah 5:1-4 Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWant to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI'm not going to fear what I don't know, I am going to trust who I do know.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can wait in excitement and joy...we can also wait in fear. We fear the dark and might fear death for the same reason: the unknown. We can fear the unknown in the afterlife and we can fear the unknown of our own inner life. God's mercy leads us to a place of trust.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 22, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Micah 5:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 10:5-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:39-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\r\n\r\nHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. I'm not going to fear what I don't know, I am going to trust who I do know. We can wait in excitement and joy...we can also wait in fear. We fear the dark and might fear death for the same reason: the unknown. We can fear the unknown in the afterlife and we can fear the unknown of our own inner life. God's mercy leads us to a place of trust.","date_published":"2024-12-21T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/26179980-b152-4590-98f4-eb4b89302614.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19593990,"duration_in_seconds":1205}]},{"id":"a4164610-6a0e-46d6-a3bf-38b73ff8b6c4","title":"12/15/24 Face to Face: Til We Have Faces","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121524","content_text":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\n\nHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent. How can we see the Lord face to face til we have faces? We tell ourselves so many stories. Some of these stories are true and some of them are not. One challenge we have is to tell true stories...about ourselves and about the Lord. In order to be able to see the Lord face to face, we will need to know ourselves and some before God as our true selves. Mass Readings from December 15, 2024: Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWant to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can we see the Lord face to face til we have faces?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe tell ourselves so many stories. Some of these stories are true and some of them are not. One challenge we have is to tell true stories...about ourselves and about the Lord. In order to be able to see the Lord face to face, we will need to know ourselves and some before God as our true selves.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 15, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Zephaniah 3:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 12:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:10-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\r\n\r\nHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent. How can we see the Lord face to face til we have faces? We tell ourselves so many stories. Some of these stories are true and some of them are not. 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But if we miss the most important aspect of following Christ, our lives will be incomplete.  We are called to love...and yet we do not have it in us to be able to love the way we need to.  Thankfully, God meets us in our need and our lack and supplies us with all we need. Mass Readings from December 8, 2024: Baruch 5:1-9 Ps 126:1-6Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3:1-6","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWant to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod will bring the work He has begun to completion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can do so many things in the Christian life that are important.  But if we miss the most important aspect of following Christ, our lives will be incomplete.  We are called to love...and yet we do not have it in us to be able to love the way we need to.  Thankfully, God meets us in our need and our lack and supplies us with all we need.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 8, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Baruch 5:1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ps 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 1:4-6, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:1-6\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\r\n\r\nHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent. God will bring the work He has begun to completion. We can do so many things in the Christian life that are important.  But if we miss the most important aspect of following Christ, our lives will be incomplete.  We are called to love...and yet we do not have it in us to be able to love the way we need to.  Thankfully, God meets us in our need and our lack and supplies us with all we need.","date_published":"2024-12-07T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b7efcf01-7ff4-43db-94d0-050862bd6dc3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24413468,"duration_in_seconds":1506}]},{"id":"7fd8cb6f-6425-4270-8352-aa34f3c22595","title":"12/1/24 Face to Face: Couch Cushions","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120124","content_text":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\n\nHomily from the First Sunday of Advent. We are made to see the Lord face to face...but are we ready for that? Advent is a time to prepare to see the Lord face to face. We are preparing to have the ability to stand before the Lord.  But we often find ourselves reluctant to be seen because we are afflicted and affected by shame.  How do we move forward and allow the Lord to deal with our shame? Mass Readings from December 1, 2024: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 141 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eWant to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin us for daily video Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are made to see the Lord face to face...but are we ready for that?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvent is a time to prepare to see the Lord face to face. We are preparing to have the ability to stand before the Lord.  But we often find ourselves reluctant to be seen because we are afflicted and affected by shame.  How do we move forward and allow the Lord to deal with our shame?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 1, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 33:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 21:25-28, 34-36\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Want to walk through Advent with Fr. Mike? Join us for daily Advent reflections in the Ascension App: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/frmikeadvent\r\n\r\nHomily from the First Sunday of Advent. We are made to see the Lord face to face...but are we ready for that? Advent is a time to prepare to see the Lord face to face. We are preparing to have the ability to stand before the Lord.  But we often find ourselves reluctant to be seen because we are afflicted and affected by shame.  How do we move forward and allow the Lord to deal with our shame?","date_published":"2024-11-30T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7fd8cb6f-6425-4270-8352-aa34f3c22595.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30829786,"duration_in_seconds":1907}]},{"id":"08d9cd07-d0b9-41a4-9e8e-f3d0c769cd92","title":"11/24/24 Made for Worship: Glorifying the Lord by Your Life","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112424","content_text":"Miss the Livestream? Wanting to Donate? Make a Donation: http://www.bulldogcatholic.org https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd  Watch the Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTybyJQuDQY\n\nHomily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. The Mass is the fuel for our life in the world...and our life in the world is an extension of the Mass. The words, \"The Lord be with you\" are meant to prepare us for great things...dangerous things.  When we hear them at the end of Mass, they prepare us to bring what we've done at the altar out to the world. Mass Readings from November 24, 2024: Daniel 7:13-14 Psalms 93:1, 1-2, 5Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33b-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMiss the Livestream? Wanting to Donate?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Make a Donation:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e http://www.bulldogcatholic.org\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Watch the Livestream:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTybyJQuDQY\u003c/dt\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Christ the King.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mass is the fuel for our life in the world...and our life in the world is an extension of the Mass.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe words, \"The Lord be with you\" are meant to prepare us for great things...dangerous things.  When we hear them at the end of Mass, they prepare us to bring what we've done at the altar out to the world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 24, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Daniel 7:13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 93:1, 1-2, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 1:5-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:33b-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Miss the Livestream? Want to Donate?\r\n\r\nMake a Donation: \r\nhttp://www.bulldogcatholic.org\r\nhttps://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\r\n\r\nWatch the Livestream:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTybyJQuDQY\r\n\r\nHomily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. The Mass is the fuel for our life in the world...and our life in the world is an extension of the Mass. The words, \"The Lord be with you\" are meant to prepare us for great things...dangerous things.  When we hear them at the end of Mass, they prepare us to bring what we've done at the altar out to the world.","date_published":"2024-11-23T11:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/08d9cd07-d0b9-41a4-9e8e-f3d0c769cd92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26244404,"duration_in_seconds":1620}]},{"id":"e04610cf-6478-489f-85fc-57a32d4907c8","title":"11/17/24 Made for Worship: On the Field","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111724","content_text":"Mark Your Calendars! Donate Today! Give to the Max Day: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 http://www.bulldogcatholic.org https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd Day of Thanks Livestream Event: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 7PM CST http://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\n\nHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. At Mass, you are not in the bleachers. You are on the field. You are in the game. We are kingdom priests. But do we know what we are saying? Do we know what we are praying? Mass Readings from October 17, 2024: Daniel 12:1-3 Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-11Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMark Your Calendars! Donate Today!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Give to the Max Day:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Thursday, November 21st, 2024\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e http://www.bulldogcatholic.org\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003ehttps://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Day of Thanks Livestream Event:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Thursday, November 21st, 2024\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 7PM CST\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003ehttp://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt Mass, you are not in the bleachers. You are on the field. You are in the game.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are kingdom priests. But do we know what we are saying? Do we know what we are praying?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 17, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Daniel 12:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 10:11-14, 18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 13:24-32\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Mark Your Calendars! Donate Today!\r\n\r\nGive to the Max Day:\r\nThursday, November 21st, 2024\r\nhttp://www.bulldogcatholic.org\r\nhttps://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\r\n\r\nDay of Thanks Livestream Event:\r\nThursday, November 21st, 2024\r\n7PM CST\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\nHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. At Mass, you are not in the bleachers. You are on the field. You are in the game. We are kingdom priests. But do we know what we are saying? Do we know what we are praying?","date_published":"2024-11-16T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e04610cf-6478-489f-85fc-57a32d4907c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36122480,"duration_in_seconds":2238}]},{"id":"83f0a8a9-bd0f-41fa-aec4-4b3a84f89a0b","title":"11/10/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Sacrifice","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111024","content_text":"Mark Your Calendars! Donate Today! Give to the Max Day: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 http://www.bulldogcatholic.org https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd Day of Thanks Livestream Event: Thursday, November 21st, 2024 7PM CST http://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\n\nHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is truly right and just...worship sets us free. Does God need our worship? He does not. But we do. Worship sets us free from slavery and opens us up to love. Mass Readings from November 10, 2024: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalms 146:7-10Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eMark Your Calendars! Donate Today!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Give to the Max Day:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Thursday, November 21st, 2024\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e http://www.bulldogcatholic.org\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003ehttps://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Day of Thanks Livestream Event:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Thursday, November 21st, 2024\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 7PM CST\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003ehttp://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is truly right and just...worship sets us free.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes God need our worship? He does not. But we do. Worship sets us free from slavery and opens us up to love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 10, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 17:10-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 9:24-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:38-44\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Mark Your Calendars! Donate Today!\r\n\r\nGive to the Max Day:\r\nThursday, November 21st, 2024\r\nhttp://www.bulldogcatholic.org\r\nhttps://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\r\n\r\nDay of Thanks Livestream Event:\r\nThursday, November 21st, 2024\r\n7PM CST\r\nhttp://www.youtube.com/ascensionpresents\r\n\r\nHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is truly right and just...worship sets us free. Does God need our worship? He does not. But we do. Worship sets us free from slavery and opens us up to love.","date_published":"2024-11-09T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/83f0a8a9-bd0f-41fa-aec4-4b3a84f89a0b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26591737,"duration_in_seconds":1642}]},{"id":"d674d503-09c7-4cc3-a7d6-bd7517b9159f","title":"11/03/24 Made for Worship: Kingdom Priests","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11324","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Worship is not about what we get, but about what we can give. When it comes to Mass, we often complain that we \"don't get anything out of it\". Is that what Mass is about? Is that what love is about? Or is love (and worship) about what we can give? Mass Readings from November 3, 2024: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorship is not about what we get, but about what we can give.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to Mass, we often complain that we \"don't get anything out of it\". Is that what Mass is about? Is that what love is about? Or is love (and worship) about what we can give?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 3, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 6:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 7:23-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:28-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Worship is not about what we get, but about what we can give. When it comes to Mass, we often complain that we \"don't get anything out of it\".  Is that what Mass is about?  Is that what love is about?  Or is love (and worship) about what we can give?","date_published":"2024-11-02T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d674d503-09c7-4cc3-a7d6-bd7517b9159f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29164363,"duration_in_seconds":1803}]},{"id":"0b63198e-b56c-4c5e-a2c1-4576cd3138d5","title":"10/27/24 Made for Worship: Presence and Sacrifice","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102724","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The heart of worship is sacrifice. We know that the sacrifice of Jesus once-for-all is the moment that saves us. It is possible to be present to this moment and offer that one sacrifice now. Mass Readings from October 27, 2024: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalms 126:1-6Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe heart of worship is sacrifice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe know that the sacrifice of Jesus once-for-all is the moment that saves us. It is possible to be present to this moment and offer that one sacrifice now.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 27, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 31:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:46-52\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The heart of worship is sacrifice. We know that the sacrifice of Jesus once-for-all is the moment that saves us. It is possible to be present to this moment and offer that one sacrifice now.","date_published":"2024-10-26T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0b63198e-b56c-4c5e-a2c1-4576cd3138d5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22222401,"duration_in_seconds":1369}]},{"id":"c224e47b-b232-4670-8921-81e8b4707209","title":"10/20/24 Made for Worship: Worth-ship","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102024","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A thing is worth what someone is willing to sacrifice for it. How do we know what a thing is worth? When it comes to God, do we know how to worship Him? Mass Readings from October 20, 2024: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thing is worth what someone is willing to sacrifice for it.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do we know what a thing is worth? When it comes to God, do we know how to worship Him?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 20, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 53:10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:35-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A thing is worth what someone is willing to sacrifice for it. How do we know what a thing is worth? When it comes to God, do we know how to worship Him?","date_published":"2024-10-19T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c224e47b-b232-4670-8921-81e8b4707209.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23126965,"duration_in_seconds":1425}]},{"id":"b351743e-84ea-4800-b452-f9300f147920","title":"10/13/24 The Word of God","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101324","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God's Word is living and active. In order to understand our lives clearly, we need to know The Story.  In order to know The Story, we need to become familiar with the Bible. Mass Readings from October 13, 2024: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalms 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod's Word is living and active.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn order to understand our lives clearly, we need to know The Story.  In order to know The Story, we need to become familiar with the Bible.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 13, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 7:7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:12-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:17-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God's Word is living and active. In order to understand our lives clearly, we need to know The Story.  In order to know The Story, we need to become familiar with the Bible.","date_published":"2024-10-12T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b351743e-84ea-4800-b452-f9300f147920.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26319689,"duration_in_seconds":1625}]},{"id":"dcfba5c0-20ee-4f14-ad07-30e3d5eeaabc","title":"10/06/24 Marriage: A Catholic Vision","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10624","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has called us here. God is with us here. God will not leave us here. Marriage will always be a challenge. But there is a way to move forward in this challenge that brings greater peace and joy. There are no guarantees other than \"I will not leave\" and \"God will not leave\". Mass Readings from October 6, 2024: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalms 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has called us here. God is with us here. God will not leave us here.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarriage will always be a challenge. But there is a way to move forward in this challenge that brings greater peace and joy. There are no guarantees other than \"I will not leave\" and \"God will not leave\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 6, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 2:18-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 2:9-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:2-16\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has called us here. God is with us here. God will not leave us here. Marriage will always be a challenge. But there is a way to move forward in this challenge that brings greater peace and joy. There are no guarantees other than \"I will not leave\" and \"God will not leave\".","date_published":"2024-10-05T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dcfba5c0-20ee-4f14-ad07-30e3d5eeaabc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29385108,"duration_in_seconds":1817}]},{"id":"46a11634-cbc0-4941-9a52-7752bc995103","title":"09/29/24 Desperate for Freedom","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92924","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Restriction is the first step towards freedom. God is good. God wants all of us to have the fullness of life and of joy. God wants all of us to have HIM. But there are things that suffocate joy. There are things in our lives that rob us of God. There are things that we choose to keep in our lives that strip us of freedom. And Jesus calls us to be ruthless in how we approach those things. Mass Readings from September 29, 2024: Nehemiah 11:25-29 Psalms 19:8, 10, 12-14James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestriction is the first step towards freedom.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is good. God wants all of us to have the fullness of life and of joy. God wants all of us to have HIM. But there are things that suffocate joy. There are things in our lives that rob us of God. There are things that we choose to keep in our lives that strip us of freedom. And Jesus calls us to be ruthless in how we approach those things.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 29, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Nehemiah 11:25-29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8, 10, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Restriction is the first step towards freedom. God is good. God wants all of us to have the fullness of life and of joy. God wants all of us to have HIM. But there are things that suffocate joy. There are things in our lives that rob us of God. There are things that we choose to keep in our lives that strip us of freedom. And Jesus calls us to be ruthless in how we approach those things.","date_published":"2024-09-28T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/46a11634-cbc0-4941-9a52-7752bc995103.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27909878,"duration_in_seconds":1725}]},{"id":"bd486cb9-4a2b-4157-93cf-61bc362a77c9","title":"09/22/24 Ordinary Great Things","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92224","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not all ambition is bad. Every good thing that we have in our lives we most likely have because an individual (or group of individuals) wanted to do something great. Jesus warns us of the dangers of wanting to be first. James warns us about selfish ambition. But is every desire to be great or to do great things wrong? Mass Readings from September 22, 2024: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Psalms 54:3-6 and 8James 3:16—4:3 Mark 9:30-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot all ambition is bad.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery good thing that we have in our lives we most likely have because an individual (or group of individuals) wanted to do something great. Jesus warns us of the dangers of wanting to be first. James warns us about selfish ambition. But is every desire to be great or to do great things wrong?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 22, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 2:12, 17-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 54:3-6 and 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 3:16—4:3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:30-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not all ambition is bad. Every good thing that we have in our lives we most likely have because an individual (or group of individuals) wanted to do something great. Jesus warns us of the dangers of wanting to be first. James warns us about selfish ambition. But is every desire to be great or to do great things wrong?","date_published":"2024-09-21T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bd486cb9-4a2b-4157-93cf-61bc362a77c9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21338982,"duration_in_seconds":1314}]},{"id":"5fab3d20-5eb6-4cc0-8a04-c33d783e5afb","title":"09/15/24 The Most Important Question","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91525","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Our answer makes a difference. We are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have to answer: who do you say that Jesus is? Mass Readings from September 15, 2024: Isaiah 50:5-9 Psalms 116:1-9James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Our answer makes a difference.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have to answer: who do you say that Jesus is?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 15, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:5-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 2:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 8:27-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our answer makes a difference. We are presented today with the single most important question any of us will be asked and all of us will have to answer: who do you say that Jesus is?","date_published":"2024-09-14T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5fab3d20-5eb6-4cc0-8a04-c33d783e5afb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29118293,"duration_in_seconds":1496}]},{"id":"02ff39eb-45da-4245-b90e-eeef31ab0088","title":"09/08/24 Nothing to Offer","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9824","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love the person in front of you. It is easy to walk through life and feel invisible. Like you don't matter. Like you have nothing to offer. But when we are seen by Christ, all of that has the potential to change. And then we can begin to see that we are called to love the person in front of us who has nothing to offer. Mass Readings from September 8, 2024: Isaiah 35:4-7 Psalms 146:6-10James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove the person in front of you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is easy to walk through life and feel invisible. Like you don't matter. Like you have nothing to offer. But when we are seen by Christ, all of that has the potential to change. And then we can begin to see that we are called to love the person in front of us who has nothing to offer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 8, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 35:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 7:31-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love the person in front of you. It is easy to walk through life and feel invisible. Like you don't matter. Like you have nothing to offer. But when we are seen by Christ, all of that has the potential to change. And then we can begin to see that we are called to love the person in front of us who has nothing to offer.","date_published":"2024-09-07T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/02ff39eb-45da-4245-b90e-eeef31ab0088.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27762810,"duration_in_seconds":1716}]},{"id":"c958f196-9560-46ef-a806-69a6eac3dc6b","title":"09/01/24  The Floor","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9124","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It's the least you can do. We are made to strive.  We are made to pursue the ideal.  But we also need to know what the minimum is.  We also need to know: What is the least I can do? (And still give the Lord access to my heart!) Mass Readings from September 1, 2024: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 Psalms 15:2-5James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's the least you can do.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are made to strive.  We are made to pursue the ideal.  But we also need to know what the minimum is.  We also need to know: What is the least I can do? (And still give the Lord access to my heart!)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 1, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 15:2-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It's the least you can do. We are made to strive. We are made to pursue the ideal. But we also need to know what the minimum is. We also need to know: What is the least I can do? (And still give the Lord access to my heart!)","date_published":"2024-08-31T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c958f196-9560-46ef-a806-69a6eac3dc6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22117921,"duration_in_seconds":1363}]},{"id":"191e880d-4db4-4e07-bb74-5172bde923a2","title":"08/25/24 Your Turn","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82524","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not miss your turn. There are times in our lives when we have the opportunity and the ability to make a decision that will change the direction of our lives. Joshua issued this invitation to the people of Israel as they entered the Promised Land and we are issued the same invitation. We must decide for ourselves whom we will serve. Mass Readings from August 25, 2024: Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo not miss your turn.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are times in our lives when we have the opportunity and the ability to make a decision that will change the direction of our lives. Joshua issued this invitation to the people of Israel as they entered the Promised Land and we are issued the same invitation. We must decide for ourselves whom we will serve.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 25, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 5:21-32\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:60-69\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not miss your turn. There are times in our lives when we have the opportunity and the ability to make a decision that will change the direction of our lives. Joshua issued this invitation to the people of Israel as they entered the Promised Land and we are issued the same invitation. We must decide for ourselves whom we will serve.","date_published":"2024-08-24T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/191e880d-4db4-4e07-bb74-5172bde923a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21388159,"duration_in_seconds":1317}]},{"id":"6edc3c40-c1d6-48bb-b93d-57d9200b1071","title":"08/18/24 Praise First...and Last","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81824","content_text":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Let praise go up first. There is something that every Christian can do at every moment and in every situation...that most of us forget to do. Or we fail to do it. God has called us to offer praise at all times. Mass Readings from August 18, 2024: Proverbs 9:1-6 Psalms 34:2-7Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet praise go up first.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is something that every Christian can do at every moment and in every situation...that most of us forget to do. Or we fail to do it. God has called us to offer praise at all times.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 18, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Proverbs 9:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 5:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:51-58\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Let praise go up first. There is something that every Christian can do at every moment and in every situation...that most of us forget to do. Or we fail to do it. God has called us to offer praise at all times.","date_published":"2024-08-17T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6edc3c40-c1d6-48bb-b93d-57d9200b1071.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22238294,"duration_in_seconds":1370}]},{"id":"f9e50753-15c2-4434-ad47-7cec39d41980","title":"08/15/24 Assumed Into Heaven","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81524","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Body and soul in Heaven. The fact of the Assumption is the greatest reminder that all those who have died in Christ are meant to rise with Christ. All of us will get our bodies back and we will rise on the Last Day; some to the Resurrection of Glory and others to the Resurrection of Shame. Mass Readings from August 15, 2024: Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10 Psalms 45:10, 11, 12, 161 Corinthians 15:20-27 Luke 1:39-56","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody and soul in Heaven.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fact of the Assumption is the greatest reminder that all those who have died in Christ are meant to rise with Christ. All of us will get our bodies back and we will rise on the Last Day; some to the Resurrection of Glory and others to the Resurrection of Shame.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 15, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 45:10, 11, 12, 16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:39-56\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Body and soul in Heaven. The fact of the Assumption is the greatest reminder that all those who have died in Christ are meant to rise with Christ. All of us will get our bodies back and we will rise on the Last Day; some to the Resurrection of Glory and others to the Resurrection of Shame.","date_published":"2024-08-15T11:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f9e50753-15c2-4434-ad47-7cec39d41980.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14931157,"duration_in_seconds":913}]},{"id":"07e988c6-68fc-462d-94de-e2025c2c9ceb","title":"08/11/24 Winning?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81024","content_text":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What does a\"win\" look like? There are times when we accomplish our goals...and then we still feel that there ought to be something more.  There are times when \"winning\" is just as empty as \"losing\".  In those moments, we have the opportunity to step back and ask what we are shooting for.  These are the moments we can ask \"what does a 'win' look like?\" Mass Readings from August 11, 2024: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9Ephesians 4:30—5:2 John 6:41-51","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat does a\"win\" look like?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are times when we accomplish our goals...and then we still feel that there ought to be something more.  There are times when \"winning\" is just as empty as \"losing\".  In those moments, we have the opportunity to step back and ask what we are shooting for.  These are the moments we can ask \"what does a 'win' look like?\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 11, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 19:4-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:30—5:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:41-51\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What does a\"win\" look like? There are times when we accomplish our goals...and then we still feel that there ought to be something more. There are times when \"winning\" is just as empty as \"losing\". In those moments, we have the opportunity to step back and ask what we are shooting for. These are the moments we can ask \"what does a 'win' look like?\"","date_published":"2024-08-10T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/07e988c6-68fc-462d-94de-e2025c2c9ceb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20414178,"duration_in_seconds":1256}]},{"id":"99af820d-95fd-4402-b0dc-bb8cb7a02af2","title":"08/04/24 The Most Important Sight","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8424","content_text":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are four kinds of vision...one is the most helpful. We all want to see the world accurately. But most often, we fall into the blindness of being shortsighted. Then we want foresight so that we can know what will happen. Or hindsight so that we know what we've lived through. But God calls us to a newer sight. One that helps us get out of the desert by going through the desert. Mass Readings from August 4, 2024: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Psalms 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are four kinds of vision...one is the most helpful.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all want to see the world accurately. But most often, we fall into the blindness of being shortsighted. Then we want foresight so that we can know what will happen. Or hindsight so that we know what we've lived through. But God calls us to a newer sight. One that helps us get out of the desert by going through the desert.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 4, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:17, 20-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:24-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are four kinds of vision...one is the most helpful. We all want to see the world accurately. But most often, we fall into the blindness of being shortsighted. Then we want foresight so that we can know what will happen. Or hindsight so that we know what we've lived through. But God calls us to a newer sight. One that helps us get out of the desert by going through the desert.","date_published":"2024-08-03T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/99af820d-95fd-4402-b0dc-bb8cb7a02af2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20166402,"duration_in_seconds":1241}]},{"id":"1b103042-dd22-4348-9543-e3e8d131ec16","title":"07/28/24 Give and Gather","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72824","content_text":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Give the first fruits and gather the fragments. We are given two commands in this weekend's readings: to give the first fruits and gather the fragments.  Our temptation, however, is to do the opposite; to give the fragments and gather the first fruits. In order to have a heart like Christ, we must become givers. Mass Readings from July 28, 2024: 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalms 145:10-11, 15-18Ephesians 4:1-6 John 6:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGive the first fruits and gather the fragments.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are given two commands in this weekend's readings: to give the first fruits and gather the fragments.  Our temptation, however, is to do the opposite; to give the fragments and gather the first fruits. In order to have a heart like Christ, we must become givers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 28, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Kings 4:42-44\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:10-11, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Give the first fruits and gather the fragments. We are given two commands in this weekend's readings: to give the first fruits and gather the fragments. Our temptation, however, is to do the opposite; to give the fragments and gather the first fruits. In order to have a heart like Christ, we must become givers.","date_published":"2024-07-27T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1b103042-dd22-4348-9543-e3e8d131ec16.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19785437,"duration_in_seconds":1217}]},{"id":"b7620690-c984-4c58-a4b6-efcb4268db13","title":"07/21/24 Rest a While","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72024","content_text":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A person cannot be excellent without rest. Human beings are made in God's image. We are also made for love, for labor, and for leisure. Since the Fall, these gifts have become distorted in our hearts and we have to fight for the ability to love well, to labor well, and even to leisure well. But we must strive to rest well if we are going to be the people God has made and redeemed us to be. Mass Readings from July 21, 2024: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalms 23:1-6Ephesians 2:13-18 Mark 6:30-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA person cannot be excellent without rest.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman beings are made in God's image. We are also made for love, for labor, and for leisure. Since the Fall, these gifts have become distorted in our hearts and we have to fight for the ability to love well, to labor well, and even to leisure well. But we must strive to rest well if we are going to be the people God has made and redeemed us to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 21, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 2:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:30-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A person cannot be excellent without rest. Human beings are made in God's image. We are also made for love, for labor, and for leisure. Since the Fall, these gifts have become distorted in our hearts and we have to fight for the ability to love well, to labor well, and even to leisure well. But we must strive to rest well if we are going to be the people God has made and redeemed us to be.","date_published":"2024-07-20T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b7620690-c984-4c58-a4b6-efcb4268db13.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18706888,"duration_in_seconds":1150}]},{"id":"6491e8ce-9309-47cf-8fc5-b8d2c9882483","title":"07/14/24 Borrowed Time","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71424","content_text":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Does God have permission to say \"I want it back?\" We are all living on borrowed time. And borrowed gifts...and borrowed strengths...  Everything we have has been loaned to us from God. At some point, God will interrupt our lives and will ask for His gifts back. He will interrupt our lives and ask for us to return all that has been entrusted to us. Will we be free enough to say \"Here it is. I hope that the way I used it glorified You.\"? Mass Readings from July 14, 2024: Amos 7:12-15 Psalms 85:9-14Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes God have permission to say \"I want it back?\"\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are all living on borrowed time. And borrowed gifts...and borrowed strengths...  Everything we have has been loaned to us from God. At some point, God will interrupt our lives and will ask for His gifts back. He will interrupt our lives and ask for us to return all that has been entrusted to us. Will we be free enough to say \"Here it is. I hope that the way I used it glorified You.\"?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 14, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 7:12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 85:9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:3-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:7-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Does God have permission to say \"I want it back?\" We are all living on borrowed time. And borrowed gifts...and borrowed strengths...  Everything we have has been loaned to us from God. At some point, God will interrupt our lives and will ask for His gifts back. He will interrupt our lives and ask for us to return all that has been entrusted to us. Will we be free enough to say \"Here it is. I hope that the way I used it glorified You.\"?","date_published":"2024-07-13T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6491e8ce-9309-47cf-8fc5-b8d2c9882483.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19496763,"duration_in_seconds":1199}]},{"id":"613be226-40fe-470d-b7fd-cf7432a74b0e","title":"07/07/24 A Thorn in the Side ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7724","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God can be glorified through our wounds, not merely in spite of them. We all experience brokenness. We all experience God's love through a broken lens. And yet we do encounter them in this way. Mass Readings from July 7, 2024: Ezekiel 2:2-5 Psalms 123:1-42 Corinthians 12:7-10 Mark 6:1-6","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod can be glorified through our wounds, not merely in spite of them.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all experience brokenness. We all experience God's love through a broken lens. And yet we do encounter them in this way.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 7, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 2:2-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 123:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 12:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:1-6\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God can be glorified through our wounds, not merely in spite of them. We all experience brokenness. We all experience God's love through a broken lens. And yet we do encounter them in this way.","date_published":"2024-07-06T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/613be226-40fe-470d-b7fd-cf7432a74b0e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16853657,"duration_in_seconds":1034}]},{"id":"bb6b5ecb-f8db-4d0c-9ca1-5410a21b0480","title":"06/30/24 Raincoats and Umbrellas","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/63024","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Sacraments are God's presence and power...do we let them change us? We continually come into contact with the living God in the Sacraments. But we often leave our encounter with the Sacraments the same as when we arrived. If we are open to what God wants, we are surrendering to His will. Mass Readings from June 30, 2024: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-132 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sacraments are God's presence and power...do we let them change us?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe continually come into contact with the living God in the Sacraments. But we often leave our encounter with the Sacraments the same as when we arrived. If we are open to what God wants, we are surrendering to His will.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 30, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 5:21-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Sacraments are God's presence and power...do we let them change us? We continually come into contact with the living God in the Sacraments. But we often leave our encounter with the Sacraments the same as when we arrived. If we are open to what God wants, we are surrendering to His will.","date_published":"2024-06-29T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bb6b5ecb-f8db-4d0c-9ca1-5410a21b0480.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15545863,"duration_in_seconds":952}]},{"id":"e895a10b-151f-4dab-8efe-c4a705c9fc1b","title":"06/23/24 True Surrender","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62324","content_text":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Rebellion, Resentment, or Rejoicing. We are called to surrender to God's will. But how do we surrender? Is it a matter of feeling or is it a matter of something else? Surrender is an active, dynamic thing. And it is the opposite of rebellion and resentment. Mass Readings from June 23, 2024: Job 38:1, 8-11 Psalms 107:23-26, 28-312 Corinthians 5:14-17 Mark 4:35-41","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRebellion, Resentment, or Rejoicing.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are called to surrender to God's will. But how do we surrender? Is it a matter of feeling or is it a matter of something else? Surrender is an active, dynamic thing. And it is the opposite of rebellion and resentment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 23, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Job 38:1, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 107:23-26, 28-31\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:14-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 4:35-41\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Rebellion, Resentment, or Rejoicing. We are called to surrender to God's will. But how do we surrender? Is it a matter of feeling or is it a matter of something else? Surrender is an active, dynamic thing. And it is the opposite of rebellion and resentment.","date_published":"2024-06-22T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e895a10b-151f-4dab-8efe-c4a705c9fc1b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21797065,"duration_in_seconds":1343}]},{"id":"8d3b402c-655b-4db6-bb63-a9aa07355a3b","title":"06/16/24 Always Courageous","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61624","content_text":"Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Courage is the willingness to do God's will on your own accord. We find ourselves in a place where we face uncertainty and difficulty. And yet, we are called to nonetheless move forward with courage. We walk by faith and not by sight. We choose to trust in God's Word more than our fears. Mass Readings from June 16, 2024: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalms 92:2-3, 13--162 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage is the willingness to do God's will on your own accord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe find ourselves in a place where we face uncertainty and difficulty. And yet, we are called to nonetheless move forward with courage. We walk by faith and not by sight. We choose to trust in God's Word more than our fears.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 16, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 17:22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 92:2-3, 13--16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 4:26-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Courage is the willingness to do God's will on your own accord. We find ourselves in a place where we face uncertainty and difficulty. And yet, we are called to nonetheless move forward with courage. We walk by faith and not by sight. We choose to trust in God's Word more than our fears.","date_published":"2024-06-15T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8d3b402c-655b-4db6-bb63-a9aa07355a3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20212309,"duration_in_seconds":1244}]},{"id":"ec31c719-ce4b-4923-adb5-5124fda8c415","title":"06/09/24 Becoming Like Him","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6924","content_text":"Homily from the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God can even use a broken world to accomplish His will. What is the point of life? Is it to be happy? To get what you want? Or is the point of life to become like God? And this world is specifically designed to help you become that kind of person. Mass Readings from June 9, 2024: Genesis 3:9-15 Psalms 130:1-82 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 Mark 3:20-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod can even use a broken world to accomplish His will.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the point of life? Is it to be happy? To get what you want? Or is the point of life to become like God? And this world is specifically designed to help you become that kind of person.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 9, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 3:9-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 130:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 3:20-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God can even use a broken world to accomplish His will. What is the point of life? Is it to be happy? To get what you want? Or is the point of life to become like God? And this world is specifically designed to help you become that kind of person.","date_published":"2024-06-08T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ec31c719-ce4b-4923-adb5-5124fda8c415.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17301778,"duration_in_seconds":1062}]},{"id":"0cacadeb-3794-43fb-95e5-1df7eb13c970","title":"06/02/24 Gift and Mystery: His Very Self","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6224","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do I not know? Or do I not care? The Eucharist is truly the Body, and Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Beyond all of God's other gifts, this gift stands alone.  Because it is the gift of His very Self. And yet, too often our hearts are cold and indifferent to this Greatest of Gifts. Mass Readings from June 2, 2024: Exodus 24:3-8 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18Hebrews 9:11-15 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo I not know? Or do I not care?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eucharist is truly the Body, and Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Beyond all of God's other gifts, this gift stands alone.  Because it is the gift of His very Self. And yet, too often our hearts are cold and indifferent to this Greatest of Gifts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 2, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 24:3-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 9:11-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 14:12-16, 22-26\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do I not know? Or do I not care? The Eucharist is truly the Body, and Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Beyond all of God's other gifts, this gift stands alone. Because it is the gift of His very Self. And yet, too often our hearts are cold and indifferent to this Greatest of Gifts.","date_published":"2024-06-01T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0cacadeb-3794-43fb-95e5-1df7eb13c970.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20126835,"duration_in_seconds":1238}]},{"id":"88ef0815-6fa1-4e84-ac52-74dff52fa69d","title":"5/26/24 Gift and Mystery: The Spirit of Adoption","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52624","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. God wants to spend time with you. The Mystery of the Holy Trinity is the Mystery of God's identity. The tri-Personal God is more than an abstract concept, yet the Trinity can often remain in our minds as a vague \"idea\". And yet, in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God has claimed us, brought us into a new relationship with Him, and made us a new creation. Mass Readings from May 26, 2024: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Psalms 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod wants to spend time with you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of the Holy Trinity is the Mystery of God's identity. The tri-Personal God is more than an abstract concept, yet the Trinity can often remain in our minds as a vague \"idea\". And yet, in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God has claimed us, brought us into a new relationship with Him, and made us a new creation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 26, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:14-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 28:16-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. God wants to spend time with you. The Mystery of the Holy Trinity is the Mystery of God's identity. The tri-Personal God is more than an abstract concept, yet the Trinity can often remain in our minds as a vague \"idea\". And yet, in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God has claimed us, brought us into a new relationship with Him, and made us a new creation.","date_published":"2024-05-25T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/88ef0815-6fa1-4e84-ac52-74dff52fa69d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16385958,"duration_in_seconds":1005}]},{"id":"4f56f163-f0c2-47ef-bbe8-524732ee6dc6","title":"5/19/24 Gift and Mystery: Use the Gift","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51924","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The best way to thank the Giver is to use the gift. At Pentecost, the Lord poured out His Holy Spirit upon the disciples and blessed them with His gifts. Immediately, they used those gifts. These gifts were given to be used. And so are all of the gifts God continues to give. Mass Readings from May 19, 2024: Acts 2:1-11 Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 341 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best way to thank the Giver is to use the gift.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt Pentecost, the Lord poured out His Holy Spirit upon the disciples and blessed them with His gifts. Immediately, they used those gifts. These gifts were given to be used. And so are all of the gifts God continues to give.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 19, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The best way to thank the Giver is to use the gift. At Pentecost, the Lord poured out His Holy Spirit upon the disciples and blessed them with His gifts. Immediately, they used those gifts. These gifts were given to be used. And so are all of the gifts God continues to give.","date_published":"2024-05-18T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4f56f163-f0c2-47ef-bbe8-524732ee6dc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13702254,"duration_in_seconds":837}]},{"id":"275f3c83-7802-46d0-9513-836959f4fffa","title":"05/12/24 Gift and Mystery: Build Up the Body","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51124","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension. Who am I building up? God has given us His promise of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us and makes us holy, but the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to us so that we can participate in the work of God in the world. At His Ascension, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit so that we could continue His work here on earth. Mass Readings from May 12, 2024: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9 Ephesians 1:17-23 Mark 16:15-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Ascension.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho am I building up?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has given us His promise of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us and makes us holy, but the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to us so that we can participate in the work of God in the world. At His Ascension, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit so that we could continue His work here on earth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 12, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 1:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9 \u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:17-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 16:15-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension. Who am I building up? God has given us His promise of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us and makes us holy, but the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to us so that we can participate in the work of God in the world. At His Ascension, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit so that we could continue His work here on earth.","date_published":"2024-05-11T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/275f3c83-7802-46d0-9513-836959f4fffa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17292153,"duration_in_seconds":1061}]},{"id":"7e389a7d-0556-4069-a3a2-ad69df31a4bc","title":"05/05/24 Nunc Coepi: Begin Again","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5524","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The strength that got you here is not the strength needed to get you there. As we continue to grow and age and mature, we also continue to experience the reality of decline. Each of us will come to know what it is to have less youthful strength. Rather than lament this fact, we can learn to adapt and choose a different strength. We can choose a new definition of what it is to \"win\" at life. Mass Readings from May 5, 2024: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Psalms 98:1-41 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strength that got you here is not the strength needed to get you there.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we continue to grow and age and mature, we also continue to experience the reality of decline. Each of us will come to know what it is to have less youthful strength. Rather than lament this fact, we can learn to adapt and choose a different strength. We can choose a new definition of what it is to \"win\" at life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 5, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 4:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 15:9-17\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The strength that got you here is not the strength needed to get you there. As we continue to grow and age and mature, we also continue to experience the reality of decline. Each of us will come to know what it is to have less youthful strength. Rather than lament this fact, we can learn to adapt and choose a different strength. We can choose a new definition of what it is to \"win\" at life.","date_published":"2024-05-04T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7e389a7d-0556-4069-a3a2-ad69df31a4bc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19786919,"duration_in_seconds":1217}]},{"id":"fe0b45f0-9368-4df7-859a-983702f589fa","title":"04/28/24 Nunc Coepi: Time to Start","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/042824","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. You got to wake up today. We don't know if we will have enough time to finish, but we do know that we have time to start.  We have a tendency to delay, but the only time that we have is now; and since we got to wake up today, we have the chance to say \"Now, I begin\". Mass Readings from April 28, 2024: Acts 9:26-31 Psalms 22:26-28, 30-321 John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou got to wake up today.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe don't know if we will have enough time to finish, but we do know that we have time to start.  We have a tendency to delay, but the only time that we have is now; and since we got to wake up today, we have the chance to say \"Now, I begin\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 28, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 9:26-31\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:26-28, 30-32\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:18-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 15:1-8\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. You got to wake up today. We don't know if we will have enough time to finish, but we do know that we have time to start.  We have a tendency to delay, but the only time that we have is now; and since we got to wake up today, we have the chance to say \"Now, I begin\".","date_published":"2024-04-27T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/fe0b45f0-9368-4df7-859a-983702f589fa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22593030,"duration_in_seconds":1393}]},{"id":"53b343af-e477-4845-a980-7c43d2bf37c3","title":"04/21/24 Nunc Coepi: Season of Discouragement","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42124","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Stand in the truth and do the next right thing. Life can easily overwhelm us, leaving us in a place where we feel beaten and in a season of discouragement. But choosing humility and hope...choosing to live the truth and to do the next right thing...is the key to living courageously. Mass Readings from April 21, 2024: Acts 4:8-12 Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 291 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStand in the truth and do the next right thing.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife can easily overwhelm us, leaving us in a place where we feel beaten and in a season of discouragement. But choosing humility and hope...choosing to live the truth and to do the next right thing...is the key to living courageously.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 21, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 4:8-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:11-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Stand in the truth and do the next right thing. Life can easily overwhelm us, leaving us in a place where we feel beaten and in a season of discouragement. But choosing humility and hope...choosing to live the truth and to do the next right thing...is the key to living courageously.","date_published":"2024-04-20T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/53b343af-e477-4845-a980-7c43d2bf37c3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24189711,"duration_in_seconds":1492}]},{"id":"2c7cfe56-5b4a-4428-9022-7a92217f7cc3","title":"04/14/24 Nunc Coepi: Breaking Agreements","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41424","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The first step is to stop. Once we realize that we have to repent...that we are called to \"change our minds\"...the first step is to stop. To examine what it is that we are thinking and to which thoughts, sins, and false images of God we have made agreements with. And then to break those agreements in order to say \"Now I begin\". Mass Readings from April 14, 2024: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-91 John 2:1-5a Luke 24:35-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first step is to stop.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce we realize that we have to repent...that we are called to \"change our minds\"...the first step is to stop. To examine what it is that we are thinking and to which thoughts, sins, and false images of God we have made agreements with. And then to break those agreements in order to say \"Now I begin\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 14, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 3:13-15, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 2:1-5a\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 24:35-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The first step is to stop. Once we realize that we have to repent...that we are called to \"change our minds\"...the first step is to stop. To examine what it is that we are thinking and to which thoughts, sins, and false images of God we have made agreements with. And then to break those agreements in order to say \"Now I begin\".","date_published":"2024-04-13T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2c7cfe56-5b4a-4428-9022-7a92217f7cc3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30035099,"duration_in_seconds":1858}]},{"id":"cffbfbe2-8db5-433e-8f17-baf5d3d3f5e4","title":"04/07/24 Justice or Mercy?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4724","content_text":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Mercy is the love we need the most and deserve the least. We all want to get what we deserve. We want justice, and God is Just. But there are times when we need something more than justice...there are times when we might deserve justice, but need mercy. Mass Readings from April 7, 2024: Acts 4:32-35 Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Divine Mercy Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMercy is the love we need the most and deserve the least.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all want to get what we deserve. We want justice, and God is Just. But there are times when we need something more than justice...there are times when we might deserve justice, but need mercy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 7, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 4:32-35\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Mercy is the love we need the most and deserve the least. We all want to get what we deserve. We want justice, and God is Just. But there are times when we need something more than justice...there are times when we might deserve justice, but need mercy.","date_published":"2024-04-06T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cffbfbe2-8db5-433e-8f17-baf5d3d3f5e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29663220,"duration_in_seconds":1834}]},{"id":"db1b2971-1c89-4700-b639-fa4d3849e736","title":"03/31/24 Necessary or Accessory","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/33124","content_text":"Homily from Easter Sunday. Are Jesus and the Mass merely optional...or essential? We have such full lives and such small hearts that we are relieved when things get cancelled. But, for the things that are neccesary, we would be devasted if we missed them. Who Jesus is to us will determine our response when we are not able to get to Mass or receive the Eucharist. Mass Readings from March 31, 2024: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Easter Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Jesus and the Mass merely optional...or essential?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have such full lives and such small hearts that we are relieved when things get cancelled. But, for the things that are neccesary, we would be devasted if we missed them. Who Jesus is to us will determine our response when we are not able to get to Mass or receive the Eucharist.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 31, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 10:34a, 37-43\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Easter Sunday. Are Jesus and the Mass merely optional...or essential? We have such full lives and such small hearts that we are relieved when things get cancelled. But, for the things that are necessary, we would be devastated if we missed them. Who Jesus is to us will determine our response when we are not able to get to Mass or receive the Eucharist.","date_published":"2024-03-30T19:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/db1b2971-1c89-4700-b639-fa4d3849e736.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17806604,"duration_in_seconds":1093}]},{"id":"944caa45-3607-4e32-be49-a817b21eafb3","title":"03/29/24 The Man of Sorrows","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/032924","content_text":"Homily from Good Friday. Jesus won the world in His weakness. We would like for our Lord to be triumphant in His conquering of sin and death. But the people around Him as He saved the world were largely ignorant, indifferent, or antagonistic.  Yet, Jesus won the world through His wounds. Mass Readings from March 29, 2024: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Good Friday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus won the world in His weakness.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe would like for our Lord to be triumphant in His conquering of sin and death. But the people around Him as He saved the world were largely ignorant, indifferent, or antagonistic.  Yet, Jesus won the world through His wounds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 29, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:13—53:12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:1—19:42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Good Friday. Jesus won the world in His weakness. We would like for our Lord to be triumphant in His conquering of sin and death. But the people around Him as He saved the world were largely ignorant, indifferent, or antagonistic. Yet, Jesus won the world through His wounds.","date_published":"2024-03-29T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/944caa45-3607-4e32-be49-a817b21eafb3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12532916,"duration_in_seconds":764}]},{"id":"99c36d85-e155-4c75-9fcc-d3309f55dac4","title":"03/28/24 Three Sadnesses of Holy Thursday","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32824","content_text":"Homily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. We all have unique sadnesses. Jesus enters into all of them. Holy Thursday is a day that marks the gift of the Priesthood, the Eucharist, Christ's humble service, and the beginning of the Triduum. Today, we reflect on Peter, Judas, and Jesus in their unique sadnesses. Mass Readings from March 28, 2024: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-181 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all have unique sadnesses. Jesus enters into all of them.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly Thursday is a day that marks the gift of the Priesthood, the Eucharist, Christ's humble service, and the beginning of the Triduum. Today, we reflect on Peter, Judas, and Jesus in their unique sadnesses.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 28, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 13:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. We all have unique sadnesses. Jesus enters into all of them. Holy Thursday is a day that marks the gift of the Priesthood, the Eucharist, Christ's humble service, and the beginning of the Triduum. Today, we reflect on Peter, Judas, and Jesus in their unique sadnesses.","date_published":"2024-03-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/99c36d85-e155-4c75-9fcc-d3309f55dac4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18729740,"duration_in_seconds":1151}]},{"id":"742a8192-bb60-422d-834d-26d4548b9de1","title":"03/24/24 He Leadeth Me: Enter the Story","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32424","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday. You are meant to be a part of the story. As Christians, we know the Story and we believe the Story.  We know how God has saved the world by entering into suffering and death. But we are called to more; we are called to participate in the Story. Our apostolate is marked by Acceptance, Access, and Action. Mass Readings from March 24, 2024: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1—15:47","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are meant to be a part of the story.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Christians, we know the Story and we believe the Story.  We know how God has saved the world by entering into suffering and death. But we are called to more; we are called to participate in the Story. Our apostolate is marked by Acceptance, Access, and Action.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 24, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 14:1—15:47\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday. You are meant to be a part of the story. As Christians, we know the Story and we believe the Story.  We know how God has saved the world by entering into suffering and death. But we are called to more; we are called to participate in the Story. Our apostolate is marked by Acceptance, Access, and Action.","date_published":"2024-03-23T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/742a8192-bb60-422d-834d-26d4548b9de1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24871226,"duration_in_seconds":1535}]},{"id":"87af0003-bbfe-4f45-9228-9320509d3f6d","title":"03/17/24 He Leadeth Me: The Simple Secret","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31724","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. You don't have to find God's will in this moment and these circumstances...this moment and these circumstances are God's will for you. The greatest lesson that anyone of us can learn is simple, but it is not always easy: you can trust God in every moment and all circumstances. Mass Readings from March 17, 2024: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalms 51:3-4, 12-15Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou don't have to find God's will in this moment and these circumstances...this moment and these circumstances are God's will for you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe greatest lesson that anyone of us can learn is simple, but it is not always easy: you can trust God in every moment and all circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 17, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 31:31-34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-4, 12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 12:20-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. You don't have to find God's will in this moment and these circumstances...this moment and these circumstances are God's will for you. The greatest lesson that anyone of us can learn is simple, but it is not always easy: you can trust God in every moment and all circumstances.","date_published":"2024-03-16T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/87af0003-bbfe-4f45-9228-9320509d3f6d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30140983,"duration_in_seconds":1864}]},{"id":"71a1567f-321c-4c9b-932a-1f6fdfd771da","title":"03/10/24 He Leadeth Me: Owned By the Past","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31024","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We often feel owned by the past or powerless in the present. Once something is broken, is it really lost forever? Mass Readings from March 10, 2024: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Psalms 137:1-6Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe often feel owned by the past or powerless in the present.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce something is broken, is it really lost forever?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 10, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 137:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 2:4-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 3:14-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We often feel owned by the past or powerless in the present. Once something is broken, is it really lost forever?","date_published":"2024-03-09T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/71a1567f-321c-4c9b-932a-1f6fdfd771da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24219473,"duration_in_seconds":1512}]},{"id":"edd6230f-0499-408e-860b-f4a8e0836ee3","title":"03/03/24 He Leadeth Me: The Greatest Grace","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3324","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. The greatest grace is to know the depth of our brokenness and to know the depth of His love. Father Walter wanted to be like his heroes. We all want to think that we will be strong in the moment of truth. But the actual moment of truth comes after our weakness has been revealed. Mass Readings from March 3, 2024: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalms 19:8-111 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe greatest grace is to know the depth of our brokenness and to know the depth of His love.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFather Walter wanted to be like his heroes. We all want to think that we will be strong in the moment of truth. But the actual moment of truth comes after our weakness has been revealed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 3, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 20:1-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:22-25\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 2:13-25\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. The greatest grace is to know the depth of our brokenness and to know the depth of His love. Father Walter wanted to be like his heroes. We all want to think that we will be strong in the moment of truth. But the actual moment of truth comes after our weakness has been revealed.","date_published":"2024-03-02T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/edd6230f-0499-408e-860b-f4a8e0836ee3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27945725,"duration_in_seconds":1727}]},{"id":"254ca08e-f604-480c-bf8e-9e0d90dff7ed","title":"02/25/24 He Leadeth Me: As Long As...","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22524","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. If I know Who, then I can say yes without knowing why. Do I have any conditions on my response to God? Will I pray or serve or say yes to Him as long as I understand why He is asking? Mass Readings from February 25, 2024: Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 Psalms 116:10, 15-19Romans 8:31-34 Mark 9:2-10","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf I know Who, then I can say yes without knowing why.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo I have any conditions on my response to God? Will I pray or serve or say yes to Him as long as I understand why He is asking?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 25, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:10, 15-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:31-34\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:2-10\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. If I know Who, then I can say yes without knowing why. Do I have any conditions on my response to God? Will I pray or serve or say yes to Him as long as I understand why He is asking?","date_published":"2024-02-24T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/254ca08e-f604-480c-bf8e-9e0d90dff7ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24610479,"duration_in_seconds":1519}]},{"id":"c30ccdec-dc9f-4729-a4e1-1da4d7ecf082","title":"02/18/24 He Leadeth Me: Great Expectations","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21824","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. When expectation meets reality, we have a choice. All of our lives are marked by a certain degree of expectation. But what do we do when we encounter the reality of life? We can choose to either avoid reality or accept reality. Mass Readings from February 18, 2024: Genesis 9:8-15 Psalms 25:4-91 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen expectation meets reality, we have a choice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of our lives are marked by a certain degree of expectation. But what do we do when we encounter the reality of life? We can choose to either avoid reality or accept reality.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 18, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 9:8-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 3:18-22\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:12-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. When expectation meets reality, we have a choice. All of our lives are marked by a certain degree of expectation. But what do we do when we encounter the reality of life? We can choose to either avoid reality or accept reality.","date_published":"2024-02-17T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c30ccdec-dc9f-4729-a4e1-1da4d7ecf082.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24460032,"duration_in_seconds":1508}]},{"id":"1b46b4da-0404-4070-9b6b-7cc7c6d91647","title":"02/14/24 Ash Wednesday: Hope, Faith, Love in Lent","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21424","content_text":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. We hope He sees. We have faith it matters to Him. We do it because He said so. During Lent, we have the chance to make our lives an act of hope, faith, and love. More than growing in discipline or self-improvement, Lent is a chance to live what we believe by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Mass Readings from February 14, 2024: Joel 2:12-18 Psalms 51:3--6, 12-14 and 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Ash Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe hope He sees. We have faith it matters to Him. We do it because He said so.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring Lent, we have the chance to make our lives an act of hope, faith, and love. More than growing in discipline or self-improvement, Lent is a chance to live what we believe by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 14, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joel 2:12-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3--6, 12-14 and 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. We hope He sees. We have faith it matters to Him. We do it because He said so. During Lent, we have the chance to make our lives an act of hope, faith, and love. More than growing in discipline or self-improvement, Lent is a chance to live what we believe by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.","date_published":"2024-02-14T20:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1b46b4da-0404-4070-9b6b-7cc7c6d91647.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14510471,"duration_in_seconds":887}]},{"id":"3f6ae8a0-dd26-4d8c-ab7e-077b44dfb522","title":"02/11/24 Holy Moments: His Moments","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21124","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The moments are holy when the moments are His...and the moments are His when the motive is Him. When something is dedicated, it is transformed. It is elevated and becomes something more.  When a moment is dedicated to God, it becomes a holy moment. Mass Readings from February 11, 2024: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31—11:1 Mark 1:40-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe moments are holy when the moments are His...and the moments are His when the motive is Him.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen something is dedicated, it is transformed. It is elevated and becomes something more.  When a moment is dedicated to God, it becomes a holy moment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 11, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:40-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The moments are holy when the moments are His...and the moments are His when the motive is Him. When something is dedicated, it is transformed. It is elevated and becomes something more.  When a moment is dedicated to God, it becomes a holy moment.","date_published":"2024-02-10T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3f6ae8a0-dd26-4d8c-ab7e-077b44dfb522.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18034593,"duration_in_seconds":1108}]},{"id":"03e282e1-4a05-4fe6-8096-77e948e74cd4","title":"02/04/24 Holy Moments: Shared Moments","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2424","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can only share what you have. Holy moments are shared moments. We share like Jesus (and make moments holy) when we are generous and honest. Mass Readings from February 4, 2024:: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Psalms 147:1-61 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Mark 1:29-39","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can only share what you have.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly moments are shared moments. We share like Jesus (and make moments holy) when we are generous and honest.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 4, 2024::\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Job 7:1-4, 6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 147:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:29-39\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You can only share what you have. Holy moments are shared moments. We share like Jesus (and make moments holy) when we are generous and honest.","date_published":"2024-02-03T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/03e282e1-4a05-4fe6-8096-77e948e74cd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22237841,"duration_in_seconds":1369}]},{"id":"39c8c985-fe27-4057-a1ab-2563c5b94525","title":"01/28/24 Holy Moments: Present Moment","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12824","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Holy Moment is the present moment. When we live lives of distraction we cannot live lives of wonder or joy or holiness.  Distraction steals life away because it takes us away from the present moment.  And the present moment is the only moment that has the potential to be a holy moment. Mass Readings from January 28, 2024: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-91 Corinthians 7:32-35 Mark 1:21-28","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Moment is the present moment.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we live lives of distraction we cannot live lives of wonder or joy or holiness.  Distraction steals life away because it takes us away from the present moment.  And the present moment is the only moment that has the potential to be a holy moment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 28, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 18:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 7:32-35\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:21-28\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Holy Moment is the present moment. When we live lives of distraction we cannot live lives of wonder or joy or holiness. Distraction steals life away because it takes us away from the present moment. And the present moment is the only moment that has the potential to be a holy moment.","date_published":"2024-01-27T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/39c8c985-fe27-4057-a1ab-2563c5b94525.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22534295,"duration_in_seconds":1408}]},{"id":"42c6a33c-724f-43da-bcbe-e086addb9bc2","title":"01/21/24 Holy Moments: Ordinary Moments","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12124","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Holy moments are ordinary moments reconsidered. An ordinary life is not an obstacle to a holy life. In fact, every extraordinary life is made up of ordinary moments that we choose to make into holy moments. Mass Readings from January 21, 2024: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalms 25:4-91 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly moments are ordinary moments reconsidered.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn ordinary life is not an obstacle to a holy life. In fact, every extraordinary life is made up of ordinary moments that we choose to make into holy moments.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 21, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jonah 3:1-5, 10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 7:29-31\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:14-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Holy moments are ordinary moments reconsidered. An ordinary life is not an obstacle to a holy life. In fact, every extraordinary life is made up of ordinary moments that we choose to make into holy moments.","date_published":"2024-01-20T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/42c6a33c-724f-43da-bcbe-e086addb9bc2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19075448,"duration_in_seconds":1171}]},{"id":"90a08c75-584c-4da0-a2f1-e294a3115800","title":"01/14/24 Claimed and Called","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11424","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has a claim on your life...and God has a call for your life. We can often be hesitant to make decisions in life. Not only because we do not want to make the wrong decision, but also because we want to make the best decision. But the point of life is not merely to optimize our happiness. We experience a new freedom and meaning when we realize that our lives are not our own...and we live to respond to God's call. Mass Readings from January 14, 2024: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-101 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20John 1:35-42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has a claim on your life...and God has a call for your life.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can often be hesitant to make decisions in life. Not only because we do not want to make the wrong decision, but also because we want to make the best decision. But the point of life is not merely to optimize our happiness. We experience a new freedom and meaning when we realize that our lives are not our own...and we live to respond to God's call.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 14, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:35-42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has a claim on your life...and God has a call for your life. We can often be hesitant to make decisions in life. Not only because we do not want to make the wrong decision, but also because we want to make the best decision. But the point of life is not merely to optimize our happiness. We experience a new freedom and meaning when we realize that our lives are not our own...and we live to respond to God's call.","date_published":"2024-01-13T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/90a08c75-584c-4da0-a2f1-e294a3115800.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25036170,"duration_in_seconds":1544}]},{"id":"e84d184b-0da0-48b4-a05d-222be3bc6dc0","title":"01/07/24 Worship is the Only Proper Response","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/1724","content_text":"Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. We give God our best, our heart, and what He has asked for. As we know, the heart of religion is worship.  But we need to put our hearts into worship.  We give God our best, our heart, and what God has asked for.  Not because He needs anything, but because it is right and just. Mass Readings from January 7, 2024: Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Epiphany of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe give God our best, our heart, and what He has asked for.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we know, the heart of religion is worship.  But we need to put our hearts into worship.  We give God our best, our heart, and what God has asked for.  Not because He needs anything, but because it is right and just.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 7, 2024:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 60:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 3:2-3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 2:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. We give God our best, our heart, and what He has asked for. As we know, the heart of religion is worship. But we need to put our hearts into worship. We give God our best, our heart, and what God has asked for. Not because He needs anything, but because it is right and just.","date_published":"2024-01-06T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e84d184b-0da0-48b4-a05d-222be3bc6dc0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19367055,"duration_in_seconds":1190}]},{"id":"f8235463-b4e4-4595-94ab-7722234cf0d3","title":"12/31/23 Family Life","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/123123","content_text":"Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph The Holy Family was holy, but not without struggles. Jesus entered into this broken world by entering into the reality that all of us have experienced: family life. He did not insulate Himself from the harsh realities of life by embracing a life of wealth. Rather, all He had was borrowed. Mass Readings from December 31, 2023: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalms 128:1-5Colossians 3:12-21 Luke","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Family was holy, but not without struggles.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus entered into this broken world by entering into the reality that all of us have experienced: family life. He did not insulate Himself from the harsh realities of life by embracing a life of wealth. Rather, all He had was borrowed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 31, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:12-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. The Holy Family was holy, but not without struggles. Jesus entered into this broken world by entering into the reality that all of us have experienced: family life. He did not insulate Himself from the harsh realities of life by embracing a life of wealth. Rather, all He had was borrowed.","date_published":"2023-12-30T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f8235463-b4e4-4595-94ab-7722234cf0d3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14073737,"duration_in_seconds":859}]},{"id":"0933f962-343f-4ce2-8554-66f250ef66ef","title":"12/25/23 The Amateur","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122523","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The reality is that God is not a professional. He is an amateur. There are many things in life where we merely like the \"idea\" of that thing. The reality is another story, because the reality makes demands on us. Christmas is a reminder that we not only cannot love the \"idea\" of God, but that He does not merely love the idea of us. Mass Readings from December 25, 2023: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalms 98:1-6.Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reality is that God is not a professional. He is an amateur.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are many things in life where we merely like the \"idea\" of that thing. The reality is another story, because the reality makes demands on us. Christmas is a reminder that we not only cannot love the \"idea\" of God, but that He does not merely love the idea of us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-6.\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 1:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:1-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The reality is that God is not a professional. He is an amateur. There are many things in life where we merely like the \"idea\" of that thing. The reality is another story, because the reality makes demands on us. Christmas is a reminder that we not only cannot love the \"idea\" of God, but that He does not merely love the idea of us.","date_published":"2023-12-24T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0933f962-343f-4ce2-8554-66f250ef66ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17619030,"duration_in_seconds":1080}]},{"id":"dc7e884b-ee02-4d8e-9524-51d6e08b512a","title":"12/24/23 Main Character: No Small Parts","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122423","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Whatever You ask of me, the answer is yes. One of the more challenging reminders of this series is that God is the point of all of this.  He is not only the Main Character, but this is also His Story.  Nonetheless, we have been given a role; we have been created and redeemed in order to play our part. Mass Readings from December 24, 2023: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16 Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhatever You ask of me, the answer is yes.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the more challenging reminders of this series is that God is the point of all of this.  He is not only the Main Character, but this is also His Story.  Nonetheless, we have been given a role; we have been created and redeemed in order to play our part.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 24, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 16:25-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:26-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Whatever You ask of me, the answer is yes. One of the more challenging reminders of this series is that God is the point of all of this. He is not only the Main Character, but this is also His Story. Nonetheless, we have been given a role; we have been created and redeemed in order to play our part.","date_published":"2023-12-23T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dc7e884b-ee02-4d8e-9524-51d6e08b512a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14379839,"duration_in_seconds":878}]},{"id":"ac403504-912c-473e-9953-4bcfb7fa4343","title":"12/17/23 Main Character: Don't Wait","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121723","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. We won't be able to rejoice, pray, or give thanks always unless we rejoice, pray, and give thanks now. Main Character syndrome can lead us to believe that we are in control. But there are many circumstances that are out of our control. We can often only control how we respond to our circumstances. As Christians, we choose to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances. Mass Readings from December 17, 2023: Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11 Luke 1:46-50, 53-541 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe won't be able to rejoice, pray, or give thanks always unless we rejoice, pray, and give thanks now.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMain Character syndrome can lead us to believe that we are in control. But there are many circumstances that are out of our control. We can often only control how we respond to our circumstances. As Christians, we choose to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 17, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Luke 1:46-50, 53-54\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 5:16-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:6-8, 19-28\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. We won't be able to rejoice, pray, or give thanks always unless we rejoice, pray, and give thanks now. Main Character syndrome can lead us to believe that we are in control. But there are many circumstances that are out of our control. We can often only control how we respond to our circumstances. As Christians, we choose to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in all circumstances.","date_published":"2023-12-16T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ac403504-912c-473e-9953-4bcfb7fa4343.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20525774,"duration_in_seconds":1262}]},{"id":"ca749009-6761-48f6-8321-0378923069c5","title":"12/10/23 Main Character: Perfect","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121023","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Perfectionism can move us from caring to quitting. Spiritual perfectionism can lead people who care about the Faith and who love God to a place of harshness and hurry so much that they just want to give up.  But the Gospel reminds us that God is gentle and patient. Mass Readings from December 10, 2023: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Psalms 85:9-142 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfectionism can move us from caring to quitting.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpiritual perfectionism can lead people who care about the Faith and who love God to a place of harshness and hurry so much that they just want to give up.  But the Gospel reminds us that God is gentle and patient.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 10, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 85:9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Peter 3:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:1-8\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Perfectionism can move us from caring to quitting. Spiritual perfectionism can lead people who care about the Faith and who love God to a place of harshness and hurry so much that they just want to give up. But the Gospel reminds us that God is gentle and patient.","date_published":"2023-12-09T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ca749009-6761-48f6-8321-0378923069c5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25042742,"duration_in_seconds":1545}]},{"id":"80de369d-8d56-4a6e-a90f-fabc3e972932","title":"12/8/23 The New Eve","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120823","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary was preserved from sin by the merits of her Son's life, death, and resurrection. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a testament to God's goodness. He gives what we need for the mission to which we have been called. And He calls all of us to enter into deeper relationship with the Family of God by cultivating a relationship with Mary, the Mother of God. Mass Readings from December 8, 2023: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalms 98:1-4Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary was preserved from sin by the merits of her Son's life, death, and resurrection.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a testament to God's goodness. He gives what we need for the mission to which we have been called. And He calls all of us to enter into deeper relationship with the Family of God by cultivating a relationship with Mary, the Mother of God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 8, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 3:9-15, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:3-6, 11-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:26-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mary was preserved from sin by the merits of her Son's life, death, and resurrection. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a testament to God's goodness. He gives what we need for the mission to which we have been called. And He calls all of us to enter into deeper relationship with the Family of God by cultivating a relationship with Mary, the Mother of God.","date_published":"2023-12-08T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/80de369d-8d56-4a6e-a90f-fabc3e972932.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13831656,"duration_in_seconds":844}]},{"id":"e64291eb-694c-41d9-bb66-b2f61579117f","title":"12/3/23 Main Character: An Average Star","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12323","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You are God. I am not. When we encounter the true and living God, there is only one response...it involves six little words, but makes a world of difference. Mass Readings from December 3, 2023: Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7 Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-191 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are God. I am not.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we encounter the true and living God, there is only one response...it involves six little words, but makes a world of difference.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 3, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:3-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 13:33-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You are God. I am not. When we encounter the true and living God, there is only one response...it involves six little words, but makes a world of difference.","date_published":"2023-12-02T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e64291eb-694c-41d9-bb66-b2f61579117f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24288884,"duration_in_seconds":1498}]},{"id":"3ac95c66-8132-4a79-8cf5-3a7156d18a49","title":"11/26/23 Based On a True Story: Unwritten","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112523","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Your part of the story (Act IV) remains unwritten. Jesus has bridged the unbridgable gap between God and humanity.  We can believe that and remain unchanged.  But if we are willing to respond, we can write the final act of the story.  We can place ourselves under the Lordship of Christ and live an entirely new life. Mass Readings from November 26, 2023: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Psalms 23:1-3, 5-61 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Matthew 25:31-46","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour part of the story (Act IV) remains unwritten.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus has bridged the unbridgable gap between God and humanity.  We can believe that and remain unchanged.  But if we are willing to respond, we can write the final act of the story.  We can place ourselves under the Lordship of Christ and live an entirely new life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 26, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:31-46\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Your part of the story (Act IV) remains unwritten. Jesus has bridged the unbridgable gap between God and humanity.  We can believe that and remain unchanged.  But if we are willing to respond, we can write the final act of the story.  We can place ourselves under the Lordship of Christ and live an entirely new life.","date_published":"2023-11-25T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3ac95c66-8132-4a79-8cf5-3a7156d18a49.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28814176,"duration_in_seconds":1780}]},{"id":"0e419b58-8f89-4413-922c-362ec27d8fd4","title":"11/19/23 Based On a True Story: Otherwise","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111923","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. It could have been otherwise. We have been created good by the good God. But we have been captured by sin, death, and slavery. In Jesus, God has rescued us and transferred us into His Kingdom…His family. Mass Readings from November 19, 2023: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalms 128:1-51 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt could have been otherwise.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have been created good by the good God. But we have been captured by sin, death, and slavery. In Jesus, God has rescued us and transferred us into His Kingdom…His family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 19, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:14-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. It could have been otherwise. We have been created good by the good God. But we have been captured by sin, death, and slavery. In Jesus, God has rescued us and transferred us into His Kingdom…His family.","date_published":"2023-11-18T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0e419b58-8f89-4413-922c-362ec27d8fd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28521969,"duration_in_seconds":1762}]},{"id":"227c80bf-9603-43a8-9545-e9fcd4e0a914","title":"11/12/23 Based On a True Story: Kakangelion","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111223","content_text":"To join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\n\nHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. There's good news and there's bad news. We have heard the first part (Act One) of the Good News. But before we can move forward, we need to be aware of and understand why things are so broken. Before anything else, we need the bad news. Mass Readings from November 12, 2023: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalms 63:2-81 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTo join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's good news and there's bad news.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have heard the first part (Act One) of the Good News. But before we can move forward, we need to be aware of and understand why things are so broken. Before anything else, we need the bad news.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 12, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 6:12-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 63:2-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 4:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:1-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"To join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\r\n\r\nHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. There's good news and there's bad news. We have heard the first part (Act One) of the Good News. But before we can move forward, we need to be aware of and understand why things are so broken. Before anything else, we need the bad news.","date_published":"2023-11-11T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/227c80bf-9603-43a8-9545-e9fcd4e0a914.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29098734,"duration_in_seconds":1797}]},{"id":"441e7e4c-411f-4ba2-b89b-cd45bc8156c0","title":"11/5/23 Based On a True Story: The Gospel of God","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/110523","content_text":"To join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\n\nHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I basing my life on the gospel of the world or the Gospel of God? We are surrounded by stories. Stories that try to make sense of the world. But not every story is true. In fact, there are many stories that are false. We are called to base our lives on the true story… The story of the Gospel of God. Mass Readings from November 5, 2023: Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10 Psalms 131:1-31 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13 Matthew 23:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eTo join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAm I basing my life on the gospel of the world or the Gospel of God?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are surrounded by stories. Stories that try to make sense of the world. But not every story is true. In fact, there are many stories that are false. We are called to base our lives on the true story… The story of the Gospel of God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 5, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Malachi 1:14-2:2, 8-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 131:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 23:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"To join in the mission of bulldogCatholic through this year's Give to the Max campaign, please donate here: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\r\n\r\nHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I basing my life on the gospel of the world or the Gospel of God? We are surrounded by stories. Stories that try to make sense of the world. But not every story is true. In fact, there are many stories that are false. We are called to base our lives on the true story… The story of the Gospel of God.","date_published":"2023-11-04T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/441e7e4c-411f-4ba2-b89b-cd45bc8156c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32308661,"duration_in_seconds":2019}]},{"id":"4483dc12-3670-454d-bab8-708b65f0316c","title":"11/1/23 \"All of the Saints\"","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11123","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. One day, this day could be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is offered to us as a day to praise God for all of the unnamed and unknown saints who have run the race well and have entered into the glorious and unadulterated Presence of the true and living God.   Mass Readings from November 1, 2023}: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalms 24:1-61 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of All Saints.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne day, this day could be your feast day.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feast of All Saints is offered to us as a day to praise God for all of the unnamed and unknown saints who have run the race well and have entered into the glorious and unadulterated Presence of the true and living God.  \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 1, 2023}:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. One day, this day could be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is offered to us as a day to praise God for all of the unnamed and unknown saints who have run the race well and have entered into the glorious and unadulterated Presence of the true and living God.","date_published":"2023-11-01T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4483dc12-3670-454d-bab8-708b65f0316c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15686582,"duration_in_seconds":959}]},{"id":"93b9637a-2dff-4f93-ae58-749c8c04dc6c","title":"10/29/23 Lost: Love Is the Way","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102823","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are called to be love. When a person is lost, they need to know where they are. We know: you are here. But we also need to know where we are going and how to get there. We know that as well: we are called to be saints and the way is love. Mass Readings from October 29, 2023: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 511 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Matthew 22:34-40","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are called to be love.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a person is lost, they need to know where they are. We know: you are here. But we also need to know where we are going and how to get there. We know that as well: we are called to be saints and the way is love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 29, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 22:20-26\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 1:5-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:34-40\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are called to be love. When a person is lost, they need to know where they are. We know: you are here. But we also need to know where we are going and how to get there. We know that as well: we are called to be saints and the way is love.","date_published":"2023-10-28T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/93b9637a-2dff-4f93-ae58-749c8c04dc6c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25268451,"duration_in_seconds":1559}]},{"id":"49a779a7-5623-4add-8470-f3dd5f5f2ac7","title":"10/22/23 Lost: Every Step","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102223","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Between the Promise and the Promised Land. When a person is lost, it can feel like every step is taking them further and further away from where they need to be. But with Christ, we trust in the promise that we are not lost, but led...and that every step is taking us closer to where and who we need to be. Mass Readings from October 22, 2023: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalms 96:1, 3-5, 7-101 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Matthew 22:15-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween the Promise and the Promised Land.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a person is lost, it can feel like every step is taking them further and further away from where they need to be. But with Christ, we trust in the promise that we are not lost, but led...and that every step is taking us closer to where and who we need to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 22, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 45:1, 4-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 96:1, 3-5, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 1:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:15-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Between the Promise and the Promised Land. When a person is lost, it can feel like every step is taking them further and further away from where they need to be. But with Christ, we trust in the promise that we are not lost, but led...and that every step is taking us closer to where and who we need to be.","date_published":"2023-10-21T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/49a779a7-5623-4add-8470-f3dd5f5f2ac7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22832748,"duration_in_seconds":1406}]},{"id":"45bd7a02-1fb7-4caa-9287-a8549052d7fc","title":"10/15/23 Lost: You Are Here","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101523","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. This is life. We need to understand that life is not waiting for us to start. This is life. This is your life. You are here. But we do have to ask the questions: should I be here? And is what God wants for me enough for me? Mass Readings from October 15, 2023: Isaiah 25:6-10 Psalms 23:1-6Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is life.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe need to understand that life is not waiting for us to start. This is life. This is your life. You are here. But we do have to ask the questions: should I be here? And is what God wants for me enough for me?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 15, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 25:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:12-14, 19-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:1-14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. This is life. We need to understand that life is not waiting for us to start. This is life. This is your life. You are here. But we do have to ask the questions: should I be here? And is what God wants for me enough for me?","date_published":"2023-10-14T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/45bd7a02-1fb7-4caa-9287-a8549052d7fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16461342,"duration_in_seconds":1008}]},{"id":"44a6d530-fc38-4f5e-b933-92a38213d720","title":"10/8/23 Lost: Have No Anxiety At All","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10823","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if? Or What is? Not knowing where we are, where we are going, or how to get there can be incredibly daunting.  It can bring us to a place of worry and anxiety.  We can be tempted to avoid the uncertainty and discomfort of the journey.  By focusing on God's presence and blessings, we can have the courage to move. Mass Readings from October 8, 2023: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalms 80:9, 12-16, 19-20Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat if? Or What is?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot knowing where we are, where we are going, or how to get there can be incredibly daunting.  It can bring us to a place of worry and anxiety.  We can be tempted to avoid the uncertainty and discomfort of the journey.  By focusing on God's presence and blessings, we can have the courage to move.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 8, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 5:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:9, 12-16, 19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 21:33-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if? Or What is? Not knowing where we are, where we are going, or how to get there can be incredibly daunting.  It can bring us to a place of worry and anxiety.  We can be tempted to avoid the uncertainty and discomfort of the journey.  By focusing on God's presence and blessings, we can have the courage to move.","date_published":"2023-10-07T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/44a6d530-fc38-4f5e-b933-92a38213d720.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19665428,"duration_in_seconds":1229}]},{"id":"3150d2b7-eaa0-46f7-b607-2ad6125eec5a","title":"10/1/23 Tough Love: Because He Asked Me To","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10123","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The freedom to love when you no longer feel like it. The precondition for love is freedom. Both the freedom to say no and the freedom to say yes, regardless of passing moods or circumstances. Tough love is willing to choose the good because God asked us to and because we said we would. Mass Readings from October 1, 2023: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalms 25:4-9Phillipians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe freedom to love when you no longer feel like it.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe precondition for love is freedom. Both the freedom to say no and the freedom to say yes, regardless of passing moods or circumstances. Tough love is willing to choose the good because God asked us to and because we said we would.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 1, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 18:25-28\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhillipians 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 21:28-32\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The freedom to love when you no longer feel like it. The precondition for love is freedom. Both the freedom to say no and the freedom to say yes, regardless of passing moods or circumstances. Tough love is willing to choose the good because God asked us to and because we said we would.","date_published":"2023-09-30T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3150d2b7-eaa0-46f7-b607-2ad6125eec5a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22165219,"duration_in_seconds":1364}]},{"id":"34e4677a-0304-4a4d-8597-0a4cab34b833","title":"09/24/23 Tough Love: Receive and Rejoice","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92423","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We choose our rivals. We are all confronted with the temptation towards resentment, when we see the blessings or gifts that others have. This temptation towards envy can be overcome when we choose to receive the gifts we’ve been given with gratitude, and choose to rejoice in the gift of others. Mass Readings from September 24, 2023: Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Matthew 20:1-16a","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe choose our rivals.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are all confronted with the temptation towards resentment, when we see the blessings or gifts that others have. This temptation towards envy can be overcome when we choose to receive the gifts we’ve been given with gratitude, and choose to rejoice in the gift of others.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 24, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 55:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 1:20c-24, 27a\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 20:1-16a\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We choose our rivals. We are all confronted with the temptation towards resentment, when we see the blessings or gifts that others have. This temptation towards envy can be overcome when we choose to receive the gifts we’ve been given with gratitude, and choose to rejoice in the gift of others.","date_published":"2023-09-23T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/34e4677a-0304-4a4d-8597-0a4cab34b833.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22722569,"duration_in_seconds":1399}]},{"id":"cf0963f4-0f0c-476f-9e8c-b5be875746b1","title":"09/17/23 Tough Love: As We Forgive","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91723","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Forgiveness is a decision. One of the most difficult commands that Jesus has called us to is that we must forgive those who have hurt us and who have hurt those we love. Loving like this is difficult. It is truly tough love that is willing to weigh up the hurt and release the offender from the debt that they owe. Mass Readings from September 17, 2023: Sirach 27:30—28:7 Psalms 103:1-4, 9-12Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForgiveness is a decision.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the most difficult commands that Jesus has called us to is that we must forgive those who have hurt us and who have hurt those we love. Loving like this is difficult. It is truly tough love that is willing to weigh up the hurt and release the offender from the debt that they owe.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 17, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 27:30—28:7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103:1-4, 9-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 14:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 18:21-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Forgiveness is a decision. One of the most difficult commands that Jesus has called us to is that we must forgive those who have hurt us and who have hurt those we love. Loving like this is difficult. It is truly tough love that is willing to weigh up the hurt and release the offender from the debt that they owe.","date_published":"2023-09-16T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cf0963f4-0f0c-476f-9e8c-b5be875746b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28538909,"duration_in_seconds":1763}]},{"id":"14e96b83-d6b5-47f2-b018-866ae6b27e57","title":"9/10/23 Tough Love: Only the Good Things","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91023","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Do I love enough to listen? Do I love enough to speak? In loving the people around us well, one thing we have to contend with is loving them well in our words. We avoid all unnecessary negatives, love enough to listen, and love enough to speak.Mass Readings from September 10, 2023:Ezekiel 33:7-9Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9Romans 13:8-10 Matthew 18:15-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo I love enough to listen? Do I love enough to speak?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn loving the people around us well, one thing we have to contend with is loving them well in our words. We avoid all unnecessary negatives, love enough to listen, and love enough to speak.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from September 10, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEzekiel 33:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 13:8-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 18:15-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Do I love enough to listen? Do I love enough to speak? In loving the people around us well, one thing we have to contend with is loving them well in our words. We avoid all unnecessary negatives, love enough to listen, and love enough to speak.","date_published":"2023-09-09T10:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/14e96b83-d6b5-47f2-b018-866ae6b27e57.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28242073,"duration_in_seconds":1742}]},{"id":"6f484478-d739-4ad9-9c8a-707e5076759e","title":"9/3/23 Deny Yourself","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9323","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time \"No\" paves the way for \"yes\". Jesus gives us the conditions for discipleship. We must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. But what does it really mean to deny ourself? And how can this giant \"no\" pave the way for an even greater \"yes\"?Mass Readings from September 3, 2023:Jeremiah 20:7-9Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No\" paves the way for \"yes\".\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus gives us the conditions for discipleship. We must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. But what does it really mean to deny ourself? And how can this giant \"no\" pave the way for an even greater \"yes\"?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from September 3, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJeremiah 20:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 12:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 16:21-27\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\"No\" paves the way for \"yes\". Jesus gives us the conditions for discipleship. We must deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. But what does it really mean to deny ourself? And how can this giant \"no\" pave the way for an even greater \"yes\"?","date_published":"2023-09-02T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6f484478-d739-4ad9-9c8a-707e5076759e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24269262,"duration_in_seconds":1495}]},{"id":"9874432b-eb54-47d5-9f9e-a9922bcc45df","title":"8/27/23 The Question","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82723","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time There are some questions that only you can answer. In the Gospel today, Jesus asks two questions. But there is a third unspoken question that needs to be asked and answered first: Who does Jesus say that He is? This question (and answer) will determine everything for the rest of our lives. Mass Readings from August 27, 2023:Isaiah 22:19-23Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are some questions that only you can answer.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Gospel today, Jesus asks two questions. But there is a third unspoken question that needs to be asked and answered first: Who does Jesus say that He is? This question (and answer) will determine everything for the rest of our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 27, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eIsaiah 22:19-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 11:33-36\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 16:13-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"There are some questions that only you can answer. In the Gospel today, Jesus asks two questions. But there is a third unspoken question that needs to be asked and answered first: Who does Jesus say that He is? This question (and answer) will determine everything for the rest of our lives.","date_published":"2023-08-26T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9874432b-eb54-47d5-9f9e-a9922bcc45df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22744784,"duration_in_seconds":1401}]},{"id":"4404c7dc-84a3-497f-8854-f31eb6ae6282","title":"8/20/23 More Knowledge or More Courage","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82023","content_text":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Knowledge without action is useless. Too often, our problem as followers of Christ is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of courage. In order for us to live the lives Jesus has made possible by his grace, we do not need to know more. We need to be brave enough to act on what we know.Mass Readings from August 20, 2023:Isaiah 56:1, 6-7Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge without action is useless.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, our problem as followers of Christ is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of courage. In order for us to live the lives Jesus has made possible by his grace, we do not need to know more. We need to be brave enough to act on what we know.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from August 20, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eIsaiah 56:1, 6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 11:13-15, 29-32\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 15:21-28\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Knowledge without action is useless. Too often, our problem as followers of Christ is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of courage. In order for us to live the lives Jesus has made possible by his grace, we do not need to know more. We need to be brave enough to act on what we know.","date_published":"2023-08-19T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4404c7dc-84a3-497f-8854-f31eb6ae6282.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18592945,"duration_in_seconds":1162}]},{"id":"7dc28b78-4ef4-4644-866b-ee5f5dbd52fb","title":"8/15/23 The Assumption","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81523","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary is the New Ark of the New Covenant. It is fitting that Mary was assumed into Heaven since she is the fulfillment of the Ark in the Old Covenant.Mass Readings from August 15, 2023:Revelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10ABPsalm 45:10, 11, 12, 161 Corinthians 15:20-27 Luke 1:39-56","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary is the New Ark of the New Covenant.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is fitting that Mary was assumed into Heaven since she is the fulfillment of the Ark in the Old Covenant.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from August 15, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:39-56\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Mary is the New Ark of the New Covenant. It is fitting that Mary was assumed into Heaven since she is the fulfillment of the Ark in the Old Covenant.  ","date_published":"2023-08-15T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7dc28b78-4ef4-4644-866b-ee5f5dbd52fb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11866733,"duration_in_seconds":720}]},{"id":"ddf8f8c2-af88-4ef7-a144-62f206a45dc6","title":"8/13/23 The Enemy of Focus","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81323","content_text":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A distraction issue or a decision issue? In order to achieve any worthwhile goal, we need to focus. Yet, distractions abound in our world and in ourselves. A distraction is anything that takes our focus away from what we need to be doing. But in order to know what a distraction is, we first have to know what it is we need to be doing.Mass Readings from August 13, 2023:1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13aPsalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA distraction issue or a decision issue?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn order to achieve any worthwhile goal, we need to focus. Yet, distractions abound in our world and in ourselves. A distraction is anything that takes our focus away from what we need to be doing. But in order to know what a distraction is, we first have to know what it is we need to be doing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from August 13, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Kings 19:9a, 11-13a\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 9:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 14:22-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"A distraction issue or a decision issue? In order to achieve any worthwhile goal, we need to focus. Yet, distractions abound in our world and in ourselves. A distraction is anything that takes our focus away from what we need to be doing. But in order to know what a distraction is, we first have to know what it is we need to be doing.","date_published":"2023-08-12T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ddf8f8c2-af88-4ef7-a144-62f206a45dc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18842324,"duration_in_seconds":1157}]},{"id":"0841510f-8010-46ff-9462-491cdf63ec95","title":"8/6/23 Identity Precedes Mission","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8623","content_text":"Homily from the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Claimed. Respected. Trusted. Jesus Transfigured on the top of Mount Tabor precedes His journey to Mount Calvary. On Tabor, He is not merely transfigured...He is Claimed, Respected, and Trusted as the beloved Son. We too need the Father's voice to voice His claim over us, His respecting us, and His entrusting a mission to us.Mass Readings from August 6, 2023:Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 92 Peter 1:16-19 Matthew 17:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaimed. Respected. Trusted.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus Transfigured on the top of Mount Tabor precedes His journey to Mount Calvary. On Tabor, He is not merely transfigured...He is Claimed, Respected, and Trusted as the beloved Son. We too need the Father's voice to voice His claim over us, His respecting us, and His entrusting a mission to us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from August 6, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eDaniel 7:9-10, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Peter 1:16-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 17:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Claimed. Respected. Trusted. Jesus Transfigured on the top of Mount Tabor precedes His journey to Mount Calvary. On Tabor, He is not merely transfigured...He is Claimed, Respected, and Trusted as the beloved Son. We too need the Father's voice to voice His claim over us, His respecting us, and His entrusting a mission to us.","date_published":"2023-08-05T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0841510f-8010-46ff-9462-491cdf63ec95.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21233942,"duration_in_seconds":1305}]},{"id":"0305e600-a442-4922-958f-13e22f609d78","title":"7/30/23 Parabellum: This Battle","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/73023","content_text":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Observe. Orient. Decide. Act. When we are faced with the challenges and obstacles of following Christ, it is easy to become overwhelmed. But we do not have to solve all of the potential issues. We are simply called to face this problem and take the next step.Mass Readings from July 30, 2023:1 Kings 3:5, 7-12Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObserve. Orient. Decide. Act.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we are faced with the challenges and obstacles of following Christ, it is easy to become overwhelmed. But we do not have to solve all of the potential issues. We are simply called to face this problem and take the next step.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from July 30, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Kings 3:5, 7-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:28-30\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 13:44-52\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Observe. Orient. Decide. Act. When we are faced with the challenges and obstacles of following Christ, it is easy to become overwhelmed. But we do not have to solve all of the potential issues. We are simply called to face this problem and take the next step.","date_published":"2023-07-29T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0305e600-a442-4922-958f-13e22f609d78.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23133584,"duration_in_seconds":1425}]},{"id":"31bdc0fb-d59e-4147-98cc-05d68254dbb6","title":"7/23/23 Parabellum: An Enemy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72323","content_text":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The enemy can't win, he just wants you to lose. The Church has been established by Jesus Christ Himself. And yet, the Church has sinners and sin within Her ranks. The enemy of God and humanity has done this. We need to be aware of sin in the Church and sin in our own hearts. If we stay awake and alert, we can guard against sin in the Church and in our lives.Mass Readings from July 23, 2023:Wisdom 12:13, 16-19Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe enemy can't win, he just wants you to lose.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church has been established by Jesus Christ Himself. And yet, the Church has sinners and sin within Her ranks. The enemy of God and humanity has done this. We need to be aware of sin in the Church and sin in our own hearts. If we stay awake and alert, we can guard against sin in the Church and in our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from July 23, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eWisdom 12:13, 16-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:26-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 13:24-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The enemy can't win, he just wants you to lose. The Church has been established by Jesus Christ Himself. And yet, the Church has sinners and sin within Her ranks. The enemy of God and humanity has done this. We need to be aware of sin in the Church and sin in our own hearts. If we stay awake and alert, we can guard against sin in the Church and in our lives.","date_published":"2023-07-22T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/31bdc0fb-d59e-4147-98cc-05d68254dbb6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23935409,"duration_in_seconds":1474}]},{"id":"eced7425-e7ac-4121-821f-655c7e1571c8","title":"7/16/23 Parabellum: Five Attacks","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71623","content_text":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time We may want to run, but things get in the way. God provides the grace that we need to be able to grow as fully and freely as possible. But life is full of obstacles that make this growth a challenge. With God's grace, we can be prepared for these battles.Mass Readings from July 16, 2023:Isaiah 55:10-11Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe may want to run, but things get in the way.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod provides the grace that we need to be able to grow as fully and freely as possible. But life is full of obstacles that make this growth a challenge. With God's grace, we can be prepared for these battles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from July 16, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eIsaiah 55:10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:18-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 13:1-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"We may want to run, but things get in the way. God provides the grace that we need to be able to grow as fully and freely as possible. But life is full of obstacles that make this growth a challenge. With God's grace, we can be prepared for these battles.","date_published":"2023-07-15T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/eced7425-e7ac-4121-821f-655c7e1571c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27867998,"duration_in_seconds":1720}]},{"id":"87661506-b737-4e1b-91d5-3dda7480aeb2","title":"7/9/23 Hurry and Worry","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7923","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time \"Hurry is the greatest threat to the spiritual life and the way of Jesus.\" We constantly experience the temptation to \"max out\" our lives by racing from event to event, task to task. The goal of life is union with God and anything that takes us away from this goal is a major threat to this goal...including hurry.Mass Readings from July 9, 2023:Zechariah 9:9-10Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hurry is the greatest threat to the spiritual life and the way of Jesus.\"\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe constantly experience the temptation to \"max out\" our lives by racing from event to event, task to task. The goal of life is union with God and anything that takes us away from this goal is a major threat to this goal...including hurry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from July 9, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eZechariah 9:9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:9, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 11:25-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\"Hurry is the greatest threat to the spiritual life and the way of Jesus.\" We constantly experience the temptation to \"max out\" our lives by racing from event to event, task to task. The goal of life is union with God and anything that takes us away from this goal is a major threat to this goal...including hurry.","date_published":"2023-07-08T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/87661506-b737-4e1b-91d5-3dda7480aeb2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22840153,"duration_in_seconds":1408}]},{"id":"bc878cab-2cbd-4ecb-99ca-ab8c8ec52e4a","title":"7/2/23 Gift and Grief","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7223","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Just one more thing that could go wrong. To protect one's heart is the safest way to live. But since we are made in God's image and likeness, we are made for love. Without love, we remain safe...but we remain incomprehensible to ourselves. To love is to be vulnerable...it is to risk. To receive the gift means we must be open to grief.Mass Readings from July 2, 2023:2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16aPsalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust one more thing that could go wrong.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo protect one's heart is the safest way to live. But since we are made in God's image and likeness, we are made for love. Without love, we remain safe...but we remain incomprehensible to ourselves. To love is to be vulnerable...it is to risk. To receive the gift means we must be open to grief.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from July 2, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 6:3-4, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 10:37-42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Just one more thing that could go wrong. To protect one's heart is the safest way to live. But since we are made in God's image and likeness, we are made for love. Without love, we remain safe...but we remain incomprehensible to ourselves. To love is to be vulnerable...it is to risk. To receive the gift means we must be open to grief.","date_published":"2023-07-01T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bc878cab-2cbd-4ecb-99ca-ab8c8ec52e4a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18243494,"duration_in_seconds":1121}]},{"id":"cbf61360-6e7f-4cb3-822e-1b642c696069","title":"6/25/23 The Fear of the Lord","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62523","content_text":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We must cultivate the fear of the Lord in our lives. If we do not, then we will have only a partial vision of who God truly is. If we do not cultivate the fear of the Lord, then we will never have the proper relationship with God that we are made for.Mass Readings from June 25, 2023:Jeremiah 20:10-13Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe must cultivate the fear of the Lord in our lives. If we do not, then we will have only a partial vision of who God truly is. If we do not cultivate the fear of the Lord, then we will never have the proper relationship with God that we are made for.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from June 25, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJeremiah 20:10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:12-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 10:26-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We must cultivate the fear of the Lord in our lives. If we do not, then we will have only a partial vision of who God truly is. If we do not cultivate the fear of the Lord, then we will never have the proper relationship with God that we are made for.","date_published":"2023-06-24T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cbf61360-6e7f-4cb3-822e-1b642c696069.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24149533,"duration_in_seconds":1490}]},{"id":"76e6a2a3-1db9-411c-95c6-3edb5f67b026","title":"6/18/23 The Need for Fathers","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61823","content_text":"Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Competent generosity is the key for healthy masculinity. Jesus prays that His Church is never without shepherds. This world and His Church is in need of leaders, of shepherds, and of fathers. While we will always need women and mothers, we stand in particular need of fathers at this moment in history. We need both: strong and generous men and women to place their strength at the service of the people around them.Mass Readings from June 18, 2023:Exodus 19:2-6aPsalm 100:1-2, 3, 5Romans 5:6-11 Matthew 9:36—10:8","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetent generosity is the key for healthy masculinity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus prays that His Church is never without shepherds. This world and His Church is in need of leaders, of shepherds, and of fathers. While we will always need women and mothers, we stand in particular need of fathers at this moment in history. We need both: strong and generous men and women to place their strength at the service of the people around them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from June 18, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eExodus 19:2-6a\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 100:1-2, 3, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 9:36—10:8\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Competent generosity is the key for healthy masculinity. Jesus prays that His Church is never without shepherds. This world and His Church is in need of leaders, of shepherds, and of fathers. While we will always need women and mothers, we stand in particular need of fathers at this moment in history. We need both: strong and generous men and women to place their strength at the service of the people around them.","date_published":"2023-06-17T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/76e6a2a3-1db9-411c-95c6-3edb5f67b026.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23624113,"duration_in_seconds":1457}]},{"id":"6154afec-92ca-428b-9b41-bee5da6313be","title":"6/11/23 The Heart of the Matter","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61123","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Feast of Corpus Christi) Love is the best thing in this world. We are made for love. God is love. We are therefore made for God. And God comes to us in love in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Christ at every Mass. Mass Readings from June 11, 2023:Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16aPsalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-201 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Feast of Corpus Christi)\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove is the best thing in this world.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are made for love. God is love. We are therefore made for God. And God comes to us in love in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Christ at every Mass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 11, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eDeuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:16-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:51-58\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Love is the best thing in this world. We are made for love. God is love. We are therefore made for God. And God comes to us in love in the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Christ at every Mass.","date_published":"2023-06-10T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6154afec-92ca-428b-9b41-bee5da6313be.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17978767,"duration_in_seconds":1104}]},{"id":"bf78d7f3-cf1e-451c-a43c-5a41ebfdfd0f","title":"6/4/23 Blank Tablets","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6523","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity God, you get to tell me who You are. We have been made in the image of God. The common temptation that we all face is to re-make God in our own image. We can be drawn to the idea that we can simply worship the God whom we prefer rather than the God who has revealed Himself. Mass Readings from June 4, 2023:Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 562 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod, you get to tell me who You are.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have been made in the image of God. The common temptation that we all face is to re-make God in our own image. We can be drawn to the idea that we can simply worship the God whom we prefer rather than the God who has revealed Himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 4, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eExodus 34:4b-6, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eDaniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 13:11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 3:16-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"God, you get to tell me who You are. We have been made in the image of God. The common temptation that we all face is to re-make God in our own image. We can be drawn to the idea that we can simply worship the God whom we prefer rather than the God who has revealed Himself.","date_published":"2023-06-03T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bf78d7f3-cf1e-451c-a43c-5a41ebfdfd0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14457619,"duration_in_seconds":884}]},{"id":"e4c5c6e9-2c17-49ad-9dba-a40daf3fa109","title":"5/28/23 Come, Holy Spirit!","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52823","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday I do not want what Jesus has done in me to stop with me. Jesus has accomplished the Father's will in offering Himself on the Cross. He has further sent the Holy Spirit for the salvation of the world. God has done something incredible in the life of each Christian. And He sends us out into the world so that what He has done in us continues to be done in those close to us. Mass Readings from May 28, 2023:Acts 2:1-11Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 341 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI do not want what Jesus has done in me to stop with me.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus has accomplished the Father's will in offering Himself on the Cross. He has further sent the Holy Spirit for the salvation of the world. God has done something incredible in the life of each Christian. And He sends us out into the world so that what He has done in us continues to be done in those close to us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 28, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"I do not want what Jesus has done in me to stop with me. Jesus has accomplished the Father's will in offering Himself on the Cross. He has further sent the Holy Spirit for the salvation of the world. God has done something incredible in the life of each Christian. And He sends us out into the world so that what He has done in us continues to be done in those close to us.","date_published":"2023-05-27T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e4c5c6e9-2c17-49ad-9dba-a40daf3fa109.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15383776,"duration_in_seconds":942}]},{"id":"e2fcd9c0-8378-4d1a-b514-4b03a0ae4d24","title":"5/21/23 They Doubted","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52123","content_text":"Homily from the The Ascension of the Lord Approach the Lord with open hearts. It has been said that \"10,000 difficulties do not make one single doubt\". When we approach God, we can be tempted to hesitate. We need to be able to ask the questions that need to be answered. This asking is not the same thing as doubting.Mass Readings from May 21, 2023Acts 1:1-11Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the The Ascension of the Lord\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproach the Lord with open hearts.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt has been said that \"10,000 difficulties do not make one single doubt\". When we approach God, we can be tempted to hesitate. We need to be able to ask the questions that need to be answered. This asking is not the same thing as doubting.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from May 21, 2023\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 1:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:17-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 28:16-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Approach the Lord with open hearts. It has been said that \"10,000 difficulties do not make one single doubt\". When we approach God, we can be tempted to hesitate. We need to be able to ask the questions that need to be answered. This asking is not the same thing as doubting.","date_published":"2023-05-20T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e2fcd9c0-8378-4d1a-b514-4b03a0ae4d24.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19113326,"duration_in_seconds":1175}]},{"id":"7bb78e49-5ada-4c48-8297-9b7e70550484","title":"5/14/23 A Reason for Your Hope","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51423","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter Jesus is the Lord. Is He my Lord? Saint Peter tells us to be prepared to give a reason for our hope. We need to be ready to give an explanation for the truth that Jesus is the source of hope. We also need to be ready to give a reason for our personal hope in Jesus.Mass Readings from May 14, 2023:Acts 8:5-8, 14-17Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 201 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus is the Lord. Is He my Lord?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaint Peter tells us to be prepared to give a reason for our hope. We need to be ready to give an explanation for the truth that Jesus is the source of hope. We also need to be ready to give a reason for our personal hope in Jesus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from May 14, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 8:5-8, 14-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 3:15-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 14:15-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jesus is the Lord. Is He my Lord? Saint Peter tells us to be prepared to give a reason for our hope. We need to be ready to give an explanation for the truth that Jesus is the source of hope. We also need to be ready to give a reason for our personal hope in Jesus.","date_published":"2023-05-13T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7bb78e49-5ada-4c48-8297-9b7e70550484.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21673275,"duration_in_seconds":1335}]},{"id":"46292aa5-ce52-4621-80e7-760e0a83f4fb","title":"5/7/23 Spiritual Houses","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5723","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter The Temple is the place of sacrifice. Peter notes that we are built into a spiritual house. We know what kind of building it is based on the purpose of the building. And the purpose of the Temple is to be the Presence of God and the place of worship and sacrifice. If we are temples of the Holy Spirit, then this is true for us as well. Mass Readings from May 7, 2023:Acts 6:1-7Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-191 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Temple is the place of sacrifice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter notes that we are built into a spiritual house. We know what kind of building it is based on the purpose of the building. And the purpose of the Temple is to be the Presence of God and the place of worship and sacrifice. If we are temples of the Holy Spirit, then this is true for us as well.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 7, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 6:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 2:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 14:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The Temple is the place of sacrifice. Peter notes that we are built into a spiritual house. We know what kind of building it is based on the purpose of the building. And the purpose of the Temple is to be the Presence of God and the place of worship and sacrifice. If we are temples of the Holy Spirit, then this is true for us as well.","date_published":"2023-05-06T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/46292aa5-ce52-4621-80e7-760e0a83f4fb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17523403,"duration_in_seconds":1076}]},{"id":"dfef277d-3ebb-4ceb-9ecb-3df596301d66","title":"4/30/23 Homestretch: Love","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/43023","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter Sometimes love is just showing up. At the twilight of our lives, we will be judged on love alone. And to love is to give. Love almost always involves sacrifice. Because there is no present like the time.  Mass Readings from April 30, 2023:Acts 2:14a, 36-41Psalm 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 61 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometimes love is just showing up.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the twilight of our lives, we will be judged on love alone. And to love is to give. Love almost always involves sacrifice. Because there is no present like the time. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 30, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 2:14a, 36-41\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 23: 1-3a, 3b4, 5, 6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 2:20b-25\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:1-10\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Sometimes love is just showing up. At the twilight of our lives, we will be judged on love alone. And to love is to give. Love almost always involves sacrifice. Because there is no present like the time. ","date_published":"2023-04-29T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dfef277d-3ebb-4ceb-9ecb-3df596301d66.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17999420,"duration_in_seconds":1124}]},{"id":"7e62cfc9-c14d-4ff4-9737-4cf60342bcd9","title":"4/23/23 Homestretch: Hope","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42323","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter Christian hope does not trust that all will be well if I get what I want, but that all will be well even when I don't. Sometimes the hardest part of the race is the last lap...and sometimes the hardest part of the race is the second to last lap. When the finish line is so far off that you can't see the end. In those moments, when all seems lost, hope declares that God can bring life out of death.Mass Readings from April 23, 2023:Acts 2:14, 22-33Psalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 111 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian hope does not trust that all will be well if I get what I want, but that all will be well even when I don't.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometimes the hardest part of the race is the last lap...and sometimes the hardest part of the race is the second to last lap. When the finish line is so far off that you can't see the end. In those moments, when all seems lost, hope declares that God can bring life out of death.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from April 23, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 2:14, 22-33\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 1:17-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 24:13-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Christian hope does not trust that all will be well if I get what I want, but that all will be well even when I don't. Sometimes the hardest part of the race is the last lap...and sometimes the hardest part of the race is the second to last lap. When the finish line is so far off that you can't see the end. In those moments, when all seems lost, hope declares that God can bring life out of death.","date_published":"2023-04-22T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7e62cfc9-c14d-4ff4-9737-4cf60342bcd9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21036158,"duration_in_seconds":1295}]},{"id":"7ef4ff09-94f3-480b-bf30-8e64ac6783ce","title":"4/16/23 Homestretch: Faith","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41623","content_text":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday It is of no use to say \"I believe in Jesus\" and then go back to life as usual. Faith is at the heart of our relationship with God. But our faith cannot simply be what we agree with or a mere belief. Our faith must move, act, and work. Like the early disciples, we must devote our lives to a \"life of faith\". Mass Readings from April 16, 2023:Acts 2:42-47Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Divine Mercy Sunday\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is of no use to say \"I believe in Jesus\" and then go back to life as usual.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith is at the heart of our relationship with God. But our faith cannot simply be what we agree with or a mere belief. Our faith must move, act, and work. Like the early disciples, we must devote our lives to a \"life of faith\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 16, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 2:42-47\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 1:3-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"It is of no use to say \"I believe in Jesus\" and then go back to life as usual. Faith is at the heart of our relationship with God. But our faith cannot simply be what we agree with or a mere belief. Our faith must move, act, and work. Like the early disciples, we must devote our lives to a \"life of faith\".","date_published":"2023-04-15T10:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7ef4ff09-94f3-480b-bf30-8e64ac6783ce.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20108701,"duration_in_seconds":1237}]},{"id":"8e394e94-f33f-4501-9545-40e70efa3b02","title":"4/9/23 The Body","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4823","content_text":"Homily from The Resurrection of the Lord I believe in the resurrection of the flesh. Just as Jesus Christ conquered death by dying and gave us life by rising from the dead, every person will get their body back. Those who are lost will have the bodies in Hell, and those who are saved will have their glorified bodies in Heaven. What will those bodies be like?Mass Readings from April 9, 2023:Acts 10:34a, 37-43Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 John 20:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from The Resurrection of the Lord\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI believe in the resurrection of the flesh.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust as Jesus Christ conquered death by dying and gave us life by rising from the dead, every person will get their body back. Those who are lost will have the bodies in Hell, and those who are saved will have their glorified bodies in Heaven. What will those bodies be like?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from April 9, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 10:34a, 37-43\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"I believe in the resurrection of the flesh. Just as Jesus Christ conquered death by dying and gave us life by rising from the dead, every person will get their body back. Those who are lost will have the bodies in Hell, and those who are saved will have their glorified bodies in Heaven. What will those bodies be like?","date_published":"2023-04-08T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8e394e94-f33f-4501-9545-40e70efa3b02.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17390058,"duration_in_seconds":1086}]},{"id":"e7a30ca3-d218-4f2c-b717-79a2e51ef867","title":"4/7/23 Guilty","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4723","content_text":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion I am guilty. And I am loved. When we are falsely accused, we can often be tempted to defend ourselves or justify ourselves. This makes sense, since we want the truth to be known. But we must not fool ourselves into convincing ourselves that we are innocent. Christ came to save sinners. That means, if I am not a sinner—if I am not guilty—then Christ did not come to save me. But I am guilty...and He did come for me. And for you.Readings from April 7, 2023:Isaiah 52:13—53:12Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI am guilty. And I am loved.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we are falsely accused, we can often be tempted to defend ourselves or justify ourselves. This makes sense, since we want the truth to be known. But we must not fool ourselves into convincing ourselves that we are innocent. Christ came to save sinners. That means, if I am not a sinner—if I am not guilty—then Christ did not come to save me. But I am guilty...and He did come for me. And for you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eReadings from April 7, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eIsaiah 52:13—53:12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:1—19:42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"I am guilty. And I am loved. When we are falsely accused, we can often be tempted to defend ourselves or justify ourselves. This makes sense, since we want the truth to be known. But we must not fool ourselves into convincing ourselves that we are innocent. Christ came to save sinners. That means, if I am not a sinner—if I am not guilty—then Christ did not come to save me. But I am guilty...and He did come for me. And for you.","date_published":"2023-04-07T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e7a30ca3-d218-4f2c-b717-79a2e51ef867.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14765275,"duration_in_seconds":922}]},{"id":"e51aa795-ae19-4e77-a38b-a9ce26b084e5","title":"4/6/23 Priesthood","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4623","content_text":"Homily from Holy Thursday The only gifts the first priests had to offer the world was what God had given them. Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the final stages of Christ's Passion. But it also marks the institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood.Mass Readings from April 6, 2023:Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-181 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Holy Thursday\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe only gifts the first priests had to offer the world was what God had given them.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly Thursday marks the beginning of the final stages of Christ's Passion. But it also marks the institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from April 6, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eExodus 12:1-8, 11-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 13:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"The only gifts the first priests had to offer the world was what God had given them. Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the final stages of Christ's Passion. But it also marks the institution of the Eucharist and the Priesthood.","date_published":"2023-04-06T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e51aa795-ae19-4e77-a38b-a9ce26b084e5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17652537,"duration_in_seconds":1103}]},{"id":"c2d032df-2de5-4ded-81a3-3d7703bfb52f","title":"4/2/23 Prototype: Acceptance","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4223","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus' secret is voluntary and radical acceptance. In His final moments on earth, our Rabbi teaches us one of the greatest lessons of Bet Midrash: how do we face the worst possible realities of life?  Do we resist reality?  Do we avoid addressing what scares us?  Or do we do what Jesus did?  Do we choose voluntary and radical acceptance? Mass Readings from April 2, 2023:Isaiah 50:4-7Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24Philemon 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14—27:66","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus' secret is voluntary and radical acceptance.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn His final moments on earth, our Rabbi teaches us one of the greatest lessons of Bet Midrash: how do we face the worst possible realities of life?  Do we resist reality?  Do we avoid addressing what scares us?  Or do we do what Jesus did?  Do we choose voluntary and radical acceptance?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 2, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eIsaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilemon 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 26:14—27:66\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus' secret is voluntary and radical acceptance. In His final moments on earth, our Rabbi teaches us one of the greatest lessons of Bet Midrash: how do we face the worst possible realities of life?  Do we resist reality?  Do we avoid addressing what scares us?  Or do we do what Jesus did?  Do we choose voluntary and radical acceptance?","date_published":"2023-04-01T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c2d032df-2de5-4ded-81a3-3d7703bfb52f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18079273,"duration_in_seconds":1129}]},{"id":"9f7b55b9-4dd0-45d0-b66c-e4ee4b23fa8b","title":"3/26/23 Prototype: Tears","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32623","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Why does Jesus weep? Jesus wept. Why does Jesus weep in the face of the death of Lazarus? He weeps to silence the Great Lie.  He weeps because He loves.  He weeps in order to teach us to weep. Mass Readings from March 26, 2023:Ezra 37:12-14Psalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy does Jesus weep?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus wept. Why does Jesus weep in the face of the death of Lazarus? He weeps to silence the Great Lie.  He weeps because He loves.  He weeps in order to teach us to weep.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 26, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEzra 37:12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalm 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 11:1-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Jesus wept. Why does Jesus weep in the face of the death of Lazarus? He weeps to silence the Great Lie.  He weeps because He loves.  He weeps in order to teach us to weep.","date_published":"2023-03-25T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9f7b55b9-4dd0-45d0-b66c-e4ee4b23fa8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23228112,"duration_in_seconds":1451}]},{"id":"249b93b2-222e-4708-b4f3-8ff14c2310b1","title":"3/19/23 Prototype: Fault","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31923","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We need to stop asking \"who is to blame?\" and start asking \"What can God do with this?\" The disciples ask Jesus whose fault it is that the man was born blind. So many of us have a tendency to ask the same question: \"Whose fault is this?\"  While that is a natural question, it is not always a helpful question. There is a better question that we can ask. Mass Readings from March 19, 2023 : 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13  Psalms 23Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe need to stop asking \"who is to blame?\" and start asking \"What can God do with this?\"\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe disciples ask Jesus whose fault it is that the man was born blind. So many of us have a tendency to ask the same question: \"Whose fault is this?\"  While that is a natural question, it is not always a helpful question. There is a better question that we can ask.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 19, 2023 :\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 \u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 5:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 9:1-41\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We need to stop asking \"who is to blame?\" and start asking \"What can God do with this?\" The disciples ask Jesus whose fault it is that the man was born blind. So many of us have a tendency to ask the same question: \"Whose fault is this?\"  While that is a natural question, it is not always a helpful question. There is a better question that we can ask.","date_published":"2023-03-18T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/249b93b2-222e-4708-b4f3-8ff14c2310b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20862114,"duration_in_seconds":1303}]},{"id":"11cd0daf-4c3b-491e-a5d3-d021222994c6","title":"3/12/23 Prototype: Vision","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31223","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Jesus taught the world how to see the person. We are constantly facing the temptation to define people by their group or by their shame. Jesus reveals that, while He knows the group or by their shame, He sees the person...the individual...and calls them by their name. Mass Readings from March 12, 2023: Exodus 17:3-7 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus taught the world how to see the person.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are constantly facing the temptation to define people by their group or by their shame. Jesus reveals that, while He knows the group or by their shame, He sees the person...the individual...and calls them by their name.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 12, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 17:3-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:1-2, 5-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 4:5-42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Jesus taught the world how to see the person. We are constantly facing the temptation to define people by their group or by their shame. Jesus reveals that, while He knows the group or by their shame, He sees the person...the individual...and calls them by their name.","date_published":"2023-03-11T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/11cd0daf-4c3b-491e-a5d3-d021222994c6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27630450,"duration_in_seconds":1607}]},{"id":"e4658c3d-f2e4-4e9d-94ad-e9e2a3135f5b","title":"3/5/23 Prototype: Prayer","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3523","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. In teaching about prayer, Jesus offered something no other rabbi could give. Jesus, the Prototype, reveals His prayer to the Apostles. Every rabbi would teach his disciples how to pray, but Jesus is able to give His disciples something that no other rabbi could offer. Jesus prays as the Beloved Son...Jesus teaches His disciples to pray as beloved children who have been claimed by their Father. Mass Readings from March 5, 2023: Genesis 12:1-4 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22.2 Timothy 1:8-10 Matthew 17:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn teaching about prayer, Jesus offered something no other rabbi could give.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus, the Prototype, reveals His prayer to the Apostles. Every rabbi would teach his disciples how to pray, but Jesus is able to give His disciples something that no other rabbi could offer. Jesus prays as the Beloved Son...Jesus teaches His disciples to pray as beloved children who have been claimed by their Father.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 5, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 12:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22.\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 1:8-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 17:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn teaching about prayer, Jesus offered something no other rabbi could give. Jesus, the Prototype, reveals His prayer to the Apostles. Every rabbi would teach his disciples how to pray, but Jesus is able to give His disciples something that no other rabbi could offer. Jesus prays as the Beloved Son...Jesus teaches His disciples to pray as beloved children who have been claimed by their Father.","date_published":"2023-03-04T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e4658c3d-f2e4-4e9d-94ad-e9e2a3135f5b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16513296,"duration_in_seconds":1031}]},{"id":"2fab6f76-ec49-4cd5-9a81-7695473cb9e5","title":"2/26/23 Prototype: Temptation","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22523","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. Expect the Trial. Eliminate the Option. Re-Write the Script. Focus on the Word. We will face trials and temptations throughout our lives.  When we follow and study Jesus our rabbi, we learn how to face temptations the way he did. Mass Readings from February 26, 2023: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14 and 17Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpect the Trial. Eliminate the Option. Re-Write the Script. Focus on the Word.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe will face trials and temptations throughout our lives.  When we follow and study Jesus our rabbi, we learn how to face temptations the way he did.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 26, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14 and 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:12-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 4:1-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. Expect the Trial. Eliminate the Option. Re-Write the Script. Focus on the Word. We will face trials and temptations throughout our lives. When we follow and study Jesus our rabbi, we learn how to face temptations the way he did.","date_published":"2023-02-25T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2fab6f76-ec49-4cd5-9a81-7695473cb9e5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23661474,"duration_in_seconds":1478}]},{"id":"e50b8dd5-0a75-4d57-84c8-d79cfbdf8ad0","title":"2/22/23 Prototype: Jesus is the Model","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22223","content_text":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. The goal of the Christian life is to become like Christ. As we begin Lent, we often mistakenly choose arbitrary things to give up or arbitrary ways to pray. But the goal of Lent is more than \"doing something difficult\" or \"getting better\". The goal of lent is the imitation of Christ. Mass Readings from February 22, 2023: Joel 2:12-18 Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14 and 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Ash Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe goal of the Christian life is to become like Christ.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we begin Lent, we often mistakenly choose arbitrary things to give up or arbitrary ways to pray. But the goal of Lent is more than \"doing something difficult\" or \"getting better\". The goal of lent is the imitation of Christ.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 22, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joel 2:12-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14 and 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. The goal of the Christian life is to become like Christ. As we begin Lent, we often mistakenly choose arbitrary things to give up or arbitrary ways to pray. But the goal of Lent is more than \"doing something difficult\" or \"getting better\". The goal of lent is the imitation of Christ.","date_published":"2023-02-22T19:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e50b8dd5-0a75-4d57-84c8-d79cfbdf8ad0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11640738,"duration_in_seconds":726}]},{"id":"8a287762-2cd5-48be-ba4f-ab2617c31b0f","title":"2/19/23 Homeless: Give Up or Surrender","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21923","content_text":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The difference between giving up and surrender is one word: trust. There are so many circumstances in life that are beyond our control. We can easily feel powerless as we realize that we cannot control all outcomes. Christ's words in the Gospel might look like giving up, but they are something vastly different...and far more hopeful. Mass Readings from February 19, 2023: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 3:16-23 Matthew 5:38-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe difference between giving up and surrender is one word: trust.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are so many circumstances in life that are beyond our control. We can easily feel powerless as we realize that we cannot control all outcomes. Christ's words in the Gospel might look like giving up, but they are something vastly different...and far more hopeful.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 19, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 3:16-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:38-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The difference between giving up and surrender is one word: trust. There are so many circumstances in life that are beyond our control. We can easily feel powerless as we realize that we cannot control all outcomes. Christ's words in the Gospel might look like giving up, but they are something vastly different...and far more hopeful. Mass Readings from February 19, 2023: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Psalm 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Matthew 5:38-48","date_published":"2023-02-18T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8a287762-2cd5-48be-ba4f-ab2617c31b0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25087266,"duration_in_seconds":1567}]},{"id":"82e80932-44d8-4d94-84c8-e36007ae8042","title":"2/12/23 Homeless: Freedom","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21223","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our hearts are enslaved...exile can be the cure. There are so many circumstances that are beyond our control. But no matter the situation, one thing that cannot be taken away from a person made in God's image is the freedom to choose how one responds to those circumstances. Our hearts can be enslaved in any situation, but they can also be free in any situation. Mass Readings from February 12, 2023: Sirach 15:15-20 Psalms 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-341 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur hearts are enslaved...exile can be the cure.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are so many circumstances that are beyond our control. But no matter the situation, one thing that cannot be taken away from a person made in God's image is the freedom to choose how one responds to those circumstances. Our hearts can be enslaved in any situation, but they can also be free in any situation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 12, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 15:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 2:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:17-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our hearts are enslaved...exile can be the cure. There are so many circumstances that are beyond our control. But no matter the situation, one thing that cannot be taken away from a person made in God's image is the freedom to choose how one responds to those circumstances. Our hearts can be enslaved in any situation, but they can also be free in any situation.","date_published":"2023-02-11T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/82e80932-44d8-4d94-84c8-e36007ae8042.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26175522,"duration_in_seconds":1635}]},{"id":"86dac9e1-7924-4d9a-9b84-4e03b76570d4","title":"2/5/23 Homeless: Different","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2523","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do what you would do even if no one is watching. So many of us have a fear of being different. We would prefer to be like everyone else. But we cannot afford to be the same as everyone else. Not because we are better, but because the world needs what Christians have: Jesus Christ. Mass Readings from February 5, 2023: Isaiah 58:7-10 Psalms 112:4-91 Corinthians 2:1-5 Matthew 5:13-16","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo what you would do even if no one is watching.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo many of us have a fear of being different. We would prefer to be like everyone else. But we cannot afford to be the same as everyone else. Not because we are better, but because the world needs what Christians have: Jesus Christ.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 5, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 58:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 112:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:13-16\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do what you would do even if no one is watching. So many of us have a fear of being different. We would prefer to be like everyone else. But we cannot afford to be the same as everyone else. Not because we are better, but because the world needs what Christians have: Jesus Christ.","date_published":"2023-02-04T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/86dac9e1-7924-4d9a-9b84-4e03b76570d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26195874,"duration_in_seconds":1636}]},{"id":"24d14064-b56a-40f8-a931-638f9e98c4d4","title":"1/29/23 Homeless: Perspective","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12823","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not wait to live. God is using this here and now. There is real suffering. There is real good and evil. But sometimes, the difference between something that is worthless and something that is worthwhile is a matter of perspective. God can use even our flaws...in fact, he will use everything if we let him. Mass Readings from January 29, 2023: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 Psalms 146:6-101 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo not wait to live. God is using this here and now.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is real suffering. There is real good and evil. But sometimes, the difference between something that is worthless and something that is worthwhile is a matter of perspective. God can use even our flaws...in fact, he will use everything if we let him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 29, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:26-31\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not wait to live. God is using this here and now. There is real suffering. There is real good and evil. But sometimes, the difference between something that is worthless and something that is worthwhile is a matter of perspective. God can use even our flaws...in fact, he will use everything if we let him.","date_published":"2023-01-28T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/24d14064-b56a-40f8-a931-638f9e98c4d4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24538530,"duration_in_seconds":1533}]},{"id":"3f98a93f-9470-4d47-b09f-72ea1f0f75f8","title":"1/22/23 Homeless: Resolution","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12223","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our identity is at the heart of our resolution. One of the greatest things that is lost while in exile is a true sense of identity. Too quickly, we forget who we are and settle for something too small to be enough. But if we keep identity at the heart of our resolutions, we will be able to live homeless and Holy. Mass Readings from January 22, 2023: Isaiah 8:23-9:3 Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-141 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Matthew 4:12-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur identity is at the heart of our resolution.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest things that is lost while in exile is a true sense of identity. Too quickly, we forget who we are and settle for something too small to be enough. But if we keep identity at the heart of our resolutions, we will be able to live homeless and Holy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 22, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 8:23-9:3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 4:12-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our identity is at the heart of our resolution. One of the greatest things that is lost while in exile is a true sense of identity. Too quickly, we forget who we are and settle for something too small to be enough. But if we keep identity at the heart of our resolutions, we will be able to live homeless and Holy.","date_published":"2023-01-21T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3f98a93f-9470-4d47-b09f-72ea1f0f75f8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23752866,"duration_in_seconds":1483}]},{"id":"5606ffcd-4aff-4e3f-a778-537bff531f4d","title":"1/15/23 Homeless: Homeless But Holy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11523","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. What is the difference between a \"good person\" and a \"saint\"? \"A good society is one that makes it easy to be good.\" But what if you don't live in a good society? Is \"being good\" the only goal?  Is it possible to be more than good...to be holy...even when you are living in exile? Mass Readings from January 15, 2023: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-101 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the difference between a \"good person\" and a \"saint\"?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A good society is one that makes it easy to be good.\" But what if you don't live in a good society? Is \"being good\" the only goal?  Is it possible to be more than good...to be holy...even when you are living in exile?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 15, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 49:3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:29-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. What is the difference between a \"good person\" and a \"saint\"? \"A good society is one that makes it easy to be good.\" But what if you don't live in a good society? Is \"being good\" the only goal?  Is it possible to be more than good...to be holy...even when you are living in exile?","date_published":"2023-01-14T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5606ffcd-4aff-4e3f-a778-537bff531f4d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18808376,"duration_in_seconds":1174}]},{"id":"0527ab3c-55b4-489a-96ea-da1d7fd4d15c","title":"1/8/23 Here to Give","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/1823","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of the Epiphany of the Lord. The best thing we can do. While we are certainly human \"beings\", we are also meant to \"do\". The most important thing we can do is LOVE. And the most important One we can love is God. We love God in a number of ways, the principle of which is through worship. Mass Readings from January 8, 2023: Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 Matthew  2:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of the Epiphany of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best thing we can do.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile we are certainly human \"beings\", we are also meant to \"do\". The most important thing we can do is LOVE. And the most important One we can love is God. We love God in a number of ways, the principle of which is through worship.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 8, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 60:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 3:2-3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew  2:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of the Epiphany of the Lord. The best thing we can do. While we are certainly human \"beings\", we are also meant to \"do\". The most important thing we can do is LOVE. And the most important One we can love is God. We love God in a number of ways, the principle of which is through worship.","date_published":"2023-01-07T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0527ab3c-55b4-489a-96ea-da1d7fd4d15c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16361422,"duration_in_seconds":1021}]},{"id":"ff9659c4-c85a-4274-b536-9e9898c02d59","title":"1/1/23 Hold, Reflect, and Remember","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/1123","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. Mary, the Mother of God is the model for how to live well. Mary is the Mother of God because the baby in her womb was the Second Person of the Trinity. She also shows us how to leave last year in the past and step into the New Year wisely. Mass Readings from January 1, 2023: Numbers 6:22-27 Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary, the Mother of God is the model for how to live well.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary is the Mother of God because the baby in her womb was the Second Person of the Trinity. She also shows us how to leave last year in the past and step into the New Year wisely.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 1, 2023:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Numbers 6:22-27\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eGalatians 4:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:16-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.  Mary, the Mother of God is the model for how to live well. Mary is the Mother of God because the baby in her womb was the Second Person of the Trinity. She also shows us how to leave last year in the past and step into the New Year wisely.","date_published":"2022-12-31T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ff9659c4-c85a-4274-b536-9e9898c02d59.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18986830,"duration_in_seconds":1186}]},{"id":"76724eda-76e5-41ab-b67c-0c1585122ba9","title":"12/25/22 Closer Than You Think: Small Enough to Ignore","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122522","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass).  At Christmas, in our lives, and in the Mass...God becomes small enough to ignore. God is closer than we think. But the ways that He draws close to us is that He comes so close that we can miss Him and He becomes so small that we can ignore Him. Mass Readings from December 25, 2022: Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalms 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Matthew 1:1-25","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt Christmas, in our lives, and in the Mass...God becomes small enough to ignore.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is closer than we think. But the ways that He draws close to us is that He comes so close that we can miss Him and He becomes so small that we can ignore Him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 62:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 13:16-17, 22-25\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 1:1-25\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). At Christmas, in our lives, and in the Mass...God becomes small enough to ignore. God is closer than we think. But the ways that He draws close to us is that He comes so close that we can miss Him and He becomes so small that we can ignore Him.","date_published":"2022-12-24T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/76724eda-76e5-41ab-b67c-0c1585122ba9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20239438,"duration_in_seconds":1264}]},{"id":"69fc567b-5373-41be-ae22-cfc9a9c07a9f","title":"12/18/22 Closer Than You Think: When He Reveals Himself ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121822","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. What is our response when God does reveal Himself? We've been showing up and placing ourselves in God's Presence for the past 22 days. Sometimes we merely expect God to be silent and still. But what if God revealed Himself in a dramatic way? What would be our response? Mass Readings from December 18, 2022: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalms 24:1-6.Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is our response when God does reveal Himself?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe've been showing up and placing ourselves in God's Presence for the past 22 days. Sometimes we merely expect God to be silent and still. But what if God revealed Himself in a dramatic way? What would be our response?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 18, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 7:10-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:1-6.\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 1:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 1:18-24\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. What is our response when God does reveal Himself? Mary is the Mother of God because the baby in her womb was the Second Person of the Trinity.  She also shows us how to leave last year in the past and step into the New Year wisely.","date_published":"2022-12-17T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/69fc567b-5373-41be-ae22-cfc9a9c07a9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14932942,"duration_in_seconds":932}]},{"id":"df566af0-22ca-4ef8-8d06-a2a0e09fbb15","title":"12/11/22 Closer Than You Think: Be Patient","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121122","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. Be patient with the Lord, the process, and yourself. We often find it difficult to wait for things to come to us. During this season of Advent, we can also struggle with the feeling that \"nothing is happening\". During this time, we need to be reminded that God is closer than we think; He is in each moment and in each step...and remember to be patient. Mass Readings from December 11, 2022: Isaiah 35:1-6, 10 Psalms 146:6-10James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe patient with the Lord, the process, and yourself.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe often find it difficult to wait for things to come to us. During this season of Advent, we can also struggle with the feeling that \"nothing is happening\". During this time, we need to be reminded that God is closer than we think; He is in each moment and in each step...and remember to be patient.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 11, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 35:1-6, 10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 5:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 11:2-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. Be patient with the Lord, the process, and yourself. We often find it difficult to wait for things to come to us. During this season of Advent, we can also struggle with the feeling that \"nothing is happening\". During this time, we need to be reminded that God is closer than we think; He is in each moment and in each step...and remember to be patient.","date_published":"2022-12-10T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/df566af0-22ca-4ef8-8d06-a2a0e09fbb15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23882446,"duration_in_seconds":1492}]},{"id":"d9bac0fc-207a-4321-9ec8-026702dfc340","title":"12/8/22 Immaculate Conception: Receptivity","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120822","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God always gives what we need to accomplish His will. Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception by the merits of her Son's future life, death, and resurrection. Mass Readings from December 8, 2022: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalms 98:1-4Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod always gives what we need to accomplish His will.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMary was preserved from all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception by the merits of her Son's future life, death, and resurrection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 8, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 3:9-15, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:3-6, 11-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:26-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God always gives what we need to accomplish His will. Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin at the moment of her conception by the merits of her Son's future life, death, and resurrection.","date_published":"2022-12-08T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d9bac0fc-207a-4321-9ec8-026702dfc340.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13293646,"duration_in_seconds":830}]},{"id":"0cde3906-7506-489a-b0da-7f3ce9dab8af","title":"12/4/22 Closer Than You Think: One Step","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120422","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. \"One day\" could become \"Day One\". So often, there are things that we would like to do \"one day\". Sometimes those dreams pass us by and we lose nothing.  But other times, we must take action otherwise \"one day\" becomes \"never\". As Christians, we either Begin or we Begin Again.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;One day\u0026quot; could become \u0026quot;Day One\u0026quot;.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo often, there are things that we would like to do \u0026quot;one day\u0026quot;. Sometimes those dreams pass us by and we lose nothing.  But other times, we must take action otherwise \u0026quot;one day\u0026quot; becomes \u0026quot;never\u0026quot;. As Christians, we either Begin or we Begin Again.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. So often, there are things that we would like to do \"one day\". Sometimes those dreams pass us by and we lose nothing.  But other times, we must take action otherwise \"one day\" becomes \"never\". As Christians, we either Begin or we Begin Again.","date_published":"2022-12-03T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0cde3906-7506-489a-b0da-7f3ce9dab8af.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24564814,"duration_in_seconds":1534}]},{"id":"c5126a06-5ed0-47ea-9040-7fbff41fff0b","title":"11/27/22 Closer Than You Think: 29 Days","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112722","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You are made for more than a secondhand relationship with God. We have 29 days until Christmas. And so much can change in that time. If we are willing to commit to spending 29 minutes every day for the next 29 days...if we are willing to beg the Lord to reveal Himself to us...everything could be different in just 29 days. Mass Readings from November 27, 2022: Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalms 122: 1-9Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are made for more than a secondhand relationship with God.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have 29 days until Christmas. And so much can change in that time. If we are willing to commit to spending 29 minutes every day for the next 29 days...if we are willing to beg the Lord to reveal Himself to us...everything could be different in just 29 days.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 27, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 122: 1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 13:11-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 24:37-44\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the 1st Sunday of Advent. You are made for more than a secondhand relationship with God. If we are willing to beg the Lord to reveal Himself to us...everything could be different in just 29 days.","date_published":"2022-11-26T11:45:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c5126a06-5ed0-47ea-9040-7fbff41fff0b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23240398,"duration_in_seconds":1451}]},{"id":"3526bee8-7721-4e6c-87d1-2ff2899b4fa2","title":"11/20/22 A God You Cannot Control","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111922","content_text":"To support Ascension’s free media, please click here!\n\nTo find out more about how Ascension will use your gift, please click here!\n\nAre you interested in supporting the Catholic campus ministry at the University of Minnesota Duluth? Please click here!\n\nWould you like to watch the \"Virtual Front Pew\" Day of Thanks Livestream event? Click here!\n\nHomily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. What do you do when you encounter a God you cannot control? We all have fears. Often, those fears lead us to either seize control or to cede control. But when we fear God and His call in our lives, we are called to choose trust over fear. We are called to choose obedience over control. Mass Readings from November 20, 2022t: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalms 122:1-5Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension\"\u003eTo support Ascension’s free media, please click here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://ascensionpress.com/pages/support-ascension-explained\"\u003eTo find out more about how Ascension will use your gift, please click here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eAre you interested in supporting the Catholic campus ministry at the University of Minnesota Duluth? Please click here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN23-qOScHk\"\u003eWould you like to watch the \u0026quot;Virtual Front Pew\u0026quot; Day of Thanks Livestream event? Click here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when you encounter a God you cannot control?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all have fears. Often, those fears lead us to either seize control or to cede control. But when we fear God and His call in our lives, we are called to choose trust over fear. We are called to choose obedience over control.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 20, 2022t:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Samuel 5:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 122:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 1:12-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 23:35-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\u003ca href=\"https://ascensionpress.com/pages/support-ascension-explained\"\u003eTo support Ascension's free media, please consider making a financial gift by clicking here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eAre you interested in supporting the Catholic campus ministry at the University of Minnesota Duluth? Please click here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN23-qOScHk\"\u003eWould you like to watch the \"Virtual Front Pew\" Day of Thanks Livestream event? Click here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nHomily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. ","date_published":"2022-11-19T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3526bee8-7721-4e6c-87d1-2ff2899b4fa2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21897550,"duration_in_seconds":1368}]},{"id":"cdedffe2-7fd2-427c-8748-c4685b2e39da","title":"11/13/22 Something Other Than God","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111222","content_text":"To “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\n\nJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\n\nHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. We get what we've chosen. The ending of a story reveals what kind of story it is. Regardless of how we start and how we proceed, we can choose to have a tragic story...or we can choose to have a love story. The determining factor is not the amount of sorrow or loss in our lives, but whether we choose God...or choose something other than God.  Mass Readings from November 13, 2022: Malachi 3:19-20 Psalms 98:5-92 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eTo “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/SundayswithAscension/featured\"\u003eJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe get what we've chosen.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ending of a story reveals what kind of story it is. Regardless of how we start and how we proceed, we can choose to have a tragic story...or we can choose to have a love story. The determining factor is not the amount of sorrow or loss in our lives, but whether we choose God...or choose something other than God. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 13, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Malachi 3:19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:5-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 3:7-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 21:5-19\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eTo “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/SundayswithAscension/featured\"\u003eJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\nThe ending of a story reveals what kind of story it is. Regardless of how we start and how we proceed, we can choose to have a tragic story...or we can choose to have a love story. The determining factor is not the amount of sorrow or loss in our lives, but whether we choose God...or choose something other than God. \r\n","date_published":"2022-11-12T10:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cdedffe2-7fd2-427c-8748-c4685b2e39da.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26659534,"duration_in_seconds":1665}]},{"id":"15598642-12e3-43a3-8245-0e621a9ae25b","title":"11/6/22 Carry the Fire","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11522","content_text":"To “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\n\nJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\n\nHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The things one needs to die well are the same things one needs to live well. As we walk through life, we will all walk into darkness and sufferng and pain. We can still walk in hope, courage, and perseverance. We can be the kind of people who can carry the fire into the darkness. Mass Readings from November 6, 2022: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 152 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eTo “give to the max” and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/SundayswithAscension/featured\"\u003eJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe things one needs to die well are the same things one needs to live well.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we walk through life, we will all walk into darkness and sufferng and pain. We can still walk in hope, courage, and perseverance. We can be the kind of people who can carry the fire into the darkness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 6, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 20:27-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"\u003ca href=\"https://www.givemn.org/organization/Newman-Catholic-Campus-Ministries-At-Umd\"\u003eTo \"give to the max\" and support UMD Newman Catholic Campus Ministries, find out more here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/SundayswithAscension/featured\"\u003eJoin us for a “Day of Thanks” on Nov. 17 at 7pm CT on the Sundays with Ascension YouTube channel! Subscribe to the channel here!\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe things one needs to die well are the same things one needs to live well.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs we walk through life, we will all walk into darkness and sufferng and pain. We can still walk in hope, courage, and perseverance. We can be the kind of people who can carry the fire into the darkness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 5, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 20:27-38\u003c/p\u003e","date_published":"2022-11-05T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/15598642-12e3-43a3-8245-0e621a9ae25b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23143630,"duration_in_seconds":1445}]},{"id":"6615aef1-faae-493d-b44f-17365cc382b1","title":"11/01/22 All Saints","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11122","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. Live so that this day will one day be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is the day when all of those who are in Heaven are remembered and we ask them to intercede for us. They are the great \"cloud of witnesses\" that surrounds us and cheers us on. Mass Readings from November 1, 2022: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalms 24:1-61 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of All Saints.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLive so that this day will one day be your feast day.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feast of All Saints is the day when all of those who are in Heaven are remembered and we ask them to intercede for us. They are the great \"cloud of witnesses\" that surrounds us and cheers us on.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 1, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. Live so that this day will one day be your feast day. The Feast of All Saints is the day when all of those who are in Heaven are remembered and we ask them to intercede for us. They are the great \"cloud of witnesses\" that surrounds us and cheers us on.","date_published":"2022-11-01T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6615aef1-faae-493d-b44f-17365cc382b1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21100260,"duration_in_seconds":1318}]},{"id":"db56933e-4fe2-40ca-b263-b610b5f64a54","title":"10/30/22 Alteration or Transformation?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/103022","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Zacchaeus knew that he was a bad man. What he didn't know was if he could be different. Too many of us come to Jesus with the idea that He is willing to change us and change our lives.  But what happens when we want Him to merely offer cosmetic changes and He wants to make structural changes? Mass Readings from October 30, 2022: Wisdom 11:22-12:2 Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-142 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZacchaeus knew that he was a bad man. What he didn't know was if he could be different.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo many of us come to Jesus with the idea that He is willing to change us and change our lives.  But what happens when we want Him to merely offer cosmetic changes and He wants to make structural changes?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 30, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 11:22-12:2\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 19:1-10\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. ","date_published":"2022-10-29T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/db56933e-4fe2-40ca-b263-b610b5f64a54.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21306468,"duration_in_seconds":1331}]},{"id":"e1f292ba-f8d3-41c2-909a-5768db6c2573","title":"10/23/22 Growing Through the Motions: Busy or Productive?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102322","content_text":"To download the Litany of Humility prayer that Father mentions in the homily, please click here!\n\n Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Nothing is so worthless as working hard on the wrong things. We can all be so busy, but are we productive?  Are we doing things right or are we doing the right things? When it comes to growing through the motions, we need to make sure that the right thing we do is present ourselves before God with humility and not self-reliance. Mass Readings from October 23, 2022: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalms 34:2-3, 17-19, 232 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1125/2740/files/The_Litany_of_Humility.pdf?v=1666386942 \"\u003eTo download the Litany of Humility prayer that Father mentions in the homily, please click here!\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing is so worthless as working hard on the wrong things.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can all be so busy, but are we productive?  Are we doing things right or are we doing the right things? When it comes to growing through the motions, we need to make sure that the right thing we do is present ourselves before God with humility and not self-reliance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 23, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-3, 17-19, 23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 18:9-14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Nothing is so worthless as working on the wrong things. Are we doing things right or are we doing the right things? When it comes to growing through the motions, we need to make sure that the right thing we do is present ourselves before God with humility and not self-reliance.","date_published":"2022-10-22T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e1f292ba-f8d3-41c2-909a-5768db6c2573.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19739520,"duration_in_seconds":1233}]},{"id":"6096dbf9-2504-48e1-9c49-a52f0d0e787e","title":"10/16/22 Growing Through the Motions: Full Range of Motion","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101622","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The only way to be able to pray in all seasons is to pray in all seasons. Growing through the motions involves commitment, consistency, and companions.  It means being willing to go through the motions no matter the season and no matter the circumstances.  It is only by doing this that we can have full range of motion in our relationship with the Lord. Mass Readings from October 16, 2022: Exodus 17:8-13 Psalms 121:1-82 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe only way to be able to pray in all seasons is to pray in all seasons.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing through the motions involves commitment, consistency, and companions.  It means being willing to go through the motions no matter the season and no matter the circumstances.  It is only by doing this that we can have full range of motion in our relationship with the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 16, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 17:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 121:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 3:14-4:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 18:1-8\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The only way to be able to pray in all seasons is to pray in all seasons.","date_published":"2022-10-15T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6096dbf9-2504-48e1-9c49-a52f0d0e787e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23824254,"duration_in_seconds":1488}]},{"id":"d717ce39-4cad-437b-8a23-f82833495355","title":"10/9/22 Growing Through the Motions: Start With Why","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10922","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our Why is a Who. We can know exactly what to do and how to do it. So much of our lives can be spent doing more and more, but never knowing exactly why. But if the reason behind our actions is Jesus, then we can truly be free to love every time we say \"yes\" to our Who. Mass Readings from October 9, 2022: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalms 98:1-42 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Why is a Who.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can know exactly what to do and how to do it. So much of our lives can be spent doing more and more, but never knowing exactly why. But if the reason behind our actions is Jesus, then we can truly be free to love every time we say \"yes\" to our Who.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 9, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Kings 5:14-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 2:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 17:11-19\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can know exactly what to do and how to do it. So much of our lives can be spent doing more and more, but never knowing exactly why. But if the reason behind our actions is Jesus, then we can truly be free to love every time we say \"yes\" to our Who.","date_published":"2022-10-08T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d717ce39-4cad-437b-8a23-f82833495355.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23574270,"duration_in_seconds":1472}]},{"id":"55ce024a-001f-41ee-bdfa-aa49fcac5f4f","title":"10/2/22 Growing Through the Motions: Passion or Duty?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10222","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Duty is not the enemy. So much of life is doing our duty. Doing what we are supposed to do. And yet, there are times when this means that we only “go through the motions”. There is a chance for us to do more however…we can choose to grow.  Mass Readings from October 2, 2022: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-92 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Luke 17:5-10","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuty is not the enemy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo much of life is doing our duty. Doing what we are supposed to do. And yet, there are times when this means that we only “go through the motions”. There is a chance for us to do more however…we can choose to grow. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 2, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 17:5-10\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. So much of life is doing our duty. Doing what we are supposed to do. And yet, there are times when this means that we only “go through the motions”. There is a chance for us to do more however…we can choose to grow.","date_published":"2022-10-01T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/55ce024a-001f-41ee-bdfa-aa49fcac5f4f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22784382,"duration_in_seconds":1423}]},{"id":"9f6d09ae-337d-4c8a-9576-442a4b4ad46a","title":"09/25/22 Comfort Breeds Complacency","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92522","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Complacency is being satisfied with how things are and not being willing to change them. We are insulated from discomfort in many ways. And our lives of comfort can lead to complacency. But encountering Christ can lead to compassion. Mass Readings from September 25, 2022: Amos 6:1, 4-7 Psalms 146:7-101 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplacency is being satisfied with how things are and not being willing to change them.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are insulated from discomfort in many ways. And our lives of comfort can lead to complacency. But encountering Christ can lead to compassion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 25, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 6:1, 4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 6:11-16\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 16:19-31\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Complacency is being satisfied with how things are and not being willing to change them.","date_published":"2022-09-24T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9f6d09ae-337d-4c8a-9576-442a4b4ad46a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27407946,"duration_in_seconds":1712}]},{"id":"442fdd19-d53a-4bf1-bb4a-41bcc05b9eed","title":"09/18/22 Eulogy Virtues: Integrity","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91822","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The connection between our values and our virtues. We are nothing without the virtue of integrity. As one pastor noted, \"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. And if you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.\" Integrity is the bridge between our desires and our decisions.  Without integrity, our lives remain mere piles without purpose. Mass Readings from September 18, 2022: Amos 8:4-7 Psalms 113:1-2, 4-81 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe connection between our values and our virtues.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are nothing without the virtue of integrity. As one pastor noted, \"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. And if you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.\" Integrity is the bridge between our desires and our decisions.  Without integrity, our lives remain mere piles without purpose.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 18, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 8:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 113:1-2, 4-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 2:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 16:1-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are nothing without the virtue of integrity. As one pastor noted, \"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. And if you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.\" Integrity is the bridge between our desires and our decisions. Without integrity, our lives remain mere piles without purpose.","date_published":"2022-09-17T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/442fdd19-d53a-4bf1-bb4a-41bcc05b9eed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21720499,"duration_in_seconds":1357}]},{"id":"7c45c9cd-923e-4e13-a564-5e72412751a2","title":"09/11/22 Eulogy Virtues: Joy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91122","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Who you are now is who you are. Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy. Love is the source of joy. Mass Readings from September 11, 2022 Exodus 32:7-11 Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 191 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-32","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho you are now is who you are.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy. Love is the source of joy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 11, 2022\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 32:7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 1:12-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 15:1-32\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source of joy.","date_published":"2022-09-10T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7c45c9cd-923e-4e13-a564-5e72412751a2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26449098,"duration_in_seconds":1652}]},{"id":"7f01e184-82e0-42a3-8c5d-30fd1748cb1a","title":"09/04/22 Eulogy Virtues: Loyalty","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9422","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Loyalty is a force that conquers time. The essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty. Mass Readings from September 4, 2022: Wisdom 9:13-18 Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoyalty is a force that conquers time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 4, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 9:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14, 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilemon 9-10, 12-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 14:25-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Loyalty is a force that conquers time. A person of character does what they said they would do…despite changing feelings or circumstances. This is loyalty.","date_published":"2022-09-03T11:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7f01e184-82e0-42a3-8c5d-30fd1748cb1a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26036688,"duration_in_seconds":1626}]},{"id":"a9f836bc-9bc6-4ac1-9887-93802ac5442b","title":"08/28/22 Eulogy Virtues: Pay Attention","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82822","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. The Book of Sirach makes the claim that the humble person is loved more than a giver of gifts. But what does it mean to be humble? Does it mean what most of us automatically think of? Or does it mean something deeper...something freer? True humility gives a person the ability to pay attention. Mass Readings from August 28, 2022: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Psalms 68:4-7, 10-11Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 Luke 14:1, 7-14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book of Sirach makes the claim that the humble person is loved more than a giver of gifts. But what does it mean to be humble? Does it mean what most of us automatically think of? Or does it mean something deeper...something freer? True humility gives a person the ability to pay attention.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 28, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 68:4-7, 10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 12:18-19, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 14:1, 7-14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily fro the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. The Book of Sirach makes the claim that the humble person is loved more than a giver of gifts. But what does it mean to be humble? Does it mean what most of us automatically think of? Or does it mean something deeper...something freer?","date_published":"2022-08-29T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a9f836bc-9bc6-4ac1-9887-93802ac5442b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18931584,"duration_in_seconds":1183}]},{"id":"e6eea0a1-34fd-455d-ac02-1a56dfc8625b","title":"08/21/22 You, Strive","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82122","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. How are you fighting for Heaven? Jesus makes it very clear that our call is to make our pursuit of Heaven exactly that: a pursuit. He is personal and practical when He tells us that each and every one of us must strive for Heaven. Mass Readings from August 21, 2022: Isaiah 66:18-21 Psalms 117:1, 2Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow are you fighting for Heaven?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus makes it very clear that our call is to make our pursuit of Heaven exactly that: a pursuit. He is personal and practical when He tells us that each and every one of us must strive for Heaven.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 21, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 66:18-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 117:1, 2\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 12:5-7, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 13:22-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. How are you fighting for Heaven? Jesus makes it very clear that our call is to make our pursuit of Heaven exactly that: a pursuit. ","date_published":"2022-08-22T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e6eea0a1-34fd-455d-ac02-1a56dfc8625b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18819072,"duration_in_seconds":1176}]},{"id":"d59d1756-1c6b-45a9-8175-87a26606378a","title":"08/14/22 Finish the Race","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81422","content_text":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sometimes God gives the victory and sometimes God gives what we need to finish the race. Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race. Mass Readings from August 14, 2022: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Psalms 40:2-4, 18Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometimes God gives the victory and sometimes God gives what we need to finish the race.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 14, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 40:2-4, 18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 12:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 12:49-53\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Every one of us is in the middle of the race of our lives. God has called us and brought us here, even when there is no victory in sight and even when victory is not possible. But God will always give whatever we need to finish the race.","date_published":"2022-08-15T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d59d1756-1c6b-45a9-8175-87a26606378a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19292160,"duration_in_seconds":1205}]},{"id":"c1cb372d-2302-4306-8c30-d39a348d1389","title":"08/07/22 Loosen the Roots","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8722","content_text":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice. The roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say \"I need this\" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith. Mass Readings from August 7, 2022: Wisdom 18:6-9 Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe roots in our lives can be so beneficial. Family and friends, home and homeland. But roots can also become traps. Good things can become Ultimate Things. When we say \"I need this\" and are willing to sacrifice anything to get or to hold on to it, we become trapped. In this, God loosens the roots and calls us to walk by faith.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 7, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 18:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 11:1-2, 8-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 12:32-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We sacrifice because we love and we love because we sacrifice.","date_published":"2022-08-08T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c1cb372d-2302-4306-8c30-d39a348d1389.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23026944,"duration_in_seconds":1439}]},{"id":"e051db75-21e1-4ebf-84f9-4344c45baaa5","title":"07/31/22 Then What?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/73122","content_text":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Time and Death make most of what we live for hevel. We are preoccupied with \"done\", but we are simultaneously addicted to asking \"then what?\". The wisdom of Ecclesiastes notes that so much of what we live for is impermanent, passing, or meaningless. Yet Jesus reveals that there is a real meaning and a real hope. Mass Readings from July 31, 2022: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14 and 17Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTime and Death make most of what we live for hevel.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are preoccupied with \"done\", but we are simultaneously addicted to asking \"then what?\". The wisdom of Ecclesiastes notes that so much of what we live for is impermanent, passing, or meaningless. Yet Jesus reveals that there is a real meaning and a real hope.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 31, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:3-6, 12-14 and 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-5, 9-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 12:13-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Time and Death make most of what we live for hevel.","date_published":"2022-08-01T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e051db75-21e1-4ebf-84f9-4344c45baaa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26709120,"duration_in_seconds":1669}]},{"id":"ac7821ec-f065-4e1b-b0df-b9db52e46f07","title":"07/24/22 Teach Us How","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72422","content_text":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Who determines the How. The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a \"better spiritual life\" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray. Mass Readings from July 24, 2022: Genesis 18:20-32 Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Who determines the How.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a \"better spiritual life\" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 24, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 18:20-32\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 138:1-3, 6-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 2:12-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 11:1-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The disciples did not merely want Jesus to help them have a \"better spiritual life\" or a deeper prayer life; they wanted to pray how He prayed. And Jesus taught them. He taught them that Who we pray to determines how we pray.","date_published":"2022-07-25T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ac7821ec-f065-4e1b-b0df-b9db52e46f07.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22008960,"duration_in_seconds":1375}]},{"id":"ccb32011-0faa-4420-abf3-b6b2503eda8c","title":"07/17/22 The Question","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71722","content_text":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feeling anxious, worried, or sorry for yourself is normal. It is also completely unhelpful. We have a problem. And the problem is that we can do the right thing in the wrong way. We can choose to serve...while feeding our worry and self-pity. We can carry our cross...while feeling anxious and sorry for ourselves. Everything comes down to one question; it is not a matter of being tough, it is a matter of trust. Mass Readings from July 17, 2022: Genesis 18:1-10 Psalms 15:2-5Colossians 1:24-28 Luke 10:38-42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeling anxious, worried, or sorry for yourself is normal. It is also completely unhelpful.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have a problem. And the problem is that we can do the right thing in the wrong way. We can choose to serve...while feeding our worry and self-pity. We can carry our cross...while feeling anxious and sorry for ourselves. Everything comes down to one question; it is not a matter of being tough, it is a matter of trust.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 17, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 18:1-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 15:2-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 1:24-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 10:38-42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Feeling anxious, worried, or sorry for yourself is normal. It is also completely unhelpful.","date_published":"2022-07-18T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ccb32011-0faa-4420-abf3-b6b2503eda8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21353088,"duration_in_seconds":1334}]},{"id":"41b16dc7-b98a-4a76-baa1-6ce768342a96","title":"07/10/22 Simple Things First","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71022","content_text":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I can know all I need to know and still not do all I need to do. There are so many things that we know that we ought to do. There are even things that we know that we want to do. And yet...we just can't seem to act on what we know. How do we start? How do we become people who do what we know we ought to do? Mass Readings from July 10, 2022: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI can know all I need to know and still not do all I need to do.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are so many things that we know that we ought to do. There are even things that we know that we want to do. And yet...we just can't seem to act on what we know. How do we start? How do we become people who do what we know we ought to do?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 10, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 30:10-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 1:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 10:25-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are so many things that we know that we ought to do. There are even things that we know that we want to do. And yet...we just can't seem to act on what we know. How do we start?","date_published":"2022-07-11T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/41b16dc7-b98a-4a76-baa1-6ce768342a96.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22355328,"duration_in_seconds":1397}]},{"id":"3a27ac78-9360-4647-a7c5-90d26f6f3fd0","title":"07/03/22 Be A Saint","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7322","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time What else is there? Many of us want to grow spiritually. But what does that really mean? What is it that we really want? What is the actual goal of life? Put in the words of Jesus, what should we truly rejoice in? Christ's answer is nothing less than having our names written in Heaven. Mass Readings from July 3, 2022: Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat else is there?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany of us want to grow spiritually. But what does that really mean? What is it that we really want? What is the actual goal of life? Put in the words of Jesus, what should we truly rejoice in? Christ's answer is nothing less than having our names written in Heaven.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 3, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 66:10-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 66:1-7, 16, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eGalatians 6:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 10:1-12, 17-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many of us want to grow spiritually. But what does that really mean? What is it that we really want? What is the actual goal of life?","date_published":"2022-07-04T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3a27ac78-9360-4647-a7c5-90d26f6f3fd0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20448384,"duration_in_seconds":1278}]},{"id":"d804b039-c9ab-4e0c-93a0-73f134c6a307","title":"06/26/22 The Call","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62622","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Deliberate. Decisive. Definitive. God continues to call. God calls us to follow Him, making it clear that being a disciple is challenging...that it costs something. Therefore, we need to weigh out our response, we need to avoid hesitation, and we need to choose to follow Jesus in such a way that it actually changes something in our lives. Mass Readings from June 26, 2022: 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21 Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11Galatians 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberate. Decisive. Definitive.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod continues to call. God calls us to follow Him, making it clear that being a disciple is challenging...that it costs something. Therefore, we need to weigh out our response, we need to avoid hesitation, and we need to choose to follow Jesus in such a way that it actually changes something in our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 26, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eGalatians 5:1, 13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 9:51-62\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God continues to call. God calls us to follow Him, making it clear that being a disciple is challenging...that it costs something. Therefore, we need to weigh out our response, we need to avoid hesitation, and we need to choose to follow Jesus in such a way that it actually changes something in our lives.","date_published":"2022-06-27T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d804b039-c9ab-4e0c-93a0-73f134c6a307.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19878528,"duration_in_seconds":1242}]},{"id":"41fc4c4c-e0f2-49f9-b054-eacc3076b38b","title":"06/19/22 Corpus Christi","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61922","content_text":"Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. This is everything. The Body and Blood of Christ is one of the most underappreciated gifts God has ever given. In the Scriptures, God gives us His Word. In the Sacraments, God gives us His work. But in the Eucharist, God gives us Himself. Mass Readings from June 19, 2022: Genesis 14:18-20 Psalms 110:1-41 Corinthians 11:23-26 Luke 9:11-17","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is everything.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Body and Blood of Christ is one of the most underappreciated gifts God has ever given. In the Scriptures, God gives us His Word. In the Sacraments, God gives us His work. But in the Eucharist, God gives us Himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 19, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 14:18-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 110:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 9:11-17\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. In the Scriptures, God gives us His Word. In the Sacraments, God gives us His work. But in the Eucharist, God gives us Himself. 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Mass Readings from June 12, 2022: Proverbs 8:22-31 Psalms 8:4-9Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is not good for the person to be alone.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Feast of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the innermost secret of God: He is Love. It also reveals the innermost secret of humans made in God's image and likeness: we are made for love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 12, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Proverbs 8:22-31\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 8:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 16:12-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the innermost secret of God: He is Love. It also reveals the innermost secret of humans made in God's image and likeness: we are made for love.","date_published":"2022-06-13T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6470c950-cbf3-4da9-8e22-4a7aa14af4de.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36828672,"duration_in_seconds":1150}]},{"id":"89428cbc-40ea-4466-92c1-1cbb02bc13e7","title":"06/05/22 Given For Some Benefit","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6522","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The greatest gift is to make yourself available. The Holy Spirit, poured out on the apostles (and the entire Church) at Pentecost would have gone to waste without the most important reality: the disciples made themselves available to be used by God for the service of the people around them. Mass Readings from June 5, 2022: Acts 2:1-11 Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 341 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe greatest gift is to make yourself available.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Holy Spirit, poured out on the apostles (and the entire Church) at Pentecost would have gone to waste without the most important reality: the disciples made themselves available to be used by God for the service of the people around them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 5, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The greatest gift is to make yourself available. The Holy Spirit, poured out on the apostles (and the entire Church) at Pentecost would have gone to waste without the most important reality: the disciples made themselves available to be used by God for the service of the people around them.","date_published":"2022-06-06T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/89428cbc-40ea-4466-92c1-1cbb02bc13e7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36036864,"duration_in_seconds":1126}]},{"id":"52b4c56e-2ca8-47d2-8f20-810bf4b0bcc6","title":"05/29/22 Ascension Gives Access","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52922","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. What am I going to do with the gifts I've been given? In the Ascension, Jesus completes the work of redemption. He has taken His once for all sacrifice, bound to time and place, and brought it before the Father. Because of this, we have access to all of God's graces in every time and every place. Mass Readings from May 29, 2022: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9Ephesians 1:17-23 Luke 24:46-53","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat am I going to do with the gifts I've been given?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Ascension, Jesus completes the work of redemption. He has taken His once for all sacrifice, bound to time and place, and brought it before the Father. Because of this, we have access to all of God's graces in every time and every place.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 29, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 1:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:17-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 24:46-53\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord. What am I going to do with the gifts I've been given? In the Ascension, Jesus completes the work of redemption. He has taken His once for all sacrifice, bound to time and place, and brought it before the Father. Because of this, we have access to all of God's graces in every time and every place.","date_published":"2022-05-30T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/52b4c56e-2ca8-47d2-8f20-810bf4b0bcc6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18971136,"duration_in_seconds":1185}]},{"id":"39394376-c9de-4c15-afb5-4526c6c02a19","title":"05/22/22 The Gift of the Church","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52222","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The great temptation to stay in our own \"version\" of the Church. God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church. Mass Readings from May 22, 2022: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 John 14:23-29","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe great temptation to stay in our own \"version\" of the Church.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 22, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 15:1-2, 22-29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 21:10-14, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 14:23-29\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. God has given us the gift of the Church. The Church is His Body...the Church is His Bride. And we cannot have Jesus without His Church.","date_published":"2022-05-23T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/39394376-c9de-4c15-afb5-4526c6c02a19.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37124352,"duration_in_seconds":1160}]},{"id":"53a5d3e8-b101-4e88-8dff-596c048c946b","title":"05/15/22 Do Not Be Shocked","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51522","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The best you on the worst day of your life. There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them. Mass Readings from May 15, 2022: Acts 14:21-27 Psalms 145:8-13Revelation 21:1-5John 13:31-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best you on the worst day of your life.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 15, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 14:21-27\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 21:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJohn 13:31-35\u003c/dt\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The best you on the worst day of your life. There are a few things that we ought to never be surprised by. One of them is suffering. God does not abandon us in our suffering, he leads us through them.","date_published":"2022-05-15T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/53a5d3e8-b101-4e88-8dff-596c048c946b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38991360,"duration_in_seconds":1218}]},{"id":"14cc5a41-b833-47c7-b95f-139969351d0f","title":"05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5822","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid. Our lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress? Mass Readings from May 8, 2022: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Psalms 100:1-3, 5Revelation 7:9, 14-17 John 10:27-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 8, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 13:14, 43-52\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 100:1-3, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 7:9, 14-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:27-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. You are not abandoned. You are not alone. You are not afraid.","date_published":"2022-05-09T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/14cc5a41-b833-47c7-b95f-139969351d0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32994816,"duration_in_seconds":1031}]},{"id":"6080e293-5f19-4936-b20a-b2a0b16fb36c","title":"05/01/22 Wasted Potential","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5122","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. Use your potential. Jesus called Peter to sacrifice his potential so that his life and his death might glorify God. You are I are called to pick our spot, to pour ourselves out in such a way that God would be known, loved, and glorified. Mass Readings from May 1, 2022: Acts 5:27-32, 40-41 Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-13Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse your potential.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus called Peter to sacrifice his potential so that his life and his death might glorify God. You are I are called to pick our spot, to pour ourselves out in such a way that God would be known, loved, and glorified.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 1, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 5:27-32, 40-41\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 5:11-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 21:1-19\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. You have so much potential. But to be nothing but potential is, in many ways, to be nothing.","date_published":"2022-05-02T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6080e293-5f19-4936-b20a-b2a0b16fb36c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20579328,"duration_in_seconds":1286}]},{"id":"10d66704-eba1-494b-ad10-01fed3f45b0f","title":"04/24/22 Be Mercy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42422","content_text":"Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Mercy is the love that we deserve the least when we need it the most. The fact of the Resurrection of Jesus has introduced something new into this world of misery. The Cross and Resurrection introduced the possibility of mercy. Not only have we encountered the mercy of God, but we have been commissioned to be mercy in the midst of a world filled with misery. Mass Readings from April 4, 2022: Acts 5:12-16 Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24Revelation 1:9-13, 17-19 John 20:19-31","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMercy is the love that we deserve the least when we need it the most.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fact of the Resurrection of Jesus has introduced something new into this world of misery. The Cross and Resurrection introduced the possibility of mercy. Not only have we encountered the mercy of God, but we have been commissioned to be mercy in the midst of a world filled with misery.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 4, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 5:12-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 1:9-13, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Mercy is the love that we deserve the least when we need it the most.","date_published":"2022-04-25T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/10d66704-eba1-494b-ad10-01fed3f45b0f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19128192,"duration_in_seconds":1195}]},{"id":"f2ea02be-f92d-4727-a29b-1dd8bb83f4cf","title":"04/17/22 Nothing","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41722","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of Easter Day. What did he see? John ran to the tomb and looked in. He saw and believed. What did he see? Mass Readings from April 17, 2022: Acts 10:34, 37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of Easter Day.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat did he see?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn ran to the tomb and looked in. He saw and believed. What did he see?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 17, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 10:34, 37-43\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of Easter Day. John ran to the tomb and looked in. He saw and believed. What did he see?","date_published":"2022-04-17T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f2ea02be-f92d-4727-a29b-1dd8bb83f4cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13323264,"duration_in_seconds":832}]},{"id":"f40fe050-90b2-4679-a3f3-005351f58576","title":"04/15/22 The Crown of Thorns","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41522","content_text":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. The heart of envy. The crown of thorns reveals the darkness of the human heart. This darkness is in each one of us in the form of envy. Mass Readings from April 15, 2022: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe heart of envy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crown of thorns reveals the darkness of the human heart. This darkness is in each one of us in the form of envy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 15, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:13—53:12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:1—19:42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. The crown of thorns reveals the darkness of the human heart. This darkness is in each one of us in the form of envy.","date_published":"2022-04-15T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f40fe050-90b2-4679-a3f3-005351f58576.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12725760,"duration_in_seconds":795}]},{"id":"720a7f35-365b-41b7-a2ee-cfbf2b008de7","title":"04/14/22 Last Words: The Final Last Word","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41422","content_text":"Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. All of Jesus’ words are summed up in one word. On the cross, Jesus’ life ends with the same perspective He has had from the beginning: He trusts His Father. Mass Readings from April 14, 2022: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-181 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of Jesus’ words are summed up in one word.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the cross, Jesus’ life ends with the same perspective He has had from the beginning: He trusts His Father.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 14, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 13:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. On the cross, Jesus’ life ends with the same perspective He has had from the beginning: He trusts His Father.","date_published":"2022-04-14T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/720a7f35-365b-41b7-a2ee-cfbf2b008de7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17110272,"duration_in_seconds":1069}]},{"id":"3265497e-252c-4b1a-8145-2f0e8e8efd1b","title":"04/10/22 Last Words: Tetelestai","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41022","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. This one word connects and transforms the entire story. There is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story. Mass Readings from April 10, 2022: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14—23:56","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis one word connects and transforms the entire story.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 10, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 22:14—23:56\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. This one word connects and transforms the entire story.","date_published":"2022-04-10T17:45:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3265497e-252c-4b1a-8145-2f0e8e8efd1b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22078848,"duration_in_seconds":1379}]},{"id":"1e0df61b-6142-4d82-bc57-2f6792f2448c","title":"04/03/22 Last Words: Use This.","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4322","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Some last words have the power to define a person's life. From the Cross, Jesus utters His last words. He thirsts for us to allow Him to forgive us.  Mass Readings from April 3, 2022: Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalms 126:1-6Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome last words have the power to define a person's life.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Cross, Jesus utters His last words. He thirsts for us to allow Him to forgive us. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 3, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 43:16-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 3:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 8:1-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. From the Cross, Jesus utters His last words. He thirsts for us to allow Him to forgive us.","date_published":"2022-04-03T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1e0df61b-6142-4d82-bc57-2f6792f2448c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26530393,"duration_in_seconds":1657}]},{"id":"38c4467a-979e-4744-be81-aeca476dbd28","title":"03/27/22 Last Words: The Central Last Word","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32722","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? This central Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is possibly the most important. He not only expresses the depths to which He enters into the consequences of sin, but the depth of His trust in the Father and the power of His sacrifice. Mass Readings from March 27, 2022: Joshua 5:9, 10-12 Psalms 34:2-72 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis central Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is possibly the most important. He not only expresses the depths to which He enters into the consequences of sin, but the depth of His trust in the Father and the power of His sacrifice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 27, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joshua 5:9, 10-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:17-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 15:1-3, 11-32\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? This central Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is possibly the most important.","date_published":"2022-03-28T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/38c4467a-979e-4744-be81-aeca476dbd28.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22240896,"duration_in_seconds":1390}]},{"id":"6b13599d-db1d-44da-aaf8-c7d4c0d8f56b","title":"03/20/22 Last Words: Behold, Your Mother","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32022","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. The best gifts can be given in the worst of circumstances. When He had virtually nothing left to give, Jesus still gave. He gave His own mother to be our mother. The one person who knew Him most and loved Him best, Jesus entrusted to all of His beloved disciples. Mass Readings from March 20, 2022: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 Psalm 103: 1-4, 6-8, 111 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Luke 13:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best gifts can be given in the worst of circumstances.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen He had virtually nothing left to give, Jesus still gave. He gave His own mother to be our mother. The one person who knew Him most and loved Him best, Jesus entrusted to all of His beloved disciples.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 20, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 103: 1-4, 6-8, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 13:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. When He had virtually nothing left to give, Jesus still gave. He gave His own mother to be our mother. 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Mass Readings from March 13, 2022: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalms 27:1, 7-9, 13-14Philippians 3:17—4:1 Luke 9:28-36","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth men were loved. They weren't both saved.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is missing something. Jesus has begged for mercy for all...including the two criminals who were crucified with Him. But they did not both receive mercy. One received mercy and one rejected mercy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 13, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 27:1, 7-9, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 3:17—4:1\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 9:28-36\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus has begged for mercy for all...including the two criminals who were crucified with Him. But they did not both receive mercy. One received mercy and one rejected mercy.","date_published":"2022-03-14T10:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dd8765ac-9250-49aa-927d-34696d1ec828.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24486912,"duration_in_seconds":1530}]},{"id":"01f4e8b1-92d5-45a4-b879-632f441f11fc","title":"03/06/22 Last Words: The First Last Words","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3622","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. The first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of His life.\n Mass Readings from March 06, 2022: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalms 91:1-2, 10-15Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFather, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of His life.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 06, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 26:4-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 91:1-2, 10-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 10:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 4:1-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. The first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of His life.","date_published":"2022-03-07T11:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/01f4e8b1-92d5-45a4-b879-632f441f11fc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18124416,"duration_in_seconds":1132}]},{"id":"244f3fd3-ef39-41ba-82a1-8b39faf8a142","title":"02/27/22 Words Disclose","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22722","content_text":"Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our words disclose, disguise, and direct our hearts. The words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal our character. Mass Readings from February 27, 2022: Sirach 27:4-7 Psalms 92:2-3, 13-161 Corinthians 15:54-58 Luke 6:39-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur words disclose, disguise, and direct our hearts.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal our character.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 27, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 27:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 92:2-3, 13-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:54-58\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:39-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal our character.","date_published":"2022-02-28T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/244f3fd3-ef39-41ba-82a1-8b39faf8a142.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22271616,"duration_in_seconds":1391}]},{"id":"0d1f295c-31ba-408d-a318-44992023a996","title":"02/20/22 Nothing to Fear: Vulnerability","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22022","content_text":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Vulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in. All of our fears stem from the fact that we are woundable. We care about rejection, inadequacy, and the future because we know that all of those things have the potential to hurt us, But the fear of being vulnerable does not have to define our lives. Mass Readings from February 20, 2022: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 15:45-49 Luke 6:27-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of our fears stem from the fact that we are woundable. We care about rejection, inadequacy, and the future because we know that all of those things have the potential to hurt us, But the fear of being vulnerable does not have to define our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 20, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:45-49\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:27-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Vulnerability is having enough courage and self-possession to let life in. The fear of being vulnerable does not have to define our lives.","date_published":"2022-02-21T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0d1f295c-31ba-408d-a318-44992023a996.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19831680,"duration_in_seconds":1239}]},{"id":"d06364e8-5a05-489a-a7c5-aaf9cde61e0d","title":"02/13/22 Nothing to Fear: The Future","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21322","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are called to do today what prepares us for the challenge of tomorrow. We have become more comfortable with the \"completed\" past than the unknown future. Rather than desiring to launch into the challenge of the future, many of us have become paralyzed by fear of the future. When we are rooted in the Word of God each day, we become more rooted in God Himself each day. When we are rooted in the Lord, there is no room for fear of the future. Mass Readings from February 13, 2022: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Psalms 1:1-4, 61 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 Luke 6:17, 20-26","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are called to do today what prepares us for the challenge of tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have become more comfortable with the \"completed\" past than the unknown future. Rather than desiring to launch into the challenge of the future, many of us have become paralyzed by fear of the future. When we are rooted in the Word of God each day, we become more rooted in God Himself each day. When we are rooted in the Lord, there is no room for fear of the future.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 13, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 17:5-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 1:1-4, 6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:17, 20-26\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are called to do today what prepares us for the challenge of tomorrow.","date_published":"2022-02-14T19:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d06364e8-5a05-489a-a7c5-aaf9cde61e0d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19954560,"duration_in_seconds":1247}]},{"id":"3f5a455d-6e14-4380-b0ba-c18c2121e192","title":"02/06/22 Nothing to Fear: Inadequacy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2622","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge.  Fear is a gift.  It is meant to keep us alive.  But it can also keep us from living.  There are two sources of fear are our biology and the stories we tell ourselves.  We may not be able to change our biology, but we can change the stories we tell. Mass Readings from February 6, 2022: Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 138:1-5, 7-81 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge. \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFear is a gift.  It is meant to keep us alive.  But it can also keep us from living.  There are two sources of fear are our biology and the stories we tell ourselves.  We may not be able to change our biology, but we can change the stories we tell.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 6, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 6:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 138:1-5, 7-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 5:1-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The fear of being inadequate is the fear that I won't be able to rise to the challenge. ","date_published":"2022-02-07T15:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3f5a455d-6e14-4380-b0ba-c18c2121e192.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17060352,"duration_in_seconds":1066}]},{"id":"08957da5-59bb-4091-a007-e802a304f129","title":"01/30/22 Nothing to Fear: Rejection","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/13022","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval. We all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group. Mass Readings from January 30, 2022: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 Psalms 71:1-6, 15-171 Corinthians 12:31—13:13 Luke 4:21-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all need acceptance. It is a basic human requirement. But we also must have the courage and freedom to know who we are and what we are about independent of the accepting group.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 30, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:31—13:13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 4:21-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not sacrifice your identity and integrity on the altar of approval.","date_published":"2022-01-31T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/08957da5-59bb-4091-a007-e802a304f129.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20493462,"duration_in_seconds":1280}]},{"id":"03a168fc-efca-4c07-acde-9e09e588e958","title":"01/23/22 Know Why","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12322","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Imagine living your entire life and not knowing why. The return of the exiled Jews from Babylon was a great gift. But it also highlighted the reality that many of them did not know why they were Jewish. Do Catholics know why they are Catholic? Or do we lose our way precisely because we have lost our why? Mass Readings from January 23, 2022  Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 Psalms 19:8-10, 151 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagine living your entire life and not knowing why.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe return of the exiled Jews from Babylon was a great gift. But it also highlighted the reality that many of them did not know why they were Jewish. Do Catholics know why they are Catholic? Or do we lose our way precisely because we have lost our why?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 23, 2022\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e  Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8-10, 15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:12-30\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:1-4, 4:14-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Imagine living your entire life and not knowing why.","date_published":"2022-01-24T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/03a168fc-efca-4c07-acde-9e09e588e958.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23764608,"duration_in_seconds":1485}]},{"id":"79270e48-4c29-4169-840d-ef1da13ca6c8","title":"01/16/22 Jesus Changes Things","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11622","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus changes shame into joy. There are certain things, certain failures, embarrassments, and shames, that could define our lives. There are certain events that could define our lives in a negative way unless something changes. Jesus can change those things.\n Mass Readings from January 16, 2022: Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalms 96:1-3, 7-101 Corinthians 12:4-11 John 2:1-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus changes shame into joy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are certain things, certain failures, embarrassments, and shames, that could define our lives. There are certain events that could define our lives in a negative way unless something changes. Jesus can change those things.\n\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 16, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 62:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 96:1-3, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:4-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 2:1-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus changes shame into joy.","date_published":"2022-01-17T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/79270e48-4c29-4169-840d-ef1da13ca6c8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16995072,"duration_in_seconds":1062}]},{"id":"13f5ebbd-d416-41da-9205-e3b6a4b7bca2","title":"01/09/22 Children of the Father","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/1922","content_text":"Homily from the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus changed the water. Now the water changes you. Why was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it. We need baptism to be saved, to be children of God, and to be in a new and real relationship with God. Mass Readings from January 9, 2022: Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 Psalms 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10Acts 10:34-38 Luke 3:15-16, 21-22","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Baptism of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus changed the water. Now the water changes you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it. We need baptism to be saved, to be children of God, and to be in a new and real relationship with God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 9, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 10:34-38\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:15-16, 21-22\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus changed the water. Now the water changes you. Why was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it.","date_published":"2022-01-09T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/13f5ebbd-d416-41da-9205-e3b6a4b7bca2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12318336,"duration_in_seconds":769}]},{"id":"302bf5bc-dbd4-4002-9b0f-35e1a2016935","title":"01/02/22 It's Not About You","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/1222","content_text":"Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. Worship can help us escape the trap that life is about us. When life is about us, it is not food for the human heart. When we realize that life is about Someone other than us, we are allowed to have a heart that is larger…a heart that is large enough to give. Mass Readings from January 2, 2022: Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 Matthew 2:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Epiphany of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorship can help us escape the trap that life is about us.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen life is about us, it is not food for the human heart. When we realize that life is about Someone other than us, we are allowed to have a heart that is larger…a heart that is large enough to give.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 2, 2022:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 60:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 3:2-3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 2:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. Worship can help us escape the trap that life is about us.","date_published":"2022-01-02T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/302bf5bc-dbd4-4002-9b0f-35e1a2016935.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9758592,"duration_in_seconds":609}]},{"id":"8c761083-10c6-4ef5-b527-ebdbb19e891f","title":"12/26/21 Be Careful","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122621","content_text":"Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Family is the School of Love. Everyone is part of a family in some way. Be careful with each other. Mass Readings from December 26, 2021: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5Colossians 3:12-21 Luke 2:41-52","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily is the School of Love.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryone is part of a family in some way. Be careful with each other.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 26, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:12-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:41-52\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Family is the School of Love. Everyone is part of a family in some way. Be careful with each other.","date_published":"2021-12-26T15:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8c761083-10c6-4ef5-b527-ebdbb19e891f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16001664,"duration_in_seconds":1000}]},{"id":"b4dc2667-bf69-402c-bd51-049f1639bb3a","title":"12/25/21 Look Up ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122521","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). God is with you on the bathroom floor. We are so distracted by so many things that we need to look up. But sometimes we need to look lower in order to see where God is in our lives. Mass Readings from December 25, 2021: Isaiah 62:11-12 Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is with you on the bathroom floor.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are so distracted by so many things that we need to look up. But sometimes we need to look lower in order to see where God is in our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 62:11-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 97:1, 6, 11-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eTitus 3:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Mass). God is with you on the bathroom floor. We are so distracted by so many things that we need to look up. But sometimes we need to look lower in order to see where God is in our lives.","date_published":"2021-12-25T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b4dc2667-bf69-402c-bd51-049f1639bb3a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18559488,"duration_in_seconds":1159}]},{"id":"74e359cd-41fc-4a86-86f8-b58fe079635f","title":"12/19/21 Abounding Love: Love Commits","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121921","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Love without a commitment remains an illusion. In order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be the ability to keep a commitment. Mass Readings from December 19, 2021: Micah 5:1-4 Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove without a commitment remains an illusion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be the ability to keep a commitment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 19, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Micah 5:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 10:5-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:39-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Love without a commitment remains an illusion. In order to truly grow in love, there needs to be the willingness to make a commitment. And there needs to be the ability to keep a commitment.","date_published":"2021-12-20T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/74e359cd-41fc-4a86-86f8-b58fe079635f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17381376,"duration_in_seconds":1086}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1020261504818695841","title":"12/12/21 Abounding Love: Large Hearted","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121221","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. Be Where Your Feet Are. Too often, what keeps our heart small is the fact that we do the minimum minimally. What we are called to do, we put the least amount of our heart into it. But to be magnanimous, we do even the minimum excellently. Which is often nothing more than simply doing one thing at a time. Abounding love is focused love. Mass Readings from December 12, 2021: Zephaniah 3:14-18 Isaiah 12:2-6Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe Where Your Feet Are.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, what keeps our heart small is the fact that we do the minimum minimally. What we are called to do, we put the least amount of our heart into it. But to be magnanimous, we do even the minimum excellently. Which is often nothing more than simply doing one thing at a time. Abounding love is focused love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 12, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Zephaniah 3:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 12:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:10-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. What we are called to do, we put the least amount of our heart into it. But to be magnanimous, we do even the minimum excellently. Abounding love is focused love.","date_published":"2021-12-13T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/90caf002-897f-405f-860e-9a24b762fae4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20624640,"duration_in_seconds":1289}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5005373914589162011","title":"12/08/21 Immaculate Conception","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12821","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God gives exactly what is needed for whatever He has called us to. The solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of our Lady affirms the fact that Mary was preserved from all stain of Original Sin through the merits of her Son’s future life, death, and resurrection. Mass Readings from December 8, 2021: Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Psalms 98:1, 2-4Ephesians 1:3-6, 11-12 Luke 1:26-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod gives exactly what is needed for whatever He has called us to.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of our Lady affirms the fact that Mary was preserved from all stain of Original Sin through the merits of her Son’s future life, death, and resurrection.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 8, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 3:9-15, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1, 2-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:3-6, 11-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:26-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. God gives exactly what is needed for whatever He has called us to.","date_published":"2021-12-08T22:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b5ecb99d-dba3-4805-a774-0e98cbdd5bd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9633024,"duration_in_seconds":602}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8731597219144227173","title":"12/05/21 Abounding Love: What is Worth Your Heart?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12521","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Abounding love is focused love. Too often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things. Because of this, our love becomes diluted. But when we truly appreciate the value of the moment or the value of the person, we develop an attitude of abundance coupled with an awareness of scarcity. And while we love with our hearts, we discern what is worth loving with our heads. Mass Readings from December 5, 2021: Baruch 5:1-9 Psalm 126:1-3, 4-6Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3:1-6","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbounding love is focused love.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things. Because of this, our love becomes diluted. But when we truly appreciate the value of the moment or the value of the person, we develop an attitude of abundance coupled with an awareness of scarcity. And while we love with our hearts, we discern what is worth loving with our heads.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 5, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Baruch 5:1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 126:1-3, 4-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 1:4-6, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:1-6\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Abounding love is focused love. Too often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things.","date_published":"2021-12-06T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/57dd5812-c5d5-46ab-b96e-a21794ccaa67.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22699008,"duration_in_seconds":1418}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-43330586917314658","title":"11/28/21 Abounding Love: No Room ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112821","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him. Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren't willing or because we don't want to...but because our lives are simply too full. We have no room to love. Mass Readings from November 28th, 2021: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 141 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren't willing or because we don't want to...but because our lives are simply too full. We have no room to love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 28th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 33:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10, 14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 21:25-28, 34-36\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Two things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him. Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way.","date_published":"2021-11-29T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3efb7b96-809a-439f-b2ce-66b3ec4d2b1a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19139328,"duration_in_seconds":1196}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-239868876414004920","title":"11/21/21 All Over the Place","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112121","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. When torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings. The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives; those things we love and those things that attack us. And we have the chance to allow Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe to be the true King over all of those fragments by offering Him true worship.  Mass Readings from November 21st, 2021: Deuteronomy 7:13-14 Psalms 93:1-2, 5Revelation 1:5-88 John 18:33-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives; those things we love and those things that attack us. And we have the chance to allow Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe to be the true King over all of those fragments by offering Him true worship. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 21st, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 7:13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 93:1-2, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 1:5-88\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:33-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. When torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings. The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives: those things we love and those things that attack us.","date_published":"2021-11-22T12:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6aae4d1d-bafe-454a-8946-28ddea6b4c75.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20195328,"duration_in_seconds":1262}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1601294212996061445","title":"11/14/21 Always Forward. Never Back.","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111421","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The struggle doesn't change the destination. The struggle is the way. When we are in the middle of a journey...or the middle of life...we will encounter obstacles. In that encounter with obstacles, we will be tempted to go back. But it is necessary to ask “what is God asking of me right now?” Mass Readings from November 14th, 2021: Deuteronomy 12:1-3 Psalms 16:5, 8-11Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe struggle doesn't change the destination. The struggle is the way.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we are in the middle of a journey...or the middle of life...we will encounter obstacles. In that encounter with obstacles, we will be tempted to go back. But it is necessary to ask “what is God asking of me right now?”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 14th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 12:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:5, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 10:11-14, 18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 13:24-32\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The struggle doesn't change the destination. The struggle is the way.","date_published":"2021-11-15T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ce1f0f38-0379-4816-83f3-429a80635ad9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21505536,"duration_in_seconds":1344}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2345129637688635723","title":"11/07/21 Learning to Lose: Practice Dying","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11721","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Death is unavoidable. We will all lose everything. We will all lose everything...even to the point of our very lives. Rather than avoid death, we can practice dying by actively giving away our claims to our materials, time, and our abilities. Mass Readings from November 7th, 2021: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalms 146:7-10Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath is unavoidable.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe will all lose everything. We will all lose everything...even to the point of our very lives. Rather than avoid death, we can practice dying by actively giving away our claims to our materials, time, and our abilities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 7th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 17:10-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 9:24-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:38-44\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Death is unavoidable. We will all lose everything. We will all lose everything...even to the point of our very lives. Rather than avoid death ...","date_published":"2021-11-08T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/57096da4-4a61-44db-ae38-5d20bf5304cc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21818112,"duration_in_seconds":1363}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3325563081237845561","title":"11/01/21 Your Feast Day","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11121","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.One day, this will be your feast day.The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. Mass Readings from November 1st, 2021:Deuteronomy 6:2-6Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28Mark 12:28-34                                        ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of All Saints.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"subtitle\"\u003eOne day, this will be your feast day.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMass Readings from November 1st, 2021:\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDeuteronomy 6:2-6\u003cbr /\u003ePsalms 18:2-4, 47, 51\u003cbr /\u003eHebrews 7:23-28\u003cbr /\u003eMark 12:28-34 \u003cbr /\u003e  \u003cbr /\u003e                                     \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. One day, this will be your feast day. The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. Mas","date_published":"2021-11-01T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8c37a8ab-5a3e-4fa5-8535-f5b38eb8580e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16789289,"duration_in_seconds":1048}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6174722398764644237","title":"10/31/21 Learning to Lose: All is Lost","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/103121","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. When all is lost, love God with all that's left. We are called to love God with everything. It is easier to love when we are winning, but are we able to love when we've lost? What if we have lost everything? When we've lost, we are most tempted to become bitter, resentful, and take back our love. But we are made to love God and we can trust God even in the midst of losing it all. Mass Readings from October 31st, 2021: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen all is lost, love God with all that's left.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are called to love God with everything. It is easier to love when we are winning, but are we able to love when we've lost? What if we have lost everything? When we've lost, we are most tempted to become bitter, resentful, and take back our love. But we are made to love God and we can trust God even in the midst of losing it all.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 31st, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 6:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 7:23-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:28-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. When all is lost, love God with all that's left. We are called to love God with everything. It is easier to love when we are winning, but are we able to love when we've lost?","date_published":"2021-11-01T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7ce073f9-ba68-474b-8b40-d6e04f93e35d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21817266,"duration_in_seconds":1363}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3453712551899653945","title":"10/24/21 Learning to Lose: Get Up","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102421","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life is about losing. It is not about quitting. It is one thing to lose. It is another thing when those losses begin to stack up and we get to the point where we haven't just lost...we've been beaten. We can wind up feeling defeated. Into this place of defeat, God Himself speaks into our loss and our shame, telling us what is needed. Mass Readings from October 24th, 2021: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalms 126:1-6Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife is about losing. It is not about quitting.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is one thing to lose. It is another thing when those losses begin to stack up and we get to the point where we haven't just lost...we've been beaten. We can wind up feeling defeated. Into this place of defeat, God Himself speaks into our loss and our shame, telling us what is needed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 24th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 31:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:46-52\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life is about losing. It is not about quitting. Into this place of defeat, God Himself speaks into our loss and our shame, telling us what is needed.","date_published":"2021-10-25T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d248e245-9bf2-48b6-b5e6-c7eb9dde5a22.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22017408,"duration_in_seconds":1376}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-874251349382002562","title":"10/17/21 Learning to Lose: Winner or Witness?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101721","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life isn't about power, it is about being poured out. The world sees life as being about winning. And to win is to gain power and influence. If a person wins they get power, and with that power they can re-shape the world as they see fit. But a Christian view of winning is different. Life is not about power, it is about being poured out. Life isn't about winning, it is about witnessing. Mass Readings from October 17th, 2021: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife isn't about power, it is about being poured out.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world sees life as being about winning. And to win is to gain power and influence. If a person wins they get power, and with that power they can re-shape the world as they see fit. But a Christian view of winning is different. Life is not about power, it is about being poured out. Life isn't about winning, it is about witnessing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 17th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 53:10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:35-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Life isn't about power, it is about being poured out. The world sees life as being about winning. Life isn't about winning: it is about witnessing.","date_published":"2021-10-18T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0fa2cff1-bcd4-4b6e-a8d5-0eda7294bbb1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20931840,"duration_in_seconds":1308}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8418266827416532893","title":"10/10/21 Holding On: Holding On to You","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101021","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What you've been holding on to ends up holding on to you. Anything can keep us from Heaven. Anything that we prefer over and over (and anything that we defer putting down over and over) can end up holding on to us. There are times when we've chosen so often that we no longer have a choice. And there are times when we have put off letting go so often that we can't put it down. And we find ourselves stuck. What do we hold on to then? Mass Readings from October 10th, 2021: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalms 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat you've been holding on to ends up holding on to you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnything can keep us from Heaven. Anything that we prefer over and over (and anything that we defer putting down over and over) can end up holding on to us. There are times when we've chosen so often that we no longer have a choice. And there are times when we have put off letting go so often that we can't put it down. And we find ourselves stuck. What do we hold on to then?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 10th, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 7:7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:12-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:17-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What you've been holding on to ends up holding on to you. Anything can keep us from Heaven. Anything that we prefer over and over (and anything that we defer putting down over and over) can end up holding onto us.","date_published":"2021-10-11T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f9184dd0-a952-4b6d-a571-d1015246884d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24296832,"duration_in_seconds":1518}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7913802210155915234","title":"10/03/21 Holding On: The Power of a Promise","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10321","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. \"Because I said I would.\" We are not yet who we are called to be. Sometimes, in order to become the person we are called to be, we need to stop holding on to what is holding us back. Other times, we need to keep holding on. The ability to make and keep a promise is one of the ways we are called to become who we are created and redeemed to be. Mass Readings from October 3rd, 2021: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalms 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Because I said I would.\"\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are not yet who we are called to be. Sometimes, in order to become the person we are called to be, we need to stop holding on to what is holding us back. Other times, we need to keep holding on. The ability to make and keep a promise is one of the ways we are called to become who we are created and redeemed to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 3rd, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 2:18-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 2:9-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:2-16\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. \"Because I said I would.\" We are not yet who we are called to be. Sometimes, in order to become the person we are called to be, we need to stop holding on to what is holding us back.","date_published":"2021-10-04T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/72e9a4d1-9456-48f5-9f08-4f6e211e626e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26466048,"duration_in_seconds":1654}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2941269078088641959","title":"09/26/21 Holding On: Patient and Ruthless","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92621","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be? There are things that we need to stop holding on to if we are going to allow Christ to change our lives. Often, we know exactly what those things are. The things that our hands reach for, our eyes look at, and our feet lead us to can the exact things that are keeping us from God. Mass Readings from September 26, 2021: Numbers 11:25-29 Psalms 19:8, 10, 12-14James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are things that we need to stop holding on to if we are going to allow Christ to change our lives. Often, we know exactly what those things are. The things that our hands reach for, our eyes look at, and our feet lead us to can the exact things that are keeping us from God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 26, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Numbers 11:25-29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8, 10, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be?","date_published":"2021-09-27T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b2dca27e-5c9a-476e-9c54-78ad24161d23.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22212864,"duration_in_seconds":1388}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7822127336354542559","title":"09/19/21 Desperate","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91921","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time. The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.\" We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time. Mass Readings from September 19, 2021: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 Psalms 54:3-6 and 8James 3:16—4:3 Mark 9:30-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.\" We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not merely have ambition, we have selfish ambition in which we can only envision one possible outcome. To escape this trap, we must lean into honesty, trust and thanking God ahead of time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 19, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 2:12, 17-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 54:3-6 and 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 3:16—4:3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:30-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time.","date_published":"2021-09-20T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/235b5185-1d04-4171-88e7-11c756ede1ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20272128,"duration_in_seconds":1267}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-369766643167053319","title":"09/12/21 Not Mine","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91221","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith must be lived, not merely believed. It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This demands faith. Real faith is more than belief, but involves renunciation of any claim we might have on our lives in favor of the absolute claim Jesus has on every aspect of our lives. Mass Readings from September 12, 2021: Isaiah 50:5-9 Psalms 116:1-6, 8-9James 2:14-18 Mark 8:27-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith must be lived, not merely believed.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This demands faith. Real faith is more than belief, but involves renunciation of any claim we might have on our lives in favor of the absolute claim Jesus has on every aspect of our lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 12, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:5-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:1-6, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 2:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 8:27-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith must be lived, not merely believed. It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.","date_published":"2021-09-13T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3e35a77d-ed5b-4ffc-9f75-39a5e04c0d77.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17745024,"duration_in_seconds":1109}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4019048892232450832","title":"09/05/21 Seen. Known. Loved.","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9521","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transition always involves destruction. Jesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He was destroying something in the man’s life…his identity. Jesus has to take away the false identity in order to tell us who we truly are. Mass Readings from September 5, 2021: Isaiah 35:4-7 Psalms 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10James 2:1-5 Mark 7:31-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition always involves destruction.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He was destroying something in the man’s life…his identity. Jesus has to take away the false identity in order to tell us who we truly are.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 5, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 35:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 7:31-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transition always involves destruction. Jesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He has to take away the false identity in order to tell us who we truly are.","date_published":"2021-09-06T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b6ebc672-5a77-492c-b200-691948fd2501.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17512320,"duration_in_seconds":1094}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5406097621397282815","title":"08/29/21 Living in Later?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82921","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I doing “everything but”? Often we avoid doing what is essential by filling our lives with many things that are optional.  Mass Readings from August 29, 2021: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8 Psalms 15:2-5James 1:17-18, 21-22, 27 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAm I doing “everything but”?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOften we avoid doing what is essential by filling our lives with many things that are optional. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 29, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 15:2-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eJames 1:17-18, 21-22, 27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I doing “everything but”? Often we avoid doing what is essential by filling our lives with many things that are optional.","date_published":"2021-08-30T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7d2d3f4f-ebd1-414b-a8ff-ce89cc50bf36.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17588736,"duration_in_seconds":1099}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9841658535970683","title":"08/22/21 Consumer Catholic: The Church of Me","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82221","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Everything I like and nothing that I don't. The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either choose Him…or we choose “not Him.” We don’t get to create our own personally curated version. Mass Readings from August 22, 2021: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18 Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverything I like and nothing that I don't.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either choose Him…or we choose “not Him.” We don’t get to create our own personally curated version.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 22, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-3, 16-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 5:21-32\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:60-69\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong: \"Everything I like and nothing that I don't.\"","date_published":"2021-08-23T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1aca0472-5929-4c59-a61c-fa4ffac26454.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18494726,"duration_in_seconds":1155}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4782294694407063543","title":"08/15/21 Consumer Catholic: The Body","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81521","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You are your body. The Assumption of Mary reveals many things. One of the things it reveals is that our destiny is to be reunited with our resurrected bodies forever. Our bodies are good, and an essential part of what it is to be human. Mass Readings from August 15, 2021: Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10 Psalms 45:10-12, 161 Corinthians 15:20-27 Luke 1:39-56","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are your body.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Assumption of Mary reveals many things. One of the things it reveals is that our destiny is to be reunited with our resurrected bodies forever. Our bodies are good, and an essential part of what it is to be human.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 15, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 45:10-12, 16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:39-56\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You are your body. The Assumption of Mary reveals many things. One of the things it reveals is that our destiny is to be reunited with our resurrected bodies forever. 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Mass Readings from August 8, 2021: 1 Kings 19:4-85 Psalms 34:2-9Ephesians 4:30—5:2 John 6:41-51","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best of your life is ahead of you...you will need food for the journey.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe worst days of our life often come after the best days of our life. But even in those \"worst days\", you are not done yet. God has more for you to do and further for you to go. He wants to feed you with what you are going to need to have enough strength for the journey.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 8, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 19:4-85\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:30—5:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:41-51\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The best of your life is ahead of you...you will need food for the journey. The worst days of our life often come after the best days of our life. But even in those \"worst days\", you are not done yet.","date_published":"2021-08-09T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/04a0b349-c6d6-42c6-94bc-ac0eabba953c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17575687,"duration_in_seconds":1098}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9180204803665728593","title":"08/01/21 Consumer Catholic: Choose God.","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8121","content_text":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Choose God over the works of God. The signs point to Jesus and Jesus is the point of the signs. When we are challenged to merely consume… When we are challenged to want the gifts more than the Giver of the gift, we must allow ourselves to be trained in a trust in God. To be trained in freedom. Mass Readings from August 1, 2021: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15 Psalms 78:3-4, 23-25, 54Ephesians 4:17, 20-24 John 6:24-35","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoose God over the works of God.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe signs point to Jesus and Jesus is the point of the signs. When we are challenged to merely consume… When we are challenged to want the gifts more than the Giver of the gift, we must allow ourselves to be trained in a trust in God. To be trained in freedom.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 1, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 78:3-4, 23-25, 54\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:17, 20-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:24-35\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Choose God over the works of God. The signs point to Jesus and Jesus is the point of the signs.","date_published":"2021-08-02T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b40e4e4e-6d14-49de-9391-b7da5ebdbaa4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14545536,"duration_in_seconds":909}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2197629024307872604","title":"07/25/21 Consumer Catholic: Everything Given. Nothing Wasted.","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/72521","content_text":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Nothing given to God is wasted. The Apostles asked the question, \"What good are these for so many?\" Yet, Jesus invited them to give what they had and to trust Him with all of it. Jesus invites us to do the same: Give everything and know that nothing will be wasted. Mass Readings from July 25, 2021: 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalms 145:10-11, 15-18Ephesians 4:1-6 John 6:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing given to God is wasted.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Apostles asked the question, \"What good are these for so many?\" Yet, Jesus invited them to give what they had and to trust Him with all of it. Jesus invites us to do the same: Give everything and know that nothing will be wasted.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 25, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Kings 4:42-44\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:10-11, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 4:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Nothing given to God is wasted. The apostles asked the question, \"What good are these for so many?\" Yet, Jesus invited them to give what they had and to trust Him with all of it.","date_published":"2021-07-26T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cbb51e01-47d6-4cdf-9980-000c1a37c441.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20624640,"duration_in_seconds":1289}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8570224603378353851","title":"07/18/21 The Poison of Indifference","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71821","content_text":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Indifference does not mean you don’t care; it just means you don’t care enough to move. There are many opportunities to waste one’s life. One of those ways is to allow one’s circle of interest to outstrip one’s circle of influence. Mass Readings from July 18, 2021: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalms 23:1-6Ephesians 2:13-18 Mark 6:30-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndifference does not mean you don’t care; it just means you don’t care enough to move.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are many opportunities to waste one’s life. One of those ways is to allow one’s circle of interest to outstrip one’s circle of influence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 18, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 2:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:30-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Indifference does not mean you don’t care; it just means you don’t care enough to move.","date_published":"2021-07-19T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3b2e04f8-850d-4c02-b9cd-018c1956674b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15158016,"duration_in_seconds":947}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6060244622909882243","title":"07/11/21 Chosen and Consecrated","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/71121","content_text":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are wanted and set apart. You are special. We’ve heard that for so much of our lives that we’ve either grown numb to it or no longer believe it. But what if it is true? Mass Readings from July 11, 2021: Amos 7:12-15 Psalms 85:9-14Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:7-13","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are wanted and set apart.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are special. We’ve heard that for so much of our lives that we’ve either grown numb to it or no longer believe it. But what if it is true?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 11, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 7:12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 85:9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:3-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:7-13\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are special. We’ve heard that for so much of our lives that we’ve either grown numb to it or no longer believe it. But what if it is true?","date_published":"2021-07-12T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/eb6a9161-34f3-458e-b49e-1b896e1529f9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19024128,"duration_in_seconds":1189}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-167640552289235276","title":"07/04/21 \"Ruined\"","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7421","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The beauty is in the broken. Too often, when we encounter our own brokenness and woundedness, we either pretend it isn’t there or we just want it to be taken away. But surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased, they are redeemed. Mass Readings from July 4, 2021: Ezekiel 2:2-5 Psalms 123:1-42 Corinthians 12:7-10 Mark 6:1-6","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe beauty is in the broken.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, when we encounter our own brokenness and woundedness, we either pretend it isn’t there or we just want it to be taken away. But surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased, they are redeemed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 4, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 2:2-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 123:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 12:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 6:1-6\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The beauty is in the broken. Surrendered to God, our weakness is more than replaced and more than erased: they are redeemed.","date_published":"2021-07-05T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/da135f31-d5a6-4184-b497-714c7d2024e0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14911900,"duration_in_seconds":931}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-691042399490365345","title":"06/27/21 Everyday Courage: Plan B","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62721","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love requires risk. Risk requires courage. Many of us make plans. And many of those plans don’t end up working out the way that we had expected. Fortunately, God calls us to be courageous even when things don’t work out as we had expected. Mass Readings from June 27, 2021: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Psalms 30:2, 4-6, 11, 12, 132 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mark 5:21-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove requires risk. Risk requires courage.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany of us make plans. And many of those plans don’t end up working out the way that we had expected. Fortunately, God calls us to be courageous even when things don’t work out as we had expected.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 27, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 30:2, 4-6, 11, 12, 13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 5:21-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Love requires risk. Risk requires courage.","date_published":"2021-06-28T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4fba7fbe-36ad-4233-a87c-5d1515a044b4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21378796,"duration_in_seconds":1335}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-529318356485352676","title":"06/20/21 Everyday Courage: Into the Storm","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62021","content_text":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God is in the storm. There are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm. In those moments, we are called to resist resentment and embrace courage. In those moments, we are called to run into the storm, confident that God is in the storm. Mass Readings from June 20, 2021: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalms 92:2-3, 13-162 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is in the storm.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm. In those moments, we are called to resist resentment and embrace courage. In those moments, we are called to run into the storm, confident that God is in the storm.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 20, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 17:22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 92:2-3, 13-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 4:26-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm.  In those moments, we are called to run into the storm, confident that God is in the storm.","date_published":"2021-06-21T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/808a287c-b8cf-430b-8c6f-bf91440cd04f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17760065,"duration_in_seconds":1109}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1150164859650719791","title":"06/13/21 Everyday Courage","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61321","content_text":"Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Everyday courage simply does what is necessary. Courage is not merely needed for the big moments of life, but is required for each moment of a life well-lived. Courage is all of the other virtues the moment they are needed the most. Mass Readings from June 13, 2021: Ezekiel 17:22-24 Psalm 92:2-3, 13-162 Corinthians 5:6-10 Mark 4:26-34","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEveryday courage simply does what is necessary.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage is not merely needed for the big moments of life, but is required for each moment of a life well-lived. Courage is all of the other virtues the moment they are needed the most.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 13, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 17:22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 4:26-34\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Everyday courage simply does what is necessary. Courage is not merely needed for the big moments of life, but is required for each moment of a life well-lived.","date_published":"2021-06-14T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3b7a2ae0-a3db-40d4-a1ee-6435dbd6c1a4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19133212,"duration_in_seconds":1195}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6027586608169662902","title":"06/06/21 The Crisis of Love","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6621","content_text":"Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do we lack faith? Or do we lack love? Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church. Is it because they lack hearing? Do they lack the opportunity to know about this teaching? Do they lack faith? Or is something else missing? Mass Readings from June 6, 2021: Exodus 24:3-8 Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18Hebrews 9:11-15 Mark 14:12-16, 22-26","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo we lack faith? Or do we lack love?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church. Is it because they lack hearing? Do they lack the opportunity to know about this teaching? Do they lack faith? Or is something else missing?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 6, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 24:3-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 9:11-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 14:12-16, 22-26\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Do we lack faith? Or do we lack love? Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church.","date_published":"2021-06-07T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dce96c68-e49e-40b3-805b-5071e3fbb7cf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17366677,"duration_in_seconds":1084}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5151775787720031180","title":"05/30/21 Secret Identity","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/53021","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. What is God's deepest secret? What is yours? What we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships. Mass Readings from May 30, 2021: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 Psalms 33:4-6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22Romans 8:14-17 Matthew 28:16-20 ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is God's deepest secret? What is yours?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 30, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:14-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 28:16-20 \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. What is God's deepest secret? What is yours? What we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships.","date_published":"2021-05-31T21:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/cdc46a81-3236-4421-ace8-e12e8e1dfbe7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15966078,"duration_in_seconds":997}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8576588270149483604","title":"05/23/21 Kingdom Gifts","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52321","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. Am I willing to use the gifts that God has already given? At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we? Mass Readings from May 23, 2021: Acts 2:1-11 Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 341 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAm I willing to use the gifts that God has already given?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 23, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. If we were given these gifts, we could also glorify the Father and change the world…but would we?","date_published":"2021-05-23T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c2692988-417c-4e1b-a818-9a69e28ece8c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16055979,"duration_in_seconds":1003}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5781793025079167578","title":"05/16/21 You Will Be Martyrs","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51621","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of the Ascension of the Lord. Nice is different than good. Jesus doesn't call us to simply be \"nice people.\" Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit so that we can be more than we are now...so that we can do more than we can do now. Jesus sends His Holy Spirit so that we can have the strength to be the kind of people who can bear witness to Him and His love in this world. He gives His Spirit so that people can be saved and God can be glorified. Mass Readings from May 16, 2021: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9Ephesians 1:17-23 Mark 16:15-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of the Ascension of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNice is different than good.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus doesn't call us to simply be \"nice people.\" Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit so that we can be more than we are now...so that we can do more than we can do now. Jesus sends His Holy Spirit so that we can have the strength to be the kind of people who can bear witness to Him and His love in this world. He gives His Spirit so that people can be saved and God can be glorified.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 16, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 1:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:17-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 16:15-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus doesn't call us to simply be \"nice people.\" Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit so that we can be more than we are now...so that we can do more than we can do now.","date_published":"2021-05-17T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4e6d122d-e725-47d3-a394-91d38f97a15f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16965291,"duration_in_seconds":1059}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8047301742110067165","title":"05/09/21 Spark Joy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5921","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Joy is rooted in confidence and comes as a consequence. We can choose joy only insofar as we can choose the source of our joy. Joy comes as a consequence; it is a fruit. And the depth and permanence of our joy is only going to be as deep and long lasting as what we place our confidence in. Only when we surrender to the love of God can we have a joy that is deeper and more permanent than any amount of suffering that comes from life. Mass Readings from May 9, 2021: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Psalms 98:1-41 John 4:7-10 John 15:9-17","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoy is rooted in confidence and comes as a consequence.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can choose joy only insofar as we can choose the source of our joy. Joy comes as a consequence; it is a fruit. And the depth and permanence of our joy is only going to be as deep and long lasting as what we place our confidence in. Only when we surrender to the love of God can we have a joy that is deeper and more permanent than any amount of suffering that comes from life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 9, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 4:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 15:9-17\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Joy is rooted in confidence and comes as a consequence. We can choose joy only insofar as we can choose the source of our joy.","date_published":"2021-05-10T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8eba1069-873d-418e-9d82-ed1e25431dce.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18480028,"duration_in_seconds":1154}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3643805761203165936","title":"05/02/21 Love Limits You","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5221","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Practice making the promise. We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A full life is only possible when we intentionally limit ourselves by making the decision to love this person or to root ourselves in this place. Ultimately, unless we truly decide to remain in Christ, we will never experience the life we have been made for. Mass Readings from May 2, 2021: Acts 4:8-12 Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 291 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice making the promise.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A full life is only possible when we intentionally limit ourselves by making the decision to love this person or to root ourselves in this place. Ultimately, unless we truly decide to remain in Christ, we will never experience the life we have been made for.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 2, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 4:8-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:11-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Practice making the promise. We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But we are made for a full life. A ","date_published":"2021-05-03T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/38536e8f-497e-4387-a48d-0808a601149b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17568518,"duration_in_seconds":1097}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3569112417418824741","title":"04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42521","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive. To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us. Mass Readings from April 25, 2021: Acts 4:8-12 Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 291 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInclusive means neither passive nor permissive.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately fighting to bring people in. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim. Jesus has made an exclusive claim about Himself. And if this is true, Jesus has an exclusive claim on us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 25, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 4:8-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:11-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Inclusive means neither passive nor permissive. To be included is an incredible gift. The Church is as inclusive as God’s love. And yet, Jesus is also exclusive in His claim.","date_published":"2021-04-26T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/801327a3-6b50-47f1-9cde-f33a1c32dc00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19461876,"duration_in_seconds":1215}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6700571012581186127","title":"04/18/21 To Be A Witness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41821","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. It is possible to see the miracle and to not be a witness. It is possible to encounter God and go back to the same life. It is possible to live as if the miracle had never happened. It is possible to say \"I believe\" and not be a witness. But it is also possible to not see a miracle and still bear witness to Christ by how we live, what we choose, and what we love. Mass Readings from April 18, 2021: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-91 John 2:1-5 Luke 24:35-48","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is possible to see the miracle and to not be a witness.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is possible to encounter God and go back to the same life. It is possible to live as if the miracle had never happened. It is possible to say \"I believe\" and not be a witness. But it is also possible to not see a miracle and still bear witness to Christ by how we live, what we choose, and what we love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 18, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 3:13-15, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 4:2, 4, 7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 24:35-48\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. It is possible to say \"I believe\" and not be a witness. But it is also possible to not see a miracle and still bear witness to Christ by how we live, what we choose, and what we love.","date_published":"2021-04-19T11:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7fc94a6b-d4fc-4143-817f-bb8474756356.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16343788,"duration_in_seconds":1020}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4361108840669926650","title":"04/11/21 Scar Stories","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41121","content_text":"Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Every scar has a story. Virtually everyone has scars. And every scar has a story. Scars are reminders of our past...they are reminders that won’t go away. And Jesus has kept His wounds in order to help us to never forget His story. Mass Readings from April 11, 2021: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 5:1-6Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:19-31","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery scar has a story.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtually everyone has scars. And every scar has a story. Scars are reminders of our past...they are reminders that won’t go away. And Jesus has kept His wounds in order to help us to never forget His story.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 11, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 4:32-35\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 John 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Virtually everyone has scars. And every scar has a story. Scars are reminders of our past...they are reminders that won’t go away. And Jesus has kept His wounds in order to help us to never forget His story.","date_published":"2021-04-12T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7264d982-585d-49a3-8cf3-afb05d8cb291.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18168207,"duration_in_seconds":1135}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1612153134770590930","title":"04/04/21 Ellipsis","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4421","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord. It means that something more is coming. Death is final. The death of Christ was thought to be final. But it wasn't the end...it was just the beginning. Mass Readings from April 4, 2021: Acts 10:34, 37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt means that something more is coming.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath is final. The death of Christ was thought to be final. But it wasn't the end...it was just the beginning.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 4, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 10:34, 37-43\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 3:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:1-9\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord. The death of Christ was thought to be final. But it wasn't the end...it was just the beginning.","date_published":"2021-04-04T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8d887f0f-c91e-4607-96d4-2648f1a5e17c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15846560,"duration_in_seconds":990}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1537795783338827813","title":"04/02/21 Gallicantu","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4221","content_text":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Peter expected to fight in the Garden, not in the courtyard. Peter told Jesus that he would die for Him. And he meant it. He just wasn’t ready at the right time. Mass Readings from April 2, 2021: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter expected to fight in the Garden, not in the courtyard.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter told Jesus that he would die for Him. And he meant it. He just wasn’t ready at the right time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 2, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:13—53:12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:1—19:42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Peter told Jesus that he would die for Him. And he meant it. He just wasn’t ready at the right time.","date_published":"2021-04-02T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/721c5985-8e9a-4250-beb7-d939e3cee196.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9081152,"duration_in_seconds":454}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7840568199956478228","title":"04/01/21 Context Matters","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4121","content_text":"Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. On the night He was betrayed…He gave. Everything in the Bible leads to the moment of the Last Supper…and leads to every time we are at the Mass. Mass Readings from April 1, 2021: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-181 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the night He was betrayed…He gave.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEverything in the Bible leads to the moment of the Last Supper…and leads to every time we are at the Mass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 1, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 13:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. On the night He was betrayed…He gave. Everything in the Bible leads to the moment of the Last Supper…and leads to every time we are at the Mass.","date_published":"2021-04-02T02:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3e4fd327-c4e8-494c-ab5b-2413a21205c9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26977952,"duration_in_seconds":1348}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-569744855735815744","title":"03/28/21 The Truth and the Choice","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32821","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Christianity doesn’t offer comfort. It offers something else. In our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t. Mass Readings from March 28, 2021: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24Phillipians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1—15:47","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity doesn’t offer comfort. It offers something else.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn our culture today, we are able to avoid thinking of death. But death is the inevitable reality of living. Still, the fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 28, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhillipians 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 14:1—15:47\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. The fact that we will all die is not the problem. The problem is that we pretend that we won’t.","date_published":"2021-03-29T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5fea3a4a-3803-43e1-bad1-5865010248c2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16149354,"duration_in_seconds":1008}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2340086731067503790","title":"03/21/21 To The Heart: Vulnerable and Able","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32121","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. A heart that is too soft has to be protected. A heart that is too tough can’t be touched. What good is it to have a heart that can be hurt by this world? Many choose to numb themselves rather than feel the pain of life. But becoming numb leaves us with a heart that is unable. Unable to feel pain but also unable to feel joy. As Christians, we are called to have a heart like the heart of Jesus: vulnerable and able. Mass Readings from March 21, 2021: Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalms 51:3-4, 12-15Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA heart that is too soft has to be protected. A heart that is too tough can’t be touched.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat good is it to have a heart that can be hurt by this world? Many choose to numb themselves rather than feel the pain of life. But becoming numb leaves us with a heart that is unable. Unable to feel pain but also unable to feel joy. As Christians, we are called to have a heart like the heart of Jesus: vulnerable and able.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 21, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 31:31-34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-4, 12-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 12:20-33\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-vulnerable-and-able-1.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. A heart that is too soft has to be protected. A heart that is too tough can’t be touched. What good is it to have a heart that can be hurt by this world? Many choose to numb themselves rather than feel the pain of lif","date_published":"2021-03-22T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/fb9486b3-7fcb-4412-92bd-433e0d2b5dec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21220117,"duration_in_seconds":1325}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8114040398397017099","title":"03/14/21 To The Heart: Hidden Heart","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31421","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. A hidden heart is a homeless heart. The people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile. Mass Readings from March 14, 2021: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Psalms 137:6Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA hidden heart is a homeless heart.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe people of Israel were brought into exile. It was imposed from the outside. But after King Cyrus game them a way home, many of them chose to live in self-imposed exile. The same is true for all of us who have been exiled by our sin and slavery to death. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 14, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 137:6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 2:4-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 3:14-21\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-hidden-heart.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. A hidden heart is a homeless heart. Jesus has made it possible to step into the light and come home, but many choose to live outside the light...many of us live in self-imposed exile.","date_published":"2021-03-15T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a0315ae4-2745-424e-803b-b10dc34e3f3e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22662699,"duration_in_seconds":1415}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1293432101560167395","title":"03/07/21 To The Heart: My Treacherous Heart","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3721","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Is the question, “Can I trust God?” Or is the better question, “Can God trust me?\" There is something that all of us discover about ourselves the moment we have a minute of self-reflection: we have the capacity to do the things we hate. In spite of our best efforts and sincere desires to be consistently good, we have this thing in our chests that ought not to be trusted. We have treacherous hearts. And yet, Jesus entrusts His Heart to ours at every Mass. Mass Readings from March 07, 2021: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalms 19:8-111 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the question, “Can I trust God?” Or is the better question, “Can God trust me?\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is something that all of us discover about ourselves the moment we have a minute of self-reflection: we have the capacity to do the things we hate. In spite of our best efforts and sincere desires to be consistently good, we have this thing in our chests that ought not to be trusted. We have treacherous hearts. And yet, Jesus entrusts His Heart to ours at every Mass.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 07, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 20:1-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:22-25\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 2:13-25\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-my-treacherous-heart.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Is the question, “Can I trust God?” Or is the better question, “Can God trust me?\" We have treacherous hearts. And yet, Jesus entrusts His Heart to ours at every Mass.","date_published":"2021-03-08T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bf3956db-110b-4e30-a13f-50fcdda3b48f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24641451,"duration_in_seconds":1539}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8749798868551292910","title":"02/28/21 To The Heart: The Adventure of Obedience","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22821","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Obedience precedes understanding. We are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”? Mass Readings from February 28, 2021: Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18 Psalms 116:10, 15-17, 18-19Romans 8:31-34 Mark 9:2-10 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObedience precedes understanding.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are made for adventure. But adventure means mystery and uncertainty. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 28, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:10, 15-17, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:31-34\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 9:2-10\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/to-the-heart-the-adventure-of-obedience.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Often, what holds us back from action is a lack of knowing why. But what if there is a better question than “why?”? What if the adventure of obedience means asking “how?”?","date_published":"2021-03-01T18:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ab26bbc5-f809-43fd-85e2-d871647642d2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20191765,"duration_in_seconds":1261}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8201189370933321989","title":"02/21/21 To The Heart: Untamed and Untamable","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22121","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. God is not safe, but He is good. Trust is a challenge for all of us. Trust in God is a battle that every person faces at some point in their lives. Often, we might find is easier to trust God if He were a “tame god”, but He is not. This Lent, our invitation is to not only trust in God’s mercy, but also in His justice. Mass Readings from February 21, 2021: Genesis 9:8-15 Psalms 25:4-91 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is not safe, but He is good.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust is a challenge for all of us. Trust in God is a battle that every person faces at some point in their lives. Often, we might find is easier to trust God if He were a “tame god”, but He is not. This Lent, our invitation is to not only trust in God’s mercy, but also in His justice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 21, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 9:8-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 3:18-22\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:12-15\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/to-the-heart-untamed-and-untamable.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. Often, we might find is easier to trust God if He were a “tame god”, but He is not. This Lent, our invitation is to not only trust in God’s mercy, but also in His justice.","date_published":"2021-02-22T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1030b5ca-8577-4487-9fbd-421293dedac2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19176882,"duration_in_seconds":1198}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6823834574349151586","title":"02/17/21 To The Heart: Escape or Embrace","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21721","content_text":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. Return to the Lord with your whole heart. We are often tempted to run away from God and from difficult moments in life. We might even be tempted to escape from all that has been taken from us over the past year. But to choose to embrace this moment is to choose to embrace the Lord and His Providence. Mass Readings from February 17, 2021: Joel 2:12-18 Psalms 51:3-6, 12-13, 14 and 172 Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Ash Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn to the Lord with your whole heart.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are often tempted to run away from God and from difficult moments in life. We might even be tempted to escape from all that has been taken from us over the past year. But to choose to embrace this moment is to choose to embrace the Lord and His Providence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 17, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joel 2:12-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-6, 12-13, 14 and 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:20—6:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. We are often tempted to run away from God and from difficult moments in life. But to choose to embrace this moment is to choose to embrace the Lord and His Providence.","date_published":"2021-02-18T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8f18455a-cd49-4548-a58b-2c2fd7a88886.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":8540466,"duration_in_seconds":533}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3805697004534486182","title":"02/14/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Cost","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21421","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Every choice comes at a cost. Looking back, there are some things we could have known.  And looking back, there are some things we could never have known.  But one thing is unfailingly true when seen through hindsight: every decision comes at a price and every choice has a cost.  Making the decision is risky, but there are things that are more important than staying safe.  Mass Readings from February 14, 2021: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 111 Corinthians 10:31—11:1 Mark 1:40-45 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery choice comes at a cost.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking back, there are some things we could have known.  And looking back, there are some things we could never have known.  But one thing is unfailingly true when seen through hindsight: every decision comes at a price and every choice has a cost.  Making the decision is risky, but there are things that are more important than staying safe. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 14, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:40-45\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hindsight-2020-the-cost.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Looking back, there are some things we could have known. But one thing is unfailingly true when seen through hindsight: every decision comes at a price and every choice has a cost. ","date_published":"2021-02-15T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c1224e11-f8a1-4e52-9926-4f94d309b749.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19054172,"duration_in_seconds":1190}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3420607439747408721","title":"02/07/21 Hindsight 20/20: In Good Times and In Bad","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2721","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Good times don’t last…and neither do bad times. One of the many things that life teaches us is that life is always changing. To grow is to change. There are times that are good and there are times that are bad. All of us go through good times and bad times and neither of them are permanent. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation. Mass Readings from February 07, 2021: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 Psalms 147:1-61 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Mark 1:29-39 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood times don’t last…and neither do bad times.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of the many things that life teaches us is that life is always changing. To grow is to change. There are times that are good and there are times that are bad. All of us go through good times and bad times and neither of them are permanent. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 07, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Job 7:1-4, 6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 147:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:29-39\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hindsight-20_20_-in-good-times-and-in-bad.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In both good times and bad, Jesus is Lord and He loves the person in a desperate situation and the person in a bright situation.","date_published":"2021-02-08T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ddb9d903-fc9a-4eba-a856-e34925cd5dc1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18542657,"duration_in_seconds":1158}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8892611535437062937","title":"01/31/21 Hindsight 20/20: Worthless Knowledge","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/13121","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I learned, but I didn’t grow. Knowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless. Mass Readings from January 31, 2021: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-91 Corinthians 7:32-35 Mark 1:21-28 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI learned, but I didn’t grow.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 31, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 18:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 7:32-35\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:21-28\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/hindsight-2020-worthless-knowledge.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can have learned a great number of things over 2020. But unless we are willing to act on that knowledge, hindsight will be powerless.","date_published":"2021-02-01T21:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f8923e72-05f0-4dbd-986f-9069ffce1e37.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15918804,"duration_in_seconds":994}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3732166231803598537","title":"01/24/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Whole Story","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12421","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Editing is the enemy of how we remember the story. We look back so that we can see clearly and learn from our past. But we also have a temptation to edit the story we tell ourselves. We might edit how we tell the story, but we must not edit how we remember the story. Mass Readings from January 24, 2021: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalms 25:4-91 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditing is the enemy of how we remember the story.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe look back so that we can see clearly and learn from our past. But we also have a temptation to edit the story we tell ourselves. We might edit how we tell the story, but we must not edit how we remember the story.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 24, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jonah 3:1-5, 10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 7:29-31\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:14-20\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/hindsight-2020-the-whole-story-1.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Editing is the enemy of how we remember the story. We might edit how we tell the story, but we must not edit how we remember the story.","date_published":"2021-01-25T17:15:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1a766e7b-09c8-4e97-be58-1fd73c8d651a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17723307,"duration_in_seconds":1107}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9164358388149534602","title":"01/17/21 Hindsight 20/20: The Moment Before the Moment","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/011721","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can’t predict The Moment, but we can prepare in the moment before The Moment. While no one can predict the future, all of us can learn from the past. While none of us can control when the big moments of our lives are going to happen, all of us can choose what we are doing in the moments before The Moment. Mass Readings from January 17, 2021: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-101 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20 John 1:35-42 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can’t predict The Moment, but we can prepare in the moment before The Moment.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile no one can predict the future, all of us can learn from the past. While none of us can control when the big moments of our lives are going to happen, all of us can choose what we are doing in the moments before The Moment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 17, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:35-42\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/hindsight2020-the-moment-before-the-moment.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. While none of us can control when the big moments of our lives are going to happen, all of us can choose what we are doing in the moments before The Moment.","date_published":"2021-01-18T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b47a3faf-69af-4208-98cc-098e6ed0efe6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18013227,"duration_in_seconds":1125}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4796255644355387697","title":"01/10/21 You Are My Son","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11021","content_text":"Homily from the Baptism of the Lord. At the Incarnation, God joined His divinity to humanity...at the Baptism of Jesus, God identifies with our brokenness. What difference does the Baptism of Jesus make? It means that God doesn't stay away from our sins, but that He takes them upon Himself. Mass Readings from January 10, 2021: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Psalms 29:1-4, 9-10Acts 10:34-38 Mark 1:7-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Baptism of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the Incarnation, God joined His divinity to humanity...at the Baptism of Jesus, God identifies with our brokenness.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat difference does the Baptism of Jesus make? It means that God doesn't stay away from our sins, but that He takes them upon Himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 10, 2021:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 29:1-4, 9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eActs 10:34-38\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:7-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Baptism of the Lord. What difference does the Baptism of Jesus make? It means that God doesn't stay away from our sins, but that He takes them upon Himself.","date_published":"2021-01-11T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/96bb0577-ce3c-4ab5-9a28-2fd311f06631.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16287147,"duration_in_seconds":1017}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2143164753289001838","title":"12/27/20 Holy Families","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122720","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Parents are not powerless. It can be so easy for parents to feel powerless when it comes to passing on the faith to their families. But there are four powerful tools every parent can employ to help their families become holy families. Mass Readings from December 27, 2020: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalms 128:1-51 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 Luke 2:22-40","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParents are not powerless.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt can be so easy for parents to feel powerless when it comes to passing on the faith to their families. But there are four powerful tools every parent can employ to help their families become holy families.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 27, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:22-40\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It can be so easy for parents to feel powerless when it comes to passing on the faith to their families. But there are four powerful tools every parent can employ to help their families become holy families.","date_published":"2020-12-27T16:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1e50f78f-2ac8-4ac9-87d8-fd224b05ea00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23889330,"duration_in_seconds":1492}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2550309567364587322","title":"12/25/20 Taken","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122520","content_text":"Homily from the Mass of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). Why is He there? We have become more comfortable with the \"completed\" past than the unknown future. Rather than desiring to launch into the challenge of the future, many of us have become paralyzed by fear of the future. When we are rooted in the Word of God each day, we become more rooted in God Himself each day. When we are rooted in the Lord, there is no room for fear of the future. Mass Readings from December 25, 2020: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98:1-6Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Mass of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is He there?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have become more comfortable with the \"completed\" past than the unknown future. Rather than desiring to launch into the challenge of the future, many of us have become paralyzed by fear of the future. When we are rooted in the Word of God each day, we become more rooted in God Himself each day. When we are rooted in the Lord, there is no room for fear of the future.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 98:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 1:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:1-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Mass of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). When you and I look at the image of the baby Jesus in the manger, how would we answer the question: why is He there?","date_published":"2020-12-25T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/58c1b2aa-0806-43e2-8cea-039fede27c0a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14307762,"duration_in_seconds":893}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5959428973892255445","title":"12/20/20 Silent Waiting","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122020","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Silence magnifies and waiting purifies. Waiting is not meant to be wasted. The chance to wait in silence is often given by God to serve a purpose...above all to change our faith into something new. Mass Readings from December 20, 2020: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16 Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSilence magnifies and waiting purifies.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaiting is not meant to be wasted. The chance to wait in silence is often given by God to serve a purpose...above all to change our faith into something new.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 20, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 89:2-5, 27, 29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 16:25-27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:26-38\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Silence magnifies and waiting purifies. The chance to wait in silence is often given by God to serve a purpose...above all to change our faith into something new.","date_published":"2020-12-20T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bfbe734a-7387-48b3-a37a-b8cf98d5d770.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20062010,"duration_in_seconds":1253}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5738306537296124609","title":"12/13/20 \"I Am Not\"","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/121320","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. No one can take from you what doesn’t belong to you. We all have the temptation to pretend to be someone or something other than we are. To pass ourselves off as someone else…to be an imposter. We do this most often when we know the truth but live in fear of the truth. John the Baptist shows us what it looks like to know the truth and live in the freedom of the truth. Mass Readings from December 13, 2020: Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11 Luke 1:46-50, 53-541 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one can take from you what doesn’t belong to you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all have the temptation to pretend to be someone or something other than we are. To pass ourselves off as someone else…to be an imposter. We do this most often when we know the truth but live in fear of the truth. John the Baptist shows us what it looks like to know the truth and live in the freedom of the truth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 13, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Luke 1:46-50, 53-54\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 5:16-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:6-8, 19-28\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. To pass ourselves off as someone else…to be an imposter. We do this most often when we know the truth but live in fear of the truth.","date_published":"2020-12-14T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d7c25522-c28d-479c-9577-446ca391ceae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22417082,"duration_in_seconds":1400}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1192073587583276831","title":"12/06/20 Legacy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/120620","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending. Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy. Mass Readings from December 6, 2020: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Psalms 85:9-12, 13-142 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden role in every moment of The Story…and we will know the truth and consequences of our roles in The Story. We will know our legacy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 6, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Peter 3:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 1:1-8\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. We can’t go back to the beginning of the story, but we can start where we are and change the ending.","date_published":"2020-12-07T17:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c0815319-c329-4432-b383-16433524720f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23565896,"duration_in_seconds":1472}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2501195047888516733","title":"11/29/20 Be Here","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112920","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. God will not just get us through this moment…He has brought us to this moment. Too often, we find ourselves just wanting this moment to be “done.\" We miss out on the miracle of the moment because we see what is happening as something that is getting in the way of life. But this is life. There is not another one we are waiting for. We need to learn to trust that God is not just going to help us get through this moment, but that He has brought us to this moment. Mass Readings from November 29, 2020: Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7 Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-191 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:33-37 ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod will not just get us through this moment…He has brought us to this moment.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo often, we find ourselves just wanting this moment to be “done.\" We miss out on the miracle of the moment because we see what is happening as something that is getting in the way of life. But this is life. There is not another one we are waiting for. We need to learn to trust that God is not just going to help us get through this moment, but that He has brought us to this moment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 29, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:3-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 13:33-37\u003c/p\u003e ","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. We need to learn to trust that God is not just going to help us get through this moment, but that He has brought us to this moment.","date_published":"2020-11-30T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e73269a4-47a8-4bc2-b8f5-0e11224bad24.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23189682,"duration_in_seconds":1448}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6093092438425174892","title":"11/22/20 Roadmap: Expect Delays","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112220","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. What you do with the delay makes all the difference.  We have a destination: to be who we are and to be that well. We have a Roadmap and a Rule of Life. What remains is one last question: Is there any room in your Rule for the Ruler? Mass Readings from November 22, 2020: Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Psalms 23:1-3, 5-61 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 Matthew 25:31-46 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Christ the King.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat you do with the delay makes all the difference.\u003c/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWe have a destination: to be who we are and to be that well. We have a Roadmap and a Rule of Life. What remains is one last question: Is there any room in your Rule for the Ruler?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 22, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:31-46\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-expect-delays.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. We have a Roadmap and a Rule of Life. What remains is one last question: Is there any room in your Rule for the Ruler?","date_published":"2020-11-23T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dbad0b9e-41cb-4c1b-858f-d0a47cb017e8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24108700,"duration_in_seconds":1506}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5407106248245922683","title":"11/15/20 Roadmap: Checkpoints","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111520","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. What have you done with what you've been given? No one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track. Mass Readings from November 15, 2020: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalms 128:1-51 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat have you done with what you\u0026#39;ve been given?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one ever sets out to lose. But losing is entirely possible: in business, relationships, and in the spiritual life. It is possible to lose one’s soul. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 15, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:14-30\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-checkpoints.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. No one wants to lose, but many people do. Even with a great roadmap, we need regular checkpoints to make sure we are on course and haven’t gone off track.","date_published":"2020-11-16T13:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5350c6f7-cbe0-4ff6-bd1e-b48288b3f3cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24362034,"duration_in_seconds":1522}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2505199590222788204","title":"11/08/20 Roadmap: Accident or Excellent","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11820","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Excellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly. The one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly. Mass Readings from November 8, 2020: Wisdom 6:12-16 Psalms 63:2-81 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcellence requires making the decision carefully, consistently, and quickly.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe one question that can either deflate or motivate a person is “When?” This question reveals whether our goal is an actual goal or merely a wish. But if we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 8, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 6:12-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 63:2-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 4:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 25:1-13\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-accident-or-excellent-1.pdf  \"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. If we want to escape a life of accidents and craft a life of excellence, we need to make the decision of “when” are we going to choose excellence carefully, consistently, and quickly.","date_published":"2020-11-10T15:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8dc3d237-3f2b-4a91-b433-f8c00569d5ec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23418795,"duration_in_seconds":1463}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1956349083579572092","title":"11/01/20 Roadmap: Guardrails","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11120","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. No one ever accidentally lived on purpose. No two saints are the same. There is no “cookie-cutter” path to holiness. While there are certain givens that must be present, each person has to assess where they are in their relationship with the Lord in order to know best where to place wise guardrails in their own life.  Mass Readings from November 1, 2020: Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalms 24:1-61 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of All Saints.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one ever accidentally lived on purpose.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo two saints are the same. There is no “cookie-cutter” path to holiness. While there are certain givens that must be present, each person has to assess where they are in their relationship with the Lord in order to know best where to place wise guardrails in their own life. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 1, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 John 3:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:1-12\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/roadmap-guardrails-2.pdf \"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints. While there are certain givens that must be present, each person has to assess where they are in their relationship with the Lord in order to know best where to place wise guardrails in their own life.","date_published":"2020-11-02T14:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4283fa5d-256f-43e3-bb1c-838021d89ff4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20853675,"duration_in_seconds":1302}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-355266097068219547","title":"10/25/20 Roadmap: Reclaimed and Repurposed","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102520","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Holiness isn’t always changing your what as much as changing your why. Our lives have been reclaimed by Christ and we have become a new creation. Because of this, every moment of our lives can be lived with and for a new purpose. Every moment can be repurposed to be a sacrament, and sacrifice, and an act of surrender. Mass Readings from October 25, 2020: Exodus 22:20-26 Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51/dt\u0026gt;1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoliness isn’t always changing your what as much as changing your why.\u003c/p \u003e \u003cp\u003eOur lives have been reclaimed by Christ and we have become a new creation. Because of this, every moment of our lives can be lived with and for a new purpose. Every moment can be repurposed to be a sacrament, and sacrifice, and an act of surrender.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 25, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 22:20-26\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51/dt\u0026gt;\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 1:5-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:34-40\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/roadmap-reclaimed-and-repurposed.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Holiness isn’t always changing your what as much as changing your why. Every moment can be repurposed to be a sacrament, and sacrifice, and an act of surrender.","date_published":"2020-10-26T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1711f692-6199-40ca-8e81-24a17e5be992.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23019954,"duration_in_seconds":1438}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4857080337182094879","title":"10/18/20 Roadmap: Be A Saint","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101820","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The roadmap begins with “Who.” There is one true goal in life: to be a saint. Many of us believe this, but is there a path? Without a plan, we will certainly fail to hit the goal. Without a roadmap, we will spend our time on this planet wandering as if we neither know where we are or where we are going. Mass Readings from October 18, 2020: Isaiah 45:1, 4-6 Psalms 96:1, 3-5, 7-101 Thessalonians 1:1-5 Matthew 22:15-21 View the \"Your Life in Weeks\" Chart Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe roadmap begins with “Who.”\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is one true goal in life: to be a saint. Many of us believe this, but is there a path? Without a plan, we will certainly fail to hit the goal. Without a roadmap, we will spend our time on this planet wandering as if we neither know where we are or where we are going.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 18, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 45:1, 4-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 96:1, 3-5, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 1:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:15-21\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html\"\u003eView the \u0026quot;Your Life in Weeks\u0026quot; Chart\u003c/a\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/roadmap-homily-series.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The roadmap begins with “Who”. There is one true goal in life: to be a saint. Many of us believe this, but is there a path?","date_published":"2020-10-19T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/25424650-9220-4355-a744-59a05c06c531.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23748368,"duration_in_seconds":1483}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-217324808120372022","title":"10/11/20 No Difference","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101120","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are many goods. There is only one best. Modern indifference is the inability to take joy in in one's situation regardless of the circumstances. It is seeing \"no difference\" between the awesome and the awful...as well as the awesome alright. Mass Readings from October 11, 2020: Isaiah 25:6-10 Psalms 23:1-6Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20 Matthew 22:1-14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are many goods. There is only one best.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern indifference is the inability to take joy in in one's situation regardless of the circumstances. It is seeing \"no difference\" between the awesome and the awful...as well as the awesome alright.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 11, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 25:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:12-14, 19-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 22:1-14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are many goods. There is only one best. ","date_published":"2020-10-12T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9b141863-c382-4ee4-b173-0555063d0dd3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22184620,"duration_in_seconds":1584}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5856600923472291576","title":"10/04/20 It's Not Your Vineyard","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10420","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities.  Many people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God calls us to have no anxiety at all. And to surrender our past, present, and future to His dominion.. Mass Readings from October 4, 2020: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalms 80:9,12,13-16,19-20Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities. \u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God calls us to have no anxiety at all. And to surrender our past, present, and future to His dominion..\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 4, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 5:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 80:9,12,13-16,19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 4:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 21:33-43\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has made you for freedom from anxiety over the unforeseeable future, the unchangeable past, and your present responsibilities.","date_published":"2020-10-05T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/36f3d068-647d-440d-b546-92579374537e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24327090,"duration_in_seconds":1520}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2346122571073378064","title":"09/27/20 How Do I Look? Change Your Mind","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92720","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. If you can choose your thoughts you can change your thoughts. In the garden of the mind, our thoughts are constantly growing. Some we want, others we do not. As the gardeners of our own minds, we must think about what we think about, weed out the thoughts that poison our minds, and allow the Word of God to shape how we look. Mass Readings from September 27, 2020: Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalms 25:4-9Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you can choose your thoughts you can change your thoughts.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the garden of the mind, our thoughts are constantly growing. Some we want, others we do not. As the gardeners of our own minds, we must think about what we think about, weed out the thoughts that poison our minds, and allow the Word of God to shape how we look.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 27, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 18:25-28\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 21:28-32\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/how-do-i-look_-change-your-mind.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. As the gardeners of our own minds, we must think about what we think about, weed out the thoughts that poison our minds, and allow the Word of God to shape how we look.","date_published":"2020-09-28T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/77582a07-702b-4f53-a047-cfa4da988111.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19130061,"duration_in_seconds":1365}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3808026492060093203","title":"09/20/20 How Do I Look? Highlighter","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92020","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It doesn’t matter how long you live. What matters is how you live. Our lives will magnify (or highlight) something. Will they be so full of nice things that they will miss the most excellent things? Or will we be wise so that, no matter the outcome, Christ will be highlighted? Mass Readings from September 20, 2020: Isaiah 55:6-9 Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18Philippians 1:20-24, 27 Matthew 20:1-16 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt doesn’t matter how long you live. What matters is how you live.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur lives will magnify (or highlight) something. Will they be so full of nice things that they will miss the most excellent things? Or will we be wise so that, no matter the outcome, Christ will be highlighted?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 20, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 55:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 1:20-24, 27\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 20:1-16\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/how-do-i-look_-highlighter.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It doesn’t matter how long you live. What matters is how you live.","date_published":"2020-09-21T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bb12b8a2-12c5-4140-920d-f00704bdbb6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15783758,"duration_in_seconds":1126}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2557684268403881937","title":"09/13/20 How Do I Look? The Cost of Forgiveness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91320","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There is no forgiveness without justice. Forgiveness is neither excusing nor enabling evil. There is always a debt that needs to be paid…and somebody needs to pay it. Mass Readings from September 13, 2020: Sirach 27:30—28:7 Psalms 103:1-4, 9-12Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is no forgiveness without justice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForgiveness is neither excusing nor enabling evil. There is always a debt that needs to be paid…and somebody needs to pay it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 13, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 27:30—28:7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103:1-4, 9-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 14:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 18:21-35\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/how-do-i-look-the-cost-of-forgiveness.pdf \"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There is no forgiveness without justice. Forgiveness is neither excusing nor enabling evil. There is always a debt that needs to be paid…and somebody needs to pay it. Mass Readings from September 13, ","date_published":"2020-09-14T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/71294994-f3d1-4ea1-a9a0-c138b8a7c588.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16287183,"duration_in_seconds":1162}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1560352261716176741","title":"09/06/20 How Do I Look? Fighting For","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9620","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do Christians fight? We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. And it means doing what we can to fight for that person. Mass Readings from September 06, 2020: Ezekiel 33:7-9 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9Romans 13:8-10 Matthew 18:15-20 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do Christians fight?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation. And it means doing what we can to fight for that person.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 06, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 33:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 13:8-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 18:15-20\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/how-do-i-look-fighting-for.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do Christians fight? We all have experienced the temptation to see someone who has failed or someone who has hurt us as a non-person. But taking responsibility for the people in our lives means fighting that temptation.","date_published":"2020-09-06T18:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6d4a267d-6802-4221-b8e4-da3fd81bbb69.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22816434,"duration_in_seconds":1425}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1452980403190565917","title":"08/30/20 How Do I Look? \"Lucky\"","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/83020","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I being conformed or transformed? Christians must not only live differently in the world, we must look differently at the world. Mass Readings from August 30, 2020: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalms 63:2-6, 8-9Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAm I being conformed or transformed?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristians must not only live differently in the world, we must look differently at the world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 30, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 20:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 63:2-6, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 12:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 16:21-27\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/how-do-i-look-lucky.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Am I being conformed or transformed? Christians must not only live differently in the world, we must look differently at the world.","date_published":"2020-08-31T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6df3d23a-4dc6-4a26-93bf-bbbcb95734df.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17843249,"duration_in_seconds":1273}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5150847120116194556","title":"08/23/20 Influencer ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82320","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Church has influence even when it isn’t considered important. We can often confuse influence with importance; authority with power. But the Church has been given the very influence and authority of Jesus Christ. Even when the world does not listen to the voice of the Church, She still has the influence and authority of Jesus. Mass Readings from August 23, 2020: Isaiah 22:19-23 Psalms 138:1-3, 6, 8Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church has influence even when it isn’t considered important.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can often confuse influence with importance; authority with power. But the Church has been given the very influence and authority of Jesus Christ. Even when the world does not listen to the voice of the Church, She still has the influence and authority of Jesus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 23, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 22:19-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 138:1-3, 6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 11:33-36\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 16:13-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can often confuse influence with importance; authority with power. Even when the world does not listen to the voice of the Church, She still has the influence and authority of Jesus.","date_published":"2020-08-24T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d85e4c9d-7e12-4052-be8f-3bbcdb43c8ec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23787004,"duration_in_seconds":1698}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1529586228044382141","title":"08/16/20 Great Faith","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81620","content_text":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith can only become great when it is tested. What kind of faith do you want? Faith that makes a difference because it is lived out is the only kind of faith that matters. Mass Readings from August 16, 2020: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 \u0026gt;Matthew 15:21-28","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith can only become great when it is tested.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat kind of faith do you want? Faith that makes a difference because it is lived out is the only kind of faith that matters.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 16, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 56:1, 6-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 67:2-3, 5-6, 8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 11:13-15, 29-32\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003eMatthew 15:21-28\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Faith can only become great when it is tested. What kind of faith do you want? Faith that makes a difference because it is lived out is the only kind of faith that matters.","date_published":"2020-08-17T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/461271d3-2881-40be-a733-242dbb0a5106.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18736586,"duration_in_seconds":1337}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1202865843417649469","title":"08/09/20 Why Did You Stop?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8920","content_text":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is one thing to start walking. It is another thing to keep walking. Distraction is anything that takes our focus away from where it needs to be. Mass Readings from August 9, 2020: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is one thing to start walking. It is another thing to keep walking.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistraction is anything that takes our focus away from where it needs to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 9, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 85:9-12, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 9:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 14:22-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is one thing to start walking. It is another thing to keep walking. Distraction is anything that takes our focus away from where it needs to be.","date_published":"2020-08-09T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/31adb784-2514-42ce-931d-57ad112d2a9f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":15489666,"duration_in_seconds":1105}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8084711843941027576","title":"08/02/20 All We Have","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/8220","content_text":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do I have an attitude of scarcity or an attitude of abundance? All of us have gifts in our lives and all of us have real struggles in our lives. What weight do we give our blessings and what weight do we give our struggles? Mass Readings from August 2, 2020: Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalms 145:8-9,15-18Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo I have an attitude of scarcity or an attitude of abundance?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of us have gifts in our lives and all of us have real struggles in our lives. What weight do we give our blessings and what weight do we give our struggles?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 2, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 55:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:8-9,15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:35, 37-39\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 14:13-21\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. All of us have gifts in our lives and all of us have real struggles in our lives. What weight do we give our blessings and what weight do we give our struggles?","date_published":"2020-08-03T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/25b8aa0a-7e0b-445b-baa2-4084433bd1a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17113976,"duration_in_seconds":1221}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6304670230968744236","title":"07/05/20 Lead Yourself First ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7520","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Freedom requires virtue. The Founding Fathers gave the world a republic that necessitated a people who were virtuous, moral, and religious.. Mass Readings from July 5, 2020: Zechariah 9:9-10 Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom requires virtue.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Founding Fathers gave the world a republic that necessitated a people who were virtuous, moral, and religious..\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 5, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Zechariah 9:9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:9, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 11:25-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Freedom requires virtue. The Founding Fathers gave the world a republic that necessitated a people who were virtuous, moral, and religious. ","date_published":"2020-07-06T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/fe2cd0c1-a8ae-4c98-82a2-027773e2c63c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16354539,"duration_in_seconds":1167}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-478227867918440761","title":"06/28/20 Something to Lose","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62820","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is a gift to have something to lose. Every good thing in our lives comes from Jesus. Since He is the source of everything, He must be more important than anything. Mass Readings from June 28, 2020: 2 Kings 4:8-11,14-16 Psalms 89:2-3,16-19Romans 6:3-4, 8-11 Matthew 10:37-42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is a gift to have something to lose.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery good thing in our lives comes from Jesus. Since He is the source of everything, He must be more important than anything.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 28, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Kings 4:8-11,14-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 89:2-3,16-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 6:3-4, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 10:37-42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is a gift to have something to lose. Every good thing in our lives comes from Jesus. Since He is the source of everything, He must be more important than anything.","date_published":"2020-06-28T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f62e6282-8b66-4cc9-8991-e8f78980eae8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17271138,"duration_in_seconds":1233}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7566115846658074626","title":"06/21/20 Fear No One","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/62120","content_text":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You matter to God and you have a job to do. Jesus tells us to \"fear no one.\" Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe. Mass Readings from June 21, 2020: Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou matter to God and you have a job to do.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus tells us to \"fear no one.\" Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 21, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 20:10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:12-15\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 10:26-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You matter to God and you have a job to do. Jesus tells us to \"fear no one.\" Not because there is no danger, but because He is calling us to not be safe.","date_published":"2020-06-21T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/856dfd1f-18ea-4088-8621-320fd93ddc6b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18231904,"duration_in_seconds":1301}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3946077406677563160","title":"06/14/20 No Longer Optional","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/61420","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. The Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option. The moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry. Mass Readings from June 14, 2020: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16 Psalm 147:12-15, 19-201 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 14, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:16-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 6:51-58\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. The Eucharist will never be optional...until the day it is no longer an option. The moment worship becomes about “what I get” it ceases to be an act of love and becomes idolatry.","date_published":"2020-06-14T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c0248082-e6e3-42c9-bc40-eba214e6b230.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29142075,"duration_in_seconds":2081}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2206303245014975348","title":"06/07/20 In His Image and Likeness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6720","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. You do not have to know the details of a person’s life to know they are worth loving. Human worth is rooted in our deepest identity. And our deepest identity comes from being made in God’s image and likeness. And God’s deepest identity is love. Mass Readings from June 7, 2020: Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9 Daniel 3:52-562 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou do not have to know the details of a person’s life to know they are worth loving.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman worth is rooted in our deepest identity. And our deepest identity comes from being made in God’s image and likeness. And God’s deepest identity is love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 7, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Daniel 3:52-56\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 13:11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 3:16-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. You do not have to know the details of a person’s life to know they are worth loving. Human worth is rooted in our deepest identity. And our deepest identity comes from being made in God’s image and likeness.","date_published":"2020-06-07T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2723f395-bbb4-4017-a434-d090594a2e0b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21901744,"duration_in_seconds":1563}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1231930557431259917","title":"05/31/20 Exiles: The First Gift","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/53120","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. For the love of God has been poured into our hearts. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit so that we could receive the first gift of the Holy Spirit: to know what it is to be loved by the Father. Mass Readings from May 31, 2020: Acts 2:1-11 Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 341 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the love of God has been poured into our hearts.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus sent the Holy Spirit so that we could receive the first gift of the Holy Spirit: to know what it is to be loved by the Father.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 31, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exiles-the-first-gift.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. For the love of God has been poured into our hearts. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit so that we could receive the first gift of the Holy Spirit: to know what it is to be loved by the Father. Mass Readings from May 31, 2020:Acts 2:","date_published":"2020-06-01T23:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4c42f86b-f6a1-43bb-8ac5-d49081707a32.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":13821336,"duration_in_seconds":986}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-597218842205588981","title":"05/24/20 Exiles: Restoration","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/52420","content_text":"Homily from the Ascension of the Lord. Live the reason. Return from exile is not about a change in location, it is about a change in vocation. It is less about geography and more about mission. The goal is not Resurrection, the goal is Restoration. Mass Readings from May 24, 2020: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9Ephesians 1:17-23 Matthew 28:16-20 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Ascension of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLive the reason.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn from exile is not about a change in location, it is about a change in vocation. It is less about geography and more about mission. The goal is not Resurrection, the goal is Restoration.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 24, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 1:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 1:17-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 28:16-20\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/exiles-restoration.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Ascension of the Lord. Live the reason. Return from exile is not about a change in location, it is about a change in vocation. It is less about geography and more about mission.","date_published":"2020-05-25T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9197bf55-325b-4335-82e3-2670f93b963c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21556329,"duration_in_seconds":1539}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9140951828058054202","title":"05/17/20 Exiles: Why Go Back?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51720","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Not a habit or a have-to, but the heart is the reason. At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back? Mass Readings from May 17, 2020: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalms 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 201 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot a habit or a have-to, but the heart is the reason.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 17, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 8:5-8, 14-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 66:1-3, 4-7, 16, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 3:15-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 14:15-21\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/exiles-why-go-back.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. At some point, the exile will end. You will be able to go back. But why? What is the reason why you will go back?","date_published":"2020-05-18T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8a2cadf7-650c-44cb-8853-a0efd1afc3bd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21163669,"duration_in_seconds":1511}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5089230921865902429","title":"05/10/20 Insecure: Uncertain Plans","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51020","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Advance boldly into the shadows of uncertainty. If we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to. Mass Readings from May 10, 2020: Acts 6:1-7 Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-191 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvance boldly into the shadows of uncertainty.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 10, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 6:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 2:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 14:1-12\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/insecure-uncertain-plans.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. If we are wise, we will think about the future and plan for it. And if we are even wiser, we will be able to let go of those plans when we need to.","date_published":"2020-05-10T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7ae36b48-59d7-4c25-857f-6533fe046ded.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28447152,"duration_in_seconds":1777}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-137584490958227961","title":"05/03/20 Insecure: Untroubled by the Unknown","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5320","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Knowing does not equal security. In a world of insecurity, it is less important to know where one is being lead, and more important to know who is doing the leading. Mass Readings from May 3, 2020: Acts 2:14, 36-41 Psalms 23:1-61 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing does not equal security.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a world of insecurity, it is less important to know where one is being lead, and more important to know who is doing the leading.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 3, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:14, 36-41\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 2:20-25\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:1-10\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/insecure-untroubled-by-the-unknown.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. n a world of insecurity, it is less important to know where one is being lead, and more important to know who is doing the leading.","date_published":"2020-05-04T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5be4f015-870b-4221-929e-07d55070f766.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18925372,"duration_in_seconds":1182}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7979007061464622013","title":"04/26/20 Insecure: Not Home","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42620","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. Back to normal might not be what we think. Our lives can be spent wishing for certain outcomes. But a security built on specific outcomes is a conditional and temporary security. We need true hope to walk in confidence. Mass Readings from April 26, 2020: Acts 2:14, 22-33 Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-111 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to normal might not be what we think.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur lives can be spent wishing for certain outcomes. But a security built on specific outcomes is a conditional and temporary security. We need true hope to walk in confidence.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 26, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:14, 22-33\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 1:17-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 24:13-35\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/insecure-not-home.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. Back to normal might not be what we think. Our lives can be spent wishing for certain outcomes. But a security built on specific outcomes is a conditional and temporary security. We need true hope to walk in confide","date_published":"2020-04-27T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b12e64f6-fe5a-4a80-ae5b-6fcce1c13459.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25218860,"duration_in_seconds":1575}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4902855451190464080","title":"04/19/20 Insecure: The Source of Security","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41920","content_text":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. In a time of incredible insecurity, we trust in incomprehensible mercy. We live in an insecure world, but God’s mercy is stable. Mass Readings from April 19, 2020: Acts 2:42-47 Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-241 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Divine Mercy Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a time of incredible insecurity, we trust in incomprehensible mercy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe live in an insecure world, but God’s mercy is stable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 19, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 2:42-47\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Peter 1:3-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/insecure-the-source-of-security.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. In a time of incredible insecurity, we trust in incomprehensible mercy. We live in an insecure world, but God’s mercy is stable.","date_published":"2020-04-20T01:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2bed7f43-07ba-4708-abc6-82107cc4000e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31651386,"duration_in_seconds":1977}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5804053938621364372","title":"04/11/20 Witnesses","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41120","content_text":"Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil. We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow. Christianity is an historical religion that is not based on feelings, philosophies, or myths. It is based on a fact: the fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The one thing that changes everything.","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristianity is an historical religion that is not based on feelings, philosophies, or myths. It is based on a fact: the fact of the resurrection of Jesus. The one thing that changes everything.\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil. We profess the faith today so we can persevere in the faith tomorrow. ","date_published":"2020-04-12T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d1c30750-86d7-438e-974c-043d7bfb1fcc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19357872,"duration_in_seconds":1209}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3143403991835489633","title":"04/10/20 Prepared But Not Ready","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41020","content_text":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Why are we surprised when we discover that “weakness” is actually weak? Jesus prepared His disciples for His Passion. But they were not ready, because they had not factored in their own weakness. But Jesus had factored it in. It was, in fact, why He entered His Passion. Mass Readings from April 10, 2020: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are we surprised when we discover that “weakness” is actually weak?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus prepared His disciples for His Passion. But they were not ready, because they had not factored in their own weakness. But Jesus had factored it in. It was, in fact, why He entered His Passion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 10, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:13—53:12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:1—19:42\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus prepared His disciples for His Passion. But they were not ready, because they had not factored in their own weakness. ","date_published":"2020-04-10T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b9679be9-429c-4648-bdae-49f8c181a9a8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18343228,"duration_in_seconds":1146}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4941260926774297112","title":"04/09/20 Re-Claimed and Re-Named","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4920","content_text":"Homily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. God speaks your true name: \"Mine.\" Our name is our identity. Christ has covered our given name with His blood. And now we have a new name: we are “His.” Mass Readings from April 9, 2020: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-181 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod speaks your true name: \"Mine.\"\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur name is our identity. Christ has covered our given name with His blood. And now we have a new name: we are “His.”\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 9, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 11:23-26\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 13:1-15\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Holy Thursday, the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. Christ has covered our given name with His blood. And now we have a new name: we are “His.” ","date_published":"2020-04-09T22:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ab11c857-4817-4256-852e-a9464c4470ff.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14095420,"duration_in_seconds":880}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-15728439833114067","title":"04/05/20 Un-Done: Unfinished","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4520","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus has not removed suffering from our lives, He has redeemed the suffering in our lives. Jesus accomplished the Father’s will in His passion, death, and resurrection. His mission of salvation is “finished.” And yet, Christ’s Body on earth still lives out the mission of Her Head: we are called to unite our sufferings to His for the salvation of the world. And this work — the work He has entrusted to us — remains unfinished. Mass Readings from April 5, 2020: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday of the Lord\u0026#39;s Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus has not removed suffering from our lives, He has redeemed the suffering in our lives.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus accomplished the Father’s will in His passion, death, and resurrection. His mission of salvation is “finished.” And yet, Christ’s Body on earth still lives out the mission of Her Head: we are called to unite our sufferings to His for the salvation of the world. And this work — the work He has entrusted to us — remains unfinished.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 5, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 26:14-27:66\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/un-done-unfinished.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. Jesus has not removed suffering from our lives, He has redeemed the suffering in our lives.","date_published":"2020-04-05T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4e716a84-809f-41d8-a217-30fdf54980bc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19734997,"duration_in_seconds":1232}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2076865408465834746","title":"03/29/20 Un-Done: Broken, Not Lost","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32920","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Jesus is the God of the Broken Heart. Suffering, sickness, and death are devastating. But nothing is worse than losing one’s heart. A broken heart is still home in Jesus’ Heart. Mass Readings from March 29, 2020: Ezekiel 37:12-14Psalms 130:1-8Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus is the God of the Broken Heart.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuffering, sickness, and death are devastating. But nothing is worse than losing one’s heart. A broken heart is still home in Jesus’ Heart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 29, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 37:12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePsalms 130:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 8:8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 11:1-45\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/un-done-broken-not-lost.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Jesus is the God of the Broken Heart. Suffering, sickness, and death are devastating: but a broken heart is still home in Jesus’ Heart. ","date_published":"2020-03-29T17:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/b766e873-68ad-4c88-8533-f68b5e64ae09.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":29818828,"duration_in_seconds":1863}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1303405825382301352","title":"03/22/20 Un-Done: God Shows Up","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32220","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Real suffering in this world reveals the deeper part of us that has come undone. God made this world good, but He did not make it unbreakable. This world has come undone, and our sickness and suffering reveals the deeper ways our hearts have come undone. Mass Readings from March 22, 2020: 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 Psalms 23: 1-6Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal suffering in this world reveals the deeper part of us that has come undone.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod made this world good, but He did not make it unbreakable. This world has come undone, and our sickness and suffering reveals the deeper ways our hearts have come undone.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 22, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 23: 1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eEphesians 5:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 9:1-41\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/un-done-god-shows-up.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. God made this world good, but He did not make it unbreakable. This world has come undone, and our sickness and suffering reveals the deeper ways our hearts have come undone.","date_published":"2020-03-22T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/65c89ffc-40e9-45fd-9816-e01ff788ac21.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24855296,"duration_in_seconds":1552}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8298470258656586228","title":"03/15/20 Un-Done: Not Fine","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31520","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. You are not fine. You don't have to be. We live in a world that has come undone with hearts and relationships that have come undone. Jesus comes to that wound to undo what has been undone. Mass Readings from March 15, 2020: Exodus 17:3-7 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are not fine. You don\u0026#39;t have to be.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe live in a world that has come undone with hearts and relationships that have come undone. Jesus comes to that wound to undo what has been undone.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 15, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 17:3-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:1-2, 5-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 4:5-42\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/un-done-not-fine.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. You are not fine. You don't have to be. We live in a world that has come undone with hearts and relationships that have come undone. Jesus comes to that wound to undo what has been undone.","date_published":"2020-03-16T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ec0b9828-acee-4d04-8962-fca125c4cf8b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27409704,"duration_in_seconds":1712}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1589836120574034256","title":"03/01/20 Un-Done: We've Come Undone","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3120","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. The decision that broke the world. This world is not perfect. And we are not perfect. But imperfect does not mean unloved. Mass Readings from March 1, 2020: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalms 51:3-6, 12-13, 17Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe decision that broke the world.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis world is not perfect. And we are not perfect. But imperfect does not mean unloved.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 1, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-6, 12-13, 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 5:12-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 4:1-11\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/un-done-weve-become-undone.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. This world is not perfect. And we are not perfect. But imperfect does not mean unloved. ","date_published":"2020-03-01T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/c0cc566c-95d8-4cd4-a69a-58f913722185.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24894384,"duration_in_seconds":1555}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3690653261857133618","title":"02/26/20 He Sees. He Cares. ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22620","content_text":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. Your Father sees you. Your Father hears you. We all desire to be heard and seen...to know we matter. Jesus reveals that even your actions in secret are known by the Father and they matter to Him. Mass Readings from February 26, 2020: Joel 2:12-18 Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14, 172 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Ash Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Father sees you. Your Father hears you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe all desire to be heard and seen...to know we matter. Jesus reveals that even your actions in secret are known by the Father and they matter to Him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 26, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joel 2:12-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-14, 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18\u003c/p\u003e ","summary":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. We all desire to be heard and seen...to know we matter. Jesus reveals that even your actions in secret are known by the Father and they matter to Him.","date_published":"2020-02-27T10:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e3efaa74-c096-49ad-a7b2-d6eb0fc3e05e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":11911228,"duration_in_seconds":744}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2565327369780515341","title":"02/23/20 Defiant Love","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22320","content_text":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. If we are going to love like Jesus, we must love differently…we must love defiantly. The Universe is indifferent to us. People can be vicious to us. The Christian’s response is not indifference nor viciousness.  The Christian response is to love in the face of indifference and evil. Mass Readings from February 23, 2020: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 3:16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 See the Picture of Saint Maria Goretti","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf we are going to love like Jesus, we must love differently…we must love defiantly.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universe is indifferent to us. People can be vicious to us. The Christian’s response is not indifference nor viciousness.  The Christian response is to love in the face of indifference and evil.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 23, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 3:16-23\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:38-48\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/99f64eb3b5128d37af33e207eead1841.jpg\"\u003eSee the Picture of Saint Maria Goretti\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Universe is indifferent to us. People can be vicious to us. The Christian’s response is not indifference nor viciousness. The Christian response is to love in the face of indifference and evil.","date_published":"2020-02-24T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bd1c3693-af10-4408-bdbd-a1e9d3a881d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24184258,"duration_in_seconds":1510}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-552793812809096485","title":"02/16/20 More Than A Criminal Heart","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21620","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God wants you to have a heart like His. The Sermon on the Mount reveals the truth about our hearts: we need the Law. But God wants us to be free from the Law. Not by abolishing the Law, but by making our hearts like His. We can let Him do this by taking responsibility, taking action, and taking hold of the strength He offers. Mass Readings from February 16, 2020: Sirach 15:15-20 Psalms 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-341 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod wants you to have a heart like His.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sermon on the Mount reveals the truth about our hearts: we need the Law. But God wants us to be free from the Law. Not by abolishing the Law, but by making our hearts like His. We can let Him do this by taking responsibility, taking action, and taking hold of the strength He offers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 16, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 15:15-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 2:6-10\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:17-37\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Sermon on the Mount reveals the truth about our hearts: we need the Law. But God wants us to be free from the Law. Not by abolishing the Law, but by making our hearts like His.","date_published":"2020-02-17T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ae4acec0-9c5f-4642-b2df-24d8a9831a14.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27609565,"duration_in_seconds":1725}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-202920147997189871","title":"02/09/20 Good...For Nothing?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2920","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Refuse to live as salt and light, and the Father remains unknown, unloved, and unglorified. God trusts us with being His representatives in this world. He has made us His and He has made us good. But to what end? God has made us good for a purpose. Do we live in such a way that we have been made good for nothing? Mass Readings from February 9, 2020: Isaiah 58:7-10 Psalms 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-91 Corinthians 2:1-5 Matthew 5:13-16 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefuse to live as salt and light, and the Father remains unknown, unloved, and unglorified.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod trusts us with being His representatives in this world. He has made us His and He has made us good. But to what end? God has made us good for a purpose. Do we live in such a way that we have been made good for nothing?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 9, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 58:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 2:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 5:13-16\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/good...for-nothing.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God trusts us with being His representatives in this world. God has made us good for a purpose. Do we live in such a way that we have been made good for nothing?","date_published":"2020-02-10T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/0710d9e2-05fd-4dd9-ba9a-df10e60d0181.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21002812,"duration_in_seconds":1312}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1504175437908627109","title":"02/02/20 Underestimated: Unimpressive","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2220","content_text":"Homily from the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Unimpressive does not mean unimportant. Most of life is made up of unimpressive moments and unimpressive seasons. If we are constantly waiting for the next “peak moment“ we will miss out on most of life…and also most peak moments. Mass Readings from February 2, 2020: Malachi 3:1-4 Psalms 24:7-10Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnimpressive does not mean unimportant.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMost of life is made up of unimpressive moments and unimpressive seasons. If we are constantly waiting for the next “peak moment“ we will miss out on most of life…and also most peak moments.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 2, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Malachi 3:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 2:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:22-40\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/underestimated-unimpressive.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Most of life is made up of unimpressive moments and unimpressive seasons. If we are constantly waiting for the next “peak moment“ we will miss out on most of life…and also most peak moments.","date_published":"2020-02-02T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bfe2d0da-e470-48e0-bd56-ef4769165c57.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19791546,"duration_in_seconds":1236}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4018429496822791039","title":"01/26/20 Underestimated: Silence is Not Absence","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/012620","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not underestimate what God is doing when it seems like God is doing nothing. There are seasons of silence, and hiddenness, and brokenness in all of our lives. These times are not just useful, they are necessary for us to become the kind of people God needs us to be. Mass Readings from January 26, 2020: Isaiah 8:23-9:3 Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-141 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Matthew 4:12-23 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo not underestimate what God is doing when it seems like God is doing nothing.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are seasons of silence, and hiddenness, and brokenness in all of our lives. These times are not just useful, they are necessary for us to become the kind of people God needs us to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 26, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 8:23-9:3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 27:1, 4, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 4:12-23\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/underestimated-silence-is-not-absence.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Do not underestimate what God is doing when it seems like God is doing nothing. ","date_published":"2020-01-26T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1e1c9fda-58ff-4d71-87a6-6d54c0e1a0ab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24925488,"duration_in_seconds":1557}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6025602895613862498","title":"01/19/20 Underestimated: Single Unifying Principle","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11920","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The single unifying principle unites all of the various threads of our life into one whole image. It is “too little” to remain who you are instead of becoming who God needs you to be. Mass Readings from January 19, 2020: Isaiah 49:3, 5-6 Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-101 Corinthians 1:1-3 John 1:29-34 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe single unifying principle unites all of the various threads of our life into one whole image.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is “too little” to remain who you are instead of becoming who God needs you to be.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 19, 2020:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 49:3, 5-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 40:2, 4, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 1:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:29-34\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/underestimated-single-unifying-principle.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is “too little” to remain who you are instead of becoming who God needs you to be. ","date_published":"2020-01-20T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9a9036fd-8196-409f-9fb8-741e63574b76.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":20578608,"duration_in_seconds":1285}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6878679329121637706","title":"12/25/19 One Star","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122519","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord. God will always fulfill His promises. Is that enough? We know that God is faithful because He has fulfilled what He has promised. But He does not need to do what He has not promised to do. Mass Readings from December 25, 2019: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalms 98:1-6Hebrews 1:1-6 John 1:1-18","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod will always fulfill His promises. Is that enough?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe know that God is faithful because He has fulfilled what He has promised. But He does not need to do what He has not promised to do.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 52:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 1:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 1:1-18\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord. God will always fulfill His promises. Is that enough? ","date_published":"2019-12-25T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3ddc565f-0d87-413b-a599-38870b440736.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19914172,"duration_in_seconds":1244}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7722911079930266662","title":"12/22/19 Available and Capable","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122219","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Emmanuel. God is working with us to save the world. God does not need us. But He has demonstrated that He does not want to heal, transform, or save the world without our help. He only needs us to be the kind of people who are willing and able. Mass Readings from December 22, 2019: Isaiah 7:10-14 Psalms 24:1-6Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-24","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmmanuel. God is working with us to save the world.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod does not need us. But He has demonstrated that He does not want to heal, transform, or save the world without our help. He only needs us to be the kind of people who are willing and able.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 22, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 7:10-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 24:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 1:1-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 1:18-24\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. God does not need us. But He has demonstrated that He does not want to heal, transform, or save the world without our help. ","date_published":"2019-12-22T09:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6c4bf29e-27fb-4664-aeef-20c0b866ac06.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23078816,"duration_in_seconds":1442}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8162918082349425884","title":"12/08/19 The Gift That Changes Everything","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12819","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. To be gripped by God is not supposed to be comfortable. The Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord. But what is it? Mass Readings from December 8, 2019: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17Romans 15:4-9 Matthew 3:1-12","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo be gripped by God is not supposed to be comfortable.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord. But what is it?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 8, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 11:1-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 15:4-9\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 3:1-12\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. To be gripped by God is not supposed to be comfortable. The Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord.  But what is it?","date_published":"2019-12-08T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a41921da-80df-4ba7-8b60-17b5b2f1d942.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25647676,"duration_in_seconds":1602}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6119769490744498004","title":"12/01/19 Before Goodbye","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12119","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. We do not know when, but we do know what. Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye. Mass Readings from December 1, 2019: Isaiah 4:2-6 Psalms 122:1-9Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe do not know when, but we do know what.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 1, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 4:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 122:1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRomans 13:11-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 24:37-44\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Goodbyes can be painful. The goodness of the goodbye comes down to what we do with the time before goodbye.","date_published":"2019-12-01T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/9cd1eea3-fdec-4405-b85d-c2935f06884d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":17480250,"duration_in_seconds":1092}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7988624678618136056","title":"11/24/19 A King Who Remembers","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112419","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Jesus loves you and He hasn’t forgotten you. It is easy to feel forgotten and forsaken…even by God. But God notices, loves, and remembers you. Mass Readings from November 24, 2019: 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalms 122:1-5Colossians 1:12-20 Luke 23:35-43 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus loves you and He hasn’t forgotten you.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is easy to feel forgotten and forsaken…even by God. But God notices, loves, and remembers you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 24, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Samuel 5:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 122:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eColossians 1:12-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 23:35-43\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/a-king-who-remembers.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. It is easy to feel forgotten and forsaken…even by God. But God notices, loves, and remembers you.","date_published":"2019-11-24T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f18f5c1f-952a-47ce-8e1c-11afa102d9ae.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24965692,"duration_in_seconds":1559}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5111766000819755030","title":"11/17/19 CompariSIN: Stealing Joy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111719","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. If comparison is a thief of joy, then we have to learn how to steal it back. In the battle to escape the comparison trap, we can become invincible to bad comparison by actively looking for the blessings, giving thanks, and inviting others into celebrating them. Because there are some things worth celebrating. Mass Readings from November 17, 2019: Malachi 3:19-20 Psalms 98:5-92 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf comparison is a thief of joy, then we have to learn how to steal it back.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the battle to escape the comparison trap, we can become invincible to bad comparison by actively looking for the blessings, giving thanks, and inviting others into celebrating them. Because there are some things worth celebrating.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 17, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Malachi 3:19-20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:5-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 3:7-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 21:5-19\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/comparisin-stealing-joy.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. If comparison is a thief of joy, then we have to learn how to steal it back. Because there are some things worth celebrating.","date_published":"2019-11-18T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/45927790-7fc4-4bbe-a528-e69d733277d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24395226,"duration_in_seconds":1524}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8640304311056434024","title":"11/10/19 CompariSIN: Incomparable","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111019","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. We will continue walking through this world in which people are better than us. How can we become invincible to comparison? Mass Readings from November 10, 2019: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 152 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe will continue walking through this world in which people are better than us. How can we become invincible to comparison?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 10, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 20:27-38\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/comparisin-incomparable.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. How can we become invincible to comparison?","date_published":"2019-11-10T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4a3c953a-d16e-4c7e-8540-765c8b75dbb8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28059964,"duration_in_seconds":1753}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2534096931123841277","title":"11/03/19 CompariSIN: Infinitely Preferred","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11319","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. What makes them so great? What makes me so awful? When someone else being honored or loved more than we are meets our insecurity, we are tempted to tell stories…about them and about ourselves.  But when we know who we are and are grateful for what we have, we have security. And comparison is powerless. Mass Readings from November 3, 2019: Wisdom 11:22-12:2 Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 142 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat makes them so great? What makes me so awful?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen someone else being honored or loved more than we are meets our insecurity, we are tempted to tell stories…about them and about ourselves.  But when we know who we are and are grateful for what we have, we have security. And comparison is powerless.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 3, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 11:22-12:2\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 19:1-10\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/comparisin-infinitely-preferred.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. What makes them so great? What makes me so awful? When someone else being honored or loved more than we are meets our insecurity, we are tempted to tell stories…about them and about ourselves.","date_published":"2019-11-04T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/64d119c6-5f9a-4bed-8c9e-7c75b0d135af.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31953566,"duration_in_seconds":1996}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6089919523768743150","title":"10/27/19 CompariSIN: The Way of Comparison","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102719","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In a life of comparison, every person is a potential threat. Comparison is the desire to be “more” than another. At the heart of that desire is fear. Vulnerability breaks through that fear.Mass Readings from Mass Readings from October 27, 2019:\u0026lt;/ Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18 Psalms 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 232 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a life of comparison, every person is a potential threat.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparison is the desire to be “more” than another. At the heart of that desire is fear. Vulnerability breaks through that fear.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eMass Readings from Mass Readings from October 27, 2019:\u0026lt;/\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 18:9-14\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/comparisin-the-way-of-comparison.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In a life of comparison, every person is a potential threat. Comparison is the desire to be “more” than another. At the heart of that desire is fear. Vulnerability breaks through that fear.","date_published":"2019-10-27T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/14452561-0eee-4b61-aad0-e97b373f036a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":28658236,"duration_in_seconds":1790}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-17188497144326271","title":"10/20/19 The Hardest Step: The Next Step","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102019","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Often, the next hardest step is the next step. Continuing to walk in the midst of failure, rejection, and imperfection is a sign of a great life. In your life, you will take hundreds of first steps.  Mass Readings from October 20, 2019: Ezekiel 17:8-13 Luke 18:1-82 Timothy 3:14-4:2 Mark 10:2-16 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOften, the next hardest step is the next step.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinuing to walk in the midst of failure, rejection, and imperfection is a sign of a great life. In your life, you will take hundreds of first steps. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 20, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Ezekiel 17:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Luke 18:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 3:14-4:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:2-16\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-hardest-step-the-next-step-1.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Continuing to walk in the midst of failure, rejection, and imperfection is a sign of a great life. In your life, you will take hundreds of first steps. But in a great life, you will take thousands of next steps.","date_published":"2019-10-21T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/92dd8965-d8f3-4fe8-84eb-0ba64197ab7d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18201196,"duration_in_seconds":1299}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1636733977062228728","title":"10/13/19 The Hardest Step: The First Step","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101319","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You just have to start. The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important. Mass Readings from October 13, 2019: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Psalms 98:1-42 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou just have to start.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 13, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 2 Kings 5:14-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 98:1-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 2:8-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 17:11-19\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-hardest-step-the-first-step.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. You just have to start. The first step is the most difficult…but it is also the most important.","date_published":"2019-10-14T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/43a5a9ee-a695-4b1e-a571-03e9563d0f1c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":16144540,"duration_in_seconds":1152}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3918092320323281596","title":"10/06/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lovelessness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10619","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do you know God loves you? How do you know you are saved? Answer: the sacraments. The saving work of Jesus was accomplished in His life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The saving work of Jesus meets our lives and transforms them through the tangible gifts of His love: the sacraments. Mass Readings from October 6, 2019: Habbakuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Psalms 95:1-2, 6-92 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 Luke 17:5-10 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do you know God loves you? How do you know you are saved? Answer: the sacraments.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe saving work of Jesus was accomplished in His life, death, resurrection, and ascension. The saving work of Jesus meets our lives and transforms them through the tangible gifts of His love: the sacraments.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 6, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Habbakuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 95:1-2, 6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 17:5-10\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/are-you-saved-from-lovelessness.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. How do you know God loves you? How do you know you are saved? Answer: the sacraments. ","date_published":"2019-10-07T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1961da35-598d-4160-a9a3-7ca862978ca2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30471450,"duration_in_seconds":1269}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4836107646683587785","title":"09/29/19 Are You Saved? From What: Lifelessness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92919","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His. God’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the power to even choose Him or choose to do good works. We do not merely “collect” or “receive” His grace, but we become active participants with Him. Mass Readings from September 29, 2019: Amos 6:1, 4-7 Psalms 146:7-101 Timothy 6:11-16 Luke 16:19-31 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod’s grace is the cause of our salvation. God’s free gift is what gives us the power to even choose Him or choose to do good works. We do not merely “collect” or “receive” His grace, but we become active participants with Him.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 29, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 6:1, 4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 6:11-16\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 16:19-31\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/are-you-saved-from-lifelessness.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His to give: grace.","date_published":"2019-09-29T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/e391fbb1-1a9f-4f88-842e-0ebd1a5a8d8e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22322010,"duration_in_seconds":1394}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2189134512142054815","title":"09/22/19 Are You Saved? From What: Hopelessness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/92219","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His. When we come face to face with our sin, we realize that we owe a debt we cannot pay. When we come face to face with Jesus, we realize that He paid a debt He did not owe. This is the free gift that saves us from hopelessness: we are saved by grace through faith working itself out in love. Mass Readings from September 22, 2019: Amos 8:4-7 Psalms 113:1-2, 4-81 Timothy 2:1-8 Luke 16:1-13 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen we come face to face with our sin, we realize that we owe a debt we cannot pay. When we come face to face with Jesus, we realize that He paid a debt He did not owe. This is the free gift that saves us from hopelessness: we are saved by grace through faith working itself out in love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 22, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Amos 8:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 113:1-2, 4-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 2:1-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 16:1-13\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/are-you-saved-from-hopelessness.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus took from us what was ours so He could give to us what is His. This is the free gift that saves us from hopelessness: we are saved by grace through faith working itself out in love.","date_published":"2019-09-22T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d4bd33d9-7371-4e9b-a00e-d9b9001e3b97.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31765372,"duration_in_seconds":1323}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1747465634510301975","title":"09/15/19 Are You Saved? From What: Fatherlessness","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/91519","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jesus saves us from being orphaned or abandoned. I was saved at my Baptism. I am being saved. I hope to be saved. The Father has adopted us in Christ. And He cannot take it back. But do we live as children of the Father? Mass Readings from September 15, 2019: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 191 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-32 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus saves us from being orphaned or abandoned.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI was saved at my Baptism. I am being saved. I hope to be saved. The Father has adopted us in Christ. And He cannot take it back. But do we live as children of the Father?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 15, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Timothy 1:12-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 15:1-32\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/are-you-saved-from-fatherlessness.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I was saved at my Baptism. I am being saved. I hope to be saved. The Father has adopted us in Christ. And He cannot take it back. But do we live as children of the Father?","date_published":"2019-09-16T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/6e85999c-a32b-41a1-93f5-fe5349fbdbd2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33192878,"duration_in_seconds":1382}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5602957384338041532","title":"09/08/19 First Thing First","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9819","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Out of everything in life, Jesus has to be first. In our lives, we continually divide ourselves and divide our hearts by giving away our small “yesses”. Jesus calls us to experience freedom, joy, and clarity by giving Him our big “Yes” because He is the priority. Mass Readings from September 8, 2019: Wisdom 9:13-18 Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-14, 17Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut of everything in life, Jesus has to be first.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn our lives, we continually divide ourselves and divide our hearts by giving away our small “yesses”. Jesus calls us to experience freedom, joy, and clarity by giving Him our big “Yes” because He is the priority.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 8, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 9:13-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-14, 17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilemon 9-10, 12-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 14:25-33\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Out of everything in life, Jesus has to be first.","date_published":"2019-09-09T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/d2ca1605-c5ba-4592-9440-fb443d81f189.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26539098,"duration_in_seconds":1105}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4798431174910443216","title":"09/01/19 Oh, Vanity","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/9119","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The high price of vanity. It is easy to think of vanity as nothing more than being conceited or overly concerned about one’s appearance. But the vice of vanity comes at a cost: A person could even find themselves living someone else’s life. Mass Readings from September 1, 2019: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Psalms 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 Luke 14:1, 7-14","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe high price of vanity.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is easy to think of vanity as nothing more than being conceited or overly concerned about one’s appearance. But the vice of vanity comes at a cost: A person could even find themselves living someone else’s life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from September 1, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 12:18-19, 22-24\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 14:1, 7-14\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is easy to think of vanity as nothing more than being conceited or overly concerned about one’s appearance. But the vice of vanity comes at a cost: A person could even find themselves living someone else’s life.","date_published":"2019-09-01T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/bf5bba5b-de00-4919-97a1-1a1489137b92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32340220,"duration_in_seconds":1347}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-91794858904019114","title":"08/25/19 Hope and Discipline","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/82519","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Discipline is the mark of the mature Christian. We have to do difficult things all of the time. Why do we do them? We do them because we hope. We have the confidence that what we do makes a difference. The hope that, even when discipline becomes difficult, the discipline makes a difference. Mass Readings from August 25, 2019: Isaiah 66:18-21 Psalms 117:1-2Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscipline is the mark of the mature Christian.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have to do difficult things all of the time. Why do we do them? We do them because we hope. We have the confidence that what we do makes a difference. The hope that, even when discipline becomes difficult, the discipline makes a difference.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 25, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 66:18-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 117:1-2\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 12:5-7, 11-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 13:22-30\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Discipline is the mark of the mature Christian. We have the confidence that what we do makes a difference. The hope that, even when discipline becomes difficult, the discipline makes a difference.","date_published":"2019-08-26T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/82f47db6-f0c3-4e68-b5fc-30faedf0f0a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19263868,"duration_in_seconds":802}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-9036715979069331388","title":"08/11/19 Living By Faith","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/81119","content_text":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity. Mass Readings from August 11, 2019: Wisdom 18:6-9 Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19 Luke 12:32-48 ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA disciple is a decision-maker.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. In fact, what we choose reveals our faith. And our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from August 11, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 18:6-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 11:1-2, 8-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 12:32-48\u003c/p\u003e ","summary":"Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. A disciple is a decision-maker. Faith is more than belief. It “acts”. It can be seen. Our decisions shape our lives, here on earth and in eternity.","date_published":"2019-08-12T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f97eb7de-2f2e-4c25-965d-5695a2c43964.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30430291,"duration_in_seconds":1267}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7174695189294063549","title":"07/07/19 Declaration","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/7719","content_text":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Father has uttered His declaration; we are offered the chance to answer. All of Christianity comes down to one question: does God have permission to love you? Mass Readings from July 07, 2019: Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Father has uttered His declaration; we are offered the chance to answer.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of Christianity comes down to one question: does God have permission to love you?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from July 07, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 66:10-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eGalatians 6:14-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 10:1-12, 17-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. All of Christianity comes down to one question: does God have permission to love you?  ","date_published":"2019-07-08T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4b294d97-e07c-44bd-a7d2-ad575ce68542.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24861344,"duration_in_seconds":1035}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1305465940096953224","title":"06/30/19 We'll See","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/63019","content_text":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transfer your primary allegiance. When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control. Mass Readings from June 30, 2019: 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21 Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11Galatians 5:1, 13-18 Luke 9:51-62","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransfer your primary allegiance.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 30, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eGalatians 5:1, 13-18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 9:51-62\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Transfer your primary allegiance. When following Jesus, the first things He invites us to give up are safety and control. ","date_published":"2019-06-30T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1ec37d3a-5c68-4b2e-9b77-7aed371bfdd4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27754847,"duration_in_seconds":1156}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4991231032652653583","title":"06/09/19 The Peace of Christ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/6919","content_text":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. I know I have what I need. The promised Holy Spirit gives many gifts, but few are more powerful and profound than the Spirit’s gift of peace. Mass Readings from June 9, 2019: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 51Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from Pentecost Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI know I have what I need.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe promised Holy Spirit gives many gifts, but few are more powerful and profound than the Spirit’s gift of peace.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from June 9, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 13:14, 43-52\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 51\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eCorinthians 12:3-7, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-23\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Pentecost Sunday. The promised Holy Spirit gives many gifts, but few are more powerful and profound than the Spirit’s gift of peace. ","date_published":"2019-06-10T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/48db503a-f7c6-4994-975f-ceaf13afbcfa.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24539892,"duration_in_seconds":1022}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7599019461765337255","title":"05/12/19 #Fail: Failure is Feedback","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/51219","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Failure either gives us clarity and conviction or course correction. Failure is not final and failure is not fatal. As long as we don’t stop, and as long as we are willing to learn from our failures, they have no power to defeat us but only to educate us and make us better. Mass Readings from May 12, 2019: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 5Revelation 7:9, 14-17 John 10:27-30 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure either gives us clarity and conviction or course correction.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure is not final and failure is not fatal. As long as we don’t stop, and as long as we are willing to learn from our failures, they have no power to defeat us but only to educate us and make us better.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 12, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 13:14, 43-52\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 100:1-2, 3, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 7:9, 14-17\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 10:27-30\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fail-failure-is-feedback.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Failure either gives us clarity and conviction or course correction. Failure is not final and failure is not fatal.","date_published":"2019-05-13T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a0ade909-3b87-4e50-a0cb-70edc8cc0190.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27160816,"duration_in_seconds":1131}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8844434890073324896","title":"05/05/19 #Fail: The Only Way to Fail","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/5519","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The only way for failure to be final is if you stop. Even sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure. Mass Readings from May 5, 2019: Acts 5:27-32, 40-41 Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Easter.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe only way for failure to be final is if you stop.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from May 5, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 5:27-32, 40-41\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 5:11-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 21:1-19\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fail-the-only-way-to-fail.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. The only way for failure to be final is if you stop. Even sin is not final if you don’t stop. God has a call for you that is not erased by failure.","date_published":"2019-05-06T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8289eca6-f651-4d9c-9ff0-73982756bb21.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34482072,"duration_in_seconds":1436}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-2019333024957743523","title":"04/28/19 #Fail: Free to Fail","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/42819","content_text":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Failure is the one necessary prerequisite for God’s greatest gift. Many people battle with perfectionism. God’s mercy in the midst of failure is His remedy for the fear that failure is the end. Mass Readings from April 28, 2019: Acts 5:12-16 Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22Revelation 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19 John 20:19-31 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Divine Mercy Sunday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure is the one necessary prerequisite for God’s greatest gift.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany people battle with perfectionism. God’s mercy in the midst of failure is His remedy for the fear that failure is the end.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 28, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Acts 5:12-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 20:19-31\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fail-free-to-fail.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Divine Mercy Sunday. Failure is the one necessary prerequisite for God’s greatest gift. Many people battle with perfectionism. God’s mercy in the midst of failure is His remedy for the fear that failure is the end. ","date_published":"2019-04-29T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/4f07ef11-822c-49dc-b9a8-44760a3b448a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37440408,"duration_in_seconds":1559}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1857206588216637399","title":"04/14/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Stand","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/41419","content_text":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. To stand for Jesus is to stand against the world. If I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and crying out for His Crucifixion on Friday. This world is a “not friend“ of the Christian. Therefore, we must stand against the world and for Jesus. Mass Readings from April 14, 2019: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14-23:56 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Palm Sunday of the Lord\u0026#39;s Passion.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo stand for Jesus is to stand against the world.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and crying out for His Crucifixion on Friday. This world is a “not friend“ of the Christian. Therefore, we must stand against the world and for Jesus.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 14, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 50:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 2:6-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 22:14-23:56\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/behind-enemy-lines-stand.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. If I live in such a way that I merely follow the crowd, I will find myself praising Jesus on Sunday and crying out for His Crucifixion on Friday.","date_published":"2019-04-14T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/043c9cb9-a4ac-43ea-80d9-20bc5ae5a1d1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34423320,"duration_in_seconds":1434}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7783535900560259462","title":"04/07/19 Behind Enemy Lines: The Father of Lies","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/4719","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. Satan is real and Satan must be resisted. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself. Mass Readings from April 7, 2019: Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalms 126:1-6Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. Satan is real and Satan must be resisted. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from April 7, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 43:16-21\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 3:8-14\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 8:1-11\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-all-or-nothing.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. There is no need to fear, but there is a need to fight. Behind enemy lines, we find ourselves in a battle with the Enemy of God. But the Catholic Christian has been given the tools to engage in the fight and thrive with the strength provided by God Himself.","date_published":"2019-04-07T08:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/2cda36d8-38d6-46f2-b5a4-45a32d951a01.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40571339,"duration_in_seconds":2028}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4751079163621643084","title":"03/31/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Let Go...and Come Inside","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/33119","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. We have different experiences, but the same enemy. While all of us struggle with different sins and temptations, we all ultimately have the same enemy: pride. Pride is a chameleon and can disguise itself in many different ways. Ultimately, pride will work to keep you holding onto something other than God and to remain outside the Father’s house. Telling the truth…and hearing the Father’s voice…is the way to let go of what we cling to and come inside. Mass Readings from March 31, 2019: Joshua 5:9-12 Psalms 34:2-72 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have different experiences, but the same enemy.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile all of us struggle with different sins and temptations, we all ultimately have the same enemy: pride. Pride is a chameleon and can disguise itself in many different ways. Ultimately, pride will work to keep you holding onto something other than God and to remain outside the Father’s house. Telling the truth…and hearing the Father’s voice…is the way to let go of what we cling to and come inside.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 31, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joshua 5:9-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 34:2-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e2 Corinthians 5:17-21\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 15:1-3, 11-32\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/behind-enemy-lines-let-go...and-come-inside.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"","date_published":"2019-04-01T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dc277263-ba8a-4cc0-a6da-8a345b765d3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21526362,"duration_in_seconds":1344}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6014755330042884213","title":"03/24/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Trust God...and Fight","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/32419","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God has freely given so much to us…and we are grateful. But why do we still experience the consequences of slavery? God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children. Mass Readings from March 24, 2019: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 Psalms 103: 1-4, 6-8, 111 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Luke 13:1-9 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrained in trust...strengthened through struggle.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has freely given so much to us…and we are grateful. But why do we still experience the consequences of slavery? God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 24, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103: 1-4, 6-8, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 13:1-9\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/behind-enemy-lines-trust-god...and-fight.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Trained in trust...strengthened through struggle. God gives us the chance to grow in trust of Him and His love…and He allows us to grow stronger in our ability to walk as His children.","date_published":"2019-03-25T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7a831b90-600a-4a3b-9b95-e493f9e9bb5f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":24699196,"duration_in_seconds":1543}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6665241501039464755","title":"03/17/19 Behind Enemy Lines: My Own Worst Enemy","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/31719","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. You have to know yourself to say no to yourself. We are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine. In order to gain true freedom and victory, we have to know this enemy and know when to say no to them. Mass Readings from March 17, 2019: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalms 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 9:28-36 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Lent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou have to know yourself to say no to yourself.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine. In order to gain true freedom and victory, we have to know this enemy and know when to say no to them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 17, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 3:17-4:1\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 9:28-36\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/behind-enemy-lines-your-own-worst-enemy.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. You have to know yourself to say no to yourself. We are in a battle, but our primary enemy is closer than we might like to imagine.","date_published":"2019-03-18T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/3a219649-7b26-4c0e-b763-876e15f6936f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21687600,"duration_in_seconds":1355}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3125188828883317778","title":"03/06/19 Behind Enemy Lines: Isolated and Disoriented","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3619","content_text":"Homily from Ash Wednesday.  You are in a fight; what comes next? For many of us, our default assumption about life is: it’s fine. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent reminds us that we are in a battle that won’t be won unless we are ready to engage the enemy who will attack us like our Lord was attacked in the wilderness...behind enemy lines. Mass Readings from March 6, 2019: Joel 2:12-18 Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14Corinthians 5:20—6:2 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from Ash Wednesday.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e You are in a fight; what comes next?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor many of us, our default assumption about life is: it’s fine. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent reminds us that we are in a battle that won’t be won unless we are ready to engage the enemy who will attack us like our Lord was attacked in the wilderness...behind enemy lines.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 6, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Joel 2:12-18\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 51:3-6, 12-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eCorinthians 5:20—6:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMatthew 6:1-6, 16-18\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/behind-enemy-lines.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Ash Wednesday. Even when things are obviously broken, we can pretend that they will “fix themselves.” But Lent reminds us that we are in a battle that won’t be won unless we are ready to engage the enemy who will attack us like our Lord was attacked in the wilderness...behind enemy lines.","date_published":"2019-03-07T08:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/436cebdb-6d26-4b51-8c95-ae73a859c1cd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":18409136,"duration_in_seconds":1150}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4516733052309963457","title":"03/03/19 Talking and Trials","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/3319","content_text":"Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What reveals the heart. We often are a mystery...even to ourselves. But Christians must come to a place of self-knowledge so we can present our true self to the true God. Mass Readings from March 3, 2019: Sirach 27:4-7 Psalms 92:2-3, 13-161 Corinthians 15:54-58 Luke 6:39-45","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat reveals the heart.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe often are a mystery...even to ourselves. But Christians must come to a place of self-knowledge so we can present our true self to the true God.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from March 3, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Sirach 27:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 92:2-3, 13-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:54-58\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:39-45\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We often are a mystery...even to ourselves. But Christians must come to a place of self-knowledge so we can present our true self to the true God.","date_published":"2019-03-04T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1e842b4a-c572-455c-b3ac-33e926d2e8b6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21449644,"duration_in_seconds":1531}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-107990203206815536","title":"02/24/19 Love Yourself","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22419","content_text":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are loved most when you deserve it the least. Jesus calls us to love our enemies.  But how can we do that when we don’t even love the people we like?  When we often don’t effectively love ourselves? Mass Readings from February 24, 2019: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23 Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-131 Corinthians 15:45-49 Luke 6:27-38 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou are loved most when you deserve it the least.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus calls us to love our enemies.  But how can we do that when we don’t even love the people we like?  When we often don’t effectively love ourselves?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 24, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:45-49\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:27-38\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-all-or-nothing.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. You are loved most when you deserve it the least. Jesus calls us to love our enemies. But how can we do that when we don’t even love the people we like?","date_published":"2019-02-25T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/8f11b5ff-9ea9-4771-a34b-962cd82eb82d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27638620,"duration_in_seconds":1381}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-3871735869759128085","title":"02/17/19 The Fighting Virtue","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21719","content_text":"Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Willing to engage and embrace the realities of life. Hope is not a “soft” virtue. It is a fighting virtue. Hope is what enables us to live in the present with strength and conviction. It takes hope to take action. Mass Readings from February 17, 2019: Jeremiah 17:5-8 Psalms 1:1-4, 61 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20 Luke 6:17, 20-26 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilling to engage and embrace the realities of life.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHope is not a “soft” virtue. It is a fighting virtue. Hope is what enables us to live in the present with strength and conviction. It takes hope to take action.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 17, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 17:5-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 1:1-4, 6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:12, 16-20\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 6:17, 20-26\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-fighting-virtue.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Hope is not a “soft” virtue. It is a fighting virtue. Hope is what enables us to live in the present with strength and conviction. It takes hope to take action.","date_published":"2019-02-18T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/eea2d994-8b97-46ed-88f1-1c698731619b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33138839,"duration_in_seconds":1656}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8533427085995514423","title":"02/10/19 Disqualified: Unfit","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/21019","content_text":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God is able to make you holy even if He never makes you whole. There are some things in our lives (our decisions, our wounds, our weaknesses) that we wish and pray were gone. God calls you and I in our weakness; He doesn’t necessarily call us out of our weakness. Mass Readings from February 10, 2019: Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8 Psalms 138:1-5, 7-81 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod is able to make you holy even if He never makes you whole.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are some things in our lives (our decisions, our wounds, our weaknesses) that we wish and pray were gone. God calls you and I in our weakness; He doesn’t necessarily call us out of our weakness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 10, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 138:1-5, 7-8\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 15:1-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 5:1-11\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/disqualified-unfit.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God is able to make you holy even if He never makes you whole. God calls you and I in our weakness; He doesn’t necessarily call us out of our weakness.","date_published":"2019-02-11T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/95db2f7c-43ab-4cd2-95a8-b37e8556cb18.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25193020,"duration_in_seconds":1259}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7002006072704532740","title":"02/03/19 Disqualified: Remarkably Average","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/2319","content_text":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls. There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love. Mass Readings from February 3, 2019: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 Psalms 71:1-6, 15-171 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Luke 4:21-30 Read More About Blessed Chiara Badano Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing unqualified does not disqualify when God calls.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from February 3, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 71:1-6, 15-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 4:21-30\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.stignatiusmobile.org/october-2016-blessed-chiara-badano/\"\u003eRead More About Blessed Chiara Badano\u003c/a\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/disqualified-remarkably-average.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Being unqualified does not disqualify when God calls. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great work. But the Lord calls us to the greatest of these: love.","date_published":"2019-02-04T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/491e3834-aa0c-40da-ac26-07e897539aa2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27628832,"duration_in_seconds":1381}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6277040069554327274","title":"01/27/19 Disqualified: Prevented or Prepared?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12719","content_text":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. What great work may God be preparing you for right now? In Christ, your past might not be the thing that prevent you from being a part of God’s great work… It might be the thing that has prepared you. Mass Readings from January 27, 2019: Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10 Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 151 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat great work may God be preparing you for right now?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Christ, your past might not be the thing that prevent you from being a part of God’s great work… It might be the thing that has prepared you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 27, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 15\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:12-30\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 1:1-4; 4:14-21\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rebrand.ly/disqualified-prevented-or-prepared\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. In Christ, your past might not be the thing that prevent you from being a part of God’s great work… It might be the thing that has prepared you. ","date_published":"2019-01-28T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/035a0117-70ef-41d4-8e0e-11acf6b5fd62.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26296986,"duration_in_seconds":1314}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1136688828999430975","title":"01/20/19  Insufficient and Insignificant ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12019","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. God uses what we have and gives us what we need. It is often very tempting to forget the heart of God. To forget that He notices us, delights in us, and rejoices in us. When the focus shifts from His love to our insufficiency and feelings of insignificance, He reminds us of the truth. Mass Readings from January 20, 2019: Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalms 96:1-3, 7-101 Corinthians 12:4-11 John 2:1-11","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod uses what we have and gives us what we need.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is often very tempting to forget the heart of God. To forget that He notices us, delights in us, and rejoices in us. When the focus shifts from His love to our insufficiency and feelings of insignificance, He reminds us of the truth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from January 20, 2019:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 62:1-5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 96:1-3, 7-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Corinthians 12:4-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 2:1-11\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is often very tempting to forget the heart of God. To forget that He notices us, delights in us, and rejoices in us. When the focus shifts from His love to our insufficiency and feelings of insignificance, He reminds us of the truth.","date_published":"2019-01-21T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/68ab68e4-3623-42e2-a5b2-f57c6bcf0ef2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19560954,"duration_in_seconds":977}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-8005298099598824847","title":"12/25/18 But Why?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/122518","content_text":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The Why is a Who. Jesus is not merely the “reason for the season”… He is the reason for everything. Mass Readings from December 25, 2018: Isaiah 62:11-12 Psalms 97:1, 6, 11-12Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:15-20","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Why is a Who.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus is not merely the “reason for the season”… He is the reason for everything.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 25, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 62:11-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 97:1, 6, 11-12\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eTitus 3:4-7\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 2:15-20\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The Why is a Who. Jesus is not merely the “reason for the season”… He is the reason for everything.","date_published":"2018-12-25T07:30:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/45b85159-dbd9-4c38-bdef-b9f528c2b6bf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22272182,"duration_in_seconds":1113}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-7181305709886919268","title":"12/09/18 The End?","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12918","content_text":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story. God has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ Many of them will come to an end, but the truly great work that God has begun is a work that he intends to continue to finish. Mass Readings from December 09, 2018: Baruch 5:1-9 Psalms 126:1-6Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3:1-6","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Second Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has begun a good work in you. In fact, he has begun many “good works.“ Many of them will come to an end, but the truly great work that God has begun is a work that he intends to continue to finish.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 09, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Baruch 5:1-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003ePhilippians 1:4-6, 8-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 3:1-6\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. This might be the end of the dream, but it is not the end of the story.","date_published":"2018-12-10T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/159226bc-8531-4715-87f6-1cba7746cd40.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25218460,"duration_in_seconds":1260}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5292902334278726513","title":"12/02/18 Be Ready, Get Ready ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/12218","content_text":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You will never be ready unless you get ready. Advent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die. Mass Readings from December 02, 2018: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 141 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the First Sunday of Advent.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou will never be ready unless you get ready.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvent is a season of preparation. We get ready to celebrate the first coming of Christ into this world. We also get ready for His Second Coming at the end of the world…or at the end of our individual lives. During Advent, we get ready to die.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from December 02, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 33:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e1 Thessalonians 3:12—4:2\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eLuke 21:25-28, 34-36\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/advent-2018-be-ready-get-ready.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is a season of preparation. You will never be ready unless you get ready.","date_published":"2018-12-03T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/a3c27728-4c28-4730-88d6-cc7ac74de3a6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":26448700,"duration_in_seconds":1322}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-1125729630837823923","title":"11/25/18 Come to the Altar: Kingdom Priesthood","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/112518","content_text":"Homily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. Don't waste your priesthood. Jesus is the one eternal High Priest. He has called certain men to participate in His priesthood in a unique way. But He has also extended a share in His priesthood to all believers so that the Father may be glorified and the world redeemed when the sacrifice is offered throughout the world. Mass Readings from November 25, 2018: Daniel 7:13-14 Psalms 93:1, 1-2, 5Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33-37 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Solemnity of Christ the King.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon\u0026#39;t waste your priesthood.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJesus is the one eternal High Priest. He has called certain men to participate in His priesthood in a unique way. But He has also extended a share in His priesthood to all believers so that the Father may be glorified and the world redeemed when the sacrifice is offered throughout the world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 25, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Daniel 7:13-14\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 93:1, 1-2, 5\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eRevelation 1:5-8\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eJohn 18:33-37\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://rebrand.ly/kingdompriesthood\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from Solemnity of Christ the King. Don't waste your priesthood.","date_published":"2018-11-26T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f6f39578-600e-414d-9cfb-e52b79a1909b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33033360,"duration_in_seconds":1651}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-4117861164039232942","title":"11/18/18 Come to the Altar: Learning to Worship","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111818","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice. We have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God.  The more we know What we are doing, Who we are offering, Why it is crucial, and When to focus, the more we will be able to do more than watch…we will be able to worship. Mass Readings from November 18, 2018: Daniel 12:1-3 Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe have to learn the worship of God in a similar way that we need to learn the Word of God.  The more we know What we are doing, Who we are offering, Why it is crucial, and When to focus, the more we will be able to do more than watch…we will be able to worship.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 18, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Daniel 12:1-3\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 10:11-14, 18\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 13:24-32\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.rebrand.ly/cometothealtarlearningtoworship\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not merely witnessing the miracle, but offering the sacrifice.","date_published":"2018-11-19T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/7ad4afe6-3ae0-4b1a-bfd4-5c1bd5b789de.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31103740,"duration_in_seconds":1554}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6810250129627487965","title":"11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/111118","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust. The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal.  God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits.  Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship. Mass Readings from November 11, 2018: 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal.  God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our first-fruits.  Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 11, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e 1 Kings 17:10-16\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 146:7, 8-9, 9-10\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 9:24-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:38-44\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/come-to-the-altar-hollow-worship.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Offering first-fruits reveals and increases the depth of trust. Sacrifices that are intentional, consequential, and representational have the power to transform our hearts and fill up what might be hollow worship.","date_published":"2018-11-12T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/dd6f483b-ab0b-438c-8ef0-db0f9f3e604f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35030385,"duration_in_seconds":1751}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-5457646211810935509","title":"11/04/18 Come to the Altar: Where's Your Altar? ","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/11418","content_text":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Not to watch, but to worship. The heart of religion is the worship of God.  And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar.  Where is your gift being poured out?  Where is your altar? Mass Readings from November 04, 2018: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot to watch, but to worship.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe heart of religion is the worship of God.  And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar.  Where is your gift being poured out?  Where is your altar?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from November 04, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Deuteronomy 6:2-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 7:23-28\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 12:28-34\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/come-to-the-altar-wheres-your-altar.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. The heart of religion is the worship of God. And the heart of worship is always sacrifice; a gift that is poured out on the altar.  Where is your gift being poured out?  Where is your altar?","date_published":"2018-11-05T07:00:00.000-06:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/f22cae65-cc9d-463e-9c7a-91072c8bbb7e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35753880,"duration_in_seconds":1787}]},{"id":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497831666205144147.post-6199578254501008180","title":"10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102818","content_text":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power. The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through which we see the world. They can rob us of peace, joy, and Christ place in our heart. But to take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you. Mass Readings from October 28, 2018: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalms 126:1-6Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through which we see the world. They can rob us of peace, joy, and Christ place in our heart. But to take courage, get up, Jesus is calling you.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 28, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Jeremiah 31:7-9\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 126:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 5:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:46-52\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\" https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-rival-voices.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We do not conquer our rivals, we are called out from beneath their power. ","date_published":"2018-10-28T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/5459b990-7c8f-4cb4-9899-62acf9332edc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41444713,"duration_in_seconds":2071}]},{"id":"ec6d766d-60bc-4261-9164-655038da560f","title":"10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/102118","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do I have to do to get what I want? So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate. Mass Readings from October 21, 2018: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do I have to do to get what I want?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 21, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Isaiah 53:10-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 33:4-5, 18-20, 22\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:14-16\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:35-45\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-the-rival-of-control.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. What do I have to do to get what I want? The rival of control can dominate. And the trust of praise and surrender can liberate.","date_published":"2018-10-22T01:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/ec6d766d-60bc-4261-9164-655038da560f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36277763,"duration_in_seconds":1813}]},{"id":"1d01b898-4b56-4a2a-8977-0441c7e2f64f","title":"10/14/18 Rivals: The Reason is the Rival","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/101418","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has an absolute claim on your heart. What is the reason you won't give it to Him? There is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not acceptable answers, but there are times when even “good reasons” fail to be “good enough”. Mass Readings from October 14, 2018: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalms 90:12-17Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGod has an absolute claim on your heart. What is the reason you won\u0026#39;t give it to Him?\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not acceptable answers, but there are times when even “good reasons” fail to be “good enough”.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 14, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Wisdom 7:7-11\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 90:12-17\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 4:12-13\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:17-30\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-the-reason-is-the-rival-1.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. God has an absolute claim on your heart. What is the reason you won't give it to Him?","date_published":"2018-10-15T19:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/1d01b898-4b56-4a2a-8977-0441c7e2f64f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33048059,"duration_in_seconds":1652}]},{"id":"07e9c5e8-4b00-4c2c-a327-52baf1742723","title":"10/07/18 Rivals: All or Nothing","url":"https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/10718","content_text":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals. There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. If we say “all”, that carries with it some consequences. Namely, all of our heart must belong to the other. Mass Readings from October 7, 2018: Genesis 2:18-24 Psalms 128:1-6Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 Download the Homily Study","content_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals.\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. If we say “all”, that carries with it some consequences. Namely, all of our heart must belong to the other.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdl style=\"margin : 0; padding-top:0;\"\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Mass Readings from October 7, 2018:\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Genesis 2:18-24\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003e Psalms 128:1-6\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdt style=\"font-weight:normal;\"\u003eHebrews 2:9-11\u003c/dt\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003eMark 10:2-16\u003c/p\u003e \u003cp margin: 0;\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://bulldogcatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/rivals-all-or-nothing.pdf\"\u003eDownload the Homily Study\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our relationship with Jesus. There are some relationships that do not tolerate rivals.","date_published":"2018-10-08T19:15:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://growx.podkite.com/https/PK4y44mbw3/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/1b1273a3-3711-4e9f-b187-36a4f8791359/07e9c5e8-4b00-4c2c-a327-52baf1742723.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27567580,"duration_in_seconds":1378}]}]}