Category Archives: Podcast

Daily Mass: Holy Places, Holy People. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings (Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome)

We recall in the readings about the importance of having holy places to pray, so that we can become a holy people – dedicated to the Lord.

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Today I begin a pilgrimage with 53 others to Italy!  During our stay we will be in Florence, Assisi, Sorrento, Pompei, and Rome (where we will pass through all four Holy Doors for the Year of Mercy.)  Ciao!


Daily Mass: Serving the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 32nd Week of the Year

All that we have comes from the Lord: our life and all our blessings that are so easy to take for granted.  Yet our daily response to serve the Lord shows not only our acknowledgement of God’s gifts, but it also reveals our awareness of our relationship to the Lord and and one another.


32nd Sunday of the Year: Our eyes fixed on Heaven. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – 32nd Sunday of the Year

Our conviction that there is a Heaven both consoles and challenges us as we face our struggles here on earth.  May we drawn near to the Lord’s Divine Fire of Love as we journey through this life with our eyes fixed on Heaven.


Daily Mass: Whom do you serve, God or mammon? Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 31st Week of the Year

The Lord teaches us in the Gospel of Luke to serve God, not things.  Our possessions in this life are simply tools that we use to help us love the Lord and one another.


Daily Mass: Our citizenship is in heaven! Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – (St. Charles Borromeo)

Our knowledge of heaven orients our lives and helps us keep our difficulties in perspective as we strengthen and renew the relationships of daily life.


Daily Mass: The supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – Thursday of the 31st Week of the Year

Paul writes to the Philippians about the supreme Good of knowing Jesus, who in Luke’s Gospel seeks us out when we are lost and restores us to grace.


The Commemoration of All Souls. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – The Commemoration of All Souls (a selection from the many readings offered)

We remember all the faithful departed today, following the command of Jesus to pray always for one another to God who is Lord of the living and the dead.  May they rest in peace.


The Solemnity of All Saints. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Feast of All Saints Homily Podcast – with the kids from Cathedral School

Mass Readings – The Solemnity of All Saints

Young and old, rich and poor, male and female…they faced their challenges in life as they kept their eyes fixed on Jesus Christ and now they pray for us with the choirs of angels in heaven.  May the examples of the saints inspire us to lives – in the midst of the messiness and imperfection of life – with hope they we will one day join them!

And here are some Cathedral School 3rd Grade saints in the making…!

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31st Sunday of the Year: Responding to the call of Christ. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – 31st Sunday of the Year

Zacchaeus responds to the call of Christ, and shows us how we can respond to the Lord everyday – both in our personal lives and our support for one another.


Daily Mass: Seeking humility in our lives. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast

Mass Readings – Saturday of the 30th Week of the Year

The Lord makes an observation at a banquet to help his disciples cultivate humility in their lives.