Category Archives: Podcast
Fr. Andrew’s Palm Sunday Podcast
We read the Passion of Christ ever year, not as some sad, distant, impersonal story that happen long ago, but as OUR STORY – a reminder that Christ endured his Cross for US, for our our sins and transgressions. As we enter into this sacred season, may we draw near to the one who saves and sets us free.
And if you would like to have a mini-retreat this week, I invite you to listen to any of these podcasts from my Mission last year in Arizona.
Walking with the Lord in Holy Week (March 9-12, 2015 – Our Lady of the Valley – Green Valley, AZ) This parish mission takes the listener on a journey with Christ – from his entry into Jerusalem, through the Last Supper, his Passion, and his Resurrection.
Have a blessed Holy Week.
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Fr. Andrew’s 5th Sunday of Lent Homily Podcast
We all sin, and sometimes our disastrous mistakes become public humiliations. Yet like the woman in the Gospel today we encounter the Lord who simultaneously acknowledges the sin and blesses us with forgiving grace. Through an honest appraisal of our hearts and an open acceptance of God’s love we can be renewed to live with power and joy. Simply put, may we name the sin and claim the mercy.
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
With some help from 4th graders at Cathedral School, Fr. Andrew comments on how John’s Gospel builds the tension that will ultimately lead Jesus to his Cross.
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
There are times when we stubbornly cling to assumptions and thoughts which distance us from the Lord and one another. The Lord invites us in the Gospel today to believe that we might have eternal life.
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
The Gospel proclaims that we receive from Jesus what he received from his Father in heaven. As Lord and savior, Christ will judge us at the end of time by our deeds, reminding us that we have a precious opportunity today to live our faith with power and joy.
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Christ with Thorns, Carl Heinrich Bloch, before 1890, Hope Gallery, Salt Lake City, USA.
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
Anyone who farms or gardens knows the crucial need for water. Essential for life, water also calms our souls and heals our hearts. Today’s Old Testament and Gospel readings remind us that Christ is the flowing water that brings life to the world.
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Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast – 4th Sunday of Lent
This Gospel parable is well known and applicable to our lives today. There are times when we can identify with both sons – either in need of mercy or called to give it – and we find a Father who runs out to meet us where we are. May we open wide the doors of our hearts…and encounter Mercy.
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Fr. Andrew’s presentation on Mercy – 15 Minutes
How do we understand mercy as it applies to our lives? What does it mean and how can we practice mercy – both receiving and giving – in our interactions with the Lord and one another? This short talk offers some practical points and an example from Jesus in the Gospel of John. Given during the “24 Hours with the Lord” at the Cathedral on March 4, 2016.
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
With insights from four students in Mrs. Blomfeldt’s 1st Grade class at Cathedral School, Fr. Andrew discovers some practical ways to love the people in our lives. (Hint: Don’t bite your sister! Clean your room, even if it’s as messy as a pig.)
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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent
Daily Mass Readings
The prophet Jeremiah calls us to listen to God – opening our hearts to the Lord’s word – and the Psalm reminds us not to harden our hearts. May the the words of Christ inspire us to draw near and allow God’s grace to work in our lives.
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Three Great Things 