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Ever Increasing Hope
This week Fr. Michael unpacks two scripture passages that many find hard to receive, especially with our knowledge that God is good and loving.
Truly Helping
This week Fr. Michael takes inspiration from a parishioner who asked for grace from his family as he was going to have a difficult week.
Co-Authoring My Life
An Undivided Heart
This week Fr. Michael talks about scripture readings in Acts and John, and links them together to talk about division and having an undivided heart.
Letting Jesus be Jesus
This week Fr. Michael unpacks a theme he sees in the post-Pascha Sunday readings around people saying yes to Jesus immediately vs qualifying the yes or asking follow-up questions before saying yes.
Becoming an Altar
This week Fr. Michael reflects on the names of Adam and Noah, how they're linked, and how they reflect the new Adam.
Confusing our Prejudices
This week Fr. Michael uses the story of Zacchaeus as inspiration for this week's episode. He talks about the childlikeness found in Zacchaeus as well as his curiosity.
Heroic Act of Charity
This week Fr. Michael talks about the ordinariness lived out in a mother's vocation and her hiddenness in that ordinariness.
Garments of Skin
This week Fr. Michael talks about the parable of the wedding banquet found in Matthew, another scripture passage that has confused both him and Mother Natalia.
Living Matt 25 with James Parisi
This week we're joined by special guest, James Parisi. He offers a personal reflection he's had on Matthew 25.
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