Monday Morning Homilist

We're back for Season 6! After a much-needed summer break, we hit the ground running and embrace the discomfort of this weekend's Gospel. Did Jesus really insult the Canaanite woman? What is he trying to tell the disciples, and by extension, each of us? In sports, Ashley joins us as we share our Top 3 sports stories from the summer. Don't forget to like, comment on, rate/review, and share the podc...

Enjoy this special Conference Championship Bonus Episode as Ashley joins us in studio to celebrate the historic run to the Finals of both the Miami Heat and the Florida Panthers! It's going to be a fun June in South Florida! Let's Go Heat! Vamos Gatos!

It's our Season 5 finale as we take a theological deep dive into the Ascension of the Lord and look ahead to next week's celebration of Pentecost. Fr Manny shares reflections from his retreat experience and Jorge highlights our parish celebrations of Confirmation and First Holy Communion. We end the season on a high note, with our spiritual posture raised to heaven! In sports, the Heat and Panther...

It's an #IzzyMonday for our Mother's Day episode.  We talk about Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit who is the great Comforter.  Our mothers also provide comfort to us and guide us, like the Spirit, in times of suffering.  Let us prepare for the coming of the Holy Spirit as we celebrate Pentecost in two weeks. In sports, Fr. Andrew and Ashley join the podcast to talk about this unique time in South...

"You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own..." In the 2nd reading, we hear the call to be living stones of the spiritual house built upon the cornerstone of Jesus Christ, "the way, the truth, and the life" Throughout this month of May, as we continue to celebrate Easter and now anticipate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, we can't help but notice,...

On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we rejoice with the last of our Parish Catechumens who were welcomed home into the Catholic Church! The Sunday readings were so rich and beautiful, helping us to reflect on the call of the shepherd. Do we recognize his voice? Are we courageous enough to go where he leads us?  In sports, the Panthers are moving on after an epic comeback in the series and in Game 7! The...

The story of the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus in this weekend's Gospel provides us with so many rich points of reflection and Fr Manny and Jorge go through it from start to finish. The journey and experience of these two disciples is a beautiful parallel of both the Mass and of our ongoing call to be Christian witnesses. Though they start off walking in the wrong direction, Jesus encounters the...

As we wrap up the Octave of Easter, we reflect on the second reading from the Letter of St. Peter, the powerful witness of our Neophytes, and the ontological change brought about by the celebration of the Easter Sacraments. May the indescribable and glorious joy of the Resurrection continue to mark your lives throughout this Easter season and beyond! Don't put a limit on the abundance that God des...

Happy Easter! In what's becoming a new tradition for us, Fr. Manny and Jorge record the Easter Sunday podcast immediately after the Easter Vigil with their instant reactions and recollections from the entire Triduum. We'll be back for the next episode on Monday, April 17th, after Divine Mercy Sunday.

Reflecting on Good Friday

Reflecting on the events Holy Thursday

Spy Wednesday and the tragic figure of Judas

Explaining the Chrism Mass

It's Holy Week! We invite you to enter into the Passion of our Lord this week, journeying with Jesus from the Last Supper, through Good Friday, to the silent and hopeful anticipation of Holy Saturday. There are so many characters and details in the Passion narratives that can help us to reflect deeply on the mysteries of this week. We touch on a few of them here. In sports, we talk UM in the Final...

Palm Sunday - "I do not know this man!"

Preparing for Holy Week

How Catholic are we?

The concept of covenant

How faithful are you to our God?

What is Passiontide?

Why are we so afraid to go to confession?  As Christ called Lazarus out from the tomb, he calls us out of the darkness of sin to experience a new life.   In sports, Fr. Manny and Jorge celebrate the Canes reaching the Final Four.  Plus, we put a bow on the World Baseball Classic and preview the upcoming MLB season.

Being raised up like Lazarus

All creation begs for Mary's yes!

The liturgy is a great catechesis of Lent