St. Patrick Catholic Parish Podcast

In this homily, delivered on November 8, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the need to stay awake for our Bridegroom. Jesus, our heavenly Bridegroom, is coming, and we need to stay awake so that we can enter into the wedding feast with Him when He comes. From now until the end of the Christmas season, the Church is imploring us to wake up and stay awake. Fr. Peter shares that this call to stay awake is...

In this homily, delivered on November 1, 2026, the Solemnity of All Saints' Day, Fr. Peter preaches on the reality that food connects us to heaven. He reminds the congregation of a past homily (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7wdrMf9ph4) , in which he explained how food is for communion. He then expands on this theme by showing how food connects us even now to heaven. The first way that food...

In this homily, preached on October 25, 2026, Fr. Peter concludes the mini-series on end-of-life issues by preaching on the Church's principles regarding end-of-life care. He begins by stating that the intention for using or forgoing a treatment can never be to kill the patient. Then, he explains the difference between Ordinary and Extraordinary means. Ordinary means are morally obligatory. F...

In this homily, preached on October 18, 2026, Fr. Peter begins a mini-series on end-of-life issues by preaching on the Anointing of the Sick. He covers the primary graces and the essential rite of the Anointing of the Sick. He then covers the requirements for someone to be anointed. Having covered those fundamental points, he moves on to answering some common questions about the Anointing of the S...

In this homily, delivered on October 11, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the mission of St. Pat's Catholic Church. The parish's mission is to make Spirit-filled missionary disciples of Jesus for the glory of the Father. The parish strives to help nonbelievers become disciples and to help those who are already disciples to mature in their faith. A core part of this mission is to get parishion...

In this homily given by Fr. Tim Nelson on Sunday, October 4th, 2026, he  interprets Jesus’ parable of the Wicked Tenants as an allegory about God, Jerusalem, Israel’s leaders, the prophets, Jesus, and the Church. Its central message is that true life only comes from being faithfully obedient to God’s will. Sin, on the other hand, separates us from God. Pride is the chief obstacle to faithful obedi...

In this homily given on September 27th 2026, Fr Mathias breaks open Philippians 2 and challenges us to love others and not judge them.  St Paul exhorts us to humbly regard others as more important than yourselves.  Because they think they are better, proud people look down on others for their faults and failures and judge them.  Humble people because they don't see themselves as better than o...

In this homily, delivered on September 20, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the reality that there is no wasted time with God. We can often be tempted to think that God cannot redeem our past. For example, if we failed our kids in the past, did not start to pray until later in life, or keep falling into the same sin, then the messy situations we find ourselves in cannot truly be redeemed or that we wil...

In this homily, delivered on September 13, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the goodness of the Father. He points out that our way of viewing God heavily impacts the way that we approach Him and live our lives. The parable of the Unforgiving Servant reveals the great mercy of God. The servant owed an unpayable debt, but the king chose to forgive him; in the same way, the Father is incredibly merciful t...

In this homily, delivered on August 23, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on what it means to be a good steward. Stewardship involves receiving everything from the Father then giving it all back to Him out of love and gratitude. Since this dynamic of giving and receiving is at the heart of the Trinity, being a good steward is actually a participation in divine life. This is made concrete in our daily lives...

In this homily, delivered on August 2, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the reality that food is for communion. In today's world, there is a lot of discussion and debate surrounding food, and many people wrestle with how to feed themselves and their children. In addition, many people have a broken relationship with food because of stress-eating, concern about body image, and other such things. It...

In this homily given on the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 5, 2026), Father Mathias preaches the parable of the treasure buried in the field.  He outlines three reasons why people don't joyfully sell all they have (surrender) to secure the treasure of Jesus.   1) They simply haven't found Jesus yet.  2) They have found him, but they're not convinced of his real value 3) They hav...

In this homily, delivered on July 19, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the gradual nature of our transformation in holiness. It can be easy to fall into discouragement because it seems like we keep committing the same sins or getting distracted during prayer. However, our transformation is gradual, just like the rising of bread is gradual. That is why the parable of the woman with the yeast can be a gr...

In this homily, delivered on July 12, 2026, Fr. Peter preaches on the way we can offer everything to Jesus in the Eucharist. He explains that Jesus is the seed that encounters the soil of our lives. If we open up to Jesus, we bear fruit, and our lives can be transformed in the Eucharist. He describes how this has been a living reality for him in a particular way over this past year as the Lord met...

In this homily given on the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time (July 5, 2026), Father Mathias preaches on why God hides himself from the proud but reveals himself to the humble.  Because the proud are self-focused and self-reliant, they are not open to reality, they are not open to change.  As such they become blind to God and what he offers us.  But the humble are open to reality, they know they need G...

In this homily given on the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time (June 28, 2026), Father Mathias preaches on one of the most difficult teachings of Jesus: whoever loves parents or children more than him is not worthy of him. The human race is divided on its response to Jesus. Some accept him and follow him, others do not. That creates tension in families and causes temptations to compromise and love famil...

On Father's Day, June 21st, 2026, Fr. Joshua Fons gave his last homily at St. Patrick's. (He will be moving to East Lansing to serve the student parish for Michigan State) In this powerful homily, he unpacks the mission and vocation of every father, and what makes fatherhood so essential. Fathers teach us our place in the great story, they show us how to live in this world, how to love,...

In this homily given on the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time (June 14 , 2026), Father Mathias preaches on Psalm 100 and why we are to sing a joyful song of praise to the Lord at Mass. After outlining why singing at Mass is one way we actively participate in divine worship of God at Mass, Fr Mathias outlines several common reasons why we might resist singing to the Lord at Mass: we mistakenly believe s...

On the Feast of Corpus Christi, June 7th, 2026, Fr. Joshua Fons invites us to walk with the Israelites in the Desert. What seemed like a time of hardship, was actually a training ground in trust, a time when they had to learn that they had a God who cared for them and provided for them. The Lord does the same with us, he allows us to wander in the desert so that we can encounter his provision, par...

In this homily given on Trinity Sunday May 31st, 2026, Father Mathias preaches on the fact that God, who is Father Son and Holy Spirit is love itself.  Drawing from the Gospel, Father reminds us that God is for us and not against us; he has come to save us from our sins, not to condemn us.  Father challenges to avoid a false spirituality of fear that has crept back into the Church masquerading as...

On the Feast of Pentecost, May 24th, 2026 Fr. Joshua Fons challenges us to look to Pentecost for the source of the Church's renewal. Pentecost is part of our tradition, in fact, it is the very start of our Church. To ignore Pentecost is to ignore what Christ has given to us: the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit who gives us the courage and strength to live out the Church's mission: making di...

In this homily given on Ascension Sunday (May 17, 2025), Fr Mathias preaches on one of the reasons why Jesus ascends into heaven: to obtain the promise of the Father and baptize us in the Holy Spirit. This is what he died to do: to immerse us into the very life of God and to bear witness to him.  Essentially, Jesus wants everyone to be baptized in the Holy Spirit As Catholics we believe we receive...

On Mother's Day, May 10th, 2026, Fr. Joshua speaks to the moms of the parish, inviting them to reflect on the gift of their Vocation. In particular, the ways we are tempted to not see our Vocation as a gift from God, but rather as a burden, a reward, or a waste. From that place, Christ wants to bring renewal. The key to that renewal lies in the words of St. Peter "Beloved, sanctify Chris...

In this homily given on Sunday May 3, 2025, Fr Mathias preaches on the common priesthood that belongs to all baptized Christians and applies it to the lay faithful.  Indeed, exercising our common priesthood is central to how we worship God.  Father offers two tips on how to do this well:  1) Do everything in your life as an offering of love to God. 2) Unite your offerings of the week to the offeri...

In this homily on April 26, 2026 (Good Shepherd Sunday), Fr Mathias preaches on Psalm 23 and applies it to Jesus being our Good Shepherd. We really can trust in Jesus as our Good Shepherd to give us peace, rest, refreshment, protection, and guidance. Father then outlines various aspects of the Devil's psyops campaign to get us to not follow Jesus the Good Shepherd.    To access the presentati...