DEEP: Daily Encounter Enrichment Podcast

Second Sunday of Advent A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: A voice of one crying out in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a lea...

Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 9:35–10:1, 5A, 6-8 Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.  At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd....

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew 9:27-31 27 And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, "Have mercy on us, Son of David." 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."  29 Then he touched their eyes, saying, "A...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 7,21.24-27. Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the ho...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 4,18-22. As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him. He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son o...

A #DEEP from the gospel of Luke 10:21-24 21 Just at this time, filled with joy by the Holy Spirit, he said, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the  clever and revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, for that is what it has pleased you to do. 22 Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; a...

A #DEEP from the gospel of Matthew 8:5-11 5 When he went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him. 6 'Sir,' he said, 'my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.' 7 Jesus said to him, 'I will come myself and cure him.' 8 The centurion replied, 'Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Matthew 24:37-44 Jesus said to his disciples: "As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the So...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 21:34-36 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations that are i...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke 19:45-48 29  He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.  30  When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.  31  Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32  “Truly I tell you, this generatio...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 21,20-28. Jesus said to his disciples: “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are fulfilled. Woe to pregnant wom...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 21,12-19. Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your ad...

Memorial of Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 21:5-11 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here– the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what si...

A #DEEP from the gospel of Luke 21:1-4 1 Looking up, he saw rich people putting their offerings into the treasury; 2 and he noticed a poverty-stricken widow putting in two small coins, 3 and he said, 'I tell you truly, this poor widow has put in more than any of them; 4 for these have all put in money they could spare, but she in her poverty&n...

A #DEEP Dive on the Letter of Paul to the Colossians 1:12-20 Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of al...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 20:27-40 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone’s brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless. Then th...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke 19:45-48 Jesus at the Temple 45  When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.  46  “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.” 47  Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 19,41-44. As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If this day you only knew what makes for peace--but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will smash you to the ground and your children within...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 19,11-28. While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So he said, "A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told...

A #DEEP from the gospel of Luke 19:1-10 1 He entered Jericho and was going through the town 2 and suddenly a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. 3 He kept trying to see which Jesus was, but he was too short and could not see him for the crowd; 4 so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamo...

A #DEEP from the gospel of Luke 18:35-43 35 Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho there was a blind man sitting at the side of the road begging. 36 When he heard the crowd going past he asked what it was all about, 37 and they told him that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by. 38 So he called out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have pity o...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 21:5-19 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, "All that you see here-- the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down." Then they asked him, "Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are a...

Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.  He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being.  And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my a...

A #DEEP Reflection on the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Luke 17:26-37 26  “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.  27  People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. 28  “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eat...

A #DEEP Dive on the Gospel of Luke 17,20-25. Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the kingdom of God is among you." Then he said to his disciples, "The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man...