Father Nick Blaha Homily Cast

A prayer request: https://ctkclassical.org/employment.html Jesus Christ still lives upon earth as surely, though in another and what must be called a "mystical" sense, as He lived two thousand years ago. For He has a Body in which He lives, a Voice with which He speaks. As two thousand years ago He assumed one kind of Body by which to accomplish His purposes, so He has assumed now anothe...

Upon this hil Y fond a tree, Undir the tree a man sittynge, From heed to foot woundid was he, His herte blood Y sigh bledinge: A semeli man to ben a king, A graciouse face to loken unto; I askide whi he had peynynge, He seide, Quia amore langueo. I am Truelove that fals was nevere. My sistyr, Mannis Soule, Y loved hir thus. Bicause we wolde in no wise discevere, I lefte my kyngdom glorious. I purv...

Delivered at Blessed Sacrament Church

In perfect renunciation lies unlimited fruitfulness.  --Hans Urs von Balthasar

Dado en la parroquia de Christ the King

The language of theology, properly understood, gives birth to the language of love.  --N.T. Wright, What Saint Paul Really Said

I pledge to seek the truth and to love all that is good and beautiful. I will strive to achieve clarity of thought, nobility of character, and purity of heart. Therefore, I will pursue my education with diligence, humility, and honor, embracing excellence and renouncing mediocrity. I will assume responsibility for my actions. I will treat my peers, my teachers, and myself with the utmost dignity a...

"Our ordinary activities are not an insignificant matter. Rather they are the very hinge on which our sanctity turns, and they offer us constant opportunities of meeting God, and of praising him and glorifying him through our intellectual or manual work."   --Saint Josemaría Escrivá

As a pastor, I am always open to listening and accepting thoughtful feedback, which I value and need in order for my priestly service to be fruitful. I sincerely wish for there to be a deeper spirit of collaboration with the people of these parishes. I am praying for the grace to respond to what feels like a curse with a blessing. It is hard. So, as a gesture of good will, I hope that re-forming t...

During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the fourth part of the Gospel: that our response is the obedience of faith, worship, and surrrender.

During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the third part of the Gospel: that God has rescued us through the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

Este Adviento, los sacerdotes del Arquidiocesis predican sobre el mensaje basico del Evangelio. Hoy, tratamos del tercer paso: Dios nos ha rescatado de la esclavitud y dominio del pecado por la encarnación, la muerte, y la resurrección de Jesús de Nazaret.

During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the second part of the Gospel: that we are born on a battlefield and that a spiritual enemy is intent upon our enslavement and degradation.  "Hell is not to love any more, madame. Not to love any more! That sounds quite ordinary to you. To a human being...

During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the first part of the Gospel: that we are created, and we were meant to be loved and to love. “Something I constantly notice is that unembarrassed joy has become rarer. Joy today is increasingly saddled with moral and ideological burdens, so to speak. When s...

Este Adviento, los sacerdotes del Arquidiocesis predican sobre el mensaje basico del Evangelio. Hoy, tratamos del primer paso: Somos aquí para ser amados y para amar.

Christianity does not solve “problems”; it merely obliges us to live them at a higher level. Those who claim that it does solve them entangle it in the irony of every solution. --Don Colacho

1. El moderno ambiciona reemplazar con objetos que compra lo que otros tiempos esperaban de la cultura metódica de los sentimientos.  2. El amor utiliza el vocabulario del sexo para escribir un texto ininteligible al sexo solo. --Don Colacho

Please note: my father never let me drive on the interstate!        “We sense that the human body is a precious thing, worthy of our reverence. It is not a tool, not an object of consumption like a steak or a keg of beer, not an animate provider of pleasure. It is the outward expression of a profound mystery, that of another human being.” ― Anthony Esolen

Credit to Father Robert Sokolowski for the summary formulation: God plus the world is no greater than God alone. Delivered at Christ the King Catholic Church

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."    --Lin Yutang

Cuando hombres pequeños hacen sombras largas, se acerca el atardecer.

"We should live in such a way that our lives wouldn't make much sense if the gospel were not true." --Dorothy Day

To learn more about the prisoner whose writings were read in the homily, visit: nguyenvanthuan.com Delivered at Blessed Sacrament Church 

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”  --The Cynic Epistles

De cada cien hombres, diez ni siquiera deberían estar allí, ochenta son sólo carne de cañón, nueve son los verdaderos luchadores y somos afortunados de tenerlos, pues ellos darán batalla; ah, pero uno, uno es un guerrero; y él traerá de vuelta a los demás.