Fr. Edward Looney

Fr. Edward Looney Preaches

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Fr. Edward Looney, a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin. In his weekly homilies, he often shares his own brokenness, weaknesses, and spirituality, as a way to relate the gospel to ordinary life. He is a dynamic and charismatic preacher who will help you reflect on the Word of God.

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Fr. Edward Looney

Episodes

10/1/2023-Lord, Change My Mind 01.10.2023 7:58

A simple prayer can change our lives. Listening to Jesus can too!

9/24/2023-On the Nature of Pilgrimage 24.09.2023 8:06

In this homily, Fr. Looney reflects on how pilgrimage is a way we seek the Lord. Not only can we make literal pilgrimages but every church and Mass is a spiritual pilgrimage.

9/10/2023-Why Does’t God Always Give Us What We Ask When Two or Three Agree? 11.09.2023 5:43

Fr. Looney tries to understand Jesus’s teaching about prayer and God’s response to our prayers.

9/3/2023-How to Discern God’s Will 04.09.2023 6:26

The object of everything we do is to do God’s will. How do I know God’s will? Fr. Looney proposes a few steps for discernment.

8/15/2023-Mary was Prepared to Meet Jesus 16.08.2023 6:28

What do we know about the end of Mary’s life? Learn some of the traditions in this Assumption homily.

8/13/2023-A Repetitive Message 16.08.2023 6:45

Sometimes we receive a message over and over again. It seems like our recent readings have that.

8/6/2023-We don’t follow a myth 06.08.2023 8:02

The Transfiguration confirms the Christian tradition with witnesses of old and new.

7/23/2023-How to Pray Not Only When You Need a Favor 23.07.2023 8:05

Some only pray when they need a favor. Others do not know what to say when they fold their hands. Fr. Looney connects the song Need a Favor by Jelly Roll (covered by Brenna Bone whom he just heard at a concert) with St. Paul’s words of not knowing how to pray as we ought.

7/16/2023-Why does God allow suffering? 16.07.2023 10:20

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney, uses Bl. Chira Luce Badano as an example of one who suffered, and how God used her suffering to communicate a spirituality of suffering.

7/9/2023-How do you picture and think of God? 09.07.2023 7:41

Fr. Looney reflects on how we picture and think about God and who God really is in this weekend’s homily.

7/2/2023-When you pass by 02.07.2023 7:45

Fr. Looney reflects on the rituals of passing by certain places.

6/25/2023-The Lord Hears Our Pleas and Answers Our Prayers 25.06.2023 8:55

Fr. Edward reflects over his six years in Brussels and Lincoln/Rosiere and how God has answered our prayers.

6/11/2023-Mother Angelica’s Stations of the Eucharist 11.06.2023 12:29

Fr. Looney reflects on the Stations of the Most Holy Eucharist located at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama.

5/28/2023-Being in the Room with Mary 28.05.2023 7:08

Fr. Looney reflects on the upper room and Mary’s presence with the apostle.

5/21/2023-Before and After, The Ascension is about Preparation 21.05.2023 9:00

Advent prepares for Christmas. Lent for Easter. And Easter for the Ascension. Now the Ascension prepares us for Jesus’s return.

5/14/2023-Jesus Has Not Left Us Orphans 15.05.2023 7:40

The statements of Jesus often have promises. Todays promise is he won’t leave us orphans. In this homily Fr Looney explains how this is true.

5/4/2023-What is your word of exhortation? (4th Thursday of Easter) 05.05.2023 6:56

Father Edward isn’t preaching this Sunday but he just preached at the National Shrine of Mother Cabrini on Thursday. Enjoy this homily from Fr Looney on your personal exhortation or testament of faith.

4/30/2023-From Sheep to Shepherd 04.05.2023 7:09

On first communion weekend, Fr. Edward reflects on how Fulton Sheen went from being a sheep to a shepherd and how he listened for the voice of the good shepherd.

4/23/2023-Ransomed From Our Past 23.04.2023 4:57

We have a before and an after. Let’s not hold someone’s past against them after they encounter Jesus in Word and Sacrament.

4/16/2023-Christ’s Peace in Sadness and Fear 16.04.2023 7:35

Fr. Edward reflects on the moving of the apostles and missionaries to spread the faith.

4/9/2023-A Loud Voice Cried Out 09.04.2023 6:21

The past two Sundays, the gospels told us Jesus in a loud voice cried out. Could it be that God the Father called out to Jesus to arise from the grave. How is God asking you to cry out in a loud voice?

4/7/2023-Meditating on the Passion Isn’t Just for Lent/Holy Week 07.04.2023 7:34

Good Friday is a day for meditation on Christ’s passion and death. But it should be the subject of meditation for us throughout the year.

4/6/2023-Thankful for the Priests in Our Lives 07.04.2023 11:15

Father Edward reflects about the priests who influenced his early faith life.

4/2/2023-Confess Jesus as Lord and Savior 07.04.2023 3:51

During Holy Week will you confess who Jesus is?

3/19/2023-An Examination of the Heart 19.03.2023 8:23

In this different style of homily, Fr. Looney leads a prayerful reflection over one sentence from the first reading.