Fr. John Ehrich

Fr. John Ehrich Catholic Homilies

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Homilies, podcasts and classes from Fr John Ehrich, STLwww.frjohnehrich.com

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Fr. John Ehrich

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God Is Always With Us - 4th Sunday of Advent 1.0 23.12.2019 12:12

Abraham and Sara wait and are blessed with the fulfilled plan of allowing them to conceive. Even we’ll pass their old age, they desire to conceive and are finally graced with a child. There are many similar storylines in the Bible that share this theme. Conception as a gift from God. Its almost as if God was preparing humanity for the big one. The immaculate conception and the very salvation that...

Bring Your Sacrifice To The Altar - 3rd Sunday of Advent 16.12.2019 12:58

Rejoicing. On this caudate Sunday, we hear all about all the blossoming of good things God will do, specifically in the “desert.” The location of the desert is significant because, during the time of John the Baptist and earlier prophets, the desert was seen as a place of barrenness, where the vast dryness of nature resides. Isaiah focuses on the messiah coming to these places of death, vast infer...

Can We Be People Of Encouragement? - 2nd Sunday of Advent 09.12.2019 10:35

Confrontations and discouraging instances are no surprise for Jesus. He faced many such encounters. In the time of the gospels, the Pharisees would revel in the chance to point out the ways that others were wrong, unworthy, or not ‘measuring up.’ But notice that Jesus never joins in with that approach, rather He dismisses the Pharisees for it and instead, loves the ones who have been beaten down b...

Preparing The Way - 1st Sunday of Advent 02.12.2019 12:27

It’s Christmas time! Let the shopping and holiday events begin. As Catholics, this time of year is especially important as a time for preparation on a spiritual level, but we can only do this preparation by actually allowing ourselves to slow down, hearing Gods call to peace. St Paul asks us to not settle for the worldly expectations that constantly surround us, to not be complacent but to be alwa...

Jesus, Remember Me - Christ the King 24.11.2019 10:04

Priest. Prophet. King. Offering sacrifice, delivering God’s message and even ruling over nations are anointed actions shown in prefigurements in the Old Testament. People such as Moses and David. The New Testament accounts Jesus as a different kind of leader, as someone who does not desire the worldly platitudes we expect from other priests, prophets and kings of the past. A salvific leader, Chris...

Some Of That Old Time Religion - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 17.11.2019 10:23

Fr. John reflects on the gospel and refers to the reactionary responses that often follow any hearing of "the end times," whether in scripture or in everyday life encounters. In the gospel, Jesus foretells the signs, both false and true, that will occur. As Christians, we believe in the Truth of the person of Jesus Christ, who desires us to choose Him over any other fears, idols, or ideologies tha...

There's No Golf In Heaven - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.11.2019 10:24

Fr. John Ehrich describes some misconceptions that many might hold in regards to our ideas about heaven, which are described by Jesus in the gospel. The idea that our loved ones who have passed have “become angels” may serve comfort to grieving families, but ultimately, we must clarify that we are only “like” angels, not actually new angels, when we enter into heaven. Another clarification is that...

The Man In The Tree - 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time 03.11.2019 10:19

A pervading message in our minds is the phrase, "not good enough." A phrase that pops up in our thoughts about other people and especially ourselves. "I am not good enough." It is a damaging thought that can pervade our mentalities due to upbringing, culture, or just our own standard of evaluation. But God has not created anything that is not good. We cannot fully rely on our own judgement about o...

Jesus, Have Mercy On Me A Sinner - 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time 27.10.2019 10:18

Fr. John continues to expand on the themes of the Gospel of Luke to be persistent in prayer, what prayer ought to be like, and what our disposition in prayer should be. We see how the comparison between the Pharisee’s prayer and the tax collector’s prayer speak to their different postures when approaching the Lord. In today’s time, the Pharisee could be seen as a “Good Catholic”, one who thinks th...

Does God Answer Our Prayers? - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 20.10.2019 12:22

This week’s homily addresses the power of prayer. Is God telling us the truth in promising to give us what we ask for? Or did he mean something else or more for us? There are many cases in which are prayers are not answered…we see in war and worldly issues. Yet there are instances too in which sick people are healed after being told they have a certain amount of time to live from diseases. Fr. Joh...

Let Us Live In Gratitude - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 13.10.2019 12:43

Fr. John Ehrich relates the ideas of Sunday’s first reading and Gospel passage, drawing attention to the parallels of gratitude and healing. The outcasts depicted in the scriptures, (such as lepers, or non-Jews) display this gratitude to Christ; the ones who are least expected to show gratitude, do. They not only recognize the immensity of God within their midst, but respond with earnest and hones...

God Has Given Us Everything We Need - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.10.2019 11:26