Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts

"Don't over complicate Jesus!"—5th Sunday OT(A) 2/8/2026 08.02.2026 9:35 ↓

IKEA. Saint Paul's shipwreck. A salt mine.  sometimes we can overcomplicate the gospel.

3rd Sunday OT (A) 26.01.2026 11:36 ↓

We often aren't familiar with the layout of Old Testament, Jerusalem. It's important that we know why Jesus went to Zebulon and Naphtali. And from that to know our Call!

"The Photo Album of the Holy Family"--the Feast of the Holy Family 2025 29.12.2025 14:00 ↓

Photo album statistics advice

"Who are you, Jesus?"--Christmas 2025 25.12.2025 12:52 ↓

The question that all of humanity has asked since the Birth of Christ is: "who are you?"

"What's in a name?"--4th Sunday Advent (A) 22.12.2025 8:56 ↓

Emmanuel or Jesus?  Which is it anyway?

"Don't be afraid of the Dark"--Rorate Caeli Mass 2025 13.12.2025 7:23 ↓

why does the Virgin Mary tell Juan Diego that she is Mother?

OCIA teaching on the Holy Eucharist 29.11.2025 1:01:26 ↓

Fr. Steve expounds upon the most Holy Eucharist and our Catholic understanding

"If God isn't your everything, why trust Him with anything?"--Christ the King 2025 26.11.2025 14:24 ↓

I am a man of Great Trust!  

St. Nicholas—Poland Pilgrimage day 9 18.11.2025 8:55 ↓

The journey continues with the great Bishop St. Nicholas

St. Maximilian Kolbe—Auschwitz: Poland Pilgrimage 33rd Sunday OT(c) 16.11.2025 11:21 ↓

St. Maximilian Kolbe—Auschwitz

St. Barbara Church in Krakow—day 6 15.11.2025 10:27 ↓

The group was scheduled to have mass at the Kraków Cathedral but was last minute rescheduled to the historic church in the middle of crackle Square—St. Barbara. Fr. Steve had to readjust and didn't disappoint with tour and holy Mass at this amazing church. 

Pope St. John Paul the Great: Wadowice—Poland Pilgrimage day 5 14.11.2025 9:28 ↓

Birthplace of JPII—Wadowice, Poland. Mass was in the beautiful Basillica of the Presentation. fr. Steve preached on consecration to Blessed Mother

Our Lady of Fatima—Day 4 Poland Pilgrimage 13.11.2025 10:14 ↓

fr. Steve in the group visited the national shrine of Fatima in Poland. A Shrine built an honor of John Paul II miraculous saving from being shot May 13, 1981

Our Lady of Czestochowa—Poland Day 3 12.11.2025 12:56 ↓

Our Lady of Czestochowa—Jana Gora monastery. The historic image of our Blessed Mother. Scars! Show your scars

fr. jerzy popiełuszko—Poland Pilgrimage day 2 11.11.2025 9:22 ↓

Fr. Steve continues to lead 50 of his parishioners and today they went to the shrine of fr. jerzy popiełuszko who was martyred for the faith by the communists in 1984. 

St. Andrew Bobola—Poland Pilgrimage day 1 10.11.2025 11:37 ↓

St. Andrew Bobola—Poland Pilgrimage day 1 the patron saint of Poland and his story shared by Fr. Steve to the pilgrims on day one