Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts

Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 27th Sunday OTb Mark 10: 2-16 03.10.2024 1:08:52 ↓

"Because of the hardness of your hearts Moses allowed you to divorce"

"Cut off your sin, not your arm!"—26th Sunday OT(b) Mark 9:38-48 30.09.2024 13:13 ↓

Why do we return to send constantly? Like a dog returns to its vomit only fools return to Folly. We must child proof, our hearts, and our lives in order to secure salvation. We have to cut off and route out sin in our lives.

"The humble child becomes God's emissary...that's you"--25th Sunday OT (b) Mark 9:30-37 23.09.2024 14:28 ↓

Why is humility so important to God?  What is Jesus saying when He brings the little child out?

"Why does Jesus tell us to take up our Cross?"--24th Sunday OT(B) Mark 8:27-35 15.09.2024 13:54 ↓

Take up your cross and follow me!  Jesus gives us this command, but why?  Fr. Steve examines the depth of Christian suffering and offering up our crosses for the salavation of the world

"The Image of God as Father and proof He exists"--OCIA session 1 2024 13.09.2024 1:01:30 ↓

Fr. Steve opened up the OCIA session at St. John Fisher with the topic of the Image of God as Father and some proofs of His existence

"What to do with our fear"--23rd Sunday OT(B) Mark 7:31-37 09.09.2024 15:14 ↓

The Deaf man's fear My old music director Nametags   Let's lay our fear at the feet of Jesus and leave it there in trust!

"Let your heart be pierced by Him"--22nd Sunday OTb (Mark 7:1-8; 14-15; 21-23) 02.09.2024 12:59 ↓

Law vs Love Emotionalism vs Legalism Jesus' examation of conscience

Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 21st Sunday OTb John 6: 60-69 24.08.2024 52:49 ↓

Wednesday in the Word 21st Sunday OTb John 6: 60-69   Will you stay or will you go? 

"The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 4 of 5 (John 6:51-58) 20th Sunday OTb 19.08.2024 14:13 ↓

"The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 4 of 5  (John 6:51-58) 20th Sunday OTb   Like a Pelican who pierces it's breast to feed it's young, the Church does the same

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2024 16.08.2024 9:58 ↓

The Assumption is for you!  Pope Pious XII quotes: In their homilies and sermons on this feast the holy fathers and great doctors spoke of the assumption of the Mother of God as something already familiar and accepted by the faithful. They gave it greater clarity in their preaching and used more profound arguments in setting out its nature and meaning. Above all, they brought out more clearly the...

"If it's just a symbol...to hell with it! Transubstantiation."--preaching series on the Eucharist 3 of 5 (John 6: 41-51) 19th Sunday OTb 11.08.2024 15:57 ↓

"If it's just a symbol...to hell with it!"--preaching series on the Eucharist 3 of 5  (John 6: 41-51) 19th Sunday OTb   Fr. Steve continues his preaching series on the Eucharist and opens up the understanding of Transubstantiation and the non-Catholic viewpoints.

"The Exodus and the Jewish roots of the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 2 of 5 (John 6: 1-15) 18th Sunday OTb 05.08.2024 12:24 ↓

If the prophets foretold that the Messiah would come and save the people with a New Exodus that means Jesus' saving of us is an Exodus and there must be a New Passover   "The Exodus and the Jewish roots of the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 2 of 5  (John 6: 1-15) 18th Sunday OTb  

Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word; (John 6: 24-35)--18th Sunday OTb 01.08.2024 57:54 ↓

Wednesday in the Word is Back!!!

"The Mass is a Sacrifice"--preaching series on the Eucharist 1 of 5 (John 6: 1-15) 17th Sunday OTb 31.07.2024 12:02 ↓

Do you believe God is powerful? Do you believe in the power of God? Or do you treat like Santa Claus?   There is power in the Eucharist--POWER in the Mass!  Why, because it is a Sacrifice.  

"Chosen. Called. Sent."—15th Sunday OTb 18.07.2024 14:33 ↓

We are all Chosen. Then we're called. Now we're being sent. 

"Do we worship the Virgin Mary?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 5 of 5 08.07.2024 13:56 ↓

Why do Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary?  Do we worship her?  Find out in Fr. Steve's final homily in the series on the Blessed Virgin Mary.

"Apparitions--why does the Virgin Mary appear?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 4 of 5: Apparitions 01.07.2024 13:05 ↓

Lourdes. Fatima. Guadalupe. Our Lady appears, but why?  

"Where is she now?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 3 of 5: The Assumption 24.06.2024 13:18 ↓

The Assumption is for Jesus, it is for her, it is for us!