Our Lady of Lourdes Podcast

Homily Notes 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk "The Power of 'Thank You'" "You say thank you every Sunday. It's not for me...it's for Him—for what He has done on the cross."—Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk Prayers by Children: "Dear God, Please send a new baby for Mommy. The new baby you sent last week cries too much." ....... "Dear God, Thanks for the nice day today. You even fooled the T....

What it Means to Have Christian Faith | 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 10.02.2022 | Fr. Brian Larkin by Lourdes Denver

Active Vs. Passive Faith | 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 09.25.2002 | Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk by Lourdes Denver

Fr. Sean's Homily | 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 09.18.2022 by Lourdes Denver

Homily Notes The Heart of God | 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 09.11.2022 | Fr. Brian Larkin 
“You and I need to be rooted & grounded in Scripture. The Bible is a Catholic Book.”—Fr. Brian Larkin Luke 15: The Prodigal Son—This is the only place in the New Testament where this story is mentioned. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/15 Luke 15 tells three parables that are actually three forms of the...

23rd Sunday of OT Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk “I love today’s Gospel, because Jesus gets straight to the point… in a way, what you shouldn’t do.” Point #1: "Jesus wants us to have no illusions about following him. It’s difficult. This path is a hard path. Our nature is fallen, of course, and to get back up again, even with his grace helping us is going to be hard.” —Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk Point #2: “Foll...

“The first reading and the Gospel are almost always mutually interpretive. Both talk about humility, today.”—Fr. Brian Larkin Hebrews 12 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/hebrews/12 Mt. Sinai & Mt. Zion as an image of the two covenants: The Old & New “You have come to Mount Zion, the city of the Living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” … “You have come to a judge who is God of all, and the spirits of just...

Striving to Enter through the Narrow Way https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082122.cfm “If we preach a gospel that is cheap and easy, it is not The Gospel.”—Fr. Brian Larkin “The Gospel is a state of pure joy that will cost you your entire life. It will cost you everything.”—Fr. Brian Larkin Psalm 16:11: “Lord, you show me the path of life. In your presence, there is fullness of joy. In your r...

Christ Comes for Division, Not Peace? | 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 08.14.2022 | Fr. Sean Conroy Today’s readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080722.cfm Polish man named Raymond: had a vision of Mary holding a red crown (martyrdom) and a white crown (purity/celibacy) Years later, he became a Franciscan. Started a radio station, and talked about Mary and the saints to bring people ho...

The Obedience of Faith | 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time | 08.07.2022 | Fr. Brian Larkin Fr. Brian Larkin Today’s readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080722.cfm Heb 11:1-2, 8-19: Fr. Brian’s Bible verse that inspired him to live a life dedicated to God Hebrews 11: All about the faith of the men and women of the New Testament What does Faith even mean? C.S. Lewis & Tolkien (who was a big...

Readings for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Steadfast & Immovable | 18th Sunday of OT Fr. Brian Larkin Today’s readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073122.cfm Almsgiving—Store up grain, which is wealth in the ancient world Charity—Book about almsgiving (can be found in the church library) Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23 “I want the house to be clean when they tear it down.”—Goonies “Why clean your...

17th Sunday of OT Fr. Witold Kaczmarzyk—July 24, 2022 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072422.cfm “Teach us how to pray.”——Disciple 
“Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each d...

Readings for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071722.cfm Lk 10:38-42 "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her." “Anxiety is a poison for your soul.”—Fr. Brian Larkin “You and I live in a world that is anxious, and it speaks to us all the t...

Deuteronomy 30: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/deuteronomy/30 The Gospel says: “You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, your mind, your soul, and your strength…You will love your neighbor as yourself.” How do you get people to love you? Luke 10: The Parable of the Good Samaritan is actually a parable about Christ: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/10 “Who is my neighbor?” Revelation 1...

“Why does this [relics] matter? Why is it important? How does God want to speak to us through one of his saints?” St. Ignatius of Antioch—one of the first martyrs, eaten by lions in the Colosseum in Rome. https://catholicexchange.com/st-ignatius-of-antioch/ “We having taken up his bones, which were more costly than precious stones, and refined more than gold deposited them where it was fitting. An...

Readings for Corpus Christi Sunday https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061922.cfm Dads: What Is Your Word? | Fr. Brian's Homily | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | 06.19.2022 "Today, the Eucharist calls us as men to something incredibly profound."—Fr. Brian Larkin "In the history of religions and philosophy, the general movement of religious people and deep thinkers is to mo...

Readings for Trinity Sunday https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061222.cfm Idols & Immorality | Fr. Brian's Homily | Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity | 06.12.2022 The Reason You Were Created Balthasar: Trinity Image https://zoboko.com/text/lmm3j22r/the-holy-trinity-hans-urs-von-balthasar-and-his-sources/5 A Ray of Light/Prism=all the feasts of the year The Ray of Light equates to every myster...

Fr. Sean’s Pentecost Homily Peace from 2 aspects: 1. With Jesus in the readings, today 2. Pentecost & the coming of the Holy Spirit “The Lord desires to give us peace, today.” Peace: The absence of division “I think we all know when we have that peace within us.” —Fr. Sean Conroy “We all desire peace in our lives.”—Fr. Sean Conroy Peace at The Last Supper: Matthew 26:17–29 https://bible.usccb.org/...

You Cannot Serve Two Masters | Fr. Sean's Homily | 6th Sunday of Easter | May 22, 2022 by Lourdes Denver

Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051522.cfm “Heaven is real; it’s my inheritance, and because it’s real, I can walk through this world in a different way than I would have otherwise.” —Fr. Brian Larkin “Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.”—Old Axiom “The greatest desires of you heart are far more than you could ever hope for. God has something like that for you.”—Fr...

Interpreting the Cross | Fr. Brian’s Homily for Mother’s Day | 5.8.2022 5/8/2022 Mothers “Good Shepherd: Are you calling me to give my life for you?”
 John 10: Good Shepherd Sunday usually dedicated to vocations “I give them eternal life and they shall never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.” Romans 8: “I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor thing...

The Discomfort of Failure | Fr. Sean's Homily | 3rd Sunday of Easter | 05.1.2022 Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050122.cfm “Failure is Not Final.”—Fr. Sean Conroy “Jesus, I go to confession over and over again for the same sins. I’m still struggling with gossip. Or Internet use. Or pride and vanity. And I come to confess them, but I feel like a failure. I hope this doesn’...

Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/reading... “Mercy creates a community.” Fr. Brian Larkin Blaise Pascal: “There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous.” https://kidadl.com/quotes/blaise-pasc... “I want to invite you into being that saint. I want to invite you into that freedom of knowing that you are a sinner...

Readings from Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord's Supper: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041422-supper.cfm

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041722.cfm Washing of Feet: John 13: 1–17 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/13 Origen says Christ washes his disciples’ feet to make them beautiful. He also says the Apostles are going to be the first witnesses of the Gospel. So, in accordance with the prophecy (below), Jesus washes the feet at the Last Supper. Isaiah 52:7: “How beautiful are the f...