Seeds of Hope: Talks and Homilies by Fr. Mike Muhr

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about a  life-changing miracle in the gospel of Mark and how Jesus continues to heal people today in profound ways. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021124.cfm

Click here to share a thought ENCORE EPISODE In this episode you’ll hear about three important guidelines for living your life with meaning and direction. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020424.cfm Book Reference The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?    By Rick Warren

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about the core teachings of Jesus and  how they can change your life! Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012824.cfm Fr . John Fuellenbach God loves me unconditionally.  I am  completely forgiven. God is always with me.

Click here to share a thought In Mark’s Gospel Jesus comes right to the point: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Jesus calls his first disciples who then abandon their nets and follow him. What is it about Jesus that they respond immediately? Listen in to find out more. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012124.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear the advice the prophet Samuel was given when God called him by name, and how this advice might help you hear God’s call in your life. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011424.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about the Feast of the Epiphany and how Jesus came to save everyone! Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010724.cfm

Click here to share a thought ENCORE RECORDING What values are most important in your family? In this episode you’ll hear about the art of family and the many ways that Jesus, Mary and Joseph can relate to our family struggles. Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph Sunday Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/123123.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode  you’ll hear how in 1223, exactly 800 years ago, St. Francis of Assisi  brought an altar, a live donkey, an ox and a statue of the baby Jesus to a cave for the celebration of Christmas Mass.  Find out why God become one of us and in such poverty? Readings https https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122523-Night.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this  episode you’ll hear about the origins of Gaudete Sunday and why we rejoice on this day so close to the celebration of Christmas!  Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121723.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about a 17th century Carmelite friar named Brother Lawrence and his life-changing practice of the presence of God. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121023.cfm Book Reference The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear how Isaiah yearns that God might “rend the  heavens” and do “awesome deeds” to wake us up. You’ll hear his hope that we allow ourselves to be clay in the hands of the potter, our God who loves us dearly. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120323.cfm The Prayer of Abandonment By St. Charles de Foucauld Father, I abandon myself i...

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about the take-home test we receive in Matthew 25. You’ll also meet  Dorothy Day who offered her life in radical love for the poor. Readings for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112623.cfm Book Reference The Long Loneliness By Dorothy Day Movie Reference Entertaining Angels...

Click here to share a thought A Thanksgiving reflection on the gospel passage of Jesus healing the 10 lepers. Luke 17: 11-19 Thanksgiving Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/ https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112323-thankgiving.cfm W. H. Auden’s famous line from his poem “ A Lullaby ” is actually “ Let your last thinks all be thanks.”  It’s paraphrased as “Let your last thinking b...

Click here to share a thought So many people feel that they have no gifts to offer for the building up of the kingdom. The question is “Who told you that you have no gifts?”  In this episode about the Parable of the Talents you’ll hear about how important it is to Jesus that we use the gifts that God’s given us. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111923.cfm Book Reference Rebuilt: Awa...

Click here to share a thought Jesus gives us a very strong warning in the Parable of the Ten Virgins. The problem is this sounds so different from his overwhelmingly generous mercy to the seemingly unprepared thief on the cross. In this episode you’ll hear of a possible reconciliation of these two passages. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111223.cfm Glancing Thoughts By Eleonore St...

Click here to share a thought Today’s reading from the prophet Malachi is a dire warning to priests. In the Gospel reading Jesus guides the people around the hypocrisy of some religious leaders. Listen to this episode for one priest’s reflection on these passages. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110523.cfm

Click here to share a thought ENCORE EPISODE In this episode we hear how Jesus is tested again by a scholar of the law: “Which commandment of the law is the greatest?” Matt 22:34-40  Jesus offers a disarmingly profound response.. Listen in to discover how this might change your life. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102923.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode you’ll hear about the importance of appreciation and how it can help us discover the love we never knew we had. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101523.cfm Eucharistic Revival Prayer Lord Jesus, you make the world radiant with the splendor of your presence.  You embrace our humanity, so that we may share in your divinity. You reveal your...

Click here to share a thought Prophets don’t sing; they shout - calling us back to the Lord, but in this episode you’ll hear of Isaiah singing of his friend who had a wonderful vineyard. It’s a beautiful song that turns sad. You’ll see why as you listen in. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100823.cfm Prayer for a Magnanimous Heart Keep us, O God, from all pettiness, Let us be large...

Click here to share a thought Listen to this episode with reflections by Fr. Rodney Kissinger, S.J. on his 101st birthday! I Am We   was recorded in June, 2016. Fr. Rodney T. Kissinger, SJ, died March 7, 2020, in Grand Coteau, La. He was 104 years old, a Jesuit for almost 78 years and a priest for 66 years.

Click here to share a thought ENCORE EPISODE This episode explores Jesus’ parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. It just doesn’t seem fair that those who worked just one hour received the same day’s wage as those who worked all day long. What was Jesus getting at? Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092423.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode we hear of Peter asking Jesus how often must I forgive. Jesus astonishes everyone by replying, “seventy-seven times.” How is this possible? Listen for four perspectives on the power and possibilities of forgiveness. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091723.cfm

Click here to share a thought In this episode, you’ll hear about what to do if you see someone walking into harm’s way or if someone has sinned against you. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091023.cfm

Click here to share a thought Times of pain and struggle are inevitable, but Jesus promises us that if we follow him and take up our cross each day, he will be with us every step of the way. In this episode, you’ll hear of the transforming power of the cross. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090323.cfm Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/chagalls-st...

Click here to share a thought In today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew Jesus asks  his disciples the defining question, “Who do you say that I am?“ In this episode you’ll hear three questions that Jesus is asking you right now. Readings https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082723.cfm Book Reference The Questions of Jesus By John Dear