St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Tommy, Joe, and Cari get together for a fun podcast, trying pies inspired by the saints and trying to match them up.  Learn more about St. Hildegard, St. Basil, St. Bernadette, St. Andre Bessette, St. Damian of Molokai, and St. Benedict.  To watch this podcast, visit our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@stbasilthegr8     Come, follow us: Parish Website   |  ...

As we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, we reflect on Jesus's authority in our lives.  We can be often confused with the idea of authority, especially that of a king, but when we live within Jesus's authority, we live in the right order of the kingdom.    Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

As we hear Jesus preach to us about the end times, we can quickly go into one of two camps, either no one is getting into heaven, or everyone is getting into heaven.  But when we realize that we have a God full of mercy and hope, we can prepare ourselves and those around us for heaven, knowing of the mercy of God and the hope of being with Him again in heaven.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |...

We are told to hold onto hope and believe in the goodness of Christ.  But sometimes our reality feels hopeless, so what are we to do then? In this talk to the Cleveland Catholic Women's Conference, Fr. Ryan speaks into the lies that we are alone, that God does not care, or that there is no hope, and shows us how Christ gently speaks to us in hard places.    Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Fa...

As we celebrate the dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica, we reflect on our churches and church building and how we treat our holy places. Do we get distracted, making them feel like the marketplace in the Gospels, or do we show the Lord the honor of the holy places, leaving room for Him to come? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan asks the questions to business leaders at Legatus "What is a Parish?" Is it a building? The people? What is the goal? And in knowing what a parish is, we can learn how to serve our local parish.    Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Cari is joined by Hailie Jester from St. Charles Borromeo in Parma as she shares her experience of pilgrimage and attending the canonizations of St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati as she shares ways that we can take the heart of a pilgrim into our daily lives.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

At the end of our lives, we go one of three places.  Heaven with God, hell, away from God, or purgatory, a time of cleansing before meeting God. The way we lives now prepares us for eternal life, how are we preparing ourselves for heaven? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

A podcast from the archives, Cari shares with the teens on the 2024 Fall Retreat stories of the saints, and encourages those walking in faith to strive for nothing less than being a great saint!  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Angels and demons are real and around us, fighting for our souls. Sometimes we are having a bad day, but sometimes it is demons trying to divide, steal, kill, and destroy. When we stay close to Jesus and the Scriptures, we can battle the evil one. Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Pope Francis called for priests to minister to the poor, but while important to serve the materially poor, he meant priests for spiritual poverty. How can we encourage priests and be open to them ministering to the poor places in our own hearts? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Luke Brown, LPCC, shares with Men's Ministry about Fatherhood, reflecting on our own fathers and how they shaped us and own fatherhood with our children, and how what we do influences and shapes their lives.     Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

There are many things that compete for our attention when we pray, our preoccupations, technology, to do lists, and more. The Catechism describes prayer as a battle, how do we ready ourselves for that battle?    Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Deacon Dave walks us through stories in the Bible and within his own life where the Lord has called and encourages us to respond to His call with "Here I am Lord!" Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

We see beautiful churches and are stopped in our tracks at the grandeur that they speak to our worship.  When that becomes the norm, and no longer stops us in our tracks, what can we do to reignite our worship?   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Our seniors group were glad to welcome Officers Tom and Ryan from the Brecksville Police's Community Outreach Team for a smart and safe presentation, going over home safety, personal safety, and scam prevention.  Thank you to our police officers for their time and all they do to protect us!    Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

When we contemplate the Sorrowful Mysteries of our lives, we find that they aren't just something sad that happened to us, but we learn the ways that Jesus worked through them.    Sorrowful Mysteries Journaling Page: https://basilthegreat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sorrowful-mysteries-journal-page.3-1.pdf     Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Sp...

Sometimes our world feels so black and white, but in the Christian life we find so often that it is not always either/or, but both/and.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Join Fr. Ryan and Gregory for a conversation about liturgical music, how to pray with music, and Gregory's story. This podcast is also avaliable as a video podcast: https://youtu.be/waqozcolsX Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Flourish Women's Ministry welcomed Brooke Taylor for a talk on St. Therese. Brooke shares from her own life on how in each day we can grow closer to Jesus through the little way. Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Jesus tells us in the Gospel, you cannot love both God and mammon. How do we look at our money, and in trust give it back to the Lord? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan speaks to Men's Ministry sharing what he admires in the good and holy men in his life.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

It is through the lens of the cross that the suffering of the world is redeemed.  In a world marked with sin, sickness, suffering, and death, let us draw close to our Lord and hold tight to the Cross.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

The Lord asks us to leave behind everything to follow Him.  When we put other things in the way of following Him, we don't allow for the rush of His love to fall on us.  How can we truly allow the overwhelming love of the Trinity to fall on us? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Little girls twirl around and ask "am I beautiful?" Little boys wrestle and wonder, "am I strong?" As we grow, the need for love and validation doesn't go away.  Do we allow the Lord to see us and love us?  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music