St. Patrick Catholic Parish Podcast

In this homily given at St Pat's on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023, Fr. Miguel preaches on three barriers to greater receptivity to the Holy Spirit. 

On Ascension Sunday (May 21st, 2023), Dcn. Joshua Fons preached on the importance of trusting in the Lord in the challenging moments in Life and praying for the grace of the Holy Spirit to take that next step in following Christ.

In this homily given at St Pat's on Sunday May 14, 2023, Fr Mathias expounds on what it means to praise the Lord with joy. Since praising the Lord with joy is not an optional command of Scripture, the lack of joyful praise of the Lord in the Church is concerning. Because of who God is and what he's done for us in Jesus, our joyful praise of God should exceed that of Israel. In offering t...

In this homily given at St Pat's on Sunday May 7, 2023, Fr Mathias addresses one of the most liberating and controversial claims of Jesus: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Jn 14:6). Is it arrogant or insensitive to claim to those who don't believe in Jesus that he is the only way to God? If Jesus is the only way to God,...

Deacon Dave preached on how we must be prepared for the moment when Jesus meets us along the way.  Deacon Dave also shared his own personal experience of having to learn the hard way how humility is not something automatic but more of an openness to the opportunity.  Life is filled with opportunities and virtue is often found in the space between experience and response.

In this homily given at St Pat's on April 16, 2023, Fr Miguel preaches on the ocean of graces made available to us on Divine Mercy Sunday. By living in and out of God's mercy through trust, receiving his love, seeking his forgiveness, and the works of mercy; we can experience the fullness of Christ's peace as well as the unfathomable riches of God's mercy in our lives.

In this homily given on Easter Sunday morning, April 10th, guest preacher, Fr Gregg Pedersen from the Archdiocese of Denver, reminds us of the joy and power of the Resurrection! He shares his testimony of encountering the Risen Lord and his journey to the Catholic faith.  He reminds us that Jesus came to “release captives and to set the prisoners free”!

In this homily given at St Pat's on April 8, 2023, Fr Miguel expounds on the life Jesus shares with us in His Resurrection, and how we have access to it through the gift of God: the Holy Spirit.

In this homily given at St Patrick's on Holy Thursday (April 6, 2023), Fr Mathias preaches on the mystery of the ministerial priesthood as a gift to the Church. Father shares his personal story on how the love of the Heart of Jesus stirred in him to become a priest. Priests are to love and serve the Church as a husband is to love and serve his wife. They are to be spiritual fathers who lead,...

In this homily given at St Pat's on Palm Sunday, April 2 2023, Fr Miguel preaches on how the Word of God should guide our life in imitation of Jesus, who chose to live his life on earth according to the Word of God; a choice we see clearly on Palm Sunday.

In this homily given at St Pat's on March 26, 2023, Fr Mathias correlates how Jesus responds to Martha and Mary in their suffering at the death of Lazarus is how he responds to us.  Jesus weeps in our suffering and speaks his promise of the resurrection.  In saying to Martha that he is the Resurrection and the Life, Jesus identifies himself with the fullness of hope we all long for.  Because...

In this homily given at St Pat's on March 19th, 2023,  Fr Miguel preaches on the true nature of masculinity according to the Christian Faith.  Resources:  Theology of the Body by St. Pope John Paul II (commentary by Christopher West) https://a.co/d/91sYOPm "Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's soul" by John Eldredge https://a.co/d/9AIIwXC

In this homily given at St. Pat's on Sunday, March 5th, 2023, Dcn. Kevin preaches on how Jesus revealed himself to Peter, James, and John in His transfigured glory so that they may be strengthened in the hour of his coming Passion. He wants to reveal His manifest presence to you as well so that you may be strength and convicted of who he is. 

In this homily given at St Pat's on February 19, 2023, Fr Mathias expounds on what is likely Jesus' most radical and difficult moral teaching: loving our enemies. It is precisely in loving our enemies that will cause us to stick out in the world and that's what he wants.  The true measure of our love is not how much we loved those who loved us, but how much we loved those who do evi...

In this homily given at St. Pats on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 Deacon Dave preaches on how Jesus wants to transform our hearts, so that it is not the law that guides us, but the love and power of God’s grace.

At St. Patrick’s Parish one of the On Ramps we are offering as part of our Pathway of Discipleship is the Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) Faith Studies. Whether you are new in your faith journey or you just want to encounter the Lord in a deeper and more profound way, you may want to join one of our small group Faith Studies. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has the power to transform your life! For m...

In this homily given at St Pat's on January 29th, 2023, Fr Miguel preaches how God desires to heal us in our pain and help us live in the freedom of His Truth. He mentions Dr. Bob Schuchts book Be Healed which you can order via this link: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Healed-Guide-Encountering-Powerful/dp/1594714762

In this homily given at St Pat's on January 22, 2023, Fr Mathias challenges us to cooperate with Christ in bringing unity and communion to school, workplaces, families and churches.  Since Jesus is the one who unites us, we share in his mission to unite and reconcile the world to God in him.  Father Mathias outlines four ways we can live as "apostles of communion" so we can bring ab...

In this homily given at St Pat's on January 15, 2023, Fr Miguel preaches on how being immersed in the Holy Spirit awakens in us a desire to evangelize.

In this homily given at St. Pat's on the Feast of the Epiphany (January 8th, 2023) Fr. Mathias Thelen unveils St. Patrick's Pathway of Discipleship, which is a comprehensive strategy of making Spirit-filled missionary disciples. He explains that reason why we’re doing all of this at St Pat’s is to respond to the divine call on our parish as expressed in the teaching of Scriptures, Church...

In this homily given at St. Patrick's on January 1st, 2023, Dcn. Patrick McDonald speaks about the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God that we celebrate today which is the oldest Marian feast day.  He reminds us of the great example Mary gives to us in her "Yes" to God, and how even though Mary had faith in God when she gave her assent, there is no way she could have completely underst...

In this homily given at St Pat's on December 18, 2022, Fr. Miguel continues a four-part Advent preaching series on the basic gospel message. Using the framework and preaching of Fr. John Riccardo and Acts XXIX as a foundation, Fr. Miguel addresses the main question for the final part in the series: In light of what God has done for us in Jesus, how should we respond? In order to answer such a...

In this homily given at St Pat's on December 11, 2022, Fr Mathias continues the four-part Advent preaching series on the basic gospel message. What, if anything, has God done about the captivity of the human race to sin and death? In the fullness of time, God sends his Son Jesus to rescue us from the powers of sin and death and to destroy the works of the devil.  Jesus, the Eternal Son of God...

In this homily given at St Pat's on December 8, 2022, Fr Mathias preaches about the Immaculate Conception to the children of St Patrick School.  Because Mary was conceived without sin, the devil has had no access to her heart.  Therefore, Mary remains a powerful intercessor to help us to love each other purely.  He ends his homily with a little prayer to Mary.