Fr. Stephen Pellessier's Podcast

2 Sun Lent C: Throw Pillows 16.03.2025 7:12 ↓

Why Moses and Elijah matter at the transfiguration.

1 Sun Lent C: Occupied Territory 09.03.2025 8:14 ↓

Regaining Paradise through temptation, territory by territory.

Ash Wednesday 2025: Grievances 06.03.2025 3:09 ↓

A Lenten airing of grievances.

8 Sun OT C: Gossip 02.03.2025 8:20 ↓

From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks. Give up gossip for Lent.

7 Sun OT C: Virtual Spirituality 27.02.2025 7:38 ↓

Given at the US naval base in Sasebo, Japan. Why does God remain distant when we do not love our enemies?

6 Sun OT C: Checkmate 17.02.2025 4:54 ↓

Understanding the beatitudes from the gospel of Luke through the lens of chess.

5 Sun OT C: Procrastination 09.02.2025 6:12 ↓

What does Jesus seem to procrastinate his miracles?

Presentation of the Lord 2025: Groundhog Day.wav 02.02.2025 7:27 ↓

What does Groundhog Day have to do with the Presentation of the Lord?

3 Sun OT C: The Envy and Enviability of Paul 26.01.2025 7:00 ↓

A look into the Conversion of St. Paul from the sin of envy.

2 Sun OT C: Image of God 20.01.2025 7:31 ↓

What is your image of God and why does it matter?

Baptism of the Lord C: Make the Waters Clean 12.01.2025 9:52 ↓

What the Baptism of the Lord tells the laity about their call to sanctify the earth.

Epiphany C: Knowing the Will of God 05.01.2025 6:53 ↓

Epiphany C: Knowing the Will of God by Fr. Stephen Pellessier

Holy Family C: Model and Refuge 29.12.2024 9:44 ↓

Don’t be afraid to raise your kids in the face with Mary and Joseph as a model and refuge.

Christmas 2024: Humility 25.12.2024 5:06 ↓

God made man showing us the foundation to the life of virtue, humility.

4 Sun Advent C: Temperance 22.12.2024 9:24 ↓

The fourth virtue teaching us to relate to the delightful good, and a reflection on Mary’s temperance in the Visitation.

3 Sun Advent C: Fortitude 15.12.2024 7:00 ↓

The third of the cardinal virtues, fortitude. With a special emphasis on magnanimity and its defect and excess.

2 Sun Advent C: Justice 08.12.2024 10:25 ↓

The second of the cardinal virtues, continuing the four part series: justice. With a special focus on the virtue of religion.

1 Sun Advent: Prudence 01.12.2024 10:58 ↓

The first of a four part series on the Cardinal Virtues, the mother of virtues, prudence.

33 Sun OT B: The End of the World 17.11.2024 13:03 ↓

An explanation of why we believe what we believe about the end of the world, and what to do about it.

32 Sun OT B: Poboy Sales 10.11.2024 7:04 ↓

Have the faith to ask others to live the moral life.

31 Sun OT B: Dilexit nos 03.11.2024 6:37 ↓

For He Loved Us.

30 Sun OT B: Do it. 27.10.2024 5:14 ↓

Just listen. Do it.

Beatitudes: Blessed are the Peacemakers 18.10.2024 29:13 ↓

Talk given at Theology on the Prairie using Thomas Aquinas to address the vision of the beatitudes and specifically being a peacemaker in the modern world.

28 Sun OT B: Catch Me if You Can 13.10.2024 10:19 ↓

What’s so wrong with the rich young man? A comparison between our kingdom with God’s kingdom.

27 Sun OT B: Gen. 3/16 08.10.2024 8:12 ↓

A homily on sexual complimentarity and the frustrations between the sexes.