Fr. Stephen Pellessier's Podcast

Hospitality, Mary, Eucharist 11.04.2024 34:54 ↓

Newman Night given at Our Lady of Wisdom on UL’s campus. A theological reflection on what it means to be hospitable looking at the Ark of the Covenant, the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Eucharist.

Divine Mercy 2024: Works, Mercy, and Faith 07.04.2024 13:48 ↓

A look at what Jesus entrusts to the Church in indulgences, confession, and the apostolic faith.

Easter Vigil 2024: The Narrow Road 01.04.2024 12:52 ↓

The third homily of the Triduum and final of the I Thirst series. Seeing how God gives us life through the narrow margins He provides in salvation history.

Good Friday 2024: He Drinks It 29.03.2024 10:07 ↓

The second of the Triduum homilies at Our Lady Queen of All Saints, themed I Thirst. Expounding upon Christ’s desire for our hearts.

Holy Thursday 2024: Desire with a Desire 29.03.2024 10:34 ↓

The first of the Triduum homilies at Our Lady Queen of All Saints, themed I Thirst. Expounding upon Christ’s desire for us in the Last Supper and the Eucharist.

DoS: Rules 12-14 28.03.2024 43:47 ↓

St. Ignatius’ Rules of Discernment of Spirits, 12-14. On understanding the enemy.

Palm Sunday 2024: Waste and Calculation 25.03.2024 0:47 ↓

Palm Sunday 2024: Waste and Calculation by Fr. Stephen Pellessier

5 Sun Lent B: Magi from the West 18.03.2024 8:12 ↓

Reflecting upon the hidden images in the church, and the desire of the Greeks to see Jesus.

DoS: Rules 10-11 13.03.2024 52:21 ↓

St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Rules of Discernment of Spirits, rules 10-11.

4 Sun Lent B: Protesting Reality 11.03.2024 3:53 ↓

A homily on complaining and the antidote.

DoS: Rules 5-9 06.03.2024 55:28 ↓

An explanation of Ignatius’ Rules of Discernment, Rules 5-9.

3 Sun Lent B: Destroying Mammon’s Altar 03.03.2024 12:27 ↓

Examining Jesus’ cleansing the Temple of the God of Mammon.

Greek Retreat 2024: Feminine Genius 26.02.2024 42:41 ↓

Women’s talk given at the Greek Retreat for Our Lady of Wisdom at UL’s Campus. A humble attempt at identifying the unique feminine gift, and the virtues, along with the defects and excesses that accompany this gift.

2 Sun Lent B: Confession 25.02.2024 26:42 ↓

Answering the question of who goes to confession, why go to confession, what to confess, how to confess, and benefits of confession through the lens of the sacrifice of Abraham and the transfiguration.

DoS: Rules 1-4 21.02.2024 56:26 ↓

Rules of Discernment of Spirits from St. Ignatius of Loyola, Rules 1-4. The rules of discernment are designed to help the person navigate their own spiritual experience.

1 Sun Lent B: Buoyed Up 19.02.2024 6:43 ↓

A look at our sufferings, through the lens of Noah’s ark and the wood of the Cross.

6 Sun OT B: A Leper’s Prayer 11.02.2024 10:20 ↓

What it means to pray infallibly, and what it means for us.

5 Sun OT B: Who Cares 05.02.2024 15:33 ↓

The nature of spiritual sloth, and taking steps to overcome it.

4 Sun OT B: Conquering Satan 28.01.2024 13:06 ↓

Understanding how the devil interacts with a person going from good to better in the spiritual life.

3 Sun OT B: Ambergris 26.01.2024 10:22 ↓

A look at the life of Jonah and what made him so effective of an evangelist.

2 Sun OT B: Modesty 14.01.2024 15:35 ↓

Explanation of the virtue of modesty and the virtues that stem from it looking at the life of Samuel, Eli, and Hannah.

Epiphany 2024: Unwilling Sacrifices 10.01.2024 10:46 ↓

Using the magi as an example against us when we are unwilling to make sacrifices. Drawing wisdom from the spiritual author Dom Eugene Boylan.

Holy Family 2023: Not Enough, That's OK 31.12.2023 12:46 ↓

A reflection on personal experience, the life of the holy family, the presentation in the temple, as a way to help parents surrender their children to God.

Christmas 2023: Birth 25.12.2023 12:31 ↓

A reflection on the birth of the Christian, in Christ, through the classic themes of light, birth, and grace, assisted by reflections from a devout Christian mother.

4 Sun Advent B: Pregnancy 25.12.2023 13:23 ↓

A reflection on the development of the Christian, through the classical themes of darkness, pregnancy, and sin assisted by the reflections of a devout Christian mother.