Episodes

  • Spiritual, but not religious?

    Spiritual, but not religious?
    Nov 16 2024
    Spiritual, but not religious is to be alone in a dangerous neighborhood. Christ is both the Messiah and the New Temple. Why does he answer our human needs for security. This week on OVC. Architectural model of the temple of King Solomon in Jerusalem After a design by Thomas Newberry British (1883) On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554 This monumental nineteenth-century architectural model of Solomon’s Temple exhibits skilled craftsmanship and exquisite artistry, as well as architectural ingenuity and conceptual brilliance. Readings 33rd Sunday in OT: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111724.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    17 mins
  • Behold The Great High Priest

    Behold The Great High Priest
    Nov 2 2024
    In the image, Melchizedek lays his hands on Abram. The Book of Hebrews looks at this moment in Genesis as the origin of the priesthood of Christ. "Brothers and sisters: The levitical priests were many because they were prevented by death from remaining in office, but Jesus, because he remains forever, has a priesthood that does not pass away. Therefore, he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he lives forever to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7. What does this have to do with Jesus and the Temple Mount in the Gospel for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. This week on OVC. Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110324.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    32 mins
  • Ambition, Service And Glory

    Ambition, Service And Glory
    Oct 19 2024
    Ambition, glory and honor - is the desire for these things evil. Jesus doesn't say that. Instead, to be ambitious in service, to be the least of all and the servant of all, this is ambition, glory and honor in God's eyes. ""You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." Mark 10 Readings for the 29th Sunday in OT: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102024.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    30 mins
  • Prudence, Money And Wisdom

    Prudence, Money And Wisdom
    Oct 11 2024
    Prudence is good judgment expressed in the choices you make. The grace of prudence is to choose wisely about matters eternal. In this week's OVC, the Lord teaches this lesson to a wealthy young man. "I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her; because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver is to be accounted mire. Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never yields to sleep. Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands." Wisdom 7 Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101324.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    30 mins
  • Marriage, Divorce, Annulment And The Single Life

    Marriage, Divorce, Annulment And The Single Life
    Oct 5 2024
    "But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." Mark 10. This week, Jesus on Marriage and Divorce on OVC. Art: Marriage Contract: Late Period, 380–343 B.C. Dating to the 30th Dynasty, just before the conquest of the Persian Empire and hence of Egypt by Alexander the Great, this papyrus records a marriage contract. It is written in Demotic, which refers both to the language itself (a late form of Egyptian) and to the script. Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100624.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    32 mins
  • Priesthood Sunday- Can You Trust God?

    Priesthood Sunday- Can You Trust God?
    Sep 29 2024
    My Sunday homily on vocation to the priesthood.
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    20 mins
  • Tatoos And Parker's Back By Flannery O'Connor

    Tatoos And Parker's Back By Flannery O'Connor
    Sep 20 2024
    For some people tatoos are personal expressions, windows to the soul. Can you recognize someone's true self through a tattoo? Flannery O'Connor says yes! Tatoos are subjective expressions of the human interior life. Sacraments are visible expressions of the reality of divine life. This week on OVC. Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092224.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    30 mins
  • A Discipleship Refresher Course

    A Discipleship Refresher Course
    Sep 14 2024
    God's love is unconditional. Discipleship is not. "You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble." James 2: 19 What are the conditions of discipleship? Listen this week to OVC. Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091524.cfm Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294
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    32 mins