The Weekly Readings and Homily from Good Shepherd Catholic Church in State College, PA.
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Weekly Sermons from St. Edward Catholic Church features the weekly talks by Fr. Gary Zerr, during our Sunday Morning service. Fr. Gary is an energetic and captivating speaker that always seems to touch on current topics happening in a persons life. Take some time to listen and see where he can affect you!
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Welcome to Good Shepherd Catholic Church, an active faith community in Alexandria Virginia! It is our mission to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves, and we seek to do this through worship, building community, spiritual formation throughout the life cycle, a strong ministry of social justice, and a culture of active stewardship of our time, talent, and treasure. Loving as Christ loves, serving as Christ serves. We invite you to worship with us this Sunday! Visit our homepage at http: ...
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What makes a great Catholic homily, and what goes into the art of delivering it well? “Preach” is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies. On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, deliver ...
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Now I know that you would love to commit to reading the Bible and other spiritual material daily, but this world just doesn't give you the luxury of having any time. It's fine, I intend to do the reading for you. What exactly? The Holy Scriptures along with the Catena Aurea. The Catena Aurea - Latin for "Golden Chain" is a collection of biblical commentaries by the Church Fathers and other early ecclesiastical writers compiled by the Angelic Doctor himself, St. Thomas Aquinas.
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After the election, people may know your political party—but will they know you’re a Christian?
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“If scripture is the living word of God, then it has something to say about anything,” the Rev. John Kartje reflects on this episode of “Preach” just ahead of the United States presidential election. His advice to his congregation: live out your Christian faith every day, regardless of the election outcome. “When you wake up next Wednesday, the pol…
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10-27-24: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Blind Man Who Saw JesusBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Dr. Moira Egan does not relate to Bartimaeus, a blind man who encounters Jesus in Mk 10:46-52 and begs for sight. Moira was born blind, but she has never begged for sight. Why should blindness exempt her from the Kingdom of God? “There’s an assumption that, if any blind person were asked the open-ended question, ‘What do you want?’, ... they would …
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10-20-24: Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Serving with a Faithful Heart in ChristBy Deacon Martin Ortega
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LGBTQ Catholics deserve preaching that builds bridges—not barriers
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This special episode of “Preach” features a live recording at the Outreach 2024 conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by panelists Carly Reidy, Jim Scholl, and Ish Ruiz to discuss how preaching can be a source of spiritual nourishment for LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies. A music minister of 20 y…
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A Rich Young Man Misses His ChanceBy Fr. Gary Zerr
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10-13-24: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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10-6-24: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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How to preach about poverty to wealthy parishioners—without guilt and shame
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“What keeps you and me knowingly, unknowingly, consciously, or unconsciously sad, because we’re possessed by what we possess—our possessions?” Father John Unni posed this question in a homily three years ago standing before his congregation at St. Cecilia Parish in Boston’s affluent Back Bay. “There’s no U-Haul after a hearse.” It is this introspec…
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Guest Priest: Fr. Niall O'riordenBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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9-29-24: Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Trusting the Gentle Correction of Jesus the Good Shepherd
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Trusting the Gentle Correction of Jesus the Good ShepherdBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Lean into love, not fear, this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Beirut Jesuit pastor tells preachers
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St. Joseph Church in Beirut offers a sanctuary for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers fleeing South Sudan, Syria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and many other conflict-torn nations. Daniel Corrou, S.J., pastor of the community, vividly recalls entering the 19th-century church immediately after the devastating 2020 blast in Lebanon’s capital. “It …
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9-22-24: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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How to Impress the BossBy Fr. Gary Zerr
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How St. Phoebe is helping us hear more women’s voices in homilies
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When Ellie Hidalgo served as a pastoral associate at Dolores Mission Church in East Los Angeles, the priest asked her to lead Liturgy of the Word and Communion services on Thursdays to give him a day off. “I would often use stories of people acting with courage, loving their neighbor, serving as good Samaritans and living out Gospel values,” she sa…
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9-15-24: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Bearing the Cross with JesusBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Why did Jesus call Peter ‘Satan’?: Questioning the mysteries of Mark’s Gospel
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Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”? What is behind Jesus’ stern warning to his disciples to “tell no one” about his miraculous deeds, the so-called “messianic secret”? As the church's Sunday lectionary cycle takes us deeper into the Gospel of Mark, this week on “Preach” we confront some of this Gospel's most perp…
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9-8-24: Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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A man gets healed and immediately disobeys Jesus!
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A man gets healed and immediately disobeys Jesus!By Fr. Gary Zerr
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Timothy Radcliffe: Don't preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
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“Preach” is back! We're thrilled to launch our second season with Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., a renowned Dominican from the English Province, as our guest for the premiere episode. Timothy brings extensive experience as the former worldwide leader of his order, as well as a distinguished preacher, spiritual author, guide and sought-after retreat leade…
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9-1-24: Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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What is clean and unclean in the sight of Jesus?
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What is clean and unclean in the sight of Jesus?By fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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What is it that Makes a Person Unclean According to Christ?
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What is it that Makes a Person Unclean According to Christ?By Fr. Gary Zerr
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8-25-24: Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
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John's GospelBy Fr. James Coleman
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8-18-24: Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Sacrifice of the MassBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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8-11-24: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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What's that relic doing in our altar?By fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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8-4-24: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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God Works in Surprising WaysBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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7-28-24: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Mass: as we pray, so we believe, so we live
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The Mass: as we pray, so we believe, so we liveBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Top preaching takeaways from the National Eucharistic Congress
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At the start of every “Preach” episode, we state the mission of the show: “We take you into the minds and hearts of some of the finest preachers in the Catholic Church; we listen to their homilies, learn what makes them great and draw inspiration to keep preaching the Good News.” This mission informed our decision to send host Ricardo da Silva, S.J…
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7-21-24: Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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7-14-24: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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When Our Plans Are InterruptedBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Writing a homily after the Trump assassination attempt
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“There were people who came up to me and said, ‘thank you for saying what you said about the rhetoric. I hope that the Biden people get this message.’ And then other people would stop and say, ‘thank you for what you said. This is [what] Trump people really need to hear.’” Greg Kandra shared, “so I think somehow by the grace of God, I walked to tha…
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Letting Jesus Pack Our BagsBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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7-7-24: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Meet a ‘perpetual pilgrim’ on her way to the National Eucharistic Congress
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“We’re like the apostles,” says Shayla Elm. “We’re getting to walk with Jesus, like the apostles did; getting to learn from him, getting to see the ways that He brings people to Him that maybe you didn't think twice about, the people on the fringes.” On this episode of “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Shayla Elm, one of 24 young ad…
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Jesus is Power, is made Perfect in our Weakness
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Jesus is Power, is made Perfect in our WeaknessBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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How the Eucharistic Revival can help us love God more deeply
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“The Eucharist is the food that makes us hungry,” says Joe Laramie, S.J., so when he preaches, he hopes to stir his congregation “to deeper hunger for the Lord, to grow in deeper devotion to him.” Joe, the National Director of the Pope’s Prayer Network and a preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, preaches for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordina…
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9-30-24: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The Woman Who Touched JesusBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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Jesus Asleep in My BoatBy fathergaryzerr@gmail.com
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