Homilies and talks delivered by Father Nick Blaha, pastor of Christ the King and Blessed Sacrament parishes in Kansas City, Kansas Support using Bitcoin⚡️ on any Podcasting 2.0 app https://fountain.fm/fathernick?code=8ad001ce12 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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THE RIGHT TO BE RIGHT - Homily for the 16th Sunday
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Year B. Week 16. Benedict XVI. Delivered at Christ the King Church, Kansas City, KS --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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FOR LOVE ALONE - Homily for the 13th Sunday
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COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, CHRIST - Homily for the 11th Sunday
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LIFE IN THE SPIRIT - Homily for Pentecost
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LOYALTY - Homily for Good Shepherd Sunday
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THE END IS THE BEGINNING - Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent
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A brief article on the school's closure may be found on the Archdiocesan newspaper's website, The Leaven: https://theleaven.org/lack-of-financial-support-leads-to-closing-of-kck-school/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES - Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
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Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is enough for me. (republished from 2021) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.sp…
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COVENANT AND HOPE - Homily for the First Sunday of Lent
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"Events happen to us pleasant or painful; we do not know at the time the meaning of them, we do not see God's hand in them. If indeed we have faith, we confess what we do not see, and take all that happens as His; but whether we will accept it in faith or not, certainly there is no other way of accepting it. We see nothing. We see not why things co…
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LA ATMÓSFERA DE LA VERDAD - Homilia para el 6o domingo del tiempo ordinario
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La importancia de una formación verdaderamente católica --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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DETACHMENT - Homily for the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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“The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for, until the cord be broken the bird cannot fly.” —Saint John of the Cross--- Support t…
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LOOKING, LOVING - Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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"There are those who, while they recognize the glory of God as well as the importance of man and the call addressed to him in general, believe in false humility, that the call is meant for all others but not for their own person. They deem their own person too wretched to dare assume that they may refer the divine call to themselves. They would hid…
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THE BLESSING AND CHALLENGE - Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family
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"The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children." G.K. Chesterton --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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THE PLAN WAS MADE FLESH - Homily for Christmas Day
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EL PLAN SE HECHO HUMANO - Homilia de la Navidad del Señor
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Feliz y Santa Navidad a todos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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HOPE AND WORK - Homily for the First Sunday of Advent
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TO MORNING GLORY - Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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TRIANGULISM - Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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I forgot to acknowledge the wonderful essay by Tom Hoopes of Benedictine College for most of the content for this homily. View it here: https://media.benedictine.edu/this-sunday-forgiveness-is-hard-correction-is-harder-one-thing-is-needed?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=273424581&utm_content=273424581&utm_source=hs_email --- Support this podcast: https://po…
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¿TRIÁNGULO O CRUZ? - Homilia del 23o domingo del tiempo ordinario
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Noble no es el alma que nada hiere, sino la que pronto sana. --Don Colacho --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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SHIP SHAPE - Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The C.S. Lewis "Doodle" can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtTeCyrgjIQ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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ENTHRONED - Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration
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Extended quotation taken from True Leadership by The Habiger Institute Available from Cluny Media: https://clunymedia.com/products/true-leadership?_pos=1&_sid=cdf28fddb&_ss=r --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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HAPPINESS WITH A CAPITAL H - Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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"The more I buy, the more I'm bought / and the more I'm bought, the less I cost" --Joe Pug, "Hymn #109" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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JPII AND YOU - Homily for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, was above all a preacher of God's Word. Much of his priesthood, episcopacy, and papacy was dedicated to opening the Scriptures so that they could bring life to the faithful. His formulation of the Law of the Gift offers us the chance to consider the ways in which we approach life as a game to be played r…
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ONE TO ONE - Homily for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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“Jesus wants me to tell you again, especially in this Holy Week, how much is the love He has for each one of you – beyond all you can imagine. I worry some of you still have not really met Jesus – one to one – you and Jesus alone. We may spend time in chapel – but have you seen with eyes of your soul how He looks at you with love? Do you really kno…
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Delivered at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Topeka, KS 9 June 2023 Congratulations and prayers to Mr. and Mrs. Gentry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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CLING TO ME, FOR I HAVE ASCENDED - Homily for the Ascension
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First, thank you for your prayers for the principal search. I am pleased to announce we have hired a principal for the coming school year, Alex Weibel. Read about it at https://telegra.ph/Welcome-Alex-Weibel-as-Principal-of-Christ-the-King-School-05-20 Early in the morning on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalen went to…
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MEEKNESS, NOT WEAKNESS - Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
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What I need is the meekness by which the prince of this world is destroyed. -- Saint Ignatius of Antioch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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CLEARED FOR DEPARTURE - Homily for a Nuptial Mass
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Delivered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Kansas City, MO 29 April 2023 Congratulations and prayers to Mr. and Mrs. Khadivi --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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INCORPORATION - Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday
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A prayer request: https://ctkclassical.org/employment.html Jesus Christ still lives upon earth as surely, though in another and what must be called a "mystical" sense, as He lived two thousand years ago. For He has a Body in which He lives, a Voice with which He speaks. As two thousand years ago He assumed one kind of Body by which to accomplish Hi…
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Upon this hil Y fond a tree, Undir the tree a man sittynge, From heed to foot woundid was he, His herte blood Y sigh bledinge: A semeli man to ben a king, A graciouse face to loken unto; I askide whi he had peynynge, He seide, Quia amore langueo. I am Truelove that fals was nevere. My sistyr, Mannis Soule, Y loved hir thus. Bicause we wolde in no w…
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SCRUTINY OF THE BLIND - Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
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REJECTION, CONFLICT, FAILURE - Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
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In perfect renunciation lies unlimited fruitfulness. --Hans Urs von Balthasar --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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NO ES JUSTO - Homilia del primer domingo de cuaresma
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SET THE BAR AT FAITH - Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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The language of theology, properly understood, gives birth to the language of love. --N.T. Wright, What Saint Paul Really Said --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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TESTIFY - Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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I pledge to seek the truth and to love all that is good and beautiful. I will strive to achieve clarity of thought, nobility of character, and purity of heart. Therefore, I will pursue my education with diligence, humility, and honor, embracing excellence and renouncing mediocrity. I will assume responsibility for my actions. I will treat my peers,…
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BEHOLD THE LAMB - Homily for the 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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"Our ordinary activities are not an insignificant matter. Rather they are the very hinge on which our sanctity turns, and they offer us constant opportunities of meeting God, and of praising him and glorifying him through our intellectual or manual work." --Saint Josemaría Escrivá --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hu…
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CHRIST THE COMEBACK KING - Homily for the Solemnity of Mary
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As a pastor, I am always open to listening and accepting thoughtful feedback, which I value and need in order for my priestly service to be fruitful. I sincerely wish for there to be a deeper spirit of collaboration with the people of these parishes. I am praying for the grace to respond to what feels like a curse with a blessing. It is hard. So, a…
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STEP FOUR - Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
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During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the fourth part of the Gospel: that our response is the obedience of faith, worship, and surrrender. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support…
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STEP THREE - Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent
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During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the third part of the Gospel: that God has rescued us through the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/supp…
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TERCER PASO - Homilia del Tercer Domingo de Adviento
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Este Adviento, los sacerdotes del Arquidiocesis predican sobre el mensaje basico del Evangelio. Hoy, tratamos del tercer paso: Dios nos ha rescatado de la esclavitud y dominio del pecado por la encarnación, la muerte, y la resurrección de Jesús de Nazaret. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support…
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STEP TWO - Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent
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During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the second part of the Gospel: that we are born on a battlefield and that a spiritual enemy is intent upon our enslavement and degradation. "Hell is not to love any more, madame. Not to love any more! That so…
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STEP ONE - Homily for the First Sunday of Advent
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During Advent, the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will be walking through the basic Gospel message. This week focuses on the first part of the Gospel: that we are created, and we were meant to be loved and to love. “Something I constantly notice is that unembarrassed joy has become rarer. Joy today is increasingly saddled with …
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PRIMER PASO - Homilia del Primer Domingo de Adviento
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Este Adviento, los sacerdotes del Arquidiocesis predican sobre el mensaje basico del Evangelio. Hoy, tratamos del primer paso: Somos aquí para ser amados y para amar. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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REGNAVIT A LIGNO DEUS - Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King
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Christianity does not solve “problems”; it merely obliges us to live them at a higher level. Those who claim that it does solve them entangle it in the irony of every solution. --Don Colacho --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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PONTE AL VOLANTE, MIJO - Homilia de la 33o domingo ordinario
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1. El moderno ambiciona reemplazar con objetos que compra lo que otros tiempos esperaban de la cultura metódica de los sentimientos. 2. El amor utiliza el vocabulario del sexo para escribir un texto ininteligible al sexo solo. --Don Colacho --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support…
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TAKE THE WHEEL, SON - Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Please note: my father never let me drive on the interstate! “We sense that the human body is a precious thing, worthy of our reverence. It is not a tool, not an object of consumption like a steak or a keg of beer, not an animate provider of pleasure. It is the outward expression of a profound mystery, that of another human being.” ― Anthony Esolen…
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A DROP OF DEW - Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Credit to Father Robert Sokolowski for the summary formulation: God plus the world is no greater than God alone. Delivered at Christ the King Catholic Church --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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SMALL MEN, LONG SHADOWS - Homily for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set." --Lin Yutang--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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HOMBRES PEQUEÑOS, SOMBRAS LARGAS - Homilia del domingo 26o del Tiempo Ordinario
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Cuando hombres pequeños hacen sombras largas, se acerca el atardecer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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HOLINESS THE ONLY TRUE WEALTH - Homily for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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"We should live in such a way that our lives wouldn't make much sense if the gospel were not true." --Dorothy Day --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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THE SCIENCE OF THE CROSS - Homily for the Twenty-third Sunday
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To learn more about the prisoner whose writings were read in the homily, visit: nguyenvanthuan.com Delivered at Blessed Sacrament Church --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hucklefather/support
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