All Saints Homilies
585 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsHomilies from Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
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We Are Drawn to Him
March 01, 2017 17:28"The religious impulse is as natural to human beings as the intake of oxygen." In this homily based on the story of the Publican and the Pharisee in Luke 18, Fr. Pat reflects upon the soul's innate attraction to God.
Captivating our Hearts to Christ
March 01, 2017 17:27Father Pat looks at what we can learn about prayer from the story of the Syrophoenician woman found in Matthew 15. This is part one of a two-part series.
Christ and the Conscience
March 01, 2017 06:23Because in creation man was modeled on the deliberating mind of God, he has a capacity for conscience. The Samaritan Woman escaped the condemnation of her conscience because she permitted her heart to receive the mercy of God in Christ.
The Pain and Hope of Personal Crucifixion
February 08, 2017 22:45Fr. Pat preaches on putting to death our passions, as St. Paul admonishes us to do in Colossians 3:4-11.
When God Erases
February 08, 2017 22:44By considering the ancestors of Jesus found in Matthew 1, we can discern qualities of the Divine Initiative in our lives. Fr. Pat looks at three of these.
A Prophet, a Scholar and a Prime Minister
February 08, 2017 22:40Three Second-Temple Prophets who were among those who prepared the world for the coming of the Messiah have much to teach us about how to keep the Lord uppermost in our hearts and lives.
To Put On Christ
February 08, 2017 22:39To put on Christ necessarily involves a great deal of studious application; indeed, we are obliged to study Him. Fr. Pat looks at the account of the healing of the crippled woman in Luke 13 and gives us three ways we can endeavor to look like Christ.
The Gospel and the Christian Moral Life
February 08, 2017 22:38The Christian lives an upright moral life not because of conformity with some commandment, and not by way of modeling himself on some external model, but because he does not want to depart from Christ.
Open to Me the Gates of Repentance
January 30, 2017 23:18Fr. Pat offers three reflections on the parable of the Publican and the Pharisee.
The Light of Wisdom
January 04, 2017 20:37Fr. Pat reflects upon the theme of revelatory light, particularly as Holy Scripture contrasts it with darkness.
Consecrated to God
December 15, 2016 05:04Each of us is the servant of the Lord, which means that we do not belong to ourselves. And if we do not belong to ourselves, we certainly do not belong to the world, we belong to God.
Insight Through Experience
November 27, 2016 23:21By giving Paul so dominant a place in the sacred Canon, the Fathers surely intended us to learn from his example how to examine the circumstances of our lives in order to attain wisdom in Christ.
Live Close to the Cemetery
November 27, 2016 23:20Using Luke 8:26-27 as a starting point of his reflections, Fr. Pat encourages us to live our lives with an awareness of death as an important part of our mental composition.
A Good and Noble Heart
November 27, 2016 23:18In this homily based upon the Parable of the Sower in Luke 8, Fr. Pat teaches us about the qualities of the heart, its enemies, and our example of one with a patient heart.
Traffic Jam
November 27, 2016 23:17In this homily on Luke 7:11-16, Fr. Pat offers reflections on Jesus' raising of the son of the widow of Nain.
The Holy Ghost Over the Bent World Broods
November 27, 2016 23:16In this homily based on 2 Corinthians 4:6-15, Fr. Pat reflects upon the glory of Christ in creation, in the Bible, and in our daily cross.
Don't Ever Throw the Quadrant Overboard
November 27, 2016 23:14St. Paul says, "It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:21). In a certain sense, every verse in the Bible is telling us to stand firm. In this homily Fr. Pat encourages us to do just that.
Don’t Ever Throw the Quadrant Overboard
October 20, 2016 05:01 - 22 minutes - 29.7 MBSt. Paul says, "It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ" (2 Corinthians 1:21). In a certain sense, every verse in the Bible is telling us to stand firm. In this homily Fr. Pat encourages us to do just that.
Have You Ever Misplaced an Elephant
September 25, 2016 02:15Fr. Pat looks at three moral impediments to faith: chameleon morality, narcissistic morality, and indolent morality.
Cultivation, Consecration, Navigation
September 25, 2016 02:13Fr. Pat looks at three images of the Church found in 1 Corinthians 3 and Matthew 14.
The Temple, Repeated Prayer, and Authenticity
September 23, 2016 06:10The parable of the Publican and the Pharisee teaches us much about prayer. Father Pat looks at three things: the meaning of the temple, the issue of repeated prayer, and authenticity when speaking with God.
And We Share Her Vocation
September 11, 2016 03:27On the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Fr. Pat offers reflections about the Mother of Our Lord: her presence in the early church, earliest references to her in the Scriptures, and about the Marian quality of the people of God.
How are We to Live
September 01, 2016 21:23If we are justified by faith, if we live in the Holy Spirit, and if Christ is our Lord, then what should our lives be like? Fr. Pat looks at Paul's exhortations to the believers at Rome.
Three Generations of Faith
August 24, 2016 02:37Father Pat compares the characteristics of faith in Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the events in their lives which shaped that faith.
Purity of Heart
August 24, 2016 02:36In this homily based upon Matthew 6:22-33, Fr. Pat looks at three things necessary for us to have purity of heart.
What Does it Mean to be Holy?
August 24, 2016 02:32Holiness is not about an ideal to be striven for; it’s about a conformity to God’s will in the individual vocation of each person. In this homily from the Sunday of All Saints, Fr. Pat considers what it means to be holy.
To Proclaim, To Parse, and To Pray
August 24, 2016 02:30In this homily from Pentecost Sunday, Fr. Pat looks at three benefits given by the Holy Spirit to the people of God: proclaiming God as our Father, parsing the Scriptures correctly, and praying.
A Conflict about the Sabbath
August 24, 2016 02:23In the story of the healing of the paralytic in John 5, we learn about sin from three sources: the paralytic, the opponents of Jesus, and Jesus himself.
Things that Jump Out
August 24, 2016 02:21In this homily from the Sunday of St. Thomas, Fr. Pat comments on three things that jump out at him from the Gospel text of John 20:19-31.
The Memory of the Church
August 24, 2016 02:21In this homily from the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, Fr. Pat looks at the characteristics of the memory of the Church—that it is reflective and rationally conscious, it is literary and rhetorical, and it is maternal.
St. Remy, Clovis, and Us
June 02, 2016 05:19If Christ really is risen from the dead, we have the basis for the renewal of everything. Fr. Pat considers this in his Paschal homily.
The Christian Hope
May 16, 2016 22:55The Christian hope is based on an oath God made to a man from Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago. Fr. Pat looks at the irony of hope, its source, and how we should go about strengthening it.
Baptism and the Chalice
May 16, 2016 22:53Baptism and the Chalice represent the sacramental initiation into a new identity founded on union with Christ; thus the two questions Jesus put to the sons of Zebedee are for us today as well.
Hanging on to Others
May 16, 2016 22:51Fr. Pat looks at the story from Mark 2 of the paralytic being lowered through the roof.
The Triumph of Proper Focus
May 16, 2016 22:50Lent, and particularly the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, is a time to reflect upon our being made in the image of God, our having an affinity to Christ, and our being healed by Him.
The Abundant Life, Built on a Rock
April 04, 2016 20:00As Lent begins Fr. Pat considers Jesus' words about the abundant life, about building one's house upon a rock, and about His standing at the door and knocking.
Gift and Task
March 20, 2016 05:06Fr. Pat speaks on the Gospel of the Final Judgment, and what it teaches us about Christ.
Falling Whole-Hog
March 07, 2016 16:23In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, we see a Father who has lost a child who bears his image, a son running from himself, and an elder brother who is glad he is not like his younger sibling.
Phoenicia, the Woman, and the Children’s Bread
February 17, 2016 02:35 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBJesus' encounter with the Syrophoenician woman as recounted by Matthew (chapter 15) has much to teach us when we consider Phoenicia's history, the woman herself, and the meaning of the children's bread.
Today I Must Abide at Your House
February 07, 2016 03:03Fr. Pat reflects upon the meaning of these words that Jesus said to Zacchaeus, considering where God abides, what it means, and who is our best model of one who lives with the understanding of these things.
Jericho: Rumor, Vision, Praise
January 31, 2016 21:35Fr. Pat reflects upon the healing of the blind man of Jericho as recounted in Luke Chapter 18.
The Divine Fire
January 30, 2016 20:42Fr. Pat explains the Holy Eucharist as Flaming Coal and Divine Bread.
The Blind Man
November 06, 2015 02:54Fr. Pat reflects on Luke's version of the blind man in Jericho.
Christian Philosophy
November 06, 2015 02:54Fr. Pat explores the literary source of Christian philosophy as found in the Holy Scriptures.
Inseparable
November 01, 2015 02:52Fr. Pat reflects upon the inseparability of the message of Christ from the Person of Christ, and how that affects three aspects of our lives: our piety, our forgiveness of others, and our justification.
A Look at the Cross from Three Directions
September 30, 2015 02:34In this homily, given on the Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Fr. Pat looks at the cross through the eyes of Paul, Peter, and John.
An Autobiographical Parable
September 06, 2015 03:59In the parable of the Vineyard and the Vinedressers, Jesus is not giving a moral teaching, as might be expected, but rather is presenting His own story about His relationship to God and to the people of Israel. Fr. Pat discusses this.
The Essential Thesis of the Christian Faith
August 27, 2015 05:421 Corinthians 15 is arguable among the most important passages of the Bible. Fr. Pat examines this passage from today's reading.
The Call to a Generous Heart
August 27, 2015 05:40Fr. Pat discusses the parable of the servant and the debt he owed to the king.