Your Faith with Fr. Chris Stanish
599 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsSelected homilies, presentations, and talks of Fr. Christopher Stanish, Pastor of St. Teresa of Avila in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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February 8, 2015 - 7:30 AM Mass at QAS
February 09, 2015 01:25 - 12 minutes - 5.64 MBOn this 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, discusses how God takes some of the most unlikely combinations and transforms them into the most marvelous things.
February 1, 2015 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
February 09, 2015 01:16 - 9 minutes - 4.31 MBOn this 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, intruduces the parish community to a five-year action plan. He uses the Gospel passage to show how each of us are part of a bigger vision in the Church and how God has an extraordinary plan to offer us.
January 25, 2015 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
January 26, 2015 12:55 - 21 minutes - 9.26 MBOn this 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Queen of All Saints Parish welcomes Fr. Jim Quinlan. Fr. Jim is a priest from the Archdiocese of Chicago who works for the mission of Cross Catholic Outreach. In this homily, Fr. Jim talks about the story of Jonah as a means of reaching out to those who are in most need of God's mercy.
January 18, 2015 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
January 20, 2015 03:39 - 11 minutes - 5.1 MBOn this 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish delves into the meaning of Samuel's response "Here I am" in the original Hebrew. He encourages the congregation to use this phrase throughout their day so as to prepare themselves to hear God speak to them.
January 11, 2015 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
January 13, 2015 20:55 - 12 minutes - 5.68 MBOn the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Baptism is a major turning point in Jesus' life and how it completely changes everything for us as well. What did we get into when we were baptized? How can we live out our baptism?
January 3, 2014 - 4:30 PM Mass at QAS
January 07, 2015 16:34 - 11 minutes - 5.04 MBOn this Feast of the Epiphany, Fr. Chris Stanish speaks of the experience of the Magi as a symbol of our own journey to Christ. Fr. Chris says that we must be looking for signs to guide us along our journey so that no matter how steep the climb, our eyes are always fixed on the light of Christ.
January 1, 2015 - 10:00 AM Mass at QAS
January 02, 2015 21:41 - 6 minutes - 2.96 MBOn this Feast of the Holy Mother of God, Fr. Chris Stanish talks about how natural it is to see things in the world that remind us of our family and friends. So too with our Blessed Mary we should strive to use images and statues of her in our life so that we are reminded of her presence in our lives.
December 28, 2014 - 4:30 PM Mass at QAS
December 30, 2014 19:46 - 9 minutes - 4.1 MBOn this Feast of the Holy Family, Deacon Rich Huber uses the image of Abraham and Isaac as a precursor to the family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. He explains how even in the midst of difficulties our God makes all things possible.
December 25, 2014 - 10:00 AM Mass at QAS
December 28, 2014 15:38 - 9 minutes - 4.26 MBOn the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish uses his own vocation story to talk about the fear we sometimes have to encounter the Lord. The shepherds in the field had great fear when the angel announced the birth of Jesus, but he tells them "Do not be afraid." On this Christmas Day, do not be afraid to encounter Jesus!
December 21, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
December 22, 2014 15:31 - 17 minutes - 7.63 MBOn this 4th Sunday of Advent, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, shares an important message with the entire parish community. In this homily, Fr. Kevin uses the framework of the capital campaign to talk about what happens when you say "yes" to the Lord. When Mary said "yes" profound things happened in her life, and your life can be transformed as well if you just pray "Thy will be done."
Day of Recollection - Missionaries of Charity
December 15, 2014 14:53 - 35 minutes - 8.67 MBOn December 6, 2014, Fr. Chris Stanish was invited to the Missionaries of Charity in Gary, IN to give a day of recollection for the religious sisters and all their volunteers and associates. In this first talk, Fr. Chris talks about desire for God - Our desire for Him and His desire for us.
December 13, 2014 - 4:30 PM Mass at QAS
December 15, 2014 14:49 - 10 minutes - 4.67 MBOn this Third Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the Will of God for each and every person: "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the Will of God for you in Christ Jesus." Fr. Chris takes this line from St. Paul and opens up the concept of what it means to "pray without ceasing."
December 8, 2014 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 15, 2014 14:46 - 6 minutes - 2.77 MBOn this Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr. Chris Stanish poses the question: "What if I can't do it?" Because many of us have asked ourselves this very question, Fr. Chris talks about how God gives us the grace we need in order to fulfill His Will in our lives.
December 7, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
December 08, 2014 14:56 - 11 minutes - 4.82 MBOn this 2nd Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish talks about how John the Baptist is a voice crying out in the wilderness, "prepare the way of the Lord." Fr. Chris invites the congregation to consider how they might use their voice in order to prepare the way for others to encounter Christ in their lives.
November 30, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
December 01, 2014 04:15 - 18 minutes - 8.25 MBOn this First Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish announces the beginning of the parish's Year of Discipleship. Throughout this next year we are going to dare to believe. We are going to dare to follow. We are going to dare to remain. We are going to dare to be a disciple. Fr. Chris uses the "I Thirst" prayer from Mother Teresa to talk about how discipleship begins with realizing that God thirsts for us.
November 23, 2014 - 7:30 AM Mass at QAS
November 24, 2014 14:46 - 14 minutes - 6.54 MBOn this Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe and King of our souls. Fr. Chris poses the question: "Who is sitting on the throne of your life? Yourself or Jesus?" In order to be disciples of Jesus Christ we have to dare to believe that Christ has come to give us life. We have to dare to allow Christ to enter into our lives.
November 16, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
November 17, 2014 13:11 - 13 minutes - 5.86 MBOn this 33rd Week of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the parable of the talents. Fr. Chris uses the talents to talk about the knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom, that it, the knowledge of our salvation in Jesus Christ. What are we doing with that knowledge? Are we sharing it with others, or are we burying it?
November 9, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
November 10, 2014 16:03 - 12 minutes - 5.66 MBOn this feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the imagery of the church building to talk about how we are living stones building upon the one foundation of Jesus Christ. With it also being National Vocation Awareness Week, Fr. Chris also references how our God-given vocations tie into the fact that we are called to live for Christ, the sole reason for our existence.
November Holy Hour for Vocations
November 08, 2014 15:36 - 18 minutes - 8.24 MBOn Thursday, November 6, 2014 Queen of All Saints Parish hosted a Holy Hour for Vocations. This month the parish asked the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration from Mishawaka, IN to discuss how Jesus called them to the religious life. In this talk Sister Lois DeLee introduces Sister Mary Augustine and Sister Michael Marie who give witness to how Jesus is alive and active in their lives.
November 2, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
November 04, 2014 13:44 - 16 minutes - 7.22 MBOn this Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Soul's Day), Fr. Chris Stanish talks about death, hope, and commitment. Fr. Chris uses the feast in order to discuss how our Christian beliefs lead us to accepting the eternal life that Christ offers and the hope we can have in it. This is the vision God has for us and when we commit to that vision it is an act of worship.
QAS Capital Campaign Kick-Off
October 23, 2014 19:26 - 23 minutes - 11.1 MBFr. Kevin Huber, pastor of Queen of All Saints, launches the public phase of "our capital campaign "Connecting with Our Tomorrow - Today". In an attempt to raise money for a parish center, Fr. Kevin discusses the difference between being needs-driven vs. being vision-driven. In this homily, he also showed a video depicting the future of Queen of All Saints.
October 19, 2014 - 5:00 PM Mass at St. Mary's
October 19, 2014 23:33 - 11 minutes - 2.78 MBOn this 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish asks the question: Why do we exist? Using the concept of "Giving to Caesar what is Caesar's and giving to God what is God's," Fr. Chris opens up the Gospel through the lens that each and every one of us is made in the image of God and relates it to the question of why we exist.
Mary of Nazareth
October 18, 2014 02:45 - 17 minutes - 4.47 MBQueen of All Saints is hosting a program called My Life with the Saints by Fr. James Martin. After a brief video presentation from Fr. Martin, Fr. Chris Stanish expounds upon the figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Using examples from the Scriptures, Fr. Chris explains how devotion to Mary always leads us to her Son, Jesus Christ.
Joseph of Nazareth
October 18, 2014 02:41 - 18 minutes - 4.65 MBQueen of All Saints is hosting a program called My Life with the Saints by Fr. James Martin. In this presentation a short video by Fr. Martin was shown followed by a talk by Fr. Chris Stanish. Expounding upon the figure of St. Joseph, Fr. Chris offers insight on how we can learn from this silent figure in the Scriptures.
October Holy Hour for Vocations
October 15, 2014 21:40 - 13 minutes - 6.34 MBOn Monday, October 13, the Queen of All Saints Vocation Committee hosted a Holy Hour for vocational awareness and support. The committee invited Fr. Kevin Huber, pastor of Queen of All Saints, to offer a reflection on vocations. In this talk, Fr. Kevin discusses how difficult it is to promote vocations and how often it is met with rejection, yet how tremendously important it is to continue striving to invite young men and women to consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
October Holy Hour for Vocations
October 15, 2014 21:40 - 13 minutes - 6.34 MBOn Monday, October 13, the Queen of All Saints Vocation Committee hosted a Holy Hour for vocational awareness and support. The committee invited Fr. Kevin Huber, pastor of Queen of All Saints, to offer a reflection on vocations. In this talk, Fr. Kevin discusses how difficult it is to promote vocations and how often it is met with rejection, yet how tremendously important it is to continue striving to invite young men and women to consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
October 11, 2014 - 5:00 PM Mass at St. Mary's
October 13, 2014 14:35 - 10 minutes - 2.82 MBOn this 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the parable of the rich banquet to discuss the many ways in which God invites us to follow Him. Fr. Chris reflects on how often we are like those guests who refuse the king's invitation and would rather be absorbed in our own activities.
October 5, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
October 06, 2014 14:01 - 11 minutes - 5.17 MBOn this 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish informs the congregation that the U.S. Bishops have designated October as Respect Life Month. Fr. Chris then uses the parable of the vineyard to discuss how we are all masterpieces of God's creation.
October 4, 2014 - Ministry Retreat
October 05, 2014 01:37 - 21 minutes - 10 MBQueen of All Saints Catholic Church hosted a morning retreat for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers. Using the Gospel passage for the day, Fr. Chris Stanish offers a talk in which he discusses two key concepts with regard to formation: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist as one single act of worship, and the privilege of discipleship as eyes that see and ears that hear.
September 28, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
September 29, 2014 12:05 - 15 minutes - 6.86 MBOn this 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish concludes a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church by discussing the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. In this homily Fr. Chris talks about the foundation of the sacrament, its four effects, and who can receive it.
September 21, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
September 22, 2014 14:34 - 20 minutes - 9.4 MBOn this 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris reviews the sacraments, discusses the foundation and essence of the sacrament of Holy Orders, and concludes with a witness testimony given by Seminarian Gregory Bim-Merle. Gregory is a seminarian for the Diocese of Gary studying in his second year of Theology at Mundelein Seminary. He testifies how he heard God's call to come labor in the vi...
September Holy Hour for Vocations
September 19, 2014 03:35 - 13 minutes - 6.24 MBOn the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of All Saints Vocation Committee hosted a Holy Hour for Vocational awareness and support. In this talk, Fr. Chris Stanish uses this feast day as the backdrop for the fact that each and every one of us has been called to a very particular vocation. Sometimes we struggle in hearing what Jesus is asking of us, but we must have courage like Mary to say "yes"!
September 14, 2014 - 7:30 AM Mass at QAS
September 15, 2014 13:50 - 17 minutes - 8 MBAs we celebrate the Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Cross, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris talks about the sacrament of Marriage. He discusses marriage as a covenant and as a sign, and that the grace of the sacrament is the strength to live it out fruitfully and well.
September 7, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
September 08, 2014 12:11 - 18 minutes - 8.28 MBOn this 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris takes a deeper look at the sacrament of Penance by addressing the common questions people ask about it. Why do I have to confess my sins to a priest? Why can't I just confess to God? What's up with all this Catholic guilt? What do I do if it's been awhile?
August 31, 2014 - 7:30 AM Mass at QAS
August 31, 2014 21:23 - 14 minutes - 6.35 MBHalfway through a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the sacrament of Eucharist. In this homily on the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris explains that why we go to Mass and how we can fruitfully receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
August 24, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
August 25, 2014 14:22 - 15 minutes - 6.91 MBOn this 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish continues a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris discusses the sacrament of Confirmation and because of it, how we are to take up a new role in the community. He explains what it means to be an adult member of the Church and how to live out the grace of the sacrament.
August 17, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
August 18, 2014 16:15 - 16 minutes - 7.65 MBOn this 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish begins a preaching series on the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris briefly reviews the sacraments in general, discusses the primary effects of Baptism, and guides the congregation through an exercise to review their Baptismal Promises, which can be found here.
August 15, 2014 - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 16, 2014 03:03 - 12 minutes - 5.89 MBIn this homily on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr. Chris explains the doctrine of the Assumption through the question: Where are we going? The reality is that where Mary has gone we hope to follow...
August 10, 2014 - 5:00 PM Mass at St. Mary's
August 12, 2014 02:03 - 20 minutes - 5.23 MBCelebrating the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish announces that he and the pastor will be starting a preaching series on the sacraments of the Catholic Church. In this homily, Fr. Chris offers the congregation four principles through which we can come to a deeper understanding and knowledge of the sacraments in general.
August 4, 2014 - Holy Hour for Vocations
August 05, 2014 17:02 - 11 minutes - 5.21 MBAdam Antone is a seminarian for the Diocese of Gary. He is currently in his third year of college studies at Bishop Simon Brute Seminary in Indianapolis, IN. In an effort to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life, Queen of All Saints Parish hosted a Holy Hour for Vocations. In this reflection, Adam offers insight into what it means to be called, how to listen to the call, and the response it requires.
August 3, 2014 - 9:30 AM Mass at QAS
August 04, 2014 16:45 - 13 minutes - 6.41 MBIn this homily on the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the face of discipleship. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ? What does it entail? Using St. Paul's words from his Letter to the Romans, Fr. Chris exhorts the congregation to stand strong in the faith especially when we find ourselves in the midst of trials and suffering.
Seminarian Retreat - Formation
July 31, 2014 12:53 - 31 minutes - 8.07 MBWhile the seminarians of the Diocese of Gary were on retreat, Fr. Chris Stanish was invited to offer a meditation for them on the topic of "Formation". In this meditation, Fr. Chris discusses the importance of formation in our lives as Christians and obstacles that might arise within it.
July 27, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
July 29, 2014 13:37 - 15 minutes - 6.99 MBOn this 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the parables of the hidden treasure buried in the field and the pearl of great price as an image for discovering the beautiful gift of one's vocation. The true value of this gift is so great that we must be willing to sell all that we have in order to attain it.
July 20, 2014 - 4:30 PM Mass at QAS
July 21, 2014 13:19 - 14 minutes - 6.8 MBUpon proclaiming the parable of the weeds among the wheat, Fr. Chris Stanish describes a type of healing prayer ministry called Theophostic Prayer, which invites Jesus into the wounds of our life so that He can bring His saving Truth into them in order to bring healing. He explains how the Lord sows the seed of His grace and truth but sometimes the evil one comes and plants lies. Jesus, though, has come to set us free!
July 13, 2014 - 7:30 AM Mass at QAS
July 14, 2014 13:50 - 15 minutes - 7.31 MBOn this 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish explains the context for the use of parables in Jesus' teaching method. He discusses how "seeing" and "hearing" are key words for us as disciples if we wish to have fertile hearts open to receiving God's word.
How to Download & Listen to the Podcasts
July 10, 2014 15:55Welcome to Fr. Chris Stanish's podcasts. This article will tell you how you can listen and view podcasts and video. The simplest way to get the podcasts and video posted on this page is to download Apple iTunes. iTunes is a media library manager, that will allow you to subscribe to Fr. Stanish's podcasts and video. iTunes is free and available for Macintosh and Windows computers. Once you've downloaded and installed iTunes you can follow this link. If you have iTunes installed, click...
July 6, 2014 - 11:30 AM Mass at QAS
July 06, 2014 20:29 - 11 minutes - 5.37 MBIn this homily, Fr. Chris Stanish reflects on his first real encounter with Jesus Christ. He enourages the congregation to respond to Jesus' invitation to "Come to me" especially when life feels labored and burdensome.
June 29, 2014 - Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul
July 06, 2014 20:03 - 12 minutes - 5.6 MBIn this homily on the Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul, Fr. Chris Stanish reflects on the joy of responding to Jesus' invitation to follow Him in the vocation to which He is calling you. Using the figures of Peter and Paul, he draws out the decisive moment in which they had to choose whether they would follow Jesus or not.
June 15, 2014 - Trinity Sunday
July 06, 2014 18:38 - 9 minutes - 4.28 MBFr. Chris Stanish returned to Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth, MI to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving following his ordination in the Diocese of Gary, IN. In this homly from the 10 AM Mass, Fr. Chris discusses how sometimes encountering God seems to be too good to be true and he encourages the congregation to ask God for really big things.