St. Patrick Catholic Parish Podcast
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308 episodes
Motherhood is a Gift | Fr. Joshua Fons
On Mother's Day, May 10th, 2026, Fr. Joshua speaks to the moms of the parish, inviting them to reflect on the gift of their Vocation. In particular, the ways we are tempted to not see our Vocation as a gift from God, but rather as a burden, a r...
How to Offer Pleasing Worship to God | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily given on Sunday May 3, 2025, Fr Mathias preaches on the common priesthood that belongs to all baptized Christians and applies it to the lay faithful. Indeed, exercising our common priesthood is central to how we worship God...
Resisting the Psyops Campaign of the Devil | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on April 26, 2026 (Good Shepherd Sunday), Fr Mathias preaches on Psalm 23 and applies it to Jesus being our Good Shepherd. We really can trust in Jesus as our Good Shepherd to give us peace, rest, refreshment, protection, and gui...
Where You See Defeat, God Sees Victory | Fr. Joshua Fons
On the Third Sunday of Easter, April 19th 2026, Fr. Joshua breaks open the story of the Road to Emmaus, challenging us to put ourselves in the shoes of those disciples. They were downcast, because they had their own plan for how the Messiah was...
Celebrating Easter | Dcn. Peter Randolph
In this homily, given on April 12, 2026, Dcn. Peter encourages us to celebrate the Easter season. He notes that we often remember to observe Lenten practices but forget to celebrate the Easter season. He brings up three pillars that the Early C...
Jesus is Alive: We No Longer Need To Be Afraid | Fr Mathias Thelen
In this Easter Sunday homily on April 5th, 2026, Fr Mathias preaches on the Resurrection of Jesus. We don't have to be afraid of death because Jesus is alive. After sharing about how Jesus is still delivering people from evil...
We Hope for Better Things; It Will Arise From the Ashes | Fr Joshua Fons
On Easter Sunday (April 5, 2026), Father Joshua invites us to take St. Paul's words as our personal motto: "If you have been raised with Christ, seek what is above." These words were lived out by one of the founders of the University of Michiga...
Freed from Sin and Death | Deacon Peter Randolph
In this Easter Vigil homily, delivered on April 4, 2026, Dcn. Peter reflects on St. Paul's words that we are dead to sin and living to God in Christ Jesus. Many people might respond in two ways: wondering how being dead to sin is relevant to th...
He Was Crushed for Our Sins | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on Good Friday (April 3, 2026), Father Mathias breaks open the prophesy of Isaiah 53 that Jesus took upon himself the sins and guilt of the human race. Helping us see Christ's love for us on the Cross, Father ends his homil...
The Priesthood is the Love of the Heart of Jesus | Fr. Joshua Fons
**Due to a technical error, the audio of this homily is poorer than normal.**On the night Jesus gave us the Priesthood (Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026), Fr. Joshua invites us to reflect on the famous phrase from St. John V...
Who Is This? | Fr. Joshua Fons
On Palm Sunday, March 29th, 2026, Father Joshua invites us to be shaken out of our routine, just like the people of Jerusalem were shaken by Jesus' entrance. This isn't just another Sunday of another week: this is the holiest week of the year! ...
Where is God in the Death of a Loved One? | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on March 22, 2026, Fr Mathias preaches on the the raising of Lazarus and reflects with us on Jesus's response to Martha and Mary's line: "Lord if you had been here my brother would not have died." To Mary, he responds by we...
Choosing Hope instead of Grumbling | Fr. Joshua Fons
On this third Sunday of Lent, Fr. Joshua calls out all the grumblers: those who grumble about the state of the World, the Country, the Church, and the state of their own lives. Instead of grumbling, he invites us to hope. To hope in the Love ou...
Go Up the Mountain With Jesus | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on March 1st 2026, Fr Mathias preaches on the Transfiguration of the Lord as an invitation to go up the mountain with Jesus to encounter him. Father exhorts us everyday to pray "from the heart" so God can reveal himself in ...
You Aren't That Special | Fr. Joshua Fons
On the first Sunday of Lent, February 22nd, 2026, Father Joshua points out that while you sometimes feel like your problems are unique, or your life is singularly challenging, you actually aren't that special. This is a good thing, becaus...
From Gift, For Gift, Toward Gift | Dcn. Peter Randolph
In this homily, delivered on February 15, 2026, Dcn. Peter reflects on the truth that our origin is a gift, that we are called to make a gift of ourselves now, and that we are promised a life of self-gift in heaven. However, very often, people ...
What If You Are Wrong? | Fr. Joshua Fons
We each have assumptions and ideas about what "the good life", a life of happiness looks like. In this homily, given on February 1st, 2026, Fr. Joshua Fons encourages us to consider our sources: are they reliable? What if we are wrong? What if ...
Has Anguish Taken Wing? | Dcn. Peter Randolph
In this homily, delivered on January 25, 2026, Dcn. Peter preaches on the power of God's Word. He begins by considering Isaiah's prophecy and stating that it doesn't seem to be true in daily living. Are we going to say that the Bible (and there...
You Have a Mission and It's Not About You | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on January 18th, 2026, Fr Mathias preaches on the mystery of the Church as the light to the nations. Each member of the Church has a unique mission to mediate the light of Jesus to the world around them. Some Christians are...
Unworthy and Unqualified | Fr. Joshua Fons
On the Baptism of the Lord (January 11th, 2026), Father Joshua invites us to reflect on the moments when we feel unworthy and unqualified for the task before us. These moments can be moments of profound encounter. Just as Jesus asked John...
The Answer to the Deepest Questions of our Hearts. (Part 3 of 4)
In part three of our Advent preaching series on December 14th, 2025, Father Joshua outlines the third and fourth thresholds of Conversion: Openness and Seeking. In the Gospel, we see Jesus questioning in the crowds, trying to help them recogniz...
There is more! Come up higher! (Part 2 of 4) | Fr. Joshua Fons
In part two of our Advent preaching series (December 7th, 2025), Father Joshua outlines the first two Thresholds of Conversion: Initial Trust and Spiritual Curiosity. According to Sherry Weddell, over 50% of Catholics in the pews on Sunday are ...
Wake Up: Getting to Heaven Does Not Happen By Accident (Part 1 of 4) | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on November 30th, 2025, Fr Mathias preaches Part 1 of the Advent Preaching series on "Intentionally Following Jesus." After defining some terms about discipleship, Father outlines two fundamental reminders about discipleshi...
What If You Were a King? | Fr. Joshua Fons
On the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (November 23rd, 2025), Father Joshua Fons delves into what the Kingship of Christ looks like. In the face of common misconceptions about Kingship, Fr. Joshua unpacks what Christ's kingship ...
Being Hated Because of Jesus: The Power of Perseverance | Fr. Mathias Thelen
In this homily on November 16th, 2025, Fr Mathias preaches on Jesus' warning to his disciples about persecution they will endure. Christian persecution is not something of the past, but is very much happening today, especially in Nigeria. Fathe...