Living Sacrifice
Fr. Christopher Mahar offers Catholic homilies that focus on the Gospel, the teachings of Sacred Scripture and the Catholic Church. How do I grow in my Catholic faith? How do I learn more about Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God? the Bible and the Sacred Liturgy provide answers to our questions about God, faith, life, death, heaven and hell. Why do we suffer? Where is God in our lives? How do I grow in prayer? God has answers to the questions that matter most!
Episodes
107 episodes
Communion of Saints
In the Apostle's Creed we profess that we believe in the "Communion of Saints." The Communion of Saints consists in the Church on earth or the Church Militant, the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant. God calls us strive and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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8:28
Proof of Love
St. Paul tells us that "God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Divine Mercy is living proof that God exists and that He has given us grace, forgiveness and a new beginning. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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8:51
Easter Movement
The empty tomb sets everything in motion as we see Christ risen from the dead. God moves us to love Him and our neighbor like never before. In the Easter Season we embrace the movement of God in our lives and in our world.
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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8:26
Journey to Easter
Christ came on the ultimate journey from heaven to earth to grant us forgiveness and renewal of life. St. Paul tells us how "God greatly exalted him," and He now invites us to join Christ on this journey towards Easter and to everlasting ...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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4:46
Edge of Freedom
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. God invites us to leave the past behind and to begin a new life with Christ in freedom, grace and love.
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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8:12
Restoration
St. Paul tells us that "Whoever is in Christ is a new creation." God reconciles us in Christ and restores us once again to new and everlasting life.
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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9:29
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God Comes Down
In the mystery of suffering, and in our deepest needs, God comes down to us to bring us a new beginning and eternal life.
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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9:20
St. Patrick & the Light of Hope
God shines His divine light into our lives and gives us hope. We remember that God will never fail or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5) and with hearts filled with living faith, we follow Him.
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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29:24
A New Exodus
Jesus appears on Mount Tabor and is Transfigured before the Apostles Peter, James and John. Moses and Elijah appear to Him and St. Luke says they spoke about "the exodus" He was to accomplish in Jerusalem. Jesus leads us through a n...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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9:37
Our Lenten Journey
Christ takes our human nature and enters into the desert to combat Satan and overcome temptation. He teaches us how to give ourselves entirely to God.
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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8:28
A Love Like God's
God calls each of us to love and this weekend challenges us to love even our enemies. By Christ living and loving in us we can hope follow this great commandment and truly be His disciples.
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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8:13
Path of Beatitude
God calls us to follow that path that leads to new and eternal life. Practicing the presence of God allows us to find that path and to stay on it.
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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8:39
Called in to the Deep
God calls us to a particular vocation and He also calls each of us to holiness of life. Discovering His amazing grace, we are often overwhelmed by our own unworthiness, yet He purifies us and sends us out on mission!
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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8:42
Desire, Seek and See
Desire is an essential component in the Christians life. We seek God, desire Him and allow Him to become the great end for which we live.
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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8:51
Word of God Sunday
God gives us His word so that we can be strengthened and inspired to grow in life with Him and those around us. How can we make the word of God the foundation of our spiritual lives and become more fruitful as His disciples?
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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8:11
Romances and Salvation
Jesus is our Divine Bridegroom who comes to die for us and brings us new and everlasting life. How can we unite ourselves more deeply to Him and bear fruit that will last?
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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9:31
Wounded Healer
Isaiah describes the Messiah as one who is gentle among us: "A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench." Jesus is that wounded healer who was "wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniqu...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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8:32
Only One King
God is made manifest to all the nations of the world, represented by the Magi. They adore Him and give him gifts because He alone is king and ruler of all.
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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8:38
Mary, Mother of God
Jesus Christ is the Mediator between God and humanity, yet God delights in the mediation of angels, men and women in His plan of salvation. The Blessed Virgin Mary, as Mediatrix, plays a special role in bringing the grace of God into our ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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8:03
Obedience
We are called to imitate the Holy Family in the virtues of family life. The virtue of obedience helps us to listen to the word of God and submit freely to it as we bear great fruit in Christ.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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8:46
Christmas-Beyond the Veil
In the Incarnation God tears open the veil and reveals the unseen world. May we worship and adore Him, and then make Him known to all who long to see Him.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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9:37
God in Small Things
In the smallest things of life we often find great value. Jesus comes to the Little Town of Bethlehem, and is found in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. May we find Him in the small things, and then, simply find Him everywhere.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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8:38
Rejoice and Sing
God calls us to rejoice and even sing because Christmas is near. Even in the darkest moments of life, we can find God drawing near and giving us hope and healing. "Rejoice in the Lord always," says St. Paul, "I shall say it again: R...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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