Heart of the Homily
Our Podcast revisits Sunday’s Gospel and homily by Fr Vigoa, digging deeper into it’s message and how we can take it from the pew into the rest of our week. Also enjoy Fr. Vigoa's daily homilies here that will call you deeper into discipleship with Christ and mission.
We hope “heart of the homily” podcast and homilies transforms how you pray, think, live and love this week.
Episodes
126 episodes
Homily | May 15, 2026 | Finding Courage When Faith Feels Risky | (Episode 124)
We look at Saint Paul’s fear in Corinth and hear Jesus respond with a command that still meets us today: do not be afraid, for I am with you. We name the real cost of discipleship and the deeper promise that grief can be transformed into a joy ...
Homily | May 14, 2026 | Faithfulness Beats Fame | (Episode 123)
We sit with the Church’s first great betrayal and why it doesn’t break the mission Christ began. We look at Peter’s leadership, Saint Matthias’ quiet perseverance, and Jesus’ claim that real friendship with him is proven by obedience. ...
Homily | May 13, 2026 | Your Restless Heart Is Pointing To God | (Episode 122)
We walk with Saint Paul through Athens and face the uncomfortable truth that even a brilliant culture can still admit it does not know God. We connect that ancient altar to modern restlessness and point to Jesus Christ as the true answer to our...
Homily | May 12, 2026 | Praise Behind Closed Doors | (Episode 121)
We follow Paul and Silas into a prison cell in Philippi and discover why praise can be strongest when nothing changes on the outside. The jailer’s near tragedy turns into mercy and conversion, pushing us to ask whether our faith is actually tra...
Podcast | Friendship Over Scorekeeping | (Episode 120)
We wrestle with a hard question: do we relate to Jesus like a distant judge with a ledger, or like a true friend who knows us and stays. We break down John 14 and why love comes first, then obedience becomes the natural fruit of a real relation...
Homily | May 11, 2026 | Jesus Never Promised Comfort To The Faithful | (Episode 119)
We challenge the illusion that closeness to God should make life easier, and we face Jesus’ sober promise that fidelity can bring rejection. We ask whether we’re pursuing God’s truth or just protecting our own preferences, and we look to Lydia ...
Homily | May 10, 2026 | Friendship Over Scorekeeping | (Episode 118)
We reflect on how hardship reveals what love is really made of, then apply that same truth to our relationship with God. We move from a scorecard mindset to the shockingly personal claim Jesus makes at the Last Supper: he wants friendship with ...
Homily | May 9, 2026 | Closed Doors And The Holy Spirit’s Guidance | (Episode 117)
Closed doors can be the Holy Spirit’s guidance, even when we are trying to do something good. We wrestle with how to follow Jesus with trust and courage when obedience brings uncertainty and resistance. • the overlooked line in Acts wh...
Homily | May 8, 2026 | When Truth Liberates Instead Of Burdens | (Episode 116)
A single line from the first reading reshapes how we see the Church: decisions are truly human, yet truly guided by the Holy Spirit. Jesus then defines love without loopholes and asks us to measure discipleship by what love actually costs us.&n...
Homily | May 7, 2026 | How To Turn Obedience Into Joy Instead Of Guilt | (Episode 115)
We face the core question of the early church and our own hearts: what actually saves us. We hear why grace lifts the weight of performance and how obedience becomes a way to remain in love and joy, not a system of pressure.• Peter’s clear ...
Homily | May 6, 2026 | Christ Plus Nothing Else | (Episode 114)
A sharp early Church debate exposes a timeless temptation to turn grace into “Christ plus something else.” We explore Jesus’ vine and branches teaching to show why real spiritual fruit comes from remaining in Him, especially when pruning feels ...
Homily | May 5, 2026 | Unshakable Peace | (Episode 113)
We sit with the moment Paul is left for dead and still walks back into the city, then we ask what kind of conviction makes that possible. We contrast the world’s idea of peace with Christ’s peace and land on the uncomfortable truth that a divid...
Homily | May 4, 2026 | You Can Admire Jesus And Still Miss Him | (Episode 112)
We face the subtle spiritual danger of “almost” accepting God while remaking Him into something familiar and controllable. We contrast a crowd that misreads a miracle with the life Jesus describes where God actually dwells in a person through l...
Homily | May 3, 2026 | Jesus Does Not Hand You A Map, He Offers Himself | (Episode 111)
We name the moments when information is not what we need most, and we point to trust as the missing piece when life turns uncertain and frightening. We trace Jesus’ claim that he is the way, the truth and the life, then challenge ourselves to s...
Homily | May 2, 2026 | How To Know Jesus Beyond Church Habits | (Episode 110)
We reflect on Philip’s request to “show us the Father” and hear Jesus expose the difference between knowing about him and truly knowing him. We also take Paul’s warning seriously that grace moves forward even when we resist it, and we ask what ...
Homily | May 1, 2026 | Troubled Hearts And Trust | (Episode 109)
We sit with Jesus’ words “Do not let your hearts be troubled” and name the anxieties, regrets, and pressures that keep most of us living with a divided heart. We move from the illusion of control to wholehearted trust in the risen Christ who pr...
Homily | April 30, 2026 | Proximity Is Not Discipleship | (Episode 108)
We ask whether it’s possible to stay close to Jesus and still miss Him, and why being moved by the Gospel is not the same as surrendering to it. We connect Jesus washing feet with Paul’s sweep of salvation history and push toward one choice: st...
Homily | April 29, 2026 | The Light Changes You When You Walk In It | (Episode 107)
We celebrate Saint Catherine of Siena by facing a hard truth: God’s biggest moves often start in prayer, not planning, and they demand obedience before we feel ready. Jesus offers light that pulls us out of darkness, but that light only changes...
Homily | April 28, 2026 | Held In The Shepherd’s Hand| (Episode 106)
We confront the hidden resistance behind “Just make it obvious” and hear why Jesus points to receptivity, not lack of evidence. We connect the Church’s surprising growth in Acts with the security of John 10 and ask what voice is actually shapin...
Podcast | The Voices You Follow| (Episode 105)
We unpack John 10 and the hard truth that not every voice in our life wants our good, even when it sounds reasonable or helpful. We name the forces that quietly lead us and lay out practical steps to choose Jesus as the Good Shepherd and live w...
Homily | April 27, 2026 | The Good Shepherd And The Courage To Stay| (Episode 104)
We hold the Good Shepherd close, then we let his words challenge us where it hurts: real love stays when danger and discomfort show up. Peter’s story and Jesus’ “other sheep” force us to ask who we exclude, and whether we’re quietly hindering w...
Homily | April 26, 2026 | The Voices You Follow| (Episode 103)
Not every voice guiding our choices wants our good, and the most damaging ones often sound familiar enough to feel safe. We name the voices that steal peace and lay out a clear path to follow the Shepherd who gives abundant life.• how destr...
Homily | April 25, 2026 | God Restores The One Who Walked Away (Episode 102)
We reflect on Saint Mark’s feast and the surprising way God turns a story that begins in failure into a life that proclaims Christ. We talk about urgency in evangelization, the humility and vigilance that protect mission, and the hope that the ...
Homily | April 24, 2026 | God’s Call Not Based On the Past But On His Power (Episode 101)
Saul’s certainty turns out to be blindness, and Jesus confronts him with a question that changes everything. We follow the fall of Saul and the rise of Paul, then connect that same pattern of surrender to the hard, life-giving claim Jesus makes...
Homily | April 23, 2026 | God Is Already Working Before You Notice (Episode 100)
God moves first, drawing us toward himself long before we think to search for him. We follow Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch to see how obedience, guidance in Scripture, and decisive surrender open the door to real encounter with Christ. <...