St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

61. Dcn. Lou Homily - Don't overcomplicate it. Ask, Seek, Knock.

Pray. Sometimes it's easy. Pray. Sometimes it seems we can't even get started. Pray. Jesus taught us how and showed us how. Pray.

60. 3 R's of Drawing your Loved One back to Church

Fr. Bryan Norton, S.J. shares 3 R's to keep in mind in our joint attempt with God to draw our loved ones back to the Church. After listening, download a packet of practical resources at www.basilthegreat.org/return

59. Remind Me Again...If Atheists Can be Good, Why be Religious?

Why should I bother being religious if unbelievers can be decent, honest people too? 

The 5min video mentioned in this episode on the Moral Argument for God's existence can be viewed at http://bit.ly/MoralArgument

C.S. Lewis' short essay Man or Rabbit? mentioned in this episode can be read here. 

58. Fr. Walt Homily - Bl. Stanley Rother & FORMED

Fr. Walt shares the story of modern-day Good Samaritan Blessed Stanley Rother, Oklahoman priest martyred in the Guatemalan civil war a few decades ago. The 19-minute documentary is available free on FORMED after you signup at basilthegreat.formed.org.

57. Remind Me Again.....Why Do Gospel Details Differ?

Some of the Gospels differ in minor details.  Does this mean they are invalidated?  Can we rely on the Bible at all?

56. Fr. Bryan Homily - Crisis of Images

Our images of God and images of the Church shape our spiritual lives immensely, so they should be balanced, robust, and take in all of the Scriptural data. 

55. Fr. Walt Homily - Don't assume your enemy is God's enemy

Fr. Walt discusses enemies and reveals the kind of people whose discipleship and faith inspires him.

54. Fr. Bryan Homily - Freedom from vs. Freedom for

Are we free to do what we want or free to do what we ought?  Freedom from vs. Freedom for.