St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

389. Fr. Ryan Homily - This is Daunting

Surprising how clear and firm Jesus is about forgiveness.

387. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Freedom of Childlike Dependence

386. Fr. Ryan Homily - Get Behind Me to Follow

Remember the relationship here.

382. Fr. Ryan Homily - Human Flaws make Divine Glory Shine Brighter

God became human for many reasons, including to start a Church and give it the authority to preach and teach in His name

381. Fr. Ryan Homily - Bringing in the Outcasts from the Outskirts

Jesus wasn't having a "bad day"; He was flipping a powerful paradigm on its head.

380. Fr. Ryan Homily - Living in Line with our Design

Theological, Anthropological, Practical

379. Fr. Ryan Homily - Do You Believe Your Body Can Reveal Divine Glory?

Jesus' Divine Glory shone through His human body

378. Fr. Ryan Homily - Reducing to Weeds or Cultivating Wheat?

It's way too simple to simplify people.

377. Fr. Ryan Homily - Something More than Bread Needs to be Transformed into the Body of Christ

When you want it this badly, then you're ready

375. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Danger of Shutting Down our Hearts to the Supreme Moment of Satisfaction

How can we make sense of Jesus' seemingly shocking words?

374. Fr. Ryan Homily - Sharing What We’ve Heard

Scripture misunderstandings, Ohio Bishops' concerns, and great things happening at our parish.

372. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Opposite of All Other Foods

What kind of abundant life did Jesus come to give?

371. Fr. Ryan Homily - Rarely do the Powerful Share their Innnermost Secrets

The key to God's power, nature, and love is a relationship of total self-giving

370. Fr. Ryan Homily - Unhindered Power

Pentecost Power isn't just enough to get by

369. Fr. Ryan Homily - Kindle in our Hearts a Longing for the Heavenly Homeland

Too long have we put up with lame ideas of Heaven and the glory that awaits us.

368. Fr. Ryan Homily - The ”Good News” of Sin-Management Isn’t Good Enough

Mother's Day 2023

367. Fr. Ryan Homily - Unfolding in the Life of Dad’s Love

The perfect home with the perfect Father is not a fantasy.

366. Fr. Ryan Homily - Spiritually Hangry - First Holy Communion Mass

Fr. Ryan preaches to First Holy Communion kids and their families

365. Fr. Ryan Homily - In Memory of Fr. Bob McCreary

Don't imitate him.  Be you.

364. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Impact of a Good Shepherd

Fr. Ryan shares about 2 shepherds who had a tremendous impact in his own life.

362. Fr. Ryan Homily - Mercy, Hope, and Dreams for the Parish

The biblical view of mercy is far deeper than our typical one

361. Fr. Mark Ott Easter Homily - Triduum Through Mary’s Eyes

This powerful reflection is the fruit of Fr. Mark's prayer while on a silent 30-day retreat

360. Fr. Ryan Homily - Will You Let Me Do This for You? - Good Friday

Strange ideas have crept in and gained a foothold...

359. Fr. Mark Ott - What if we could see Glory? Holy Thursday Homily

What if we could see glory?

357. Fr. Ryan Homily - What Makes Holy Week Holy?

The one thing Jesus wasn't this week was "safe".

356. Fr. Ryan Homily - It’s either Naively Immature or Prophetic

What makes Jesus weep?

355. Fr. Ryan Homily - Unrepeatable, Indispensable, Irreplaceable (you)

How to see a person

354. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Moment She Realized the Mystery Had a Human Face

The Woman at the Well thought she knew how deep it was.

352. Fr. Ryan Homily - God Became Human so Humans could Become Like God

Who are you in this story?

350. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Good News about Temptation

My worst impulses aren't from me.

348. Fr. Ryan Homily - When Sin is just a Symptom - Ash Wednesday

I couldn't just white-knuckle my way through it.

347. Fr. Ryan Homily - Study, Spend Time, Imitate

Support the amazing work of Catholic Charities in Cleveland at catholiccommunity.org/donate

345. Fr. Ryan Homily - Not Behavior Modification, but Transformation

What if it only took a few minutes?

344. Fr. Ryan Homily - Your Life May be the Only Gospel Someone Ever Reads

People miss out on the joy, healing, and meaning of a faithful life when we hide what God had done for us.

343. Fr. Ryan Homily - Unfortunately, They Had Walled Off Their Needs

The Beatitudes show us how blessed it is to admit and open up our dependence to the King.  

342. Fr. Ryan Homily - Where We Want to Hide, Jesus Hits His Stride

You've probably never been asked, "Where is your Zebulun?"

341. Fr. Matt Jordan Farewell Homily

Fr. Matt gives thanks at his last Mass assigned at St. Basil.

340. Fr. Ryan Homily - Why do we fast?

Daily Mass homily for 1-16-2023

339. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Epiphany Came Through a Body

God proved with His body that everybody is somebody to God.

338. Fr. Ryan Homily - God-made-man Entering into our Human Realities

The Blessed Virgin Mary reminds us of the concreteness of Jesus so we don't reduce Him to a mere idea.

337. Fr. Ryan Homily - Christmas: The Reconciliation of All Into God’s Family

No one rejected.  All invited into the family.

336. Fr. Ryan Homily - God’s Image for Union, Love, and Life-giving Power

Interesting & mysterious Bible passage selection for 4 days before Christmas....

335. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Ideal Comes to us Through the Real

Perhaps idealistic and realistic don't need to be opposed

333. Fr. Ryan Homily - Immaculate Conception - ”Begin Again”

Two words summing it all up gently

332. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Fulfillment of Promises comes with a Sacrifice

Before the wolf can be the guest of the lamb....

331. Fr. Ryan Homily - To Experience a Holy Night, First Experience a Silent Night

Coming through the ordinary

329. Fr. Ryan Homily - The King of the Universe Designed it all for One Reason

God will use anything and everything to get through to us to save us.

328. Fr. Ryan Homily - Icon vs. Idol

Jesus is a realist when it comes to home and family.

325. Fr. Ryan Homily - He doesn’t have a formula; He has a face

The Redeemer of the World makes time for us.

323. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Wrong Way of Being Right

The stuff keeping us from the lavish love of God.