115. Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord - Fr. John Mass Audio

Audio from Fr. John's Private Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.

114. Full Mass - 4th Sunday of Lent w/ Fr. Walt - 2020-3-22

Full Mass w/ music.  All music covered with OCP license #42200

112. Full Mass 3-15-2020 - 3rd Sunday in Lent - Fr. Walt

Audio-only recording of the entire Mass for the 3rd Sunday in Lent, celebrated by Fr. Walt.

111. Fr. Walt Homily - Lent: Foundation and Bedrock

Lent is the preparation and training for temptations that inevitably come.

109. Dcn. Dave Homily - When the Impossible becomes Possible

Q: How could the Lord hold us to such a high standard?  A: Only if He's willing to raise us there.

108. Dcn. Lou Homily - Turn to God to Turn the Cheek

God calls us to be perfect as He is perfect, but how?  Jesus gives us practical examples.

105. Fr. Walt Homily - The Law that Gives Life

Fr. Walt shares how the laws/precepts/word of the Lord should be taken seriously and instead of being a burdensome imposition, are designed to grant life and freedom to love.

103. Fr. Walt Homily - Catholic Charities are Salt & Light

Text the word cchope to 41444. The amazing work of Catholic Charities are salt of the earth and light of the world, helping young parents, the homeless, and people in substance recovery. Your generous donation makes all the difference.

102. Fr. Walt Homily - Christ With, Before, Behind, In, Above Me

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.

101. Dcn. Lou Homily - There Will Be Light, If We Bring It

After our hope is in Christ, we become hope for others and bring them to Christ.

100. Dcn. Dave Homily - Invited out of our Complacent Routines

Some routines and some stories are so familiar that we miss the living voice of God speaking personally to us now.

96. Fr. Walt Homily - The Messiah lives Among You

An interesting thought experiment can cause us to love and reverence one another more.

95. Dcn. Lou Homily - Second Straight Christmas in the hospital

Dcn. Lou met a holy family in the elevator at the hospital and shares their contagious hope and trust.

94. Dcn. Dave Homily - Listen, Ponder, Respond

To be like the Holy Family, we must listen to the Lord, ponder His message, and respond in faith even if we don't understand all the details.

93. Fr. John Homily - Christmas 2019 - The Word Still Among Us.

Fr. John reflects on the beautiful and mysterious opening words of St. John's Gospel which tells us the Word became flesh to dwell among us and bring light into the world.

92. Fr. Walt Homily - Christmas 2019

Fr. Walt shares an inspiring true story of self-sacrifice for the love of neighbor.

91. Fr. Walt Homily - How Complete is my “Yes”?

The representatives of Jesus on earth right now are you and me.

90. Fr. John Homily - Joseph: A Good Christmas Dad

St. Joseph's faith, kindness, and compassion in the midst of a turbulent situation is an example for all of us, especially fathers.

89. Fr. Walt Homily - Lord, I have time

Fr. Walt shares a prayer he often prays that helps him use the precious time God has given him.

87. Dcn. Lou Homily - Staying on the Path

Dcn. Lou shares a street story about staying on the path, and how it relates to the Scriptures' message of repentance and conversion.

86. Fr. Walt Homily - There are No Coincidences

There are no coincidences, but there is God's grace. God is at work sometimes behind the scenes, and sometimes right in our faces, bringing good out of evil. 

85. Fr. Walt Homily - Being Remembered in the Kingdom

The Gospel episode of the Good Thief inspires reflections on memory and legacy.

83. Fr. Walt Homily - Divine Physician still healing the Church

Hear Fr. Walt explain the healing grace of the Anointing of the Sick, using Scripture and Tradition. 

81. Dcn. Lou Homily - Sometimes when we ask “How?” Jesus answers “Why”

When Jesus is asked a question, He provides a better answer to a better question. This week those questions and answers are about the Resurrection from the dead.

79. Fr. Walt Homily - Doing the Best We Can with What We Have

Fr. Walt asks our parishioners to do the best they can with what they have as we look to enhance the offertories to continue our work of ministries and make disciples of Jesus Christ.

77. Dcn. Lou Homily - Grateful Hearts seek the Lost

Dcn. Lou shares his experience from serving in downtown Cleveland and how it connects to gratitude.

75. Fr. Walt Homily - Cross your own Chasm

Fr. Walt shares a story of someone crossing the chasm before them to reach out and see the dignity of the vulnerable.

73. Dcn. Lou Homily - Doing Whatever it Takes to Enter

Be wise, shrewd, savvy - whatever it takes to enter the Kingdom of God, which should be our first priority.

69. Fr. Walt Homily - Prefer nothing over our Lord

Hate our mothers and fathers?  Renounce possessions?

68. Fr. Walt Homily - Give the Credit Away

Humility, humility, humility. Examples from daily life, some of our great saints, and even the Cleveland Indians. 

66. Dcn. Lou Homily - More than Just Showing Up

Everyone is invited, but our part is more than just showing up. It's not easy to grow in discipline, but the Kingdom of God is at hand.

65. Fr. Walt Homily - Eager to See the Lord!

Fr. Walt shares a story of profound hope, trust, and joy about seeing death as the necessary door to eternal life with Jesus.

63. Fr. Walt Homily - Vanity of Vanities & Christ the Anchor

All is vanity unless it is related to deepening our relationship with Jesus and loving others for His sake. Christ can give meaning to our activities so do not despair.  

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.

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.

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.

52. Fr. Bryan Norton, S.J. Homily - 1st St. Basil Mass, Corpus Christi, Thank Yous

Fr. Bryan Norton, S.J.'s first Mass homily as a priest back here at St. Basil on the feast of Corpus Christi. Included are his personal thank yous to 3 special people at the end.

47. Fr. Walt homily - Somebody somewhere said something to someone

......and that played a part in how you ended up here.

45. Fr. Walt Homily - What is Anointing of the Sick?

Fr. Walt mentions Scriptural (Mark 6 & James 5) and historical foundations of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

42. Fr. Walt Homily - Most evil & most blessed thing in the world

Fr. Walt tells a story illustrating the power we can wield for good or evil.

40. Dcn. Lou Homily - The Good Shepherd

Jesus, the Good Shepherd, does not fall away from us.

37. Fr. Walt Homily - Doubting Thomas

35. Fr. Walt Homily - Easter - 2019-4-21

This is the moment that changed everything. Life, death, and eternity make sense and have purpose.  Also, a real life story of the love of Heaven.

34. Fr. Walt Homily - Palm Sunday - 2019-4-14

29. Patience of the God of 4th Chances - 2019-3-24

God has the patience and mercy to always give us another chance if we repent first, but eventually every tree must die. And I'm also really glad that one tree by the rectory is gone!

27. Dcn. Lou Homily - Imitating, Thinking, Acting like Christ - 2019-3-17

21. Fr. Walt Homily - Hypocrisy & Judgement - 2019-3-3

Honesty is the only antidote to hypocrisy, and honesty must start with ourselves before we are honest with others.

19. Fr. Walt Homily - Forgiveness Heals, Defuses, and Disarms - 2019-2-24

God will forgive us based on how we forgive others. Forgiveness heals us, can disarm others, and defuse dangerous situations. Fr. brings up a recent event demonstrating this.