St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

320. Fr. Ryan Homily - Faith: The Openness of the Bride to the Gift of the Bridegroom

We all use the word "faith", but do we really know what it means?

316. Fr. Ryan Homily - Nearsightedness to See Our Neighbor

Quite possibly the shortest homily Fr. Ryan has ever given.  

314. Fr. Ryan Homily - Receiving the Gift, Being the Gift, Giving the Gift

A divided heart is a heart not yet full of love.  

312. Fr. Ryan Homily - Further from the Father, Further from Myself

The Prodigal Son is the most famous story of forgiveness ever, but have you learned all its lessons?

311. Fr. Scott Harter Guest Homily - Living Word

Fr. Scott, visiting priest tackles a difficult Gospel passage to interpret.

310. Fr. Ryan Homily - Costs and Rewards of Being a Fan or Follower

What is going on with these tough words from Jesus about "hating" our family?

309. Fr. Ryan’s Installation Mass Homily as Pastor of St. Basil the Great

Fr. Ryan Mann was installed as the Fourth Pastor of St. Basil the Great Catholic Church.

308. Fr. Ryan Homily - ”I Don’t Know Where You’re From” vs. ”Welcome Home”

Though God "knows everything", we still need Him to hear our story directly from us.

306. Fr. Ryan Homily - God’s Will is an Acquired Taste

305. Fr. Ryan Homily - Enormous yet Close, Powerful yet Gentle

God is so big that He's even in the little things.

304. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Richness of God

If God has no money, in what is He rich?

303. Fr. Ryan Homily - Wasting Time with God

Jesus, who had a world to save, could have easily claimed to be "too busy".

300. Fr. Ryan Homily - Serving Not Just Because of Need but Out of Identity

The Good Samaritan story may be deeper than we realize.  

298. Fr. Ryan Homily - Making Your Domain part of God’s Kingdom

God's story reveals His identity and the part you play in it.

296. Fr. Ryan Homily - Dealing w/ Rejection: 2 Alternatives

"Shall we call down fire upon them?!?" vs. "Let's keep walking."

295. Fr. Ryan Homily - Overcoming Wounds with Eucharistic Medicine

Father's Day & Corpus Christi 2022.  Cultural examples from TV over the years of wounded, small fathers who are not admired but only laughed at.  

294. Fr. Dave Domanski - Homily of First Mass of Thanksgiving

Hear newly ordained son of the parish Fr. Dave Domanski's homily from his Mass of Thanksgiving and ask yourself, "Did you wake up today and say, 'Jesus, You are crazy about me'? - Fr. Harry Geib, SJ

292. Fr. Ryan Homily - 3-Word Prayer to Accept the Gift that has been Waiting

Pentecost - the greatest gift is the gift of a Person

291. Fr. Ryan Homily - Ascension: Taking our Humanity to Heaven

Preparing a place and giving us hope, rather than ditching a messy world.

290. Fr. Ryan Homily - Stepping Away to Raise Your Eyes to Heaven

God did not design us to be machines

289. Fr. Ryan Homily - Cross Precedes Glory: Paschal Mystery in Real Life

Concrete examples in everyday life of picking up the Cross on the way to Glory

288. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Many Motherhoods that Bring Forth Life

The Church is a Mother too, in all the fullness of motherhood - tender, merciful, encouraging, challenging, loving

286. Fr. Ryan Homily - Hesed: Shown to Us to be Shown to Others

Forgiveness different than reconciliation

284. Fr. Ryan Homily - Resurrection: The Only Thing That Makes Sense of Our Limitless Desires

You are no fool for wanting it all.  Easter Sunday 2022.

283. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Goodness of Good Friday

The wonder isn't in the suffering and evil, but in the response to it.

282. Fr. Ryan Homily -The Unimpressive God? Holy Thursday 2022

Why would the Lord of the Universe become unimpressive?

281. Fr. Ryan Homily - God’s Descent into Weakness Brings Life out of Our Tombs

We look at what we value, and this week God directs our gaze to what He values.

280. Fr. Ryan Homily - Not Less Afraid, But More Brave

Facing fears...

279. Fr. Ryan Homily - Unfolding the Crumpled Up Masterpiece

After the condemnation dissipates, her true identity emerges once again.  

278. Fr. Ryan Homily - Cycle A Readings: The Flesh is the Hinge

Sacraments are Jesus reaching us with His saving physical touch.

275. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Lord is ”Kinda” Merciful?

How do repentance and mercy go together?

263. Fr. Ryan Homily - Four Types of Love

Divine power released into the world

262. Fr. Ryan Homily - In the Sacred Books The Father who is in Heaven meets his children with great love and speaks to them

What the Scriptures really are.

259. Fr. Ryan Homily - Here’s an Indicator as to Whether You Know the Love of the Father...

Receiving and pouring, receiving and pouring...

258. Fr. Ryan Homily - In The Wilderness No One Needs To Put On a Show

Why is Jesus standing in line for Baptism like everyone else?

257. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Deeper Meaning of the Gift

The 3 Wise men weren't just nice guys bringing gifts to a baby.

256. Fr. Ryan’s Homily - Distraction or Revelation?

Christmas homily - The highest beauty entering the lowest of places.

255. Fr. Ryan Homily - Union Begins at this Surprising Point of Contact.

Fr. Ryan Christmas Homily 2021

254. Fr. Ryan Homily - EGO - Elbowing God Out

What is too loud about this week that needs to be quieted down?

253. Fr. Ryan Homily - Even Jesus Rick Rolls

What song is God singing over me?

252. Fr. Ryan Homily - Preparing for a Day vs. Preparing for a Person

This Advent lean into Silence, working on Sin, and Service.  

246. Fr. Ryan Homily - What do we do between the Fullness of Time and the End Time?

Time, time, time.

244. Fr. Ryan Homily - Jesus, Lord of the Universe.....but Lord of my Life?

There are 2 Kingdoms, 2 armies, 2 destinies.

242. Fr. Ryan Homily - Removing the Veil on talk about The End Times

The End is Near?  The end of what?

239. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Heart of a Shepherd

Beauty, Needs, and Wants for our parish and the diocese.

237. Fr. Ryan Homily - Don‘t Put on the Mask, The Lord Loves the Needy

Homily on Halloween ties in the spiritual life and the Lord's posture to us.  

236. Fr. Ryan Homily - All Saints Day: Always God and His People

Not just one saint today, but the fact that God always wants a human community gathered with Him.

232. Fr. Ryan Homily - Amidst the Crowd‘s Voices, He Hears Childlike Vulnerability

A deep look into the healing of the blind man and our own reticence to cry out.

229. Fr. Ryan Homily - Searching for My Weakness to Accompany and Understand

The Lord who knows, who really knows.  

227. Fr. Ryan Homily - Too Busy for God? How to Begin...

How much should I pray?  How do I approach God?  How do I get started?