St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

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?

225. Fr. Ryan Homily - Marriage & Divorce - Receiving the Lord into the Pain

What is the cause of every divorce?

223. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Unique Technicolor of Being Catholic

There are so many beautiful different ways of being one certain thing.  

221. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Posture of an Orphan vs. Child of the Father

Who among us is the greatest?  The one with the greatest talents?

218. Fr. Ryan Homily - How close? How close will I let Him come?

Our Lord transforms and heals by coming in the flesh in the here and now.  Doctors heal with touch.

216. Fr. Ryan Homily - From Behavior Modification to Inner Transformation

Christianity is not about following a list of rules, but about growing in participation in God's own life & holiness.  2 Peter 1:4

214. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Original Plan for Union w/ Others & God

Fr. Ryan is pleased to tackle the commonly misunderstood Ephesians 5 passage about wives and husbands.

212. Fr. Ryan Homily - What does Mary's Bodily Assumption mean for us?

The Blessed Virgin Mary's Bodily Assumption gives us a glimpse into God's plan for our future redemption.

208. Fr. Ryan Homily - World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly

The blessing, dignity, and gift of grandparents and the elderly

207. Fr. Ryan Homily - Getting in the Game

Instruments are made for playing, cars for driving, and you for.........

206. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Accessibility of God

Not just some distant, vague force out there.

205. Fr. Ryan Homily - Fatherhood as Great Gift

The unique gift of men, masculinity, and fatherhood.  

203. Fr. Ryan Homily - You Matter to God; You Matter to Us

Becoming part of the Divine Family

202. Fr. Ryan Homily - Perfect Love of the Holy Spirit Casts out Fear

Pentecost, Holy Spirit, Transformation, Fortitude.

198. Fr. Ryan Homily - Who Told You You Were a Turkey?

You're an eagle, baby!

196. Fr. Ryan Homily - Sacrament of Confirmation 2021

Fr. Ryan's opening remarks to the candidates and homily from the parish celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation.

194. Fr. Ryan Homily - We Come Here to Become Who We Are

The Holy Spirit as change agent.

193. Fr. Ryan Homily - First Holy Communion 2021

Your loving Father gave you a good heart that deep down wants good things.

191. Fr. Ryan Homily - Freed Up to Love

Healing frees us up to Love.

188. Fr. Ryan Homily - Easter Sunday 2021 - Life Beyond the Biological

Existing vs. Living

187. Fr. Ryan Homily - Good Friday 2021 - The Water and the Blood

It's pretty shocking when you think about the importance of the body.

186. Fr. Ryan Homily - What Resurrection Can Look Like Today

Fr. Ryan shares the difference he has seen Jesus make in real lives.

184. Fr. Ryan Homily - As Bad as Things May Get...

The small candle of hope during times of darkness

182. Fr. Ryan Homily - No Matter How Lent is Going, The Lord is Near

How is Lent going?  There are lessons and grace no matter where we find ourselves.

181. Fr. Ryan Homily - Cleansing the Chaos to be Filled with the Lord

What can we learn from the scene of Jesus cleansing the Temple?

180. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Body, Hinge of Salvation

The body reveals.

177. Fr. Ryan Homily - Jesus' Work done by Catholic Charities

Fr. Ryan exhorts us to join the mission of Catholic Charities who serves 400,000 of our brothers & sisters in need in CLE each year.

176. Fr. Ryan Homily - Healing for Worship, Worship for Unity

Why does God heal?

175. Fr. Ryan Homily - Ash Wednesday 2021

To live is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

173. Dcn. Lou Homily - Hopeless to Hopeful & Farewell Homily

Dcn. Lou shares a touching letter connecting the hopeless and hopeful, and thanks St. Basil parishioners for 16 years of love & support.

170. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Played was...

Taking off the blindfold so the true vision of evil can be unveiled.

169. Fr. John Homily - Abandon the Tangled Nets of this World

Fr. John stresses respect for life, human dignity, and the beauty of marriage as we seek the Kingdom of God.

166. Fr. Ryan Homily - Behold the Gap-Closer

Sometimes the gap between our desires and "reality" seems infinite.  Luckily, God can bridge infinite chasms.

163. Fr. John Homily - Grace Transforms Ordinary into Extraordinary

Ordinary Water, Ordinary Bread, Ordinary daily routines get transformed through God's Divine Life in Sacramental Grace.

162. Fr. Ryan Homily - The Roots are in the Dirt

The star was just a guide but the real Treasure was found down low.

161. Fr. John Homily - The Holy Family 2020

The Holy Family is a model of the school of love.

160. Fr. Ryan Homily - Merry Christmas - The Unmasking of God

Christmas is when God begins to show His face to us, allowing us ever more intimacy and knowledge.

159. Fr. Ryan Homily - Mary: The Way to Fulfillment

Mary's body teaches us a spiritual lesson about emptiness, longing, and divine action.

158. Fr. Ryan Homily - Rejoice that We Can Stop Pretending and Simply Say....

What reasons do we have to rejoice?  Who is the One who is coming?

157. Fr. Ryan's Homily - Immaculate Conception 2020

Fr. Ryan Mann shows the link between the Fall and Redemption, and God's plans that always included a man and a woman.

156. Fr. Ryan Homily - Waiting in Our Personal Deserts

You are called to wait in your personal deserts.  What does your desert look like?

154. Fr. Ryan Homily - Advent: Enrolled in the School of Waiting

Fr. Ryan explains the wisdom of waiting.

153. Dcn. Lou's Homily - I'm In Ministry

Dcn. Lou shares some street stories of the people who are really living out the Gospel message on the streets.

151. Fr. Ryan Homily - Knowing the Story to Do What I Can with What I Have

Fr. Ryan puts the Gospel of the Talents in context in the larger story of salvation history.

149. Fr. Ryan Homily - When I was Finally Honest with God

Fr. Ryan shares how strange and unexpected it was when he was finally honest with God and was truly praying.

147. Fr. Ryan Homily - Made for Intimacy w/ the Communion of Saints

All Saints Day.  In Heaven we'll know and be known by God and all the virtuous heroes who have preceded us.  

145. Fr. Ryan Homily - Give me Strength vs. Be my Strength

Don't treat God like a vending machine.  Since God is a person enter into relationship.

143. Fr. Ryan Homily - Daily Honesty w/ God lets Him Remind Us Who We Are

Participating in daily honesty w/ God, daily Prayer, and finding a Christian community will make you God's light in the world.

141. Fr. Ryan Homily - Bible in 5 Words: God wants to Marry Us

From Genesis to Revelation, the primary biblical image of our relationship to God is one of spousal union.  

139. Fr. Ryan Homily - Does God want my Happiness as much as I do?

Perhaps I trust God in some areas of my life but I have given up on Him in other areas.