St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

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What if it only took a few minutes?

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

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

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

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

Daily Mass homily for 1-16-2023

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

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

No one rejected.  All invited into the family.

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

Perhaps idealistic and realistic don't need to be opposed

Two words summing it all up gently

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

Coming through the ordinary

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

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

The Redeemer of the World makes time for us.

The stuff keeping us from the lavish love of God.  

We ought to have a much different idea of fruitful activity than the culture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Good Samaritan story may be deeper than we realize.  

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

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

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.  

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

Pentecost - the greatest gift is the gift of a Person

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

God did not design us to be machines

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

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

Forgiveness different than reconciliation

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

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

Why would the Lord of the Universe become unimpressive?

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

Facing fears...

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