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Homilies, talks, and interviews from Saint Basil the Great Roman Catholic Church in Brecksville, Ohio, USA. https://linktr.ee/stbasilthegr8
Episodes
Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
6 min
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.
Nov 25, 2019
Nov 25, 2019
8 min
The Gospel episode of the Good Thief inspires reflections on memory and legacy.
Nov 18, 2019
Nov 18, 2019
5 min
Hear Fr. Walt explain the healing grace of the Anointing of the Sick, using Scripture and Tradition.
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 11, 2019
9 min
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.
Oct 23, 2019
Oct 23, 2019
7 min
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.
Oct 14, 2019
Oct 14, 2019
6 min
Dcn. Lou shares his experience from serving in downtown Cleveland and how it connects to gratitude.
Oct 1, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
6 min
Fr. Walt shares a story of someone crossing the chasm before them to reach out and see the dignity of the vulnerable.
Sep 23, 2019
Sep 23, 2019
10 min
Be wise, shrewd, savvy - whatever it takes to enter the Kingdom of God, which should be our first priority.
Sep 10, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
Sep 3, 2019
9 min
Humility, humility, humility. Examples from daily life, some of our great saints, and even the Cleveland Indians.
Aug 26, 2019
Aug 26, 2019
9 min
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.
Aug 19, 2019
Aug 19, 2019
5 min
Fr. Walt shares a story of profound hope, trust, and joy about seeing death as the necessary door to eternal life with Jesus.
Aug 5, 2019
Aug 5, 2019
8 min
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.
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
11 min
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.
Jul 15, 2019
Jul 15, 2019
7 min
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.
Jul 9, 2019
Jul 9, 2019
14 min
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.
Jul 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019
8 min
Fr. Walt discusses enemies and reveals the kind of people whose discipleship and faith inspires him.
Jul 1, 2019
Jul 1, 2019
12 min
Are we free to do what we want or free to do what we ought? Freedom from vs. Freedom for.
Jun 24, 2019
Jun 24, 2019
17 min
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.
Jun 3, 2019
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
5 min
Fr. Walt mentions Scriptural (Mark 6 & James 5) and historical foundations of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019
5 min
Fr. Walt tells a story illustrating the power we can wield for good or evil.
May 13, 2019
Apr 29, 2019
Apr 22, 2019
Apr 22, 2019
6 min
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.
Apr 15, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019
7 min
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!
Mar 19, 2019
Mar 3, 2019
Mar 3, 2019
8 min
Honesty is the only antidote to hypocrisy, and honesty must start with ourselves before we are honest with others.
Feb 24, 2019
Feb 24, 2019
6 min
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.
Feb 18, 2019
Feb 18, 2019
10 min
Sometimes all other words fail and rational explanations don't do the job. The only thing left to do is trust. Deacon Lou shares a personal story witnessing trust in the Lord Jesus and pulls together the common threads from the Scripture readings.
Feb 7, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
17 min
Love demands that we speak the truth about the human dignity of all persons and the attacks against it that are currently underway.
Feb 3, 2019
Feb 3, 2019
7 min
Fr. Walt provides his thoughts on the famous selection from the 13th Chapter of St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians.
Jan 13, 2019
Jan 7, 2019