St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

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.

277. Challenged but Blessed - One Man’s Journey through Tragedy into the Catholic Church

Fr. Matt and Tommy hear the story of Corwin Miller, who is part of the RCIA group becoming Catholic this Easter.

276. Porn - Fr. Ryan speaks to Young Men

Fr. Ryan addresses a group of young men about porn at the 2022 Young Catholic Men's Conference www.ycmc.us

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

How do repentance and mercy go together?

274. Here’s What God said during 7 Days of Silence - Fr. Ryan Mann

Fr. Ryan shares the fruits of a 7-day silent retreat and reminds us of the Church's annual retreat - Lent.

Links mentioned in this podcast:

Jesuit Retreat Center

Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine in Euclid, OH

Poor Clare Nuns in Cleveland, OH

273. Bible Difficulties - Is there anything true in the biblical Creation Story?

Erin shares her insights from reading Catholic Answers' short booklet "Bible Difficulties".

272. Remind Me Again…If Atheists Can be Good, Why be Religious?

Why should I bother being religious if unbelievers can be decent, honest people too? 

The 5min video mentioned in this episode on the Moral Argument for God's existence can be viewed at http://bit.ly/MoralArgument

C.S. Lewis' short essay Man or Rabbit? mentioned in this episode can be read here. 

271. Can’t I just have Faith IN Science? w/ Fr. Ryan

Why do I need anything more than science?

270. Remind Me Again…..Why Do Gospel Details Differ?

Some of the Gospels differ in minor details.  Does this mean they are invalidated?  Can we rely on the Bible at all?

269. Are We Living in the End Times? w/ Fr. Matt

Tommy & Fr. Matt quickly cover just one question from the 20 Answers Booklet "The End Times".

268. Remind Me Again....Why do we say Jesus descended into Hell?

Every Sunday at Mass we say that Jesus descended into Hell.  Sounds strange or wrong, doesn't it?  Why would Jesus go to hell?  The knots get untwisted using Scripture and the CCC in just 7 minutes.

267. Remind me again…..Why do we call priests “Father” when Jesus said not to?

Why do Catholics call their priests "Father", especially when Jesus Himself says in Matthew 23:9, "Call no one on earth your father..."?

266. How Could a Good & Loving God allow Suffering in the World? - Interview w/ Dr. Matt Jordan

Dr. Matt Jordan, Ph.D in Philosophy provides several answers to perhaps the greatest question of all time.  

265. Remind me again....Why Confess to a Priest? Can’t I go straight to God?

"Remind Me Again..." is a new series briefly covering common topics and questions that you have asked yourself at some point.  Share this episode so more people hear the answer.  

264. Parish Family and Pandemic - Dialogue w/ Fr. Ryan

Fr. Ryan takes questions after presenting the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries of our parish life in the past 2 years.  

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.

261. Four Good Reasons to Believe in God - Interview w/ Dr. Matt Jordan, Ph.D

Dr. Matt Jordan, Ph.D guides us through 4 philosophical reasons to believe there is a God.

260. Faith & Reason - Contradiction? interview w/ Dr. Matt Jordan, Ph.D in Philosophy

What's faith's job? Science's job? What about Creation vs. Evolution and Miracles and Galileo?

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.  

251. Miracle Monday Ep.17 - Wow, Look at What the Lord has Done

Tommy recounts in rapid fashion 16 miracles!

250. Fr. Ryan Parish Reboot Night 3 - The Pledge of Future Glory

Are our hearts prepared to receive the greatest gift?

249. Fr. Ryan Parish Reboot Night 2 - There is Only One You

Our neediness is a gift because it offers God the chance to be our everything.  Here are links to Video 1, Video 2, Video 3 referenced in the talk.

248. Miracle Monday Ep.16 - Speaking Jesus‘ Words to His Drowned Toddler

A faithful father shares his harrowing story of darkness and miraculous light.  

247. Fr. Ryan Parish Reboot Night 1 - Our Hearts in a Heartbroken World

What are our hearts telling us?  Here are Video 1 and Video 2 shown during the night.

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

Time, time, time.

245. Will There Be Browns Football in Heaven?

Everything enjoyable about earth's activities will be available to the Nth degree in Heaven.  Fr. Matt & Tommy draw parallels between sports and Heaven. 

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

There are 2 Kingdoms, 2 armies, 2 destinies.

243. Miracle Monday Ep.15 - 9 Minutes w/ no Heartbeat

Tommy met a guy who was dead for 9 minutes and shares his story.  Hear an interview w/ Nick himself on the Fr. Kapaun podcast here.  

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

The End is Near?  The end of what?

241. Miracle Monday Ep.14 - A 14-year Miracle That Eventually Ran Out

Parishioner Mike Ziegler's doctors were shocked when they discovered what pain he should have been experiencing for the past 14 years.

240. Miracle Monday Ep.13 - I‘m a Doctor and I Don‘t Know How to Explain This w/ Fr. Michael Denk

Fr. Michael Denk's life is a witness that with any gift, we must be willing to give it back to God.  See Fr. Denk's videos, books, and more at theprodigalfather.org.  And hear episode 50 - Top 15 Mass tips w/ Fr. Denk

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

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

238. Things God Never Says w/ Fr. Ryan Mann & Fr. Scott Harter

Lots of laughs as Fr. Scott Harter and Fr. Ryan Mann share spiritual direction insights in this fun conversation with powerful implications.

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.

235. Miracle Monday Ep.12 - From Stage 4 to Stage Nothing

Deacon Dave reminds us that through faith, prayer, and the Sacraments, we too can heal.