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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Where does change need to begin? Out there in the world or in here, in your heart and mine? Fr. Jim shares a lesson in personal humility as he unpacks the story of Jesus cleansing the Temple. [download id=”2424″]
When childlike innocence and the creativity of a master are combined, wonderful things can happen. So it is with us and God. Read the Transcript: [download id=”2419″]
A tree grows from a tiny seed into a large, towering presence. Saint Teresa of Calcutta offers simple seeds of wisdom to help each of us grow our own impact on the world for the greater glory of God. Read the Transcript – [download id=”2414″]
These 10 daily seeds helped Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli grow in holiness as Pope St. John XXIII… Sign up for daily Seeds of Hope emails during Lent and get a link to the free Seeds of Hope, Stories for Lent and Throughout the Year e-book, newly updated for 2023.
Jonah resisted and resisted God’s call to prophecy. Even after taking up God’s call, he still resented the outcome. We must open our hearts so that they not become hardened. Read the transcript: [download id=”2392″]
If you woke up one morning to read your own obituary, what kind of impact would that have on the rest of your life? Read the transcript: [download id=”2387″]
Are God’s directions leading you to heaven or have you been sidetracked by your own ideas of how to get there? Read the transcript: [download id=”2375″]
How is Jesus leading you up the mountain? Life in the valley is hard and can get us down. Fr. Jim reminds us we need that vision of the resurrection to keep us going. Read the Gospel (Mark 9:2-10) and complete transcription: [download id=”2370″]
Immediately after birth the mother Giraffe begins to put her baby to the test. Not out of malice, but out of instinctive love. So too the Lord requires us to pass the test of hardship by never giving up hope. Read the transcript: [download id=”2364″]
Sometimes we pray, and pray and pray for something without getting the answer we want. Is God ignoring us or did He simply answer in His way…? Read the Transcript: [download id=”2356″]
Noah built his ark thousands of years ago, but today’s Story Seed reminds us that some lessons are truly timeless. Here are 12 to carry with you this Lent. [download id=”2342″]
If you are told that you only have one year left to live, what will be your response? Fr. Michael shares the story of his friend, Fr. Jim Willig, who when faced with this very reality chose to do 3 things… [download id=”2336″]
The Statue of David by Michelangelo is an iconic masterpiece known throughout the world, but you may not know that the project was rejected by two prominent sculptor’s before Michelangelo…watch as Fr. Michael reveals the struggle to find “the man inside the marble…” PDF Download: [download id=”2326″]
This time of Lent that connects back to the earliest days of the Church is a time for spiritual discipline and training. We pray, fast and give alms in order to prepare ourselves for the Easter feast. Read the Gospel (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18) and the complete transcript: [download id=”2321″]
Is Lent a time to give up dessert or a time to enter the desert along with Jesus? Fr. Jim suggests the latter. Listen for his profound insight into the healing struggle of this Lenten time. Read the Gospel (Mark 1:12-15) and transcription: [download id=”2315″]
When Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth, he is greeted with enthusiasm which quickly turns to jealousy and suspicion. Fr. Michael suggests that we not fall into the trap of assuming that those we know cannot change. Read the Gospel and Homily Transcript: [download id=”2307″]
A man with leprosy breaks societal convention and approaches Jesus. He kneels down and reaches out to Jesus physically and through faith: “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus responds, “I do will it. Be made clean.” But Father Jim is challenged: “Why don’t you really heal anyone?” a woman asks him. Listen…
The sower abundantly scatters the seed but we must ask ourselves: Have we hardened our hearts like the dirt path? Are we rocky soil that can start life but not sustain it or have we opened ourselves to God’s love and purpose? [download id=”2273″]
Jesus had his priorities straight. In this Gospel he heals Peter’s mother-in-law and then the whole town comes out to be healed. But afterward, what does Jesus do? He goes away to a place of quiet and solitude and prays. We can learn great things from this lesson. Read the Gospel and complete transcript: [download…
Fr. Michael shares a homily from Pope Francis commemorating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. At the end, Fr. Michael shares a beautiful painting by Holly Schapker entitled: Our Lady of the Way and his poem of the same name. [download id=”2258″]