text "Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go." Listening to Nora Jones sing “Love Me Tender” triggered a memory of Elvis…
audio The Courage to Stay on the Path: 10/27/24 Homily The Courage to Stay on the Path: 10/27/24 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio How can we open our eyes to the needs of others? Christ cures a blind man from physical blindness, but we may be blind in other ways.
text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
audio How are you called to serve? It seems that often what we are seeking seems to be all about ourselves. We are called to something more.
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly On March 13, 2013, the newly elected Pope Francis moved into the Casa Santa…
audio Nobody Wants to Be Poor: 10/13/24 Homily Nobody Wants to Be Poor: 10/13/24 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Why do we make the choices that we do? What is our motivation? We make choices daily - some big and some not so big, but even the little ones can add up to big consequences. We need to…
text “Deficiency free is the way to be!” Waiting for the elevator door to close, I spotted a sign hanging on the wall:…
audio The Real Martha For 8 October 2024, Tuesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 10:38-42
text "One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go!" The newly ordained priest was interviewing a woman in her late eighties who…
audio We Need more Eldads & Medads: 9/29/24 Homily We Need more Eldads & Medads: 9/29/24 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Whatever happened to sin? Yes! So you can skip this episode if you don't have a problem with sinning!!
text "Remember, where your treasure is, there your heart is also." At the intersection of West Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue, a young man…
audio Overcoming the Dictatorship of Relativism: 9/22/24 Homily Overcoming the Dictatorship of Relativism: 9/22/24 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Ambitious for the Right Things For 22 September 2024, The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Mark…
audio Are we ready to humble ourselves – to be the servant God calls each of us to be? I was in Greece last week, but I posted an interview that was done of me on a local podcast. If you would like to hear that it is in my podcast file…
audio The Joy of Preaching the Good News For 13 September 2024, Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor ,…
text "What good is it, my sisters and brothers, to profess faith without practicing it?" The waiter had just presented the bill when my cell phone rang. It was a call…
audio Honoring God above the law For 7 September 2024, Saturday of week 22 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 6:1-5…
audio Faith without works is dead That's what we hear in the Bible, so how does that look in our daily lives?