text “Be careful what you ask for.” Believing in miracles is risky business, especially if there is no physical…
text 29th Sunday of the Year: Servant Suffering [It has been another of “those” weeks – too much to do and too little time. So I’m offering this…
audio A review of Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings Best-selling novelist Sue Monk Kidd provides a creative setting for the life of Jesus - as a married man.
text “And what does the Lord require of us? Only this: to do justice, to love kindness..." One of the most popular biblical verses among both Jewish and Christian…
audio Am I a Pharisee? For 12 October 2021, Tuesday of week 28 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:37-41
text 28th Sunday of the Year: 10 October 2021 — The Folly of Stuff Today’s readings focus on the most precious of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit — wisdom, beginning…
audio Remembering Charlotte Scarcelli Sort of a little break from the normal program to remember a devoted parishioner and friend of St. Tom's.
audio What Jesus Really Loves For 9 October 2021, Saturday of week 27 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 11:27-28
text “Do you know what the secret of life is?” In a recent conversation with a friend who was trying to lose weight, the…
audio The Gift God Never Refuses to Give For 7 October 2021, The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, based on Luke 11:5-13
audio Forgive the Guilty For 6 October 2021, Wednesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time , based on Luke 11:1-4
text 27th Sunday of the Year: Suffering the Little Children Today’s readings largely focus on the union of men and women, commonly known as marriage, beginning…
audio Episode 54 September 30 was the birthday of my mother AND father. Today's podcast is a reflection on them.
text “What will it take to heal the wounds of a planet torn apart by hatred, greed, poverty,..." Lest you think I am talking about a sequel to Mission Impossible, the…
audio Good King Wenceslaus For 28 September 2021, Tuesday of week 26 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 9:51…
text 26th Sunday of the Year: All to Myself Alone… [Yesterday evening and this morning, I was waylaid by the unnecessarily complex ordeal of getting…
audio Everything We Do Matters: 9/26/21 Homily Everything We Do Matters: 9/26/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP
audio Episode 53 I offer some reflections on the events of September 11, 2001 and the challenges they present. Here's a link to another podcast I mention in the…
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…
