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Podcasts are an easy way to listen to the homilies from Father Lies or from the priests visiting St. Joseph for Sunday Mass. Click on a link below to browse the various homilies.
http://stjosephmcpherson.com/podcasts/homilies.xml
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Easter: Eating & Drinking with the Lord
by Fr. David Lies
St. Peter proclaims that those who saw the risen Lord ate and drank with him. Such a basic, human act was how Jesus proved that he was no ghost, but truly risen in his human body. By sharing in the Eucharist, we also encounter the risen Lord.
Date: 4/4/10
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We're All Lazarus
by Fr. David Lies
Perturbed, stone, stench, tied up...all elements in the story Jesus' raising of Lazarus that speak to us and our experience of death and rising in day to day life.
Date: 3/21/10
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Four Ways of Lent
by Bishop Michael Jackels
Visiting McPherson and celebrating 9 a.m. Mass for the groundbreaking blessing and ceremony, Bishop Jackels shares four ways of growing closer to God during the Lenten season and throughout our lives.
Date: 3/7/10
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LOST...in Mystery
by Fr. David Lies
Drawing on both his fascination of and frustration with the story in the television series, "Lost", Fr. David reflects upon how the mystery of God can be both frustrating and fascinating.
Date: 2/28/10
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Holiness Attracts the Temptor
by Fr. David Lies
The story of Jesus' temptation by Satan, after his manifestation and Baptism in the Jordan, indicates that anyone who tries to grow in holiness will be tempted by Satan. We should not be surprised when good works that seemed easy for us to do at other times of year become more difficult during Lent!
Date: 2/21/10
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Well Placed Trust
by Fr. David Lies
Jeremiah the prophet lived at a time of political and economic uncertainty. God called him to deepen the faith of Israel to place its trust in him and not worldly alliances. The beatitudes also call forth that trust in God's care.
Date: 2/14/10
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Empowering Inadequacies
by Fr. Roger Lumbre
Grace is a gift of God's own life that breaks into our lives as it did in the lives of Isaiah, Paul and Peter. If we accept that grace, we first see our inadequacies, but we also experience God's strength that empowers us to serve Him.
Date: 2/7/10
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Prophets for Life
by Fr. David Lies
The vocation of being a prophet was and is a challenging one. The experiences of Jeremiah and Jesus demonstrate that prophets had to accept responses of anger, rejection and animosity from their listeners. Courage to be a prophet came from God. Do we accept our prophetic vocation as prophets, particularly in matters regarding life issues, with the same courage?
Date: 1/31/10
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Remembering Our Calling
by Fr. John Lanzrath
Fr. Lanzrath recalls how the Israelites of Nehemiah's time discovered the lost Book of the Covenant after their exile in Babylon. Once they read the book, they remembered who they were and what they were called to do. In our own day, remembering who we are is essential to living our calling as Christians.
Date: 1/26/10
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Wine and Joy
by Fr. David Lies
Jesus' first sign, or miracle, in John's gospel--changing water into wine at a wedding reception--was purely to bring joy. It was for the sake of joy that Christ came to save us.
Date: 1/17/10
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Sept 12th Church Bulletin/2010