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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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"Good" Isn't Good Enough
by Fr. David Lies
What is Jesus getting at when he asks the rich, young man, "Why do you call me 'good'?" His question is meant to lead the questioner to deeper faith and to reveal who Jesus truly is.
Date: 10/10/09
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Marriage: Exposing the Soft Spot
by Fr. David Lies
When God removed Adam's rib to form his wife, Eve, he was left with a vulnerable soft spot in his side. In a way, married persons grow in their sacrament when they share the soft spots of themselves, their thoughts and feelings. Marriages suffer when they don't share.
Date: 10/4/09
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Not Against Us, For Us: The Relationship of the Ch
by Fr. David Lies
The Book of Numbers and the Gospel of Mark present stories that show believers "outside of the chosen ones" working through the Spirit and in Jesus' name. They provide an opportunity to consider how God works in the different Christian Churches and how we understand the Catholic Church.
Date: 9/26/09
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Staying Gold
by Fr. David Lies
The novel-made-movie, "The Outsiders," provides an example of what it takes to rise above the jealousy and selfish ambitions that St. James notes and which prey upon the twelve apostles in Mark's gospel.
Date: 9/20/09
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Do We Know Jesus?
by Fr. Michael Simone
Fr. Simone, Director of Vocations for the Diocese, reflects on how we can come to know Jesus, as St. Peter does. We know Jesus as we know our family and friends: by visiting him and spending time with him in the Sacraments, Scripture, prayer and visits to church.
Date: 9/13/09
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The Ones Jesus Didn't Heal
by Fr. David Lies
The Gospels are replete with stories about Jesus healing people. Mark's story of the healing of the mute man is one such example. But, what about those he didn't heal, or what about us, who may struggle with illness. How do we accept illness and still have faith?
Date: 9/5/09
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Attending to the Important Matters of the Heart
by Fr. David Lies
Just as the Pharisees were distracted with legal minutiae from leading people to deal the important matters of the heart, so we might distract ourselves through schemes of procrastination to addressing our own matters of the heart.
Date: 8/30/09
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Sept 12th Church Bulletin/2010