Encountering Jesus with the Church Fathers

Holy Family hands on ... Sarah

Holy Family hands on ... is a new podcast temporarily hosted on this site. Holy Family hands on ... features conversations with Holy Family University undergraduate students on a variety of theological topics that have impacted them in the study of theology within the General Education curriculum of Holy Family University.
This first episode of Holy Family hands on ... welcomes Sarah, a senior accounting major who selected the topic of Guardian Angels.

First Sunday of Advent

This Sunday’s podcast features a poem of Prudentius, A Hymn for Cock-Crow pondering the verses (13:33-37) from the Gospel according to Saint Mark proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
Check the blog article for this Sunday that reflects Jesus’ exhortation to watch and to be alert.
In addition, look for a few podcasts featuring conversations with some of my students at Holy Family University discussing the impact theological study has had on their lives this semester.

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt an anonymous work, Incomplete Commentary on Matthew, pondering the verses (25:31-45) from Matthew proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
Check the blog article for this Sunday that reflects Jesus’ action of separating sheep from goats.
In addition, look for a few podcasts featuring conversations with some of my students at Holy Family University discussing the impact theological study has had on their lives this semester.

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Jerome of Bethlehem’s Commentary on Matthew, pondering the verses (25:1-13) from Matthew proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Jerome of Bethlehem’s Commentary on Matthew, pondering the verses (23:1-12) from Matthew proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
Check the blog article for this Sunday that reflects on the virtue of humility.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Clement of Alexandria’s Stromata, pondering the verses from Exodus proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Origen of Alexandria’s Commentary on Matthew, pondering the episode of Jesus, Peter and the coin for the Roman tax proclaimed at Mass this Sunday.
This Sunday’s article at my blog site reflects on King Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great), named a messiah in the Isaian proclamation at Mass this Sunday.

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Augustine’s Homily 90, pondering the parable that Jesus employs in the Gospel’s proclamation at Mass this Sunday.

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Jerome’s Commentary on Matthew, pondering the parable that Jesus employs in the Gospel’s proclamation at Mass this Sunday.
This Sunday’s article at my blog site ponders Jesus’ parable proclaimed from The Gospel according to St Matthew.

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Sunday’s podcast features an excerpt from Saint Hilary of Poitiers’ Commentary on Matthew, pondering the parable that Jesus employs in the Gospel’s proclamation at Mass this Sunday.
This Sunday’s article at my blog site ponders Jesus’ parable proclaimed from The Gosepl according to St Matthew.