Didde Center Homily Podcasts

After the homily, I've included a reading of Francis Thompson's poem, "The Hound of Heaven," which I reference in the homily. I hope you enjoy the reading in full. Thanks to Mike and Katie Cotter for the beautiful leatherbound copy of the poem, from which I read. P.S. The Spanish word I was hunting for was sabueso.  Happy Easter to all!

Delivered at Blessed Sacrament Church, 10 April 2020

Father Connor Danstrom (of Three Dogs North fame) mentioned he puts out the audio only of his Masses on his podcast. I found the idea appealing--a chance for the faithful to use their imaginations a bit. Amazon won't be delivering my high quality mics for another month or two, so the quality isn't great. It's just not up to me any more.

After a brief comment on the intercession of Saint Joseph in our community, we pause and try to swallow the improbable reality that God was tempted, and what that can mean for our own mortifications and determination to remain obedient to God even when tempted.

One of the most powerful sermons I have ever read by St. John Henry Newman speaks of the need to risk something for a future reward--by which is meant life after death. We risk it on the faith of Christ's word, not for any worldly benefit or improvement of our present life, but for hope of resurrection. Read the sermon of St. Newman in its entirety here.

This homily for Catholic Schools Week is an invitation for all our parishioners to dig deep into the question: why do we have a Catholic School? Is it worth the time and money?

Our parishes have been participating in the Seven Sundays of Saint Joseph Devotion, culminating with his Solemn Feast Day the 19th of March. I spoke about Saint Joseph some time ago and I thought it would be good to return to this homily as a reminder of why this devotion is important. I particularly recommend this essay summarizing the role of Saint Joseph in the Christian life.

The silence we keep is the condition of growth in prayer, and can even become prayer itself. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

The book quoted, referencing the effect that the widespread adoption of confession according to the Irish monks had on western civilization, is entitled Heroism and Genius: How Catholic Priests Helped Build—and Can Help Rebuild—Western Civilization, by William Slattery. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

You see, there's good fire, and then there's bad fire... This homily was the first homily Father Blaha delivered at the English-speaking Masses at Blessed Sacrament, Christ the King, and Our Lady & St. Rose. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

A follow-up from last week's archival post, about the call to be transformed in that realm St. James calls the "bridle of the whole body"––our speech. "Look at the ships; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So the tongue is a little member and boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell" (James 3:4-6).

Since I’m away for continued studies this summer, it seemed worthwhile to dig through the archives and re-publish older homilies that were well received. Many of these homilies didn’t get imported to the current podcast feed on Anchor. This week’s homily is from Father’s Day 2016.

Using the Litany of Trust by the Sisters of Life, it's not a tough thing to discover where the Spirit is trying the heart. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

I thought I'd be wobblier. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

The line on that hook is ever so fine, but it reaches to the heavens --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

" Lightly men talk of saying what they mean. Often when he was teaching me to write in Greek the Fox would say, ‘Child, to say the very thing you really mean, the whole of it, nothing more or less or other than what you mean; that’s the whole art and joy of words.’ A glib saying. When the time comes to you at which you will be forced at last to utter the speech which has lain at the center of your soul for years, which you have, all that time, idiot-like, been saying over and over, you’ll not talk about joy of words. I saw well why the gods do not speak to us openly, nor let us answer. Till that word can be dug out of us, why should they hear the babble that we think we mean?" CS Lewis, Till We Have Faces --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

David understood that conflict among the Anointed was nonsense. Why can't we? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

The first of a three part series: why should we believe God exists? Why should we think about arguments about why God exists? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hucklefather/support

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion -- to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. Aliens shall stand and feed your flocks, foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers; but you shall be called the priests of the LORD, men shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in the

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