Beyond the Bulletin

The readings from the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time make one thing clear - we must be prepared for the end of our lives. Deacon Tom Vicknair provides a Gospel reflection from Sunday to help us evaluate our lives, and if we've made adequate plans for the end of them.

Special Guest: Deacon Tom Vicknair.

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In an ideal world, children would grow up to love the Mass, sitting quietly and reverently on Sundays, jumping at the opportunity to lead prayer at home, and passing along your faith to them would be easy!

We do not live in an ideal world. But when the process of helping your kids grow in their Catholic faith reaches the crossroads, do you step up to the plate? Or do you count on the parish programs and Sunday Mass attendance to check the box?

Don't let time slip by to the point where you look back and say, "I wish I would've done something earlier to keep them in the Catholic faith." Listen to this podcast, where Nate and Michael Gormley sit down to talk about the cultural shift in communities of faith, the importance of discussing chastity and sex education, the role of the domestic church that we might be forgetting, and much more.

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On the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, we heard about Elijah interacting with the widow, as well as the poor widow who Jesus saw put in just two coins in the treasury. Drawing on these two stories, Fr. Mathew talks about hospitality and generosity, and the impact they can have on our lives, and those around us.

Special Guest: Fr. Mathew Thottyil.

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If you take a peek at our parish events page you might be overwhelmed with just how many Bible study opportunities we have available. But fear not - whether you know have every Bible verse memorized, or couldn't tell the book of Sirach from the book of Sriracha, we're here to help you get started.

Nate and Gomer take a look at all our Bible study opportunities on campus, provide some helpful tips for getting started with daily Bible reading, and talk about what sets the Bible apart from every other book on the face of the planet.

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On the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Deacon Mike Krall provides a great homily diving into the first three Commandments. Do we use them to guide our lives and our decisions? Or are they just a mere checklist that we use to keep doing "good enough?" Tune in!

Special Guest: Deacon Mike Krall.

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From the call to the priesthood, to liturgical changes at the parish, to what we can learn from Bartimaeus, Fr. David provides a great Gospel reflection from the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in The Woodlands, TX.

Special Guest: Fr. David Hust.

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Whoever loves, sees. We have much to learn from Jesus meeting the blind Bartimaeus, and Fr. Jesse Garcia shares a great Gospel reflection from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in The Woodlands, TX.

Special Guest: Fr. Jesse Garcia.

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Why did the turkey cross the road? Probably to be delivered to the St. Teresa Center for our Thanksgiving Project! Every year, our parish collects thousands of boxes of donated food to be distributed to families in need during Thanksgiving. This year, Franklin Marsan is beyond excited about the number of people we'll be helping, and he joined Nate to talk about everything that goes into this incredible project.

Tune in to hear how you can help support the Thanksgiving Project, how he got involved in a mission trip to Honduras, some glory stories from Franklin's time in ministry, and an important life update on Nate!

Special Guest: Franklin Marsan.

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"For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve."

This line from Mark, the Gospel reading on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, is an important message from Jesus, and one that we should aspire to imitate. Deacon Franco provided a great homily reflection this past Sunday, sharing a personal story and reflection on how we can serve others.

Special Guest: Deacon Franco Knoepffler .

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Being a parent isn't easy. Being Catholic isn't always a walk in the park either. So if you're a Catholic parent...you've got your work cut out for you.

But raising your children in a faith-filled household isn't necessarily as hard as you think. There are 5 integral questions that every Catholic parent must answer, and we're here to run through them with you. Gomer and Nate sit down for this incredibly practical and powerful episode about how more is often "caught" with your kids than taught, why it's important to have relaxed and unscripted conversations about the faith, and how changing our Sunday routine could change everything for our faith lives.

Just like how there's a difference between "working out" and training, so to are there lessons for prayer. So if you want to help your kids (and in the process, yourself) grow in prayer and faith, listen to this episode now!

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