Father Mattingly, Director of City on a Hill, is also the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies.

Our Lady of Good Counsel is the Diocesan Shrine to Divine Mercy - listen to Fr. Mattingly's homily on the depth of the Lord's mercy that he has for you and for the whole world! 

Father Mattingly, Director of City on a Hill, is also the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies.

Listen to this episode today, to prepare your heart to enter into Holy Week! Have you ever thought about the wounds of Christ in correlation with how quickly He is to offer forgiveness? 

Father Mattingly, Director of City on a Hill, is also the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him." - John 12

Father Mattingly shares what it may look like for someone to fall to the ground and die, with two fictional examples of people: Bill and Jill.

Father Mattingly, Director of City on a Hill, is also the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies.

In the Gospel of John (chapter 9), Jesus heals a blind man. How is the relatable to you in present day? In this homily, Father Mattingly expounds upon this question and how to come to the answers to life's biggest questions, to discover truths rooted in faith. 

The first recording FROM BEYOND! A warm welcome to our favorite St. Louis Billikens’ Graduate Assistant, Dalton. Dalton shares the journey with the Lord throughout various stages as his folks got divorced, hardship struck with his grandma, as well as with his mom. When he went to college, he made lifelong friends, made intentional choices to receive the daily sacraments and learned how to build a prayer life. He’s got an infectious joy and an earnest faith- listen in to learn from Dalton!

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The Gospel of the Woman at the Well has been the Gospel read on the third Sunday of Lent for 1,500 years. What was Jesus really referencing when He used the word 'thirst'? And how can you apply it to your own life today?

Father Mattingly is the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies!

“This might be the last time you see me… tomorrow I might die. I run a half marathon tomorrow.” Newsflash, Laura survived the half marathon!!

Laura has a heart moved by compassion and eagerly jumps in to serve. Most recently she elected to run a half marathon with a coworker when the race was that upcoming Saturday. Laura went to Truman State, and met Jesus in the Eucharist while in Adoration, served in the Peace Corps, and went back to school to become a Physician’s Assistant. Laura vulnerably shares her journey to Christ, including her battle in the temptation of same-sex attraction.

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The Gospel reading of the transfiguration begs the question of why Jesus would share this moment with Peter, James, and John. Father Mattingly explains how this moment was to strengthen their faith & remind the apostles of their calling. 

Father Mattingly is the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies!

This episode features a Homily from February 28, 2021. First reading: Genesis 22:1-18. Psalm: 116. Second reading: Romans 8:31-34. Gospel: Mark 9:2-10.

The most welcoming man in Kansas City: Mark Sappington! Listen to Mark share his conversion -- from learning how to live a life of order amidst minor league baseball to beginning to cultivate a life of prayer!

Mark was born as the second of six kids, and learned discipline by cleaning toilets every week (only after mouthing off to his very pregnant mother). He went to college, and then played baseball professionally; all the while, being open and receptive to the mercy of the Lord. As he worked to cultivate a life of prayer, he learned to abide in the Lord. Mark eventually found his way back to Kansas City, learning how to be an adult after being cut from Major League Baseball.

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- John 15: abide and rest in the Lord.

In light of the Gospel where Jesus is tempted in the desert, Fr. Mattingly shares what temptations are and how to combat against them! 

Father Mattingly is the associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Kansas City, MO. In an effort to tap into the City on a Hill pillar of 'formation', we we will begin to record and share his Sunday homilies!

This episode features a Homily from February 21, 2021. First reading: Genesis 9:8-15. Psalm: 25. Second reading: Peter 3:18-22. Gospel: Mark 1:12-15.