Fr. Patrick Gonyeau C.PP.S.

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Fr. Patrick Gonyeau C.PP.S. episodes

February 27, 2017 The Mind-blowing Gift of Baptism
Homily for The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

On the day of baby Philomena's baptism at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, the question "what is baptism?" The God-given, true reality of baptism is nothing short of magnificent.

Daily Reading

Is 49:14-15

1 Cor 4:1-5

Mt 6:24-34
30 min
February 20, 2017 The Freedom to Love

Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Turn the other cheek? Love your enemies? Pray for those who persecute you?! Where do we find the strength to have the freedom to love as Jesus demands? Abba. The Father so loved the world, so loved you, that He sent His only begotten Son…

Daily Readings
LV 19:1-2, 17-18

1 COR 3:16-23 MT 5:38-48
16 min
February 20, 2017 Introduction to "Free Mustard Seeds"
Inspired by both the call to use new methods of spreading the gospel the New Evangelization, and the powerful encounter with a man from Pennsylvania whose reversion to Catholicism came from listening to homilies on the radio, Fr. Patrick offers a greeting and introduction to this podcast. If you'd like to check out Fr. Patrick's free Christian folk albums, visit https://frpatrick.bandcamp.com
3 min
February 12, 2017 An Affair With the Heart
Homliy for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Why does God give us commandments? When Jesus said He didn't come to abolish the laws, but to fulfill it, what did He mean? One look at a crucifix reminds us that Jesus is the king of passionate love, and in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us that God's commandments are an affair of the heart between God & His beloved people.

Daily Readings
SIR 15:15-20 1 COR 2:6-10 MT 5:17-37
17 min
February 05, 2017 You Need Fire
02/05/17 - Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells His disciples that "you are the light of the world". In Jesus time, to have light, you needed fire. When it comes to the kind of light Jesus is talking about His disciples shining forth in the world, it's the same in our time as well. We need the fire of His love.

Daily Readings
IS 58:7-10 1 COR 2:1-5 MT 5:13-16
12 min
January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings
ZEP 2:3; 3:12-13 1 COR 1:26-31 MT 5:1-12A
26 min
January 22, 2017 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings
IS 8:23—9:3 1 COR 1:10-13, 17 MT 4:12-23
14 min
January 21, 2017 Homily about Prayer
17 min
January 15, 2017 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings
IS 49:3, 5-6 1 COR 1:1-3 JN 1:29-34
15 min
January 08, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord
Daily Readings
IS 60:1-6 EPH 3:2-3A, 5-6 MT 2:1-12
13 min

About Fr. Patrick Gonyeau C.PP.S.

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Ahoy! This is Fr. Patrick Gonyeau C.PP.S, and I am a Missionary of the Precious Blood living and serving in our U.S. Province. I was once an agnostic who begged God to show me He was real...and what a ride it has been ever since! Jesus changes everything, there's just no way around it, when we let Him be the Lord of our lives, change is a comin'...and it's so good! This podcast shares homilies, talks, and testimonies to inspire listeners' hearts and minds to live immersed in the Holy Spirit and to light up the world for Jesus!