Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts

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Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts episodes

February 18, 2023 “Until death do us part”—talk to young married couples at St. John Fisher
Fr. Steve gathered at 30 couples at St. John Fisher, Rochester, MI, to speak to young married couples about marriage. Until Death do us part. Get each other home! That’s the goal.

Louis and Zellie, pray for us.

Timothy and Maura, pray for us!
22 min
February 14, 2023 "The Law and Freedom!"--6th week of OT A 2023
God the Father has set us free from bondage to slavery and given us His Son. Why would He want to destroy us? He saved the Isarelites in the desert and He has saved you too; the law and freedom!
14 min
February 06, 2023 "Mine your heart!"--5th Sunday OT A 2-5-2023
Why does Jesus use the metaphors of us being Salt and Light? Fr. Steve had the experience to go down into the Detroit salt mines. His experience help us answer how we can be Salt and Light to the world.
16 min
January 30, 2023 "The Beatitudes, what is Jesus really saying?"--4th Sunday OT A
12 min
January 27, 2023 "The three P's of the Masculine Heart!"--Pints with a Priest (mens talk at Homegrown Brewing Company)
Fr. Steve gave a mens talk at Homegrown Brewing Company that he titled: The Three P's of the Masculine Heart. In our world today men are often forgotten and sidelined in the midst of the chaos of the world. We need real men who will stand up and come forward to lead their wives, and children to Heaven. Men who provide, protect and are priestly sanctifiers for their homes! Be that man!
1 hr 23 min
January 26, 2023 Talk to College Campus Ministry group at Oakland University—Apologetics of Purgatory
Father Steve offers a single teaching on the apologetics of purgatory. Followed by some good question and the answers for the college students.
1 hr 7 min
January 23, 2023 "Come follow me! The Holy Priesthood."--3rd Sunday OT A 2023
Fr. Steve gives his testimony of how he follwed Jesus as a disciple and later as he heard the call of Jesus into priesthood.

What is the priest and a call to arms. That is the question at hand!
22 min
January 20, 2023 Talk to small group of married couples in Lake Orion
Fr. Steve preached on the need for small groups some months back—the need to “get small”. He has lead prayer with many groups and this group asked for a talk. Following is the reflection from he gave to 12 couples in the area who meet regularly.

Get small! Depend on each other so that we can build the kingdom!
35 min
January 19, 2023 “Just point the way!”—2nd Sunday OT A 1-15-2023
John the Baptist gives us the perfect model for how to evangelize. He points. He is humble. He gives testimony. But is he pointing, humbling himself, and giving testimony to a cute and cuddly lamb? No, he is not.
21 min
January 08, 2023 Rome Pilgrimage—In Paris airport, final Mass together.
A true amazing site to be seen. We gathered around a makeshift altar and sang Christmas carols to our New Born King. We were joined by people from all over the world—literally! Kenya, Vietnam, Peru and Lithuania were just those I was able to speak with. Many more came and prayed during the Mass.

Epiphany truly is Jesus being the light to all of the nations!
3 min