Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts

Lord increase our faith! But, What is the difference between faith and belief? Belief doesn't automatically translate into action.  Faith is belief put INTO action.

There are no second chances.  This is the only shot you get to get to heaven.  Sin is missing the mark and when we sin we must ask God for His Mercy.  He always gives it, but we must beg it before we meet Him on our last day. 

1) The trial judge

2) why was the rich man in hell?

3) Lazarus who?

Fr. Steve gave a talk this past Sunday to Catholic Campus  Ministry (CCM) on the Holy Eucharist. 

all Sacraments have a pass, a present, and a future perspective. 

The Father is awaiting your return to the sacrament of confession.  He is waiting to robe you in fine garments and remove your stained, filthy garments.  

Am I a beliver of Jesus or am I a follower?  Jesus asks those who follow Him to hate their parents and spouses and children.  What does that mean?

Humility!  No one wants it, we all want to be in charge and be in control of our own lives.  But yet the Lord asks us to humble ourselves.  Those who humble themselves are loved more by God!  Jesus came to serve not to be served.  

Humility is TRUTH!

How many will be saved? Who will be saved? Jesus answers the question for us today in the Gospel and elsewhere in the Scriptures.  Often times it seems like we as Believers are just riding in first class on the same plane with every other religion, "we're all going to the same place, just different means to get there," is often the thought with many in the world today.  Is that true?  

Jesus tells us to strive to enter the narrow gate!  He is the gate!

Jesus says He has come to establish divison not peace--how is that?  isn't he the prince of peace?  He has come to bring His peace, to those who know Him and surrender to Him.  Let's set the world on fire with His love! 

The Virgin Mary was the first to hear the Word of God proclaimed to her and the first to receive the Divinity of Jesus.  Surely she would be the first to inherit the kingdom from her Son.  

Who is the fool? Am I foolish? Soloman wrote three books: Song of Songs, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. He became the fool and rested!  We cannot rest in the Christian life!