Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts

Call Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have records today!

The power of our God

The power of our Heavenly Mother

The power of our trust

Dcn. Allan preached this weekend on a "Family at Crisis", sharing with the congregation that all times in our lives we must be prepared for Crisis--it will come.  

Fr. Steve celebrated his first Solemn High Latin Mass on Dec. 3rd at Old St. Mary's in Greektown, Detroit, Michigan.  

St. Francis Xavier had tremendous zeal.  Where did his zeal come from?  How can we become zealous for souls like he was.

Fr. Steve begins his preaching series on The Family. This week he explores the understanding of a family prepared and the importance of praying new hearts into our Children.  He used the following Scripture verse as a backdrop to how to prepare your family for the world: 

Ephesians 3:14-19—Pray for your family like St. Paul

For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that he may grant you, in accord with the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner self, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, be rooted and grounded in love, 18 and may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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Hearing aids 

Alone

The Shema: HEAR O Israel! The Lord is your God, the Lord alone!

Fr. Steve explores the great story of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar.  He is alone, abandoned, and has no name.  Yet Jesus picks him out of the crowd and wants to know him personally.  

James and John ask a bold question to Jesus today: "we want you to do for what whatever we ask you!" Where were they rooted?  

The man asks Jesus what he must do to inherit Heaven. This past week we celebrated the feast of our Lady of the rosary on October 7th. This feast was originally titled Our Lady Of Victory. we must recognize the war in our daily life for our souls and our hearts continues to rage on. How is it that we inherit eternal life? Our Blessed mother sets the great example for us. to pray the rosary is the simplest means of Holiness. 

The readings today speak of marriage, but yet they also speak of Divorce and Re-Marriage.  How can we reconcile Jesus' words that if one is divorced and remarried they are committing adultery?  

Divorce and annulments are often confusing for us as Catholics.  Are we kicked out of the Church?  Can we receive communion?

Humility is what this culture and society is lacking right now.  How do we grow in humility?  How do we grow in our child like dependance on the Father?  It is by practice and the work of the Liturgy that teaches us how to be humble of heart.