Padre's Points

In this meditation, Fr. Mattingly speaks to leaders of City on a Hill about the importance of the virtue of courage, something that is becoming more and more necessary in our culture in order to live even a baseline Christian life.

We heard earlier this week about the leaked majority opinion of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. How do we make sense of the intense backlash and the specific targeting of Catholicism by those who are pro-abortion? Listen as Fr. Mattingly answers that question and much more in this homily!

Jesus, from the Cross, gave Mary to all believers as their mother. Therefore, developing a relationship with her isn’t a peripheral aspect of our Faith. May is a special month to deepen, renew, and expand our relationship with Mary.

Fr. Mattingly describes the spiritual war underlying the recent tension surrounding the leaked Roe v. Wade decision, and also issues a reminder that, like Saul in the 1st reading, conversion is possible even for the most virulent opponents of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.

What are promptings of the Holy Spirit? How often do they occur? What kinds of things does the Holy Spirit prompt in us? Tune in to find out! This homily is based on the daily readings on 5/5/22: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050522.cfm

Have you been to the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel in KC? Ever wondered about the history of that title for Our Lady? Turns out it includes a warrior-king, a miraculous image of Our Lady, a holy widow, the Ottoman Empire, and more. Tune in!

An invisible stigmata, surviving only on the Eucharist, advising multiple popes… these are only some of the wild and crazy moments in the life of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), one of the greatest saints of all time. Tune in to be inspired by her life!

The disciples of Jesus, even in the midst of the very first persecution of the Church (Acts 8), never stopped preaching the Gospel. Neither should we. In season or out of season, we must bear witness!

In this homily, discover the difference between true courage and false courage as Fr. Mattingly unpacks the saga of the Apostle Peter before and after the Resurrection of Jesus.

The image of Divine Mercy features the phrase: “Jesus, I trust in you.” But what does it actually mean to trust Jesus, and why is He worthy of our trust? Listen in as Fr. Mattingly dives into one of the most powerful messages given to the Church by God in the past century: the message of Divine Mercy and trust.