Thoughts on comparing ourselves to other. How are we to be servants of all, when none of us have servants? It's pretty simple, when we live in a service-based economy! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
When we try to correct each other in the Church, are we building "Righteous, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness," or are we sowing "envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction"? (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
Who is "inside" the Church, and who is "outside" the Church? Luke 7:38-50 and St. Robert Bellarmine each challenge us to have a more expansive view! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
Challenging stuff! In the words of Paulist founder, Servant of God, Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP: "The one who has no cross is no follower of the crucified." (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
Jesus calls us to do something hard today: to love our enemies! A reflection on what might help us to be agents of reconciliation…. (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
Where do our individual life stories begin? This celebration -- and the other events the Church celebrates on/near September 8 -- points out that begins are hard to pinpoint! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
The Letters to the Thessalonians may speak of the end of time, but I tend to think of midterms and papers. A reflection about anxiety! (St. John XXIII Parish, Knoxville, TN)
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About Rich Thoughts
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Rich Andre is a Catholic priest with the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle (a. k. a. "The Paulist Fathers"), currently serving as the associate pastor at Blessed John XXIII Parish at the University of Tennessee. He records most of his homilies and some other reflections on this podcast. He welcomes your feedback! You can contact him at richATjohn23rd.org.
Fade-in and fade-out music is "Rise Up" by Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls.