Seeds of Hope: Talks and Homilies by Fr. Mike Muhr

In this episode, you’ll hear about a Canaanite mother, a gentile, pleading with Jesus. Deeply touched by her engagement with him, Jesus replies, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." 

Readings for the 20th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081626.cfm

Poem
Footprints in the Sand  

https://allpoetry.com/poem/6784051-Footprints-by-Margaret-Fishback-Powers-by-Ryan79

* Previously posted August 21, 2023

In this episode, you will hear how God comes to us often in a whisper,  and how Jesus walks toward us in the midst of our storms, calling us to courage and trust.

Readings for the 19th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080926.cfm

What if the little we have is enough? In this episode, we look at the choices Jesus made, and the choice one 18-year-old made on her gap year in South Asia — a choice that changed an entire village.”

Readings for 18th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080226.cfm

About Maggie Doyne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Doyne

https://youtu.be/ga5XSASTXCo?is=WTyrvbQKqmwIuiUl

“Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.’”  (Matt 13: 44 ) What does he mean by this and how do people experience this in their lives?

Readings for the 17th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072626.cfm

* Previously posted July 30, 2023

In this episode you’ll hear of God’s life-changing unconditional love for each one of us!

Readings for 16th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071926.cfm

* Previously posted July 22, 2023

In the Parable of the Sower, we hear that the seed lands on the pathway, among the thorns, and on the rocks. Finally, some lands in fertile soil. In all four ways described here people hear the word of the kingdom, so the problem is not hearing, but treasuring it, and putting it into practice. In this episode you’ll hear of one man who did just that and found he was not alone.

Readings for 15th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/071226.cfm

* Previously posted July 14, 2023

In this episode you will hear of Jesus’ personal care to walk with you as he teaches you to carry his lighter burden.

Readings for 14th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070526.cfm

* Homily given at St. Scholastica Catholic Church in Lecanto, Florida

In this episode, you’ll find out when we’re at our best as human beings. The qualities you'll hear about are always present whenever we come closer to God and to each other. 

Readings for 13th Sunday A
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062826.cfm

* Previously posted July 3, 2023

In this episode you will hear immediately of Jesus’ deep compassion for those who are troubled and abandoned. He also reveals the height of his hope that we may be like him in loving, healing, and caring for his people.  May we tremble in awe at the height and depth of his hope and love

Readings for the 11th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061426.cfm

Fear paralyzes and keep us from being who God meant us to be. In the gospel passage for this weekend Jesus offers four reasons to let go of fear so we can live in the freedom of truth.

Readings for the 12th Sunday A

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/062126.cfm

* Previously posted June 24, 2023