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

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

June 07 When the Curtain Gets Pulled Back
In this episode you’ll hear about moments in people’s lives when “the curtain was pulled back” and they saw Jesus in the Eucharist in new and transcendent ways!

Readings The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/060726.cfm
The Unknown God
By Alice Meynell (1921)
One of the crowd went up, And knelt before the Paten and the Cup,
Received the Lord, returned in peace, and prayed Close to my side; then in my heart I said:
"O Christ, in this man's life—
This stranger who is Thine—in all his strife, All his felicity, his good and ill,
In the assaulted stronghold of his will,
"I do confess Thee here,
Alive within this life; I know Thee near
Within this lonely conscience, closed away Within this brother's solitary day
"Christ in his unknown heart,
His intellect unknown—this love, this art,
This battle and this peace, this destiny
That I shall never know, look upon me!
"Christ in his numbered breath,
Christ in his beating heart and in his death, Christ in his mystery! From that secret place And from that separate dwelling, give me grace."

9 min
June 05 The Other Side of Goodbye
Goodbyes can be very painful.
In this episode you’ll hear how through his Ascension Jesus shows us another side to goodbye.

Readings for the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051426-Ascension

* Previously posted May 20, 2023
9 min
June 01 Your God Is Too Small
Many of us have images of God that are misconceived or way too limited. In this episode you’ll hear a few of the most common distortions of God and of the mystery of the Blessed Trinity.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053126.cfm

Book Reference
Your God Is Too Small
By J. B. Phillips

* Previously posted June 4, 2023
12 min
May 31 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
In our society today, hurry is the number one enemy of growing in one’s spiritual life. In this episode listen for commentary on John Mark Comer’s book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer is available in book form and in audio.

22 min
May 25 “Receive the Holy Spirit”
In this episode you’ll hear how the Holy Spirit continually finds ways to renew the faith of the Church.

Readings for Pentecost Sunday
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day

Some stories cited from TMS Global
https://www.tms-global.org/story-details/6-stories-of-gods-holy-spirit-fresh-from-the-mission-field
* Previously posted May 20, 2024
12 min
May 10 Falling Down Is Only Half the Story
One day, a priest was asked to address a group of prisoners. He had never done this before and didn’t know what to say until the Spirit spoke. This message is meant for you and me as well.

6th Sunday of Easter readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/051026.cfm
8 min
May 04 Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
If only our fears and troubles were like some cape that became attached to us, and we could just pull a string and cast them aside. Wouldn’t that be great? In this episode Jesus reminds us we have a choice as he reassures us and calls us to follow him, the way, the truth and the life!

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/050326.cfm

The Litany of Trust
https://sistersoflife.org/litany-of-trust/
* Previously posted May 8, 2023
9 min
April 27 My Sheep Hear my Voice
Have you ever heard the call of the Shepherd in your life? In this episode you’ll hear of three people who did and one reason why sometimes we don’t.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042626.cfm
* Previously posted May 14, 2025
12 min
April 19 Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us?
In this episode you’ll hear about two disciples on the road to Emmaus whose hearts were burning as Jesus interpreted the Scriptures for them. What does it mean to have a burning heart?

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041926.cfm
Book Reference

The story of the two priests is found in
Discovering Your Personal Vocation
By Fr. Herbert Alphonso, S. J.
https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Your-Personal-Vocation-Spiritual/dp/0809140446/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_2?dchild=1&keywords=herbert+alonso+vocation&qid=1618710465&sr=8-2-fkmr1
* Previously posted April 16, 2021
14 min
April 11 The Courage to Forgive
In this episode you’ll hear how Jesus through the Holy Spirit gave his apostles the power to forgive sins. You’ll also hear the story of Maïti Girtanner who prayed for 40 years for the power to forgive her Nazi torturer.

Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/041226.cfm

Maïti Girtanner’s story
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-happened-when-this-woman-met-her-nazi-torturer?amp
* Previously posted April 8, 2024
9 min

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

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How to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the 21st century. ~ Fr. Mike Muhr is director of ministry to priests for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He served as a spiritual director and co-taught…