The Transfiguration of Jesus has a long Biblical background of God's appearance as fire and cloud. In this episode, Father Ryan explains God's promises to Abraham, and how Christ fulfills them and fi

Jesus enters into spiritual combat with the devil and wins victory over temptations to pride, lust, and greed. In this episode, Father Ryan explains how we face the same temptations, and how we can w

As we being Lent, Jesus calls us to suffer with him and embrace the cross. In this episode, Father Ryan encourages us not to flee from losing our lives each day.

Jesus calls us to be fruitful trees through speech that builds up, helps others, teaches and leads others, and removes others' defects. In this episode, Father Ryan examines how we can bear good frui

In his Sermon on the Plain, Jesus gives us his four-point peace plan when we're faced with hatred, hostility, exclusion, or insults because we follow Christ and His teachings. In this episode, Fr. Ry

God always takes the initiative in our life to come close to us and call us.  Isaiah and Peter's response is to recoil in fear and shame at their sinfulness, yet this doesn't stop God from calling the

Caring for people with same-sex attraction has become part of the 'culture wars,' with seemingly two sides pitted against each other.  In this episode, Father Ryan talks about how to walk in the way o

In this episode, Father Ryan speaks about his experience with a bus load of Yooper pilgrims to the 48th March for Life in Washington, D.C.  Many of the speakers told their stories of how abortion affe

Jesus warns us we must pass through many tribulations to enter the Kingdom of God, and that many will fall away from faith because of persecution and pressures from the world.  In this episode, Father

Bartimaeus is an image for all of us born into this world ignorant of the truth about God and ourselves and needing the light of revelation to make known to us God's plan for our lives.  The readings