27 May 2014
WTBH #145: Loving Christ and Knowing His Commands
Jesus says, "If you love me, you will keep my commands." But how do we know Christ's commands. After all, Jesus never left us with a written text (or even a YouTube video for that matter). Fr. Brian explains that we can know Jesus' teachings through the Catholic Church.
24 May 2014
WTBH #144: Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
Jesus reminds us that if we have faith in Him, we need not let our hearts be troubled. Fr. Brian explains how our faith in Christ helps us face the many situations that often cause our hearts to be troubled.
11 May 2014
WTBH #143: Know the Voice of Christ
Fr. Brian reminds us that we cannot follow the voice of Christ if we first do not know His voice. How do we come to know his voice? We come to know His voice through the teachings of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
04 May 2014
WTBH #142: Christ In Our Midst
Fr. Brian speaks of the necessity of recognizing Christ in our midst, especially in the presence of the Eucharist.
28 April 2014
WTBH #141: Saints, Mercy and Indulgences
Fr. Brian speaks of the newly canonized Ss. John XXIII and John Paul the Great during his Divine Mercy Sunday homily. He also speaks of the power and beauty of indulgences.
21 April 2014
WTBH #140: Alleluia! He is Risen!
Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti! Fr. Brian's homily from Easter Sunday speaks of the implications of the resurrection of Jesus Christ!
17 April 2014
WTBH #139: Holy Thursday
Fr. Brian speaks about the institution of the Eucharist, the institution of the priesthood and the universal call to service.
23 March 2014
WTBH #138: Come and See: Encountering Christ
Fr. Brian speaks about the Samaritan woman's encounter with Christ at Jacob's Well, and shows that it is an archtype for our encounter with Christ, and a model for the NEw Evangelization.
WTBH #137: Be Not Afraid!
Fr. Brian Speaks of the way in which the Transfiguration shows us the glory of God, and that seeing this glory should prent us from being afraid of preaching the Good News taught by Jesus Christ and His Church
11 March 2014
WTBH #136: Resisting the Devil's Temptations
Fr. Brian explains how the Lenten practices of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving can help us to resist the temptations of the devil and grow closer to Christ Jesus.
08 March 2014
WTBH #135: Trust in God
Fr. Brian reminds us that God knows what is good for us, and that He wills what is good for us. He urges us to trust in God.
WTBH #134: Turn the other Cheek! Uphold Your Dignity!
Is Jesus asking us to become doormats, allowing ourselves to be abused?
Fr. Brian offers a deeper reflection on Christ's teaching on turning the other cheek.
WTBH #133: Salt for the Earth
Fr. Brian speaks of our need to be salt for the earth by proclaiming the Gospel in BOTH word and deed.
04 February 2014
WTBH #132: Sacrifice in the Temple
Fr. Brian speaks about the Presentation of the Temple, and the Body of Christ as the new temple, the new place of proper worship.
28 January 2014
WTBH #131: Division in the Body of Christ
St. Paul addressed the Church in Corinth regarding division and rivalries. Fr. Brian addresses these same concerns in the Church today.
19 January 2014
WTBH #130: Behold Life, Our First Civil Right
Our civil rights are based on the dignity of the human person, which is rooted in God. Therefore, we, like John the Baptist must point to God (in the person of Christ) as the source our dignity, and the reason we respect human life.
WTBH #129: The Beloved of God
At Jesus' baptism, a voice declared "This is my beloved son," revealing Jesus' true identity. We are adopted into this identity of the beloved through our own baptism, as Fr. Brian explains.
18 December 2013
WTBH #128: Gaudete and Evangelism
Rejoice in the Lord always! Fr. Brian speaks of rejoicing as we await the coming of our savior!
02 December 2013
WTBH #127: Waiting with Joy
Fr. Brian speaks of the joyful anticipation that marks the Advent Season in light of Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel).
11 November 2013
WTBH #126: Marriage and the After Life
The Sadducees did not believe in life after death (Perhaps this is why they were sad, you see) and used marriage as a prooftext for their belief. Fr. Brian preaches how Jesus' response shows that marriage is actually a foretaste of the after life in which we are children of God.
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