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Mass Homilies, Audiobooks, and Occasional Reflections, by Father Rob Ketcham, for the parish of Christ the King Catholic Church on Long Island, in New York.
Location:
United States
Description:
Mass Homilies, Audiobooks, and Occasional Reflections, by Father Rob Ketcham, for the parish of Christ the King Catholic Church on Long Island, in New York.
Language:
English
Episodes
Life In The Spirit | Easter 6
5/11/2024
What's the difference between the Baptism of John and the Baptism of the Spirit?
Duration:00:05:29
THE ASCENSION | God's Dream For Us
5/9/2024
Will we, the members, follow where He, our Head, has gone before? Come, Holy Spirit, to make it possible, please.
Duration:00:07:16
Daily Mass | Wed | Easter 6 | Should We Look For Signs?
5/8/2024
Is it okay to look for signs? In some sense, it is the only way to look for God.
Duration:00:07:08
SUNDAY MASS | Easter 6 | Hungry For Love
5/5/2024
I asked the children to describe the experience of hunger. You might have thought I had asked them to describe the state of the world today.
Duration:00:07:59
First Saturday | Easter 5 I When Should I Stop Trying?
5/4/2024
It's true that we could all do more for Our Lord. But there are also times when we should do less.
Duration:00:06:49
Saint Athanasius | Thurs | Easter 5 | Saints Love Saints
5/2/2024
He argued for the divinity of Christ in the 4th century, and in doing so preserved the substance of Christianity for us. And because he argued that Christ truly is the Word of God dwelling in human form, it's no wonder that he loved the Saints, as all Saints before him and since.
Duration:00:05:35
Saint Joseph the Worker | May 1 | Readiness, Righteousness, and Responsibility
5/1/2024
Saint Joseph wasn't perfect. But he was good. Here are 3 ways to help us imagine how he gave himself to his work.
Duration:00:05:46
Daily Mass | Tues | Easter 5 | Peace Be With You
4/30/2024
Although suffering can cause us to think ourselves abandoned or rejected, we are reminded today that it is necessary for us to endure many hardships so as to enter into the Kingdom of God.
Duration:00:05:50
Daily Mass | Mon | Easter 5 | When The Pope Lived in France
4/29/2024
For most of the 14th century, the popes lived in Avignon, France. They had their reasons for moving there. But saintly Christians, like Saint Catherine of Siena, convinced them to return to Rome for the sake of unity, which is the will of the Father.
Duration:00:06:29
SUNDAY MASS | Easter 5 | The Vine of Freedom
4/28/2024
What is this life that flows into us from Christ, the Vine, that sets us free?
(*The name of the docuseries I reference in this podcast is Unlocked, and it's on Netflix, if you're interested.)
Duration:00:09:30
Daily Mass | Sat | Easter 4 | Can We Handle Our Freedom?
4/27/2024
I just finished watching a series about a Sheriff who gave freedom to some inmates, calling it an experiment. But he was so full of hope for them that I think it was more than merely an experiment. I think it was love.
Duration:00:07:49
FEAST OF SAINT MARK | Easter 4 | Boy Become Man
4/25/2024
What will it take for the boy to become a man?
Duration:00:07:05
Daily Mass | Tues | Easter 4 | Encouragement
4/23/2024
Just a little encouragement, in the spirit of Saint Barnabas.
Duration:00:06:28
SUNDAY MASS | Easter 4 | The Good Field Hospital
4/21/2024
The image of the Field Hospital may be a good way to imagine the Good Shepherd, with us on the fields of battle.
Duration:00:07:49
Daily Mass | Sat | Easter 3 | The Eucharistic Miracle of Marriage
4/20/2024
i don't ask couples to explain how they love one another. But it is interesting to invite them to reflect on why they do.
Duration:00:07:40
Daily Mass | Thurs | Easter 3 | Unless Someone Instructs Me
4/18/2024
We're called to imitate Christ, of course. But we're also called to imitate the first disciples and Apostles in their willingness to help people to understand the Scriptures.
Duration:00:06:38
Daily Mass | Wed | Easter 3 | To Be Consumed
4/17/2024
"I AM the Bread of Life." He is given to the world to be consumed by all those whom the Father sends to Him. Isn't this what He asks of us as well, to be consumed by those whom He sends to us?
Duration:00:05:05
Daily Mass | Tues | Easter 3 | The Prayer of Saint Stephen
4/16/2024
We owe a debt of gratitude to those who pray for us, just as Saint Paul has Saint Stephen to thank for his conversion.
Duration:00:08:04
Daily Mass | Mon | Easter 3 | What The Hellenist He Talking About?
4/15/2024
My parents sent me a photo of an ordination they recently attended in Florida, and I was struck by the ethnic diversity of the men whom the Lord has chosen for the Church. Anyway, this homily is seen through the lens of what happened in me when I saw that picture.
Duration:00:10:57
THIRD SUNDAY | Easter 3 | One Roof Over Both Mysteries
4/14/2024
This Sunday's readings point us to remember that even Christ's Resurrection is an invitation to experience the forgiveness of sins. Both the cross and the Resurrection are signs of God's ongoing invitation the repentance that leads to joy.
Duration:00:08:52