Catholic Chat with Fr. Cody

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent 03/31/2019

Greed. The one who desires the green. What is Greed? How do we understand it? What do we do about greed? All of this and more as we explore greed and the virtue associated with greed, charity.

Wisdom of the Saints - St. Andre Bessette

Have you heard of St. Andre? Have you heard of St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, Canada? Although Andre lived a rather simple and hidden life, his renown is massive. This podcast is about the life and lessons of this porter whose only job was to greet people at the monastery door.

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Lent 03/24/2019

Deadly sin #3: sloth. Sloth is a complicated sin because it is very situationally dependent: we need to work but we also need to rest. How has sloth affected by life or have I become a work-a-holic? 

Wisdom of the Saints - St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Therese of Lisieux is a 19th century saint who, in her 24 years, revolutionized the world through her one simple teaching called "The Little Way." Learn more about her "little way" by listening to this episode. 

Wisdom of the Saints - Intro Part 2

What does it mean that God has called us to be holy? What is holiness? Why does this matter to us? This episode concludes the introduction to the lives of the Saints and reminds us that they encourage us in our call to be holy.

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent 03/17/2019

The second in the 7 deadly sins series: pride. Although pride is root sin of all the sins, I am listing it on its own to give a greater understanding of sin in general. 

Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent 03/10/2019

This homily begins a series on the 7 Deadly Sins. The first two in the series is Gluttony and Lust. How well do you understand these two types of sins? Listen and find out.

Homily for Ash Wednesday 03/06/2019

How does the desert speak to us? It is God speaking to us in its simplicity. As we venture into the Season of Lent let this season become a season of encountering God.

Homily for the 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time 03/03/2019

Jesus says, "A good tree produces good fruit and an bad tree produces rotten fruit, but a good tree does not produce rotten fruit neither does a bad tree produce good fruit." How do we produce good fruit? It begins with our intention. What is my intention? is it to do good? To help others? Or to give my works to God?

Now You Know: Is there objective morality?

What is morality? What is the good? Can we determine what is morally right, or is it sociologically based? Can we determine something to be objective or is everything subjective? All this and more in this episode.