Catholic Chat with Fr. Cody

Homily for the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time 02/24/2019

Forgiveness. We commonly use this concept in Christianity and Jesus commands us to forgive one another. What does it mean to forgive? How do I forgive?

Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time 02/17/2019

What gives us the joy? Where does the joy of being a Christian come from? How do I live in that joy?

Now You Know: Is there any evidence for God or Jesus?

Can we really prove the existence of God? What do we mean by proving? Should we prove God's existence or be able to point out the times when he shows himself? In this podcast I explore the difference between proving and finding evidence for. Then I explore different kinds of evidence and whether these forms of evidence are useful for suggesting that God exists. Lastly, we attempt an answer: do we have evidence for God or Jesus?

Wisdom of the Saints - Intro Part 1

Who are the saints? How do we understand them? How does one become a saint? In order to understand the lives of the saints and how they affect our lives, we need to first understand who they are. The first two episodes of the Wisdom of the Saints podcast is centered on answering these questions and helping us to appreciate the saints.

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time 02/10/2019

God has called us! How do we respond? What is keeping us from responding? 

Homily for the 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time 02/03/2019

What is Jesus up to that made all the people mad at him? Jesus' examples from the Old Testament cause us to question who God is? What are God's ways? Am I missing something that God is trying to show me?

Homily for the 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time 01/27/2019

We have a part that God wants us to play. Everyone has been given talents and gifts that God intends for us to use for our service. The readings for today challenge us to go forward to recognize and use these gifts.

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time 01/20/2019

Do you remember the signs? God is constantly showing us signs as ways to understand his ways. We must be on the lookout to find them so that we can come to know his ways.

Homily for the Baptism of Our Lord 01/13/2019

What do you hear when you listen to the Gospel? Words, phrases, concepts that are largely confusing? Let's take a moment to put ourselves into the Gospel and imagine what it would be like to be there. Who am I? What am I experiencing? Am I willing to recognize that God is speaking to me, that he is calling for me?

Homily for Epiphany 01/06/2018

How do we expect God to fulfill the prophesy? More importantly, how do we expect God to show himself in our lives? These two questions are the central ideas of Epiphany Sunday.