Catholic Chat with Fr. Cody

Homily for the 19th Sunday of OT 08/08/2019

The virtue of watchfullness. This virtue focuses on being mindful of God and keeping guard over out thoughts and feelings so that they are in accord with God's will. Today we will explore this virtue and ways to strengthen it in our lives.

Homily for the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time 08/04/2019

We all struggle with trust. Trusting in God and in other people is a difficult task. Today's readings invite us to explore this idea of trusting in God; in letting go of things and letting God take command. 

Why does the Catholic Church consider contraception and abortion immoral?

I would argue that this question is one of the most controversial questions of the series. The answers and ideas contained in this question affect almost everyone. So, what is contraception? How does it work? Why is it a problem? What is abortion? Why is this an issue? Finally why is there a divide on this issue in our political climate? 

Homily for the 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time 07/27/2019

How do we understand Jesus' words if we ask for something and we don't get it? What does it mean to "ask and you shall receive? This topic is explored in this homily. 

Homily for the 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time 07/21/2019

Today we have several figures in our readings that respond to God's invitation or presence in a different way. Why did they respond the way they did? What is their intention? These people challenge us to evaluate and clarify our own intentions.

Who goes to Heaven?

Ever thought about who God admits to Heaven? What qualities does the person need? Do all people go to Heaven? If God is just, why does he let the evil people go to Heaven? Or does he? All these questions and more in this episode of Now You Know.

Homily for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time 07/15/2019

Who is the Samaritan from Jesus' parable? Who are the samaritans in general? How can the samaritans teach us about forgiveness and living as God's people?

Homily for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time 07/07/2019

What does it mean to grow in intimacy with God? How can we even venture an idea like that with a transcendent being like God? If I were to desire to grow in intimacy with God, how would I do it?

Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time 6/30/2019

What is freedom? How do we understand this phrase and apply it to our everyday living? What does Jesus and the Christian message mean by freedom? Jesus came to set us free, what do we mean by this?

Homily for the Solemnity of Corpus Chrisit 06/23/2019

What do we mean by the Eucharist? What do we believe about the Mass? Well, in this homily I will give you five ways to think about what we celebrate.