Catholic Chat with Fr. Cody

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. 

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.