A Matter of Progresssion—or Regression
Preaching on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), Fr. Pat urges us to always maintain a proper perspective.
Nov 01, 2021
All Saints Homilies
Homilies from Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon
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Episodes
A Reliable Barometer
In this vesperal homily, Fr. Pat preaches from 1 John 2:1-6, about the true blessed assurance of our salvation.
Oct 25, 2021
The Value of Discussion
Fr. Pat preaches from Numbers 32:1-27.
Oct 21, 2021
The Discipline of Memory
Last week a former vice-president and now presidential candidate said on the campaign trail, "We choose science over fiction; we choose truth over facts.” Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon reflects upon truth vs. facts, and the role memory plays in this.
Sep 22, 2021
The Mystery of the Incarnation
Fr. Pat argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation must dominate anthropology.
Sep 14, 2021
The Living Center
Fr. Pat compares the march of the Israelites through the desert, the Church’s march through history, and the Christian's daily walk.
Sep 06, 2021
Faith and the Soul
On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, when Jesus asks us “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” Fr. Pat shares reflections on faith and its relationship to the soul.
Jul 26, 2021
Catching Up With Joseph
Fr. Pat looks at the life and character of Joseph the Betrothed: a model of God, and another David.
Jul 02, 2021
Holiness as Gift, Perfection, and Struggle
On the Sunday of All Saints Fr. Pat looks at three aspects of Christian holiness.
Jun 29, 2021
Son of Encouragement
Preaching from Acts 4:32-37, Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the Apostle Barnabas.
Jun 08, 2021
As Though It Were Our Last
On Forgiveness Sunday and the start of Great Lent, Fr. Pat encourages us to rededicate ourselves to a serious life of prayer.
May 24, 2021
An Eminently Honorable Man
Fr. Pat takes a closer look at Rabbi Gamaliel, teacher of St. Paul, and at Gamaliel’s advice to the Sanhedrin concerning how to deal with the Apostles, who in disobedience to the Sanhedrin would not stop teaching in Jesus’ name.
May 20, 2021
The Task of the Church
In this homily from Agape Vespers 2021, Fr. Pat explains how the task of the Church is to share with the world the message of the Cross; not as an abstraction, but as something they can reach out and feel.
May 09, 2021
The Fact and the Dogma of Creation
The idea that all things came from God the Father was an idea that fell on the Greco-Roman intellectual world with the force of a bomb. It still does. Fr. Pat preaches from 1 Corinthians 8:6.
Apr 29, 2021
The Cross and the Heart
In this Palm Sunday homily, Fr. Pat looks briefly into the testimony of three spokesmen for the apostolic memory with respect to the passion and death of Christ.
Apr 26, 2021
Baptism and the Eucharistic Cup
On the 5th Sunday of Lent, Fr. Pat preaches on the request by James and John from Mark 10: "Grant us to sit, one at Thy right hand and one at Thy left, in Thy glory.”
Apr 23, 2021
The Experience of Faith: Three Observations
In this homily preached the fourth Sunday of Great Lent 2014, Fr. Pat looks at the story from Mark 9 of Jesus driving a demon out of a young boy, and makes three observations of what this story teaches about faith.
Apr 16, 2021
In the Days of His Flesh
A meditation on Christ’s humanity for the Third Sunday of Lent; the Scripture readings are Mark 8:34-9:1 and Hebrews 4:14-5:10. Fr. Pat preached this sermon in 2011.
Apr 07, 2021
Elijah on Two Different Mountains
Fr. Pat preaches from 1 Kings 18:42-19:18, about Elijah, who, after his fearless encounter with the priests of Baal, is now isolated and filled with self-pity.
Apr 02, 2021
The Mission of the Holy Spirit
In this homily from Pentecost Sunday, Fr. Pat reflects with us on three points about the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in our lives.
Mar 30, 2021
Two Oracles
Fr. Pat preaches from Isaiah 2:1-9, in which Isaiah delivers two oracles: the first about the ideal Jerusalem which is to come and the second about the actual Jerusalem which exists in Isaiah’s time.
Mar 26, 2021
Two Champions of Prayer
Fr. Pat offers pre-Lenten reflections on Hanna, the mother of Samuel and Anna the Prophetess.
Mar 11, 2021
Then and Now: Isaiah's Times and Today
In this meditation on Isiah 1:16-31, Fr. Pat reflects upon the Bible’s prophetic voice on behalf of the poor.
Mar 04, 2021
Religious Infidelity
Fr. Pat preaches from Isaiah 1:1-15. This homily was given at Vespers on November 13, 2010.
Feb 28, 2021
Resistance to the Holy Cross
The Cross is the key to unlocking God’s will for us in every stage of our lives. But at every stage, we may find ourselves resistant to the word of the Cross. And just when we imagine we have grasped what it means to be a Christian, we discover, perhaps with shock, that we’ve hardly begun.
Feb 21, 2021
The Anthropology of the Last Judgment
What is there about the human being that must be said if we are to take the Last Judgment seriously? Fr. Pat explores this question.
Feb 20, 2021
Birthright and Repentance
Fr. Pat contrasts the Prodigal Son and Esau, and offers thoughts on the mystery of repentance.
Feb 19, 2021
Moses Strikes the Rock
In this meditation from a vespers service in January of 2010, Fr. Pat looks at Numbers 20, in which the people of Israel complain to Moses about their situation.
Feb 05, 2021
The Two Hands of God
Israel recognized no possibility of conflict between God’s will fixed in the Torah and the more fluid guidance He provided in the cloud and the pillar. Fr. Pat offers reflections from Numbers Chapter 9.
Jan 28, 2021
Life, Death, and Hope
We bear within our very flesh the hope of which the Apostle Paul speaks; therefore there is going to be something very fleshly about our transformation. Fr. Pat preaches from Colossians 3.
Jan 15, 2021
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