14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025 In this episode, Fr. James reflects on The Backpack Effect —the paradoxical truth that the more you travel, the lighter you pack… not just in your luggage, but in life. Drawing from Jesus’ instructions to the 72 disciples in Luke 10, we explore how the spiritual life calls us to travel light , to surrender control, and to cultivate deep interior peace through trust in God’s providence. This isn’t just a homily—it’s a call to mission. But before we can share pea...
Jul 07, 2025•13 min
July 4th weekend
Jul 06, 2025•13 min
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Happy Independence Day!
Jul 04, 2025•12 min
Episode Summary: In a world that glorifies burnout, this episode invites you to step back, breathe deeply, and remember: you are not a machine . With wisdom from saints, psychologists, and mystics, we explore the healing power of rest, rhythm, and above all—humor. Fr. Jacques Philippe reminds us that balance begins with limits. Jesus Himself rested, laughed, and lived in rhythm. And saints like Teresa of Ávila and Philip Neri teach us that true holiness is steeped in joy. Drawing from neuroscien...
Jul 04, 2025•34 min
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Jul 01, 2025•17 min
The Body and Communion – Wholeness in Flesh and Relationship Wholeness Series, Episode 4 Episode Summary: What if your body wasn’t just a tool for work or a source of shame, but a sanctuary—a vessel of memory, worship, and communion? In this episode, we explore the profound connection between our physical bodies and our spiritual lives. From a grandfather’s Sunday jacket to St. Francis calling his body “Brother Ass,” we rediscover the body not as an obstacle to holiness but as a companion on the...
Jun 26, 2025•37 min
Feast of Corpus Christi 2025
Jun 26, 2025•17 min
Healing and Wholeness: The 18-Inch Journey from Head to Heart “The glory of God is man fully alive.” —St. Irenaeus “God does not love some ideal version of you. He loves you—with your particular history, wounds, and desires.” This episode takes you on what may be the most important journey of your life: the 18 inches from the head to the heart. Through the story of Blaise Pascal’s mystical night of fire, the gentle wisdom of Harvey ’s Elwood P. Dowd, and the wisdom of the Church, we explore what...
Jun 19, 2025•40 min
Living in Divine Communion: The Heart of Spiritual Health In this episode, we explore the foundation of spiritual health—not as a religious add-on, but as the very core of what it means to be fully human. Drawing from Scripture, the theology of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, and the ache of the modern soul, we reflect on how our deepest wounds and longings are not problems to fix but invitations into divine communion. We examine what happens when we try to create ourselves apart from God—and how...
Jun 19, 2025•40 min
Holy Trinity Sunday 2025 What do a baffling university quote, swirling incense, and the mystery of the Trinity have in common? More than you think. In this episode, we begin with Fr. Robert McGuire’s infamous “Red Zinger”—a cryptic saying meant to puzzle and provoke—and follow its thread into the deepest mystery of the Christian faith: the Trinity. Drawing from ancient philosophy, modern skepticism, and a splash of incense smoke, we reflect on why mystery isn’t something to solve, but something ...
Jun 15, 2025•17 min
Pentecost 2025 Graduation season is a time of giving—gifts to celebrate, to remember, and to send forth with love. But what if the greatest gifts we receive aren’t wrapped in ribbons, but in the presence of the Giver Himself? In this episode, we explore the love language of gift giving—not as materialism, but as the sacred act of saying, “You are seen. You are loved. You matter.” We then turn to the most profound gifts of all: the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, given by the Paraclete—our Advoca...
Jun 15, 2025•14 min
In this opening episode of The Road to Wholeness , we begin with a map—not of streets and cities, but of the human person. Drawing from St. Teresa of Avila, Benedict XVI, and the deep wells of Christian anthropology, we explore what it means to be made in the image of God. Before any healing can begin, we must remember who we are: someone, not something. This episode charts the terrain of the soul—our intellect, will, and capacity for love—and lays the foundation for a journey of restoration, no...
Jun 10, 2025•37 min
This episode reflects on the quiet aftermath of great missions—whether in war, in the early Church, or in our own lives. Drawing from a scene in Band of Brothers , the Ascension in the Gospel of Luke, and a moment from Black Hawk Down , it explores the kind of silence that follows profound revelation. Not a silence of fear, but of purpose. The Apostles didn’t retreat after the Lord ascended—they returned to prayer, to wait, and then to go back in. So must we. This homily is a meditation on that ...
Jun 02, 2025•13 min
In this episode, we journey into the heart of the interior life—where sonship is not just a theological idea but a lived identity, rooted in the truth of God’s love. Fr. Searby explores how misbeliefs about ourselves and others become strongholds for spiritual distortion, and how forgiveness and spiritual warfare begin in reclaiming truth. This is a call to detach from the lies of the enemy, re-align our hearts with the Father’s voice, and live in the radical freedom of those who know they are d...
May 30, 2025•38 min
This episode explores the deep, sacred power of memory—not as nostalgia, but as a living, active force that shapes who we are. True remembrance, inspired by the Holy Spirit, makes the past present and meaningful. In the Church, memory is not just intellectual—it’s spiritual, personal, and redemptive. Through the Mass and the quiet reminders of grace, we are invited to remember who we are and carry that fire into the world.
May 25, 2025•15 min
If Only For Once It Was Completely Quiet
May 23, 2025•11 min
Rest for Your Soul: Sabbath Wisdom for a Summer of Renewal 2025 This episode explores the sacred power of stillness in seasons of change, from the quiet “Room of Tears” behind the papal conclave to the quiet mornings of our own lives. Drawing on scripture, saints, literature, and films, we uncover how Sabbath rest is more than a break, it’s a threshold, a healing, a celebration, and a taste of eternity. Whether through Tolkien’s Shire, a walk by the river, or a meal with loved ones, this is an i...
May 22, 2025•39 min
Feast of St. Bernadine of Siena 2025
May 22, 2025•8 min
3rd Sunday in Easter
May 08, 2025•20 min
A talk to young adults about the death of the Holy Father and the Conclave.
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Chiesa Nuova di Santa Maria in Vallicella
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