Recordings of Sunday homilies, special liturgies, and other messages from the Emmaus Pastorate.
Episodes
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Every single day, we receive an invitation to interact with Christ, to join him at the great Wedding Feast. Every single day, we get to RSVP yes or no. Which are you choosing this week?
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
How many friends do you have who are people with whom you also disagree? That's a pretty good measurement of how we are or are not building the Kingdom. As we, the vineyard of the Lord, grow and intertwine with others, are we really professing that "all are welcome in this place?"
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
These days we usually don't like change, even if it's good for us. In his homily this week, Fr. John Haugen poses some really good reasons to change. Then he posits this questions to us: How is Christ calling you to change your heart and your attitude to make them more like his?
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
For my ways are not your ways, nor are my thoughts your thoughts, says the LORD. But how can our ways and thoughts become like the Lord's? Fr. John Haugen has the answer in this Sunday's homily.
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Never. Never is a really long time. We are never done forgiving others, reconciling differences and injustices with others. God is never done forgiving us, washing us clean of our debts. Never is a REALLY long time. It might even be an eternity!
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Why can't we just get along??!! That proverbial question rings true in almost every part of our life today. But Christ's mission was centered on reconciliation and forgiveness, on getting long...aka loving...each other. Fr. John Haugen dives into the concepts of forgiveness and reconciliation and what they look like in the 21st century.
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
How are you doing this week? Have you answered the question, "Who do YOU say I am" from last week? If so, now the question is: Have we given in yet, have we become like everyone else? Or, have we transformed ourselves by taking up our own cross, denying ourselves, and following Christ? Find out more in Fr. John Haugen's homily from the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time!
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
This week, Jesus is traveling. On the way, he asks the apostles about what people say about him, who they say he is. Then, Jesus asks the Twelve, "But who do YOU say that I am?" In your 30 second answer, who do YOU say Jesus is?
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
In his homily this weekend, Fr. John Haugen asks us a central question, "Am I bringing more division, or am I trying to bring things together?" How are you doing on the unifying front these days?
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Remember, taking our eyes off of Jesus is a matter of sinking or walking!