Juan Point at a Time
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I am a Jesuit priest in the Roman Catholic Church. This podcast is a collection of my best homilies thus far... plus some of the rest. (Feel free to be the judge of that.) My focus is often on spiritual insights that are gleaned from the readings or the occasion being celebrated. May it bring some reprieve and encouragement for the journey.
Juan Point at a Time
2M ago
This homily was given at a mass where a major relic of Saint Jean de Brébeuf was present which is why the homily has so much to do with him ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
2M ago
One can sometimes doubt if Jesus desires our spiritual healing, but it is more likely that he is inviting us to take another step ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
3M ago
Jesus confronts an unclean spirit in today's Gospel, one which he easily casts out and a sort of spirit which each of us might need to be liberated from as well ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
4M ago
The prophetess Anna makes a cameo in today's Gospel and her history can prove a valuable, though simple, lesson ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
5M ago
You know wisdom when you see it, but how do we grow in it?
Year A - Ordinary Time - Week 32 ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
5M ago
Without even realizing it, we may sometimes be charging Christ a price of admission into our hearts. And there's a simple question way to figure out what that price might be.
Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 31 - Thursday ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
6M ago
Jesus invites us to develop routines that keep us open to his Spirit and remain faithful to them.
Year 1 - Ordinary Time - Week 29 - Tuesday ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
6M ago
Jesus opens the eyes of the Pharisees in today's readings with a litmus test that we can apply to our own lives.
Year A - Ordinary Time - Week 30 ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
6M ago
Today is a memorial of 8 Jesuits who were martyred in North America and their witness can still be a model for us today, even in a context which lacks the violence of their time. Memorial of the North American Martyrs ..read more
Juan Point at a Time
7M ago
Today's reading offers some suggestions from Jesus on prayer.
Ordinary Time - Week 27 - Thursday ..read more