Open Wide the Doors
”Be not afraid, open wide the doors for Christ.” Episodes include homilies, reflections, and lectures given by Fr. Daniel Belken, who is a priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri, and has been ordained a priest since June 2020.
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Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
Pentecost features the Holy Spirit and all of its gifts- but what does that mean for you and I?
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
We've all seen some of the "greats" or "heroes" of our time- have we left those moments indifferent or changed? What about when it comes to the Gospel?
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
We are all looking for peace whether we know it or not, but we are likely looking in all the wrong places. From apps to social media, a lot of promises are made, and none are kept. Christ offers us true peace- it's up to us whether we want to surrender and have it!
Sunday May 18, 2025
Sunday May 18, 2025
Looking like a Christian may be a bit more of a high bar than you'd expect- not just a shirt or wearing something "Catholic." Jesus gives us encouragement to take this "look" on ourselves, with some instruction today.
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
We have all sorts of people who know us, but there is only one who truly does... but do we know and follow Him?
Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
We spend too much time looking for other ways to be happy- the way we've been given in the risen Christ has been with us all along. Do we love enough to see it?
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
In worldly terms, "mercy" tends to be a feeling... but is that feeling what God wants us to experience and give one another?
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Why didn't the disciples yet understand the scriptures? Why couldn't they find it in themselves to believe in the truly amazing things that had happened that Easter morning?
Introduction
"Be not afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ." Those words were a part of Pope John Paul II's timeless first address after being named the Holy Father. Through my homilies, talks, and lectures, here presented, it is my hope to continue that same work that John Paul II dedicated himself to so many years ago.
As a priest, I seek to bring others closer to God as a humble instrument, and pray that I can, in some small way, continue to resonate that very same theme that John Paul II begun his papacy with.
Therefore, what he has said, I say to you: "Be not afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ!"