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
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
The ritual of cleaning the house to prepare for a Christmas tree is all for show if we don't undergo the more important work first: preparing for Christ.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
We have to be vigilant and diligently watching so many different things in life to be effective, cows included. Shouldn't faith be amongst the first of them?
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
We shouldn't acknowledge Jesus as King and just walk away unchanged- should we? How should we respond?
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Eventually the Father is going to reappear- but we don't know when. What are we supposed to do in the meantime?
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
In a world that is all about saving money on the things we buy, is there a better way when we find ourselves in front of the "temple treasury"?
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
It's all too easy to slide into just living up to the "status quo" in a life of faith, but is that actually possible with the two great commandments?
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Bartimaeus is seeking the Lord in the Gospel- and nothing will stop Him. Can we be so determined in seeking Him out?
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
We are so used to taking in everything we can get our hands on- and James and John do the same. Maybe its not about that drinking in though...
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!"