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 Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
The people in darkness have seen a great light. How does that apply to Jesus, and how does that then apply to each of us?
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
John the Baptist returns this weekend in John's Gospel, and he testifies to Jesus. What does testimony look like for us, though?
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
The Nativity scene gives us so many different figures to look at, and yet Mary takes on so much importance. How can we be more like her in this Christmas Season and at all times?
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
We celebrate Christ's birth on this most Holy Day- how does that enter into our own reality and our own life?
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
"Rejoice in the Lord always! I shall say it again, rejoice!" The Third Sunday of Advent uses the word "rejoice" for it's theme, and yet, how do we receive that same word?
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
As a Church, we celebrate Mary being conceived without sin. Yet, we are not born with the same grace. Does Mary still give us something to imitate?
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!"