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 Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Why do things look so bad in this life, and what does that have to do with weeds in the wheat?
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Is faith going to produce result in us? Can suffering affect us living a life of faith?
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
We crave rest, relaxation, and consolation. Are we going to find the fullness of those cravings in anyone but God? Are we willing to go to Him to be satisfied in a world full of yokes and burdens?
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
We seek satisfaction all around us, but where is the one place that we can be truly satisfied and fully fulfilled?
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Today, we celebrate the Holy Trinity as a Church. How does this lead us into communion, not only with God, but also with each other?
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!"