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
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
The Mass tonight centers around light- what is the connection to our life today as we experience Christ's light?
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Why does Good Friday look like a moment where everything has gone horribly wrong?
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Jesus gives us two sacraments and one commission... what is the connection they share in love?
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
We speak of Jesus as a King, and yet the Cross seems to contradict what we may think a king should do. What does Palm Sunday speak into that?
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
What does faith change about the concept of death and dying? How does Lazarus play into this concept?
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
The woman at the well takes a leap of faith- are you ready to do the same?
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
We have end goals, but we may not know what it takes to get there. How does the Transfiguration change all of this and encourage us on?
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!"