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
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?
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
John the Baptist cries out "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." What does this cry of repentance mean for us?
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
The "end of the world" seems like such a daunting time... what does this season of Advent challenge us to do in relation to that coming moment?
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
We celebrate Thanksgiving Day yearly as a nation, and yet, is there something deeper offered to us by our faith?
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Jesus Christ is King of the entire universe. What does that mean for us as the Church's year draws to a close?
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Malachi speaks of the Day of the Lord. Jesus speaks of the end times. What should we be working out in the meantime?
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!"