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 Apr 20, 2025
Sunday Apr 20, 2025
Why is this night different than any other? What do the events of this night do to change our lives?
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
What makes us different as Catholics? Amongst many things, there are two important ones that we celebrate on Holy Thursday.
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
What is all of this business about on holy week? Why a colt, and why so many of the other mysteries that we encounter?
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
If we are honest, we've all messed up (I have plenty of my own stories!). Do we handle those mistakes as fools, as liars, or as authentic disciples?
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
Sunday Mar 30, 2025
If you delve into the Prodigal Son, perhaps the path to understanding and receiving God's love isn't as complicated as we might make it out to be!
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
Sunday Mar 23, 2025
The 2nd Reading and the Gospel this weekend are a bit difficult to hear: why this harsh language from Paul, and from Jesus? Does it fit with how we know Him?
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
We are so used to seeing fleeting signs of glory, at least in a fleeting sense. Maybe it is time for us to behold a heavenly glory through the Son.
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!"