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
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?
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
A mother and seven brothers. Saint Paul encouraging the Thessalonians. Jesus challenging the Sadducees. How are all of these selections supposed to point us to heaven?
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
The Church has canonized so many saints, yet what is the point of this solemnity? How does it impact us who are not yet saints?
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
We've heard the story of Zacchaeus since we were little. Is there a way, though, that we might be able to identify with him? What is God trying to teach us?
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Jesus begins a rather harsh inditement of those who are convinced they are righteous, or that they have everything together. Should we be a people who "have it all together" or come to God, even in our poverty?
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Moses persists in battle as the day draws on. The widow prevails on the judge who seemed unaware at best. What do we do when God seems quiet, or when faith isn't easy?
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!"