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 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?
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Temptation is all around us- and some of it is quite strong. Should we give up and go home or is there more that our Lord wishes to offer to us in the face of these enticing forbidden fruits?
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
What does the symbol of ash recall to mind for us as we begin the forty days of Lent?
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
What does Rodney Atkins have to do with the readings this week? What do we need to be doing as we prepare to celebrate the season of Lent?
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!"