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 Nov 03, 2024
Sunday Nov 03, 2024
It's all too easy to slide into just living up to the "status quo" in a life of faith, but is that actually possible with the two great commandments?
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Bartimaeus is seeking the Lord in the Gospel- and nothing will stop Him. Can we be so determined in seeking Him out?
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
We are so used to taking in everything we can get our hands on- and James and John do the same. Maybe its not about that drinking in though...
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
So many things to own, to buy, and to have! What does Jesus have to say about these things?
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Statistics show us being lonelier than ever before... can the Catholic view of marriage tell us why this might be happening?
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
Sunday Sep 29, 2024
If someone challenged you to share your faith in an inviting way, could you do it?
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
What does greatness look like in the life of a disciple? Is it compatible with what we are called to be at all?
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Is this what I signed up for? Likely the disciples had that question on their minds whenever Jesus told them to take up their cross. What does that mean whenever we encounter our crosses?
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!"