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
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
So many hobbies and professions require focusing on weakness to hone our skills. Is faith any different, and what does that look like?
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
The leper came to Jesus- was healed and left. He got some things right- but what might he have gotten wrong?
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Thomas Edison was known for a many things- does he have what it takes to help us live out the virtue of optimism, and also of hope?
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Twice in the Gospel we hear this word "authority" in reference to Jesus. Is that a bad thing, and how might that challenge us to develop our faith further?
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Jonah, Paul, and Jesus encourage others to change. What does that mean for us today?
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
"Can you hear me now?" Actually, can we hear the Lord, and can we follow Him?
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
The Lord appears and three Magi offer gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. What should we offer ourselves? How can we respond to such light?
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!"