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 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Jesus is king, and yet so often described as a shepherd. How are these two things related, and what does that mean for us?
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Whether five, two or one talent, each of us has gifts meant for the Kingdom of God. Are we using those gifts well?
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
There were ten virgins in today's Gospel, five foolish and five wise. Which ones are we called to be?
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
We often behold distressing situations in the Church. Has that changed from times past? What makes one consider a vocation in this day and age anyways?
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Why the statues all throughout the church? Why celebrate those who have already gone before us?
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
We all have a choice: will we live focused on ourselves or upon our God and upon others?
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
The statistics for general anxiety are startling... does faith have an answer to this contemporary problem? Is the answer staring us directly in the face?
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Feasts, banquets, and fancy dinners: many are invited, how are only a few chosen?
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!"