Fr. Lampe’s Podcast

Preparation for the Coming of Christ - First Sunday in Advent - Dec 3, 2023

Hunters and fishermen need to be prepared for hunting and fishing. They also need to wait and be patient because they don’t know when the deer will come or the fish will take the bait. If they’re not prepared, if they are not ready, then they won’t have the desired outcome. We are called to be spiritually prepared to watch and wait for the coming of Christ. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Genuflecting to the King - Christ the King - Nov 26, 2023

Why do genuflect we first arrive at church? We are giving due honor, reverence, respect, submission, obedience, and showing humility to our King, who humbled Himself to be among us by taking on our human nature. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Reflection on Talents - 33rd Sunday in OT - Nov 19, 2023

God gives all of us special gifts and talents, things that we can do to help build up the kingdom of God. He expects us to make good use of these things so that as many people as possible can be with Him forever in heaven, let us consider what our gifts and talents are, and how we may best use them in accordance with God’s will.

Oil Lamps and the Wedding Feast - 32nd Sunday in OT - Nov 12, 2023

Sometimes Jesus, his parables can be confusing. Listen to my homily as I explain this parable about the wise and the foolish virgins and their oil lamps as they prepare for the wedding feast.

Pride and Humility - 31st Sunday in OT - Nov 5, 2023

Jesus warns us to guard against pride, and instead to be humble. In my homily today I give a couple of examples from my own life and invite all who listen to go deeper into the reality of God’s love for them.

Priorities - 30th Sunday in OT - Oct 29, 2023

What are your top priorities? Is God or relationship with God one of them? God wants to be first in our lives as we heard today in our Gospel passage about the greatest commandment. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Relationship, Identity, Mission - 29th Sunday in OT - Oct 22, 2023

Today’ is World Mission Sunday. What does mission really mean? Where does it come from? How do we know what we’re supposed to do? Listen to my homily to find out answers to these questions and learn more about our faith.

The Wedding Feast - 28th Sunday in OT - Oct 15, 2023

The wedding feast of the lamb is the great celebration of the marriage of Christ and his bride, the Church. The celebration starts on earth, the celebration of the Mass!

Rome, St. Peter’s Basilica - Oct 5, 2023

What a great blessing for us to be celebrating Mass in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome!

Siena - Oct 4, 2023

What a great day in which we get to not only see the relics of the Eucharistic miracle of Siena, but also get to pray before it, and be blessed with it.

Florence - Oct 3, 2023

Today we get to start the day with Mass and anticipate what good things God has for us today.

Rosano - Oct 2, 2023

What a great day in which we visited two sites and saw the relics of two Eucharistic miracles!