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  Homily | September 27, 2026 | The Parable Of Two Sons And Real Obedience (Episode 287) 27.09.2026 8นาที

  We sit with Jesus’ parable of the two sons and the line that changes everything: the first son refuses, then changes his mind and goes. We challenge the gap between what we say to God and what we actually do, and we name the mercy that gives us another chance to choose today. • the first son’s honest no and the turning point of repentance • the second son’s perfect words and the danger of empty religion • the question Jesus asks, doing the Father’s will over saying the right...
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  Homily | Español | September 27, 2026 | Choose Change (Episode 286) 27.09.2026 6นาที

  We reflect on why what matters most is not where we stand today but whether we are willing to change direction with God’s grace. We connect Ezekiel’s message of personal responsibility with Jesus’ parable of the two sons to ask whether our actions truly match our words. • Ezekiel’s challenge to the “sour grapes” mindset and the claim that we only suffer for others’ sins • Personal responsibility before God and the real possibility of a new beginning • Letting the past explai...
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  Homily | September 26, 2026 | Remember Your Creator Today (Episode 285) 26.09.2026 5นาที

  We sit with Ecclesiastes’ blunt honesty about aging and death, then discover how that truth can wake us up instead of crushing us. We connect the witness of Saints Cosmos and Damien and Jesus’ words about the cross to a practical question: what are we doing with the time we’ve been given? • Ecclesiastes as a call to wake up, not despair • Remembering our Creator now rather than later • The body’s limits as a spiritual teacher • The “silver cord” image and the return of...
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  Homily | September 25, 2026 | Finding God In Every Season Of Change (Episode 284) 25.09.2026 5นาที

  We sit with Ecclesiastes and the hard truth that every life has seasons that change, including seasons we would never choose. We name the eternal ache underneath our fear of loss and learn how faith looks when nothing makes sense. • Ecclesiastes and the appointed times of life • Why we suffer when we cling to past seasons • Faith as trusting God in every outcome • The timeless longing in the human heart • Why temporary things cannot satisfy eternal hunger •...
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  Homily | September 24, 2026 | Curiosity Isn’t Faith (Episode 283) 24.09.2026 4นาที

  We sit with Herod’s restless desire to “see Jesus” and uncover why curiosity can look holy while still refusing conversion. We trace how a haunted conscience, a demand for spectacle, and Jesus’ silence expose the difference between knowing about Christ and surrendering to Him. • Herod Antipas as the ruler who beheads John the Baptist • the uneasy conscience that remains after silencing a prophet • avoiding truth through distraction while truth stays true • fascination with Jesus without disci...
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  Homily | September 23, 2026 | Padre Pio And Real Change (Episode 282) 23.09.2026 5นาที

  Padre Pio’s miracles draw crowds, but his real mission is bringing people back to Jesus Christ through prayer, the Eucharist, and confession. We wrestle with the difference between comfort and conversion, and we end with a direct question about what we are still holding on to. • Padre Pio as a saint who feels like a friend, not a distant legend • The danger of reducing his life to the miraculous • His priestly focus on prayer, the Eucharist, confession, and care for souls&nb...
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  Homily | September 22, 2026 | Hearts On Trial (Episode 281) 22.09.2026 4นาที

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  Podcast | The Vineyard Parable And The Trap Of Comparison (Episode 280) 21.09.2026 33นาที

  We wrestle with why the vineyard parable feels unfair, then realize Jesus is not teaching economics but revealing how grace works in the Kingdom of God. We challenge our habit of keeping score with God and each other, and we end with a better question than “What do I deserve?”: “How did I ever receive so much?” • reading Matthew 20 and naming the instinctive “that’s not fair” reaction • grace as gift rather than wage, covenant rather than contract • the “evil eye” of envy an...
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  Homily | September 21, 2026 | How Jesus Sees The Person Behind The Past (Episode 279) 21.09.2026 4นาที

  Jesus looks straight at Matthew the tax collector and calls him without conditions, proving grace does not let the past write the last line. We trace how Matthew’s conversion becomes a mission and how the faith we receive is meant to be handed on. • Matthew’s reputation as a despised tax collector and why that matters • Jesus’ direct call without prerequisites and what grace changes • The difference between remembering the past and being trapped in it • Matthew’s conve...
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  Homily | September 20, 2026 | The Vineyard Parable And The Trap Of Comparison (Episode 278) 20.09.2026 11นาที

  We name the quiet resentment behind “that’s not fair” and trace how comparison turns faith into scorekeeping. We walk through Jesus’ vineyard parable and rediscover a God whose generosity gives mercy, grace, and Himself. • the adult version of “that’s not fair” in work, relationships, and prayer • the vineyard workers parable as a revelation of God’s heart • the landowner’s question that exposes envy and comparison • how discipleship turns into bookkeeping and what it ...
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  Homily | Español | September 20, 2026 | Grace Is A Gift (Episode 277) 20.09.2026 7นาที

  We reflect on why God’s grace is never a reward we earn but a gift that meets us in the present moment. We connect Isaiah’s urgent invitation to return with Jesus’ vineyard parable, especially for anyone who feels overlooked, late, or tempted to compare. • Isaiah’s call to return to God now rather than later • how delaying prayer and conversion hardens the heart • the vineyard owner who keeps going back for workers • hope for anyone who feels like they arrived too late...
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  Homily | September 19, 2026 | Planted, Not Lost (Episode 276) 19.09.2026 6นาที

  We look at a grave and refuse to call it the last word, because Christianity sees planting where the world sees only loss. We connect Saint Paul’s seed image, the witness of Saint Januarius, and Jesus’ parable of the sower to show how perseverance keeps faith alive when life feels buried. • burial versus planting as the heart of Christian hope • Saint Paul’s teaching on death and resurrection as transformation • Saint Januarius as a martyr who trusts the final word belongs t...
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  Homily | September 18, 2026 | The Heartbeat Of Christianity (Episode 275) 18.09.2026 6นาที

  We name the charygma as the essential proclamation at the heart of Christianity and why faith begins with an announcement, not a self-improvement plan. We lean on St Paul’s radical claim that if Christ has not been raised then everything collapses, then we ask what it looks like to live as though the resurrection is real. • defining charygma as Christianity’s core proclamation • St Paul’s all-or-nothing argument about the resurrection • why Christianity is good news rather t...
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  Homily | September 17, 2026 | Grace From Head To Heart (Episode 274) 17.09.2026 5นาที

  We reflect on Saint Robert Bellarmine’s sharp mind and the uncomfortable truth that religious knowledge can still fail to change the heart. We sit with Simon the Pharisee, the weeping woman, and Saint Paul to ask one direct question: what has grace actually done to me? • Saint Robert Bellarmine’s life of teaching, debate, and handing on Catholic truth • The risk of knowing Christianity while missing Jesus in front of us • Simon’s judgment versus Jesus seeing a future made po...
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  Homily | September 16, 2026 | Mercy After Failure (Episode 273) 16.09.2026 5นาที

  We wrestle with the early Church’s toughest question: what to do with Christians who failed under persecution and wanted to return. We follow Saints Cornelius and Cyprian as they defend real repentance, real penance, and real mercy without lowering the demands of the Gospel. • Decian persecution and the pressure to offer pagan sacrifice • Christians who resisted, suffered, or obtained certificates to survive • The controversy over apostasy and returning to the Church •...
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  Homily | September 15, 2026 | Our Lady Of Sorrows And The Love That Stays (Episode 272) 15.09.2026 5นาที

  We reflect on Our Lady of Sorrows and the single word that changes everything: Mary stands by the cross. We talk about the kind of Christian love that stays when we cannot fix the suffering in front of us. • Mary’s silence and steadiness at Calvary as a model of love • the Seven Sorrows as a lifelong pattern of faithful suffering • holiness as vulnerability to love rather than protection from pain • the Body of Christ and the call to stand beside wounds we cannot solve...
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  Podcast | Forgiveness Is The Moment You Stop Counting (Episode 271) 14.09.2026 31นาที

  We sit with Jesus’ hardest command: forgive from your heart. We name why resentment feels like protection, how boundaries fit with mercy, and how real freedom begins when we stop letting the past write the future. • Peter’s question and Jesus’ call to stop counting mercy • Why we “hug” anger and how resentment pretends to give control • Forgiveness as an act of the will rather than a feeling • Righteous anger versus living inside anger • Forgiveness and reconcili...
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  Homily | September 14, 2026 | Lift Your Eyes (Episode 270) 14.09.2026 7นาที

  We lift up the cross because what looked like defeat becomes victory and what looked like God’s absence becomes the clearest proof of God’s love. We talk about where we look when life hurts and how Christ meets us inside the suffering we cannot fix. • the cross as an instrument of execution turned into a sign of victory • the bronze serpent in the desert and the command to look and live • why Christianity names the wound without letting it become the whole story • exal...
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  Homily | September 13, 2026 | Forgiveness Is The Moment You Stop Counting (Episode 269) 13.09.2026 8นาที

  We talk about the strange way we can “hug” anger and keep old wounds close, even while asking God to heal us. We wrestle with Jesus’ call to forgive as a path to freedom, not a way to excuse harm or erase justice. • the uncomfortable truth of rehearsing pain until it feels like identity • why we protect the very thing that hurts us • Peter’s desire for a number and why Jesus ends the counting • the unforgiving servant and the danger of receiving mercy without becoming...
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  Homily | Español | September 13, 2026 | Letting Go Of Resentment (Episode 268) 13.09.2026 7นาที

  We wrestle with why forgiveness is commanded even when the wound is real, and how resentment can quietly take over our inner life. We connect Sirach’s wisdom and Jesus’ teaching to show how mercy becomes freedom when we stop keeping score and start letting grace reshape our hearts. • the difference between forgiving and pretending nothing happened • how replaying an offense feeds resentment and steals peace • why anger can become something we cling to • Peter’s questio...