The Restless Hearts Podcast

EPISODE 43: Who Might Your Samaritan Be?—Fr. Ray’s Homily from 7-10-22

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, June 10, 2022, he reflects on the story known to many as the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and how in it Jesus challenges us to see even our enemies—our “Samaritans”—as capable of neighborliness towards others, and as worthy of our love. 

EPISODE 42: Independence Day: Is the Reign of God At Hand for us Here and Now?—Fr. Ray’s Homily from 7-3-22

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, June 3, 2022, he reflects on the differences between the values of the Reign of God and those of the Reign of Satan, and he invites us to attend to which set of values has the greatest influence on us today. 

EPISODE 41: Are We Free To Drop Everything?—Fr. Ray’s Homily from 6-26-22

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, June 26, 2022, he reflects on the freedom it takes to answer God’s call to drop everything—the freedom, not to do whatever we want, but to choose the path that leads us to God’s gift of the fullness of life.

EPISODE 40: A Sacrament of God’s Presence and Love—Fr. Ray’s Homily from 6-19-22

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 19, 2022, he reflects on the sacrament of the body and blood of Jesus Christ and how, through it, we are invited to notice, acknowledge, and celebrate the mystery of God’s love—which is invisibly present, always and everywhere. 

EPISODE 39: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit—Fr. Ray’s Homily from 6-3-22

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Pentecost Sunday, June 3, 2022, he reflects on what it would look like if the Holy Spirit renewed the face of the earth, and whether or not we are ready for that.

EPISODE 38: Seeing the Glory Beneath and Beyond the Gruesome—Fr. Ray’s Homily from May 28, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, May 28, 2022, the sometimes ugly gruesomeness of our experience in the here and now, and how we are invited to see beyond it to what is true and real and right: the glory of God, loving God’s creation.

EPISODE 37: ”Are you talking to me?” ”Yeah, I’m talking to you!”—Fr. Ray’s Homily from May 8, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, May 8, 2022, he reflects on how the Good Shepherd communicates a word of love for all, even though some can’t believe God would address us directly.

EPISODE 36: Rocks and Stones and the Mystery of Easter—Fr. Ray’s Homily from April 17, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022, he reflects on the way God’s grace shatters the selves we built for ourselves in order that God’s new thing, Easter itself, may be created in us. 

EPISODE 35: When Your Worst Day Becomes Your Best Day—Fr. Ray’s Homily from April 3, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, April 3, 2022, he reflects on the gospel story of the woman caught in adultery, and how being seen by Jesus, loved by Jesus, known by Jesus, and embraced by Jesus, can work in us a new beginning. 

EPISODE 34: The Parable of the Lost Family—Fr. Ray’s Homily from March 27, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, March 27, 2022, he reflects on Jesus’ parable of the father and his two sons from Luke 15:11–32, all three of whom are lost and in need of God’s grace to bring them home at last—just like we all do when we are lost.