The Restless Hearts Podcast

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.

EPISODE 33: Metaphors for Faith: Burning Bushes and Barren Fig Trees—Fr. Ray’s Homily from March 20, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, March 20, 2022, he reflects on the stories of the burning bush and the barren fig tree—two metaphors that could stir us to join God in the work of setting ourselves and all of God’s people free.

EPISODE 32: Becoming Fully Awake—Fr. Ray’s Homily from March 13, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, March 13, 2022, he reflects on the moments in life’s journey, including those of terrifying darkness, that reveal the dazzlingly bright glory of God.

EPISODE 31: Life’s Temptations and Lent’s Invitations—Fr. Ray’s Homily from March 6, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, March 6, 2022, he reflects on the way hunger, anger, loneliness and tiredness pull us away from truly human living; and how the season of Lent invites us into the experience of God’s loving grace—which alone can feed us, heal us, connect us and give us the rest we desire in the depths of our restless hearts.

EPISODE 30: Splinters, Planks and War, What Is It Good For?—Fr. Ray’s Homily from Feb. 27, 2022

In Fr. Ray's homily at Mass on Sunday, February 27, 2022, he reflects on the events of the week: a snow storm, a military invasion, and God’s constant invitation to treat one another with love, forgiveness, and mercy.