Stay ConnectedOur Podcast revisits Sunday’s Gospel and homily by Fr Vigoa, digging deeper into it’s message and how we can take it from the pew into the rest of our week. Also enjoy Fr. Vigoa’s daily homilies here that will call you deeper into discipleship with Christ and mission.
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We name the fears that quietly run our lives and ask what we are afraid to lose, because that fear can become a chain someone else can pull. We explore how Jesus moves us from anxiety to freedom by teaching a different kind of fear rooted in love, trust, and God’s close attention to our lives.
• the idea that fear reveals what we think we cannot lose
• why “do not be afraid” is repeated because fear is persistent
• the apparent Gospel contradiction of fearing no one while fearing God
• Saint Thomas Aquinas on servile fear versus filial fear
• how fear shrinks the soul and pushes compromise and silence
• Jeremiah as a model of courage alongside real fear
• why tyrants fail to control people who fear God more than the state
• Jesus’ answer to anxiety through the image of the sparrow
• perfect love casting out fear through being known and loved by the Father
Bring it to the altar today when you receive Jesus in the Eucharist. Place it in his hands.
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We wrestle with fear in all its forms, from rejection on the outside to self-doubt on the inside, and we learn why Jeremiah’s courage is still practical today. We choose trust over panic, lean on God’s grace instead of our own strength, and refuse to let fear silence our faith.
• fear and rejection as deeply human struggles
• Jeremiah’s mission, backlash, and the strength to keep going
• God present in battles with temptation, addiction, illness, and marriage stress
• faith as a decision to trust when life gets hard
• the fear of feeling unworthy and why God calls imperfect people
• holiness as relying on grace that changes us gradually
• courage to witness without trying to win every argument
“Así que esta semana no dejemos que el miedo nos silencie. Hablemos, actuemos y vivamos nuestra fe porque nuestra voz es importante para Dios.”
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We trace the hidden tragedy of King Joash: a strong start that collapses when his faith proves dependent on someone else’s influence. We connect that slow drift to Jesus’ warning about serving two masters, and we end with a blunt question about what truly comes first in our lives.
• Joash’s early faithfulness shaped by protection and guidance
• The turning point after Jehoiada’s death and the power of flattery
• Jesus’ claim that serving two masters is impossible
• Borrowed faith versus rooted faith and personal ownership of discipleship
• The slow mechanics of compromise and spiritual decline
• Seeking first the kingdom as the ordering principle of life
• Worry and anxiety as a control issue and a trust issue
• The contrast between Joash and the saints on security and surrender
• A final heart check on what sits on the throne
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We wrestle with the fear that evil is winning and trace a biblical moment when God’s promises seem to hang by a thread. We land on a steady kind of hope rooted in God’s hidden work and Jesus’ warning about fragile earthly treasure.
• Athaliah’s takeover and the apparent collapse of David’s line
• The hidden child king protected in the temple until the right moment
• God’s repeated pattern of quiet preparation across salvation history
• The mistake of judging God’s plan too early
• Encouragement for burdens, family struggles, and faith that feels unseen
• Jesus’ teaching on treasure and why earthly security fails
• A closing call to trust God’s timing when the future looks uncertain
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We wrestle with the temptation to treat prayer like persuading God, then we hear Jesus remind us that the Father already knows what we need before we ask. We walk through how the Our Father trains our hearts to trust God’s will and forgive others so prayer can open us to mercy.
• the hidden belief that prayer is about convincing God
• why God’s foreknowledge makes prayer more relational, not less meaningful
• prayer as the place where fears meet providence and plans meet wisdom
• how the Our Father puts God’s glory, kingdom, and will first
• the difference between getting God to join our agenda and joining His
• Elijah’s real greatness as friendship with God formed in private prayer
• forgiveness as an obstacle to receiving mercy and freedom
• two examen questions: trusting God’s will and naming who we must forgive
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Who are you living for when nobody is watching? That question sits under our habits, our goals, and even our best religious moments, and it doesn’t let us hide behind “good intentions.” We reflect on Elisha standing before Elijah and making a surprising request: not success, not status, not influence, but a double portion of the spirit. It’s a desire for intimacy with God, for holiness, for the one treasure you can’t buy, inherit, or borrow from someone else’s reputation.
From there, we turn to Jesus’ teaching on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving and the uncomfortable “why” behind all three. The issue isn’t knowing what to do. The issue is the temptation to do it for the praise of others, to build an image instead of a soul. In a world shaped by social media visibility where everything gets posted, documented, and optimized, even generosity and devotion can become performance. Jesus’ warning lands with force: if applause is the reward you’re after, applause is all you’ll get.
We also wrestle with a true test of spiritual maturity: would I still pray, serve, give, and stay faithful if nobody ever noticed or thanked me? God works powerfully in hidden places. Jesus Himself spent most of His life in obscurity, and the strongest Christians are often the quietest. If you’re hungry for real Christian discipleship, spiritual growth, and a faith that doesn’t depend on recognition, this conversation will help you reset your aim toward God as the reward. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with your answer: what’s one hidden act of faith you want to reclaim?
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We follow Ahab after the murder of Naboth and watch God bring the truth into the open through Elijah. We sit with the shock of God’s justice and the tenderness of God’s mercy, then let Jesus push us into the hard work of praying for our enemies.
• Elijah’s condemnation and God’s clear sight of corruption and abuse of power
• why nothing stays hidden from God, even when we manage appearances
• Ahab’s imperfect repentance and the mercy God shows when humility appears
• the devil’s lie that sin defines us versus God’s invitation to come back
• Jesus’ command to love enemies through prayer, not sentiment
• how praying for an enemy can change them and change us
Pray for them. Pray for their conversion. Pray for their healing. Pray for their salvation.
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We talk about Jesus’ gut-level compassion in Matthew 9 and how he sees the hidden pain people carry every day. We also wrestle with why we stay masked and silent, then trace how Christ’s mercy turns disciples into apostles who actually go serve.
• Jesus moved with compassion for the troubled and abandoned
• Invisible wounds carried by young adults, parents, widows, and friends who look fine
• The mask we wear in prayer and in confession
• Why honesty brings freedom in the sacrament of reconciliation
• Compassion as action that moves toward suffering
• Sheep without a shepherd and Jesus as the promised Shepherd
• Technology, loneliness, and spiritual hunger in modern culture
• The shift from student to sent apostle through mission
• God qualifying the called, with Saint Paul as the example
• Daily discipleship as loving the person in front of us
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We hold up the story of Ahab and Naboth as a warning about how desire can turn into entitlement, resentment, and injustice. We contrast that grasping with Jesus’ call to mercy, surrender, and freedom from retaliation.
• Ahab’s obsession with what he cannot have
• Jezebel’s manipulation and the cost of injustice
• The refusal to accept limits as a root sin
• Jesus’ higher way beyond “eye for an eye”
• Forgiveness as freedom rather than weakness
• Practical questions about grudges, rights, and resentment
So today I invite you to ask yourself, is there something I'm grasping for that God has not given me? Is there someone I'm trying to get even with? Is there resentment to continue to carry? Bring it to the Lord if that's the case.
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We talk about the invisible wounds people carry and the loneliness that can hide behind a functioning life. We hold up the compassion of Jesus as something fierce and personal, then we face the hard truth that he sends ordinary people to be the answer.
• naming the quiet pain of young adults, parents, spouses, widows, and the elderly
• unpacking the Gospel language for Jesus’ deep compassion in Matthew
• connecting modern loneliness to “sheep without a shepherd”
• reframing the problem as a shortage of laborers, not a shortage of hungry hearts
• rejecting the lie that God cannot use imperfect people
• living discipleship as love received that must pass through us
• choosing practical acts this week that change one life at a time
Go. Harvest is abundant, but people are hungry. People are in need. Just go.
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