Am I Using Confession as an Excuse to Sin?
I commit the same sins over and over, and I feel bad going to confession when it is most likely I will commit the same…
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Stumbling on Mercy
Entering into a more prayerful Lent doesn’t just mean blocking off chunks of time at the start and end of each day to spend with…
Comfort From Our Discomfort
Second Sunday of Advent. Father Steven sings a little from Handel’s Messiah to get this comforting Advent homily underway. (Fr. Steven Bell, The Ohio State University,…
7 Reasons We’re Thankful for Pope Francis
In this season of giving, I have been reflecting on how thankful I am for the inspiration that Pope Francis has given me, especially in…
How Is Our Faith Walk Going?
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Steven asks everyone, including even himself, how their (read: our) faith walk is going. Are we walking closer or…
What Image Are We Showing?
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Steven uses an anecdote about his “extreme shopper” parents to enter into a story about God, and our image…
Father Steve’s Farewell Homily
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time in Ordinary Time. This is Father Steven Bell’s farewell homily from St. Paul the Apostle Church in NYC as he is…
It Is Correct, But Is It Real?
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. Father Steve debates a tough point about whether or not all of this is real. (Fr. Steven…
How To Know a False Prophet
Wednesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time. Father Steve was ready to buy a lottery ticket because he asked God for money. Does this work?…
Christ is a Package Deal
Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter. Father Steve talks about the fact that Jesus is not one thing, but many things to us all. (Fr. Steven Bell,…
