Spokane Cathedral

What are We Looking for at Mass?

A homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father Kyle Ratuiste: When the crowds came to Jesus desiring earthly food, he challenges them to consider what they are looking for and exhorts them to work for lasting, spiritual nourishment. Similarly, we can ask ourselves, “What are we looking for whenever we come to Mass?”

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 5, 2018

God Fills Us with the Eucharist

A homily for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father Darrin Connall: In Chapter 6 of his gospel, St. John explains what the Mass and Eucharist means. The multiplication of the loaves and fishes shows us that God feeds our deepest spiritual hungers through the Eucharist.

Recorded live at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 29, 2018

The Depth of Jesus’ Compassion

A homily for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Deacon Jim Kestell: The Greek word used to describe Jesus’ reaction to the people before him like “sheep without a shepherd” is a word that expresses a compassion that moves the depths of one’s being. This word is only used to describe the compassion of Jesus and three characters from his parables – the master of the indebted servant, the father of the prodigal son, and the Good Samaritan. God extends this deep, powerful compassion to us and invites us to evangelically share that compassion with others.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 22, 2018

God Calls us to the Extraordinary

A homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father Kyle Ratuiste: God constantly calls us beyond our comfort zones and into the extraordinary, just like the Apostles and prophets of old. We may hold back out of a fear of messiness or desire for control, but God provides in his providence.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 15, 2018

Finding Our Help in God

A homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father Kyle Ratuiste: In times of crisis and difficulty, we can either turn to God and things that lead us to him, or we can turn to things that lead us away from him. While keeping in mind that God created all things good, we must clearly recognize that our ultimate help can only come from God alone.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 8, 2018.

The Strength of Humility and Faith

A homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father Kyle Ratuiste: Hoopfest and the Fourth of July celebrate values like strength, determination, and self-sufficiency, but we can never forget that we stand in need of rescue and healing before God. The virtues of humility and faith are the hallmarks of true Christian strength.

Recorded live at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sunday, July 1, 2018

Preparing to Meet the Lord

A homily for the Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist, by Father Darrin Connall: Celebrating the birth of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for the Lord, is a fitting time for us to consider how we ready ourselves to meet Jesus at the end of our lives. The devotion of receiving the Eucharist on nine first Fridays is a concrete way to do just that.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 24, 2018

Sharing Supernatural Life and the Need for Christian Fathers

A homily for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) and Father’s Day, by Father Kyle Ratuiste: Thinking about the gift of natural life on Father’s Day is also a time to think about the gift of supernatural life. All Christians have the task of sharing the supernatural life with others, but there is pronounced a need for Christian husbands and fathers to engage in this task with renewed devotion. Children listen to their mothers, but they watch their fathers.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday June 17, 2018

Doing the Father’s Will: Our Map to Heaven

A homily for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), by Father David Kruse: Jesus reveals that doing the will of God the Father is our sure map to true intimacy, happiness, and heavenly life.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, June 10, 2018

The Trinity: The Essential Mystery

A homily for Trinity Sunday (Year B), by Father Kyle Ratuiste: To say that the Trinity is a mystery is to say that fullness of its meaning goes beyond our reason though we still have good reasons to believe in it. It is an essential mystery to the Christian life because it tells us about the nature of God and how we fit in his plan of creation and salvation.

Recorded live at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 27, 2018