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Ishpeming Catholic Podcast

Dec 29, 2021

Children teach us the true meaning of Christmas really is to receive gifts!  In this Christmas homily, Father Ryan reflects on four of the gifts Jesus brings when we receive Him into our lives.


Dec 21, 2021

In the Old Testament, God showed he wanted to be Emmanuel, God-with-us.  The prophets foretold a time when God would not just be with us, but within us, that he wants to put his Spirit and his divine life in us.  In this episode, Father Ryan explains how the Blessed Virgin Mary fulfills the expectation of Israel and is...


Dec 6, 2021

In the midst of the difficult circumstances of 1st century Palestine, God's Word came to John, as a voice calling out in the desert.  God wants to come to us in the often difficult circumstances of our lives.  In this episode, Father Ryan considers the ways God prepares us for his coming, and how we must lower the...


Nov 29, 2021

The first words of the entrance antiphon for Advent 1 is "To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul."  Jesus exhorts us in today's Gospel to "Raise your heads" in times of tribulation.  In this episode, Father Ryan draws some practical lessons from the Scriptures and from the first Christmas characters about how to lift up our...


Nov 15, 2021

Jesus warns us we must pass through many tribulations to enter the Kingdom of God, and that many will fall away from faith because of persecution and pressures from the world.  In this episode, Father Ryan encourages us to shine with the light of Christ as the darkness surrounds us.  The saints show us how to bear...