Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Lent, we hear one of the most pivotal passages in the Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31. Jeremiah knew the long Israelite history of covenant and blood sacrifice, but he prophesies, “The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.” This passage will find its ful ... Show More
Dec 2024
Freeing Your Family for God
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ... Show More
15m 12s
Feb 11
Which Path Will You Choose?
Friends, this Sunday, right before the commencement of Lent, the Church is giving us something of great moment to reflect on—namely, the centrality of freedom and choice for the good at the center of the spiritual life. As Thomas More puts it in A Man for All Seasons, “God made a ... Show More
14m 24s
Feb 6
Become Someone for Others
Friends, a great professor of mine at Mundelein Seminary, Dr. Richard Issel, once said, “If you want to be happy, stop worrying about being happy and get on with becoming fulfilled.” We find something similar in Jordan Peterson’s observation that “self-consciousness is equivalent ... Show More
14m 38s
Sep 2023
Who is Jesus? (The Lamb of God)
Welcome to The Heartbeat of Faith Podcast, hosted by Dr. Andrew Farley. In this captivating series, we embark on an insightful journey through the Bible's profound themes and scriptures, unveiling the interconnected beauty of its stories. Today, we explore the title "Lamb of God" ... Show More
15m 46s
Dec 2023
Advent Meditations 2023: December 13 – Lk 3:1-6
For today’s installment of our Advent Meditation series, our brother Dan Keating provides commentary on Lk 3:1-6. Take a listen or click here to download.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Ga ... Show More
6m 41s
Feb 2023
February 12: Exodus 29–30; Matthew 28; Psalm 39; Proverbs 10:19
Old Testament: Exodus 29–30 Exodus 29–30 (Listen)
Consecration of the Priests
29 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, 2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed wi ... Show More
15m 33s