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Be Thou My Vision
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Sermons of Fr. Jonathan Erdman
Episodes
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Christ Is Victor: The Scripture Fulfilled Today
In this episode Jesus' reading of Isaiah is presented as a living proclamation: the victory over sin, death, and fear is already won and is fulfilled whenever we encounter Christ in Scripture and sacrament. Rather than being paralyzed by distant anxieties, we are called to love and serve the…
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Five Loaves, Two Fish: When Small Gifts Change the World
In this episode we hear the Gospel from Mark about Jesus feeding 5,000 with five loaves and two fish, moved by compassion for the crowd. He multiplies the small offering to satisfy the need, leaving twelve baskets of leftovers. The reflection explores how God uses our humble gifts—confession…
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The light shines in the darkness
This holily reflects on the liturgical year and the unchanging Christ, contrasting the power of light with the weakness of darkness and warning against living in fear. It invites listeners to turn to Christ, receive and share the light, and live confidently because the story ends in love…
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Fear Not: Isaiah’s Call of Comfort
In this homily the speaker reflects on Isaiah’s comforting call—“Fear not”—and reminds listeners that Israel’s redemption comes from God’s name, power, and love rather than human achievement. Using everyday examples, he challenges the culture of measuring worth by success or income and emphasizes...
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Find Rest in the Unfailing Strength of Christ
In this homily we are reminded that Christ is the source of all strength, love, and renewal. We are invited to lay our anxieties, griefs, and sins at the foot of the cross and receive rest. The homily explores reconciliation with God as a close, life-giving union, and encourages humility and…
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Grass Withers, God’s Word Endures — Forgiveness for the Wandering
This homily reflects on Isaiah's call to 'comfort my people' and contrasts the transience of human life—"all flesh is grass"—with the enduring word and will of God. It explains how God's promise brings true comfort because sins and failures do not last. Using the parable of the lost sheep, the...
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Before Time Was Time: The Immaculate Conception Explained
This homily explains the Immaculate Conception—distinct from the Virgin Birth—and how Mary was conceived without original sin by the saving power of Christ, who remains her Savior. It also explores God’s timeless nature, how salvation was planned before time began, and calls listeners to prayer…
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From Anxiety to Assurance: Grounding Life in Faith, Hope, and Love
In this homily Father Jon contrasts John the Baptist’s bold, direct preaching with our tendency toward anxiety and distraction. Using the image of the winnowing fork and Isaiah’s vision of a righteous mountain, the message urges listeners to examine their time, money, and worries, to let passing...
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Watchful Waiting: Anchoring Your Advent in Christ
Seeing, knowing, remembering, and doing. Advent calls us to see and hear what God asks of us: to wait, watch, and keep alert for the Lord. This homily highlights seasonal distractions and invites intentional practices—five minutes of daily watchful prayer, listening to Scripture, and singing...
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From Five Loaves to Abundance: A Lesson in Trust
After three days in the wilderness with a hungry crowd, Jesus responds in compassion by multiplying a few loaves and fishes into more than enough—leaving seven baskets of leftovers. The Homily explores this miracle, its Eucharistic significance, and how faithful obedience and trust transform what...
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Blessed to See: Living in the Time of the Church
This homily reflects on the extraordinary privileges of living after Christ's resurrection: access to Scripture, the sacraments, and daily Mass. It emphasizes the danger of taking these gifts for granted and calls listeners to recognize the Mass as the central, transformative encounter with…
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Maranatha: Preparing for Christ’s Coming
This episode is an Advent sermon urging urgent spiritual readiness as the Church anticipates Christ’s return. The speaker contrasts popular ‘‘taken’’ interpretations with the biblical hope that Christ comes to set the world right and establish peace. Using Isaiah’s image of turning swords into...
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From Trinity Tide to Advent: Grace, Judgment, and Hope
This homily reflects on the liturgical transition from the season after Pentecost into Advent, emphasizing Advent’s two comings: Christ’s birth and his final coming in judgment. It acknowledges human fallibility and fear before the final judgment, yet points to hope in Christ’s cross as the…
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All Hail Christ the King — From Darkness to Light
This homily reflects on Christ the King, explaining that the faithful have been delivered from the dominion of darkness and transferred into the kingdom of Jesus. It contrasts eternal kingship with transient worldly concerns and warns against being consumed by politics and anxiety. The speaker...
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Walking on Water: Faith at the Dedication of Sts. Peter and Paul
This homily reflects on the dedication of the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul and how sacred space and the lives of the apostles point believers toward God. Using the stories of Peter and Paul, it explores faith amid life’s storms, the sustaining power of the Eucharist, and the call for each…
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Whole and Integrated: Love, Conversion, and the Call to Serve
This homily explores the cost and calling of living as Catholics who don’t fit earthly systems—facing opposition, trusting God instead of planning every answer, and placing love at the center of action. It speaks about judgment as a healing fire, bringing wounds to God and to community for...
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From the Pierced Side: Drinking the Living Water
This Homily reflects on the image of a river flowing from the temple—Jesus’ pierced side—and describes the Eucharist as the living water that cleanses, heals, and brings life to a broken world. It explores how grace flows from Christ to the Church and into our daily relationships and struggles....
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From Temple to River: Christ's Mercy Flowing into the World
A homily reflecting on the Lateran Basilica dedication and the image of Ezekiel’s river flowing from the temple — now fulfilled in Christ, the true temple. What begins as a small trickle of mercy from the side of Jesus grows into a life-changing flood that purifies and renews. Believers are urged...
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Charles Borromeo: The Reforming Shepherd of Trent
St. Charles Borromeo was a tireless reformer who implemented the Council of Trent’s changes, founded seminaries, and fought abuses like the sale of church offices. He loved his people as a shepherd, faced violent opposition, and worked for the renewal of the Church out of faith and charity.
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Prayers for the Dead: Mass, Mercy, and the Communion of Saints
This Homily reflects on the human experience of grief and the conviction that we are made for more than death, showing how our hearts long for immortality and enduring love. It explores human frailty, the danger of pride, and the universal need for God’s mercy. The sermon leads listeners to the...
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Prayers, the Eucharist, and the Communion of Saints
Purgatory is often misunderstood as a lesser hell, but it is better understood as a merciful process by which souls are purified and made whole. The Homily explains this using everyday images and C.S. Lewis’s analogy to show that God’s love heals and prepares us for full communion with Him. It…
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Surrounded by Saints: We Never Fight Alone
This homily reflects on the vast, uncountable company of saints who support and pray for us, reminding listeners that we never face spiritual struggles alone. Grounded in the Eucharist and the witness of martyrs, it encourages perseverance through love, sacrifice, and the sustaining grace of Christ.
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Sent to Proclaim: The Witness of Simon and Jude
This homily reflects on the calling and mission of the apostles, especially Simon and Jude, chosen after prayer to be sent to proclaim the resurrection of Christ. It emphasizes their witness, the power of Pentecost, and their willingness to suffer for the truth of the risen Lord. It also connects...
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Requiem and Betrothal: The Wedding Feast of the Lamb
Today’s homily joins a requiem mass with the rite of betrothal, reflecting on Christ’s love that binds the church and the faithful. Using the Dies Irae and gospel imagery, the speaker draws a nuptial analogy: our life on earth as the time between covenant and the final wedding feast of the Lamb,...
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Obedience, Grace, and the New Heart in Christ
As Catholics, we are body and soul—one person—and our everyday choices matter. This homily explores how small compromises in caring for our bodies and hearts can become habits that lead away from God, and why obedience and stewardship of the body are essential. It emphasizes the need for God's...
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When the Master Waits: The Surprising Reversal of Sacrifice
This homily explores a parable with an unexpected reversal: after being told to "gird your loins" and be ready for action, the master instead waits on the servants. The speaker explains how true sacrifice to God differs from sacrifices to false idols—what we give to God is transformed and…
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Prayer That Changes the World: Never Grow Weary
This homily explores prayer as a powerful, active means by which God changes us and the world. Using examples like St. Monica, St. Paul, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mother Teresa, the speaker shows how persistent prayer transforms hearts, supports the church, and fuels faithful action. Listeners...
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Pruned to Bear Fruit
Today's readings give a clear image: Christ is the vine and we are the branches. Saint Teresa lived this reality, completely connected to Jesus so that his life flowed through her. When we stay attached to God through prayer, the sacraments, and humility, life functions better and we bear fruit....
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(SFA) Give Alms, See God: Charity and Creation
This episode reflects on two readings that link almsgiving and the recognition of God in creation and in the poor. It explores St. Paul’s argument that creation reveals God’s power, the recurring call to see Christ in those in need, and how willful ignorance keeps us from responding. Listeners…
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The Word Is Not Chained: Freedom in Suffering
In this Homily, the Father reflects on St. Paul's declaration that "the word of God is not chained," showing how believers can find freedom amid suffering through thanksgiving and praise. Using biblical examples and saints' stories, he teaches that offering our brokenness to Christ joins it to…
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From Healing to Love: Gratitude, Eucharist, and Giving
This homily reflects on the Gospel of the ten lepers—ten were healed but only one returned to give thanks—and explains how thanksgiving is central to the Christian life, ordering the heart toward God rather than earthly things. It highlights the Eucharist as the church’s great act of thanksgiving...
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Go Forth and Preach: The Simplicity of St. Francis
This homily reflects on St. Francis of Assisi's radical simplicity, childlike trust in God, and practical examples of living the Gospel without fear or excess. Through personal stories and scripture, it invites listeners to declutter their hearts, trust God's providence, and follow Christ with...
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Uncomplicated: St. Francis and the Art of Trust
This homily explores St. Francis of Assisi’s radical simplicity and trust in God through stories of poverty, charity, and miraculous provision. Drawing on personal anecdotes and Scripture, it invites listeners to let go of worries, simplify their lives, and follow with childlike faith.
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When Water Becomes Wine: Trusting Mary's Intercession
Today’s homily reflects on a votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Francis’s love for her, and the Gospel of Cana. It emphasizes Mary’s intercession, our constant need to pray and rely on God through life’s struggles, and how God transforms our humble needs into greater grace when we follow...
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You're Never Alone: Angels, the Cross, and the Call to Humble Trust
This homily reflects on the Feast of St. Therese and the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, exploring how childlike trust in God coexists with the powerful, otherworldly ministry of angels. It examines common misconceptions about angels, describes their role in guiding and strengthening us toward...
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The Little Way: How St. Thérèse Teaches True Greatness
Today we celebrate St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who showed that true greatness comes from childlike faith and doing small things with great love. Living quietly in a Carmelite monastery, she discovered and taught the "little way" — a simple, accessible path to holiness grounded in trust and love. This...
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Fearless Warriors of Heaven: Finding Courage in the Angelic Host
Homily reflects on the unseen world of angels and saints who attend the liturgy and protect believers. He challenges selective superstition, shares personal and biblical stories—like his father’s anecdote and the prophet Elisha’s vision—to show how angels defend and strengthen us in life’s…
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If you have done it for the least of these...
This homily explores how wealth and comfort can blind us to the needs of others, using the parable of the rich man and Lazarus to call listeners to recognize Christ in the poor and vulnerable. It urges practical acts of mercy and almsgiving as responses to God’s generous love, reminding us that…
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Seek First the Kingdom
Drawing on the prophet Haggai and Jesus' call to 'seek first the kingdom,' this homily contrasts attempts to put God last—'once I get my life in order'—with the call to rebuild the house of the Lord and the heart now. Father Jon warns that without God at the center nothing truly satisfies, and...
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Our Lady of Walsingham: From Ruins to Resurrection
This homily recounts the story of Our Lady of Walsingham: a shrine built to bring the peace of the Holy House of Nazareth to England, later destroyed, and now rebuilt and renewed as a place of pilgrimage and devotion. It reflects on the Holy Family's trust, the endurance of Catholic witness in...
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From the Fall to the Cross: A New Family Forged in Love
This homily reflects on humanity's fall from the "first tree" and how sin brought division and suffering, contrasted with God's answer in Jesus Christ on the cross. It explores Mary and John at the cross, the healing power of Christ's blood, and baptism as the sacrament that brings a child into…
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Cling to the Cross: Humility, Contentment, and the Call to Godliness
Jesus travels through towns and villages preaching the kingdom, accompanied by the Twelve and several healed women who support his ministry. Paul’s letter to Timothy warns against pride, controversy, and greed, and urges righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, and contentment while...
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He who is forgiven much, loves much.
A reading from Luke tells of a sinful woman who anoints Jesus' feet with her tears and ointment, while a Pharisee judges her outwardly. Jesus teaches that those forgiven much love much, pronounces her sins forgiven, and calls sinners to faith and peace. The homily reflects on approaching God with...
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Treasure in Earthen Vessels: A Call to Courage and Prayer
On the feast of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, a homily reflects on John’s Gospel where Jesus prays for his disciples, asking God to protect them in the world while keeping them from evil. The speaker urges prayer and mercy for seminarians and priests, reminding listeners that they carry the...
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OLSJ: Costly Love Over Anger: Healing Division Through the Cross
On the Feast of the Holy Cross, this sermon reflects on Christ’s victory over sin, death, and division through his sacrificial love. It contrasts our modern echo chambers and divisions with the Church’s call to unity as shown on the cross. Fr. Erdman urges practical responses: pray more than you...
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SFA: The Cross That Heals: Love for a Divided World
This homily explains that Christ died to draw all people to himself and to bring unity, not condemnation. It calls listeners to sacrificial love, patient listening, and forgiveness as the path to healing personal, political, and global divisions. Using the parish as an example, the speaker urges...
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Mary’s Yes: The Culmination of Long Preparation
This episode explores Matthew's genealogy, showing why surprising and scandalous names are included and how God works through flawed people to prepare for Christ. It highlights the unique role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the promise of redemption through Christ, and encourages listeners that God...
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Abel’s Blood to Christ’s Mercy: Choosing the City of God
This sermon contrasts the city of this world—marked by fear, pride, and the crying blood of Abel—with the city of God, which offers peace, humility, and the healing blood of Christ. It urges humility, prayer joined with action, and listening to one another as the way to respond to violence and...
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How God Made a Way for Christ
This homily unpacks Matthew's genealogy, showing how Joseph's line and unexpected figures like Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba reveal God's work through brokenness and scandal to prepare for Christ. Listeners are invited to see their own lives as part of that redemptive story and to respond in faith,...
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SFA: The Cross, Discipleship, Sacrifice, and True Life
Fr. Jon explains how the cross is the model for marriage, parenthood, friendship, and discipleship, and interprets Jesus' tough words about "hating" family as a call to put God first. He warns against false self-love and making people into our ultimate source, urges sacrificial discipleship that...
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