St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

Fr. Ryan walks us through the meaning of forgiveness and how to forgive like Jesus does.  Even the small steps toward forgiveness that we take are important to our Heavenly Father.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

When we need to confront someone, Jesus teaches us the art of fraternal correction.  Not going to Facebook, people at our gym, or turning to gossip, but rather in taking steps to tell the person how we feel we have been wronged and having a conversation with them about it.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan and Randi sit down to talk about burn out and give some practical tips and ideas on how to avoid and overcome burn out.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Pope Benedict XVI teaches us about the cross and gives us an appropriate understanding of the cross so that we may understand more what the cross means, not that the Father was vengeful on humanity, but loved us so incredibly, that He sent His Son for us to endure the cross.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Deacon Rob and Tommy give new dad Joe some advice for how to be a good Catholic Father.  Through their hilarious stories, fails, and successes, they discuss what it means to be a father, the prayer life of a dad, and ways to connect with your kids.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

In the Gospel, we learn from Peter, our first Pope, the question we all must be ready to answer, who is Jesus?  In reflecting on this question, we are able to share with others our personal faith and the reason for our hope.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Mary spent part of her summer serving as a Life Teen Summer Missionary at Camp Covecrest in Tiger Georgia.  Through her experience, she learned so much about prayer, how to hear the voice of God, and the workings of the Holy Spirit.  She shares practical ways to orient our lives to God and notice Him working in our lives.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

The Canaanite woman models for us what a tenacious faith looks like.  She pushes past all of the prior beliefs people have about her and she has about herself to ask Jesus for the healing she desperately seeks.     Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We are the Body of Christ and we already share in the glories of Mary, but are we living like it? Can we live in the awe and wonder of being joined to the Body of Christ that we learn from Mary to become dwelling places of God here on earth until we join her one day in heaven?    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Cari and Fr. Ryan discuss Pope Leo's recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. In Part 2, they discuss more of the cautions in using AI and offer ideas for listeners discerning their personal use of AI in their daily lives. Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Cari and Fr. Ryan discuss Pope Leo's recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas and spend time reflecting on what it means to be human, and what it means for us as a society in the time of AI.  By reflecting on these questions and this document, we can be well informed as we use AI on what to use it for, and what to avoid it with.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We have been asked by our Bishop to give the Lord 15 minutes a day in silent prayer. How many of us shrug that off saying that we are "busy" or "not a prayer person." Jesus, Himself, took time away to pray.  Let us take the time in prayer, boring, fruitful, awkward, wonderful, and everything in between and give it to Him as a gift.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

In this episode, Pete shares his story with Fr. Liptak of seeking the truth, finding it in the Catholic Church, going through the OCIA process at St. Basil, being welcomed into the Church, and living His Catholic faith after the Easter Vigil.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

So often we let the summer fly by, saying we are "so busy." But do we need to be? Do we need to be on our phones all the time, constantly replying to texts and emails, or are we able to say "this can wait." This August, Fr. Ryan challenges us to slow down to a quieter pace of life, and allow more time for the Lord to work in our hearts.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Joe and Jacob share the awesome things that our Life Teen High School Youth Ministry has been up to this summer and how the Lord has worked in their hearts and the hearts of the teens of our parish.     Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Jesus teaches us in His parables that He is giving us the greatest gift, the pearl of great price, a gift great enough to sell all for the treasure in the field, but do we understand what that gift is? Do we know how to share it with others?   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

There are people we meet and situations we encounter everyday that test us as Christians.  Can we say the kind thing instead of sarcastic remark? Can we offer a smile when we want to look away? In each of these moments we have the opportunity to bring Christ into this world more and more and show the world who Jesus is, and who we are, made in His image.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We see ads everywhere of how to be better and improve ourselves, but that is not the Gospel.  The Gospel is sitting with the Lord, realizing He is wild about you, wants to be near to you, and learning how to live life walking with Him.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Gracie and Miller, our summer interns from the Mary the Mother of the Good Shepherd Institute join Cari to share about their internship at St. Basil this summer, their discernment in working in parish ministry, and the ways the Lord has blessed them.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan preaches at a retreat day for Parish workers throughout the Diocese, inviting them to look inward at the walls that they have put up and allow the Lord to transform and break down the walls they have built in order to be even greater ministers.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

God has been working in our country from our founding.  How has the faith been a part of the history of America? And how do we live truly free?    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Jesus calls us to go out and share the Good News with others, and He means it! We are called to be Jesus in the world, He needs our hands, our feet, our hearts, to go out and love those in our lives.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan shares with couples the 5 things he admires most in healthy marriages, prompting them with questions to consider within their own marriages to learn and grow together in their marriage.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

When God created fathers, He created them after His own heart.  We always have a loving and perfect Father in God, and He gives courage and strength to our earthly fathers and father figures as they love and protect us here on Earth.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Deacon Rob talks to the children in Summer Children's Faith Formation before a time of Adoration, sharing how Jesus wants to be our friend, hearing about our day, the struggles, joys, and everything in between.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Ministering to the dying is a special charism in the Church that Holy Family Home in Parma has been carrying out for the last 70 years. Nicole shares stories of working with Hospice patients and the incredible story of how Holy Family Home came to Parma.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

St. Ignatius teaches us at the start of the prayer to imagine the way that God looks at us and allow our prayer to start from there.  As we understand the way the Lord looks at us, our prayer will transform into a beautiful relationship with God.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Stephanie and Gregory share with Cari about their recent pilgrimage to Italy.  From what it was like to sing in the Churches throughout Italy, to various stories and graces from the incredible pilgrimage.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

In the Eucharist, we are face to face with Jesus, who works miracles in our lives. Whether they be Eucharistic miracles, the revelation of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary, or little moments of grace in our day, time with the Blessed Sacrament will always show us His Sacred Heart poured out for us.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Beauty is all around us and can be the wake up we need to find the Lord working in and through our lives each day.     Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Fr. Liptak shares with us about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and his own personal experiences in prayer with the heart. As the United States prepares to be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11, we are able to learn more about this devotion and how it can transform our cold, stony hearts into hearts aflame with His love.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

When we live in the love of the Father we are transformed from shame to glory.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

The number 666 is often associated with the devil, demons, the mark of the beast, and other dark things.  But as Catholics, though we know the devil is real and working in the world, we know that there is a greater power at work in our lives, and turn to the Lord, who cares for us, protects us from the devil, and gives us the armor to fight the battle against the devil in this world.    Episode 266. How Could a Good & Loving God allow Suffering in the World? - Interview w/ Dr. Matt Jordan: https://basilthegreat.podbean.com/e/266-how-could-a-good-loving-god-allow-suffering-in-the-world-interview-w-dr-matt-jordan/    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We are taught the simple prayer, "Come Holy Spirit," yet often don't know the gifts and fruits that prayer with the Holy Spirit brings.  As we learn to ask the Holy Spirit for the gifts of knowledge and wisdom and the fruits of joy and peace, we can see the Spirit moving in our lives in a profound way.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Deacon Rob shares his vocation story, of how the Holy Spirit gently spoke to his heart, inviting him to be a deacon.  Discernment with the Holy Spirit changes everything.  How do we call on the Holy Spirit, that we might follow God's plan for our lives?    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

At Priesthood Ordination, the men to be ordained are called by name and respond "present."  On the feast of the Ascension, we are called by the Lord to go forth to all nations, making disciples.  The question is, are we present?    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We gather at Mass to hear the word "Go!" The word Mass even comes from the word "sent." What are we sent out to do? How do we live what we learn at Mass in the world?   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Often when the Church asks for money, emotions are stirred up within us.  How can we give the way that Jesus asks us to, so that our Church and greater community will flourish both now and in the future?   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

After his recent Italy pilgrimage, Fr. Liptak shares with Cari the joys and graces he received on pilgrimage.  Join Fr. Liptak in Malta and Sicily: https://www.pilgrimagesbycts.com/upcoming-tours/st.-basil-the-great-pilgrimage-to-malta-%26-sicily  Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

In John 10:10, Jesus tells us that He came to bring us an abundant and full life.  Amidst the trials of life, how do we live in abundance and joy?   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Deacon Dave walks us through the scriptures as he the greatest commandment, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, and strength. Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

We are called to leave the Mass as we come to know Christ in the breaking of the bread and go forth to share Him with the world just like the early apostles did.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

When Jesus calls us to go out to the world, He calls us to go out in love.  We receive that love from Him, and bring it out to all we meet.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

In John's Gospel, Jesus shows us how to pick up our crosses with an immense love and carry them in this world.  So much so that we are able to unite our sufferings to his as we kiss our crosses.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Easter is a season of hope.  Our hope is contagious and it impacts others in ways we cannot even imagine.  How do you live in hope, and bring that hope to others?   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

As we go out into the world, we bring the light of Christ into the world.  The light that has defeated darkness and death and brings the promise of eternal life.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

God loves us so much that He became one of us, and laid down His life for us.  When we think about this love, it is crazy, but should help us to know how crazy He is about us.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

The Institution of the Priesthood happens on Holy Thursday when Jesus washes the disciples feet and instructs them to do likewise.  When we take a moment to marvel at the priesthood, we can thank God for the beauty of it, that He would be willing to work through His priests in this world.    Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Journey with St. Basil this Lent through the Stations of the Cross as we contemplate through imaginative prayer the Stations of the Cross. As we walk alongside those that were in and around Jesus during His final walk to Calvary, we will learn to pray with them in a new way, and bring that prayer into our lives.   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music

Cari and Randi pray with the fourteenth station, Jesus is laid in the tomb. Journey with St. Basil this Lent through the Stations of the Cross as we contemplate through imaginative prayer the Stations of the Cross. As we walk alongside those that were in and around Jesus during His final walk to Calvary, we will learn to pray with them in a new way, and bring that prayer into our lives. Episodes will release Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent. You can find them wherever you listen to podcasts, or on our YouTube Channel / @stbasilthegr8   Come, follow us: Parish Website  |  Facebook  |  Instagram  |  YouTube  |  Spotify Music