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Fr. Steve Mateja's Podcasts — 210 episodes
"Will you yoke with me or not?"--14th Sunday OT (A) 7/5/2026
250 birthday of the Greatest Nation ever to exist
"What advice would you give to your Godbaby?"--12th Sunday OT(a) 2026 The Fear of the Lord
"You are my beloved"—11 Sunday OT(A)
"The Upper-Room is our hope!"--Corpus Christi 2026
"Birthday of the Church?"—Pentecost 2026
"What is Jesus doing now?"— Ascension Sunday 2026
"I can do it myself!"—5th Sunday of Easter (A)
"The Gate and the Shepherd"—4th SundayEaster Good Shepherd Sunday
"On your journey along the road!"—3rd Sunday of Easter
"The Gaze of Faithfulness"—Divine Mercy Sunday Homily from Mass at Parish Mission
"The Gaze of Divine Mercy"—PARISH MISSION TALK Divine Mercy Sunday
"The real Fountain of Youth!"—Easter 2026
"Jesus wants your consolation"—Good Friday 2026
Talk on Friendship
Palm Sunday 2026
Our Lady of Knock Song in Honor of the Annunciation
"God's solution for Death" 5th Sunday of Lent (A): preaching series on Death
"Death, a metaphor for more." 4th Sunday of Lent (A): preaching series on Death
"sadness in loss—power in hope" 3rd Sunday Lent (A): preaching series on Death
"the power of death"—2nd Sunday Lent (A): preaching series on Death
"what happens when I die?"—1st Sunday Lent (A): preaching series on Death
"Is your Timer set?—Ash Wednesday 2026
"Her 4 Marks"—Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
"Don't over complicate Jesus!"—5th Sunday OT(A) 2/8/2026
"Don't over complicate Jesus!"—5th Sunday OT(A) 2/8/2026
"Megaphone of suffering"—4 Sunday OT (a) February 1, 2026
3rd Sunday OT (A)
"The Photo Album of the Holy Family"--the Feast of the Holy Family 2025
"Who are you, Jesus?"--Christmas 2025
"What's in a name?"--4th Sunday Advent (A)
Teaching on Confession--OCIA class 12/16/2025
"One Thousand 'NOs'!"--3rd Sunday of Advent (A)2025
"Don't be afraid of the Dark"--Rorate Caeli Mass 2025
"O Mary Conceived without Sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!"--Immaculate Conception 2025
"Dog vomit or Thanksgiving Pie?"--2nd Sunday Advent 2025 (A)
How to love your spouse more deeply during Advent--Couples Night Talk at St. John Fisher
"wake up! Stay awake! He is coming!"--1st Sunday of Advent 2025 (A)
OCIA teaching on the Holy Eucharist
Thanksgiving 2025
"If God isn't your everything, why trust Him with anything?"--Christ the King 2025
St. Nicholas—Poland Pilgrimage day 9
St. Faustina—Poland Pilgrimage Day 8
St. Maximilian Kolbe—Auschwitz: Poland Pilgrimage 33rd Sunday OT(c)
St. Barbara Church in Krakow—day 6
Pope St. John Paul the Great: Wadowice—Poland Pilgrimage day 5
Our Lady of Fatima—Day 4 Poland Pilgrimage
Our Lady of Czestochowa—Poland Day 3
fr. jerzy popiełuszko—Poland Pilgrimage day 2
St. Andrew Bobola—Poland Pilgrimage day 1
"Purgatory is real"--Feast of All Souls Day. Commemoration of the souls of the faithful departed
"The Virgin Mary: is she Immaculate?"--OCIA teaching on the Virgin Mary and the Saints with Q and A
"Don't set a smokescreen of sin!"--30th Sunday OT(C)
"St. Luke's Gospel was written for your feminine heart!"--Homily from the Women's Conference 2025
"Is Jesus calling us an annoying widow?"--29th Sunday OT (c)
"will you abandon me too?"--28th Sunday OT(c) 10.12.2025
"Don't Look Back! Lord I can't! You can! You promised!"--Fr. Steve Mateja keynote addresses at the AIP speaker series
"who is Jesus"--OCIA on answering the question, who is Jesus
"What is Faith?"--27th Sunday OT(C) 10/5/2025
"Elevator to Heaven: The Little Way of St. Therese"--Digging Deeper Series by Fr. Steve Mateja
"Who will save them from Hell?"--26th Sunday OT (C) priesthood Sunday
"The Four F's of Philippians"—Fr. Steve talk at Oakdale academy
"The Kingdom Come"--Deacon Karl Finkbeiner preached 25th Sunday OT (c)
Charlie Kirk Vigil Prayer at Oakland University lead by Fr. Steve
"What does the Cross mean to you?"--Exultation of the Holy Cross 2025
Digging Deeper Series, Sgt. Brian Buckley "Do hard things, the warrior ethos"
"The Greatest Fear in my Life!"--23rd Sunday OT (C) 9-7-2-2025
"Are you a Stranger or a Son?"--21st Sunday OT (C)
"shed what is keeping you from running the race!"--20th Sunday OT (c)
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary 2025
"Don't miss the Train...be prepared!"--19th Sunday OT (C) August 10, 2025 Luke 12: 32-48
"Are you going to die one day?"—18th Sunday OT (C)
"Repent or be like Chorazin!"—Homily given at Catholic Family Land Steubenville
"Acknowledge you're in the ditch"--15th Sunday OT(C)
"Your name is etched in Heaven!"--14th Sunday OT (C) 7/6/2025
"The seeds of Faith: Saints Peter and Paul"--The Solemn Feast of SS Peter and Paul
"Merry Christmas in June! The Crib, the Cross and the Eucharist: a reflection on the Incarnation"--talk to Legatus 2025
"St. John Fisher and the Eucharist"--Feast of Corpus Christi 2025
"The Holy Spirit is more than a gift giver!"--Pentecost 2025
"What would Jesus Do?--more likely what would Jesus SEE"--talk at the Catholic Biblical School of Michigan night.
"The Battleground of the Ascension"--Ascension Sunday 2025
"Credit Card Points and Gospel in the 21st Century"--Talk to Mens Group Queen of Martyrs
" Love and obedience"—6th Sunday of Easter (C)
"Divine Appointments"--5th Sunday of Easter (C)
"The treehouse and the Italian boy"--First Communion Homily at non-communion Mass
"Don't treat Jesus like your treehouse"--First Communions at St. John Fisher 2025
Grizzly Catholic Day 2025. Via, Veritas, Vita! Fr. Steve's presentation to the community
"It's ALL worth it!"--parish mission homily 2025
Parish Mission Talk 2--"Jesus, Master Of Mercy of the EUCHARIST"--Fr. Alex Kratz
"Shake the ground"--Parish Mission night two homily
Parish Mission Talk 1--"Jesus Master of Mercy"--Fr. Alex Kratz
"Be a missionary of Mercy"--Divine Mercy Sunday 2025
"Is this a sad day or a happy day?"--Easter Sunday 2025
"Look into His eyes!"--Good Friday 2025
"Abide in Me, Jesus' last words to His friends"--Holy Thursday 2025
"The Wounds of Christ"--6th Sunday of Lent (C) Preaching Series "the Way to Calvary"--a meditation on the wounds of Christ. Lectio Divina
"Heaven and Hell"--OCIA Teaching
"The Words from the Cross: 7 last sayings of Jesus"--5th Sunday of Lent (C) Lenten preaching series: "the way to Calvary"
"The Crucifixion: Look up to He who was lifted up"--4th Sunday of Lent (C) Lenten preaching series: "the way to Calvary"
Men's Conference St. John Fisher and St. Joseph
"The Carrying of the Cross"—3rd Sunday of Lent. Lenten preaching series: "The Way to Calvary"
"Corporal works of Mercy"--Family of Faith teaching to parents on corporal works and Q/A
"The two Gardens--Jesus' agony"—2nd Sunday of Lent. Lenten preaching series: "The Way to Calvary"
Lectio Divina Reflection on the Agony in the Garden--Grizzly Catholic Lenten retreat 2025
OCIA question and answer March 2025
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 2nd Sunday of Lent 2025
"St. Peter and Judas"—1st Sunday of Lent. Lenten preaching series: "The Way to Calvary"
Ash Wednesday 2025--on campus at Oakland University
"God doesn't want to teach us a lesson--He wants to form our heart!"--8th Sunday OT (c)
"Jesus wants your happiness!"--6th Sunday OT(C) 2/16/2025 LK 6:17-26
"Jesus called Peter...and YOU!"--5th Sunday OTc Luke 5:1-11
Quarterly couples gathering--St. John Fisher
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word. Luke 5:1-11
What does the presentation in the Temple mean?"--Presentation of Jesus in the Temple February 2, 2025
"Your gift is for others!"--3rd Sunday OT(C) 1 Corinthians 12
"You are wanted by God!"--daily Mass at Everest/St. Thomas More High School
Workshop on Pray Part 2--Meditation
Workshop on Prayer part 1--Lectio Divina
"The commandments: are they even necessary?"--First two commandments. Talk to religious ed families
"God wants intimacy with you!"--2nd Sunday OT(C) John 2:1-11
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word. John 2 the Wedding Feast at Cana
"Why would Jesus choose the Jordan to be Baptized"--Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
"Don't throw your Christmas Tree out!"--Feast of the Holy Family 2024
Christmas 2024--"The Crib, the Cross and the Eucharist"
"Meditation on the Nativity"—Fourth Sunday of Advent. Preaching series: "From the heart of the Manger"
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word. 4th Sunday of Advent (C)
"serve each other in Marriage"--couples talk for school families
3rd Sunday Advent "St. Joseph"-- Advent 3. Preaching series: "From the heart of the Manger"
OCIA teaching on the Virgin Mary
Immaculate Conception 2024.
OCIA teaching on the Most Holy Eucharist
"The Blessed Virgin Mary"—Second Sunday of Advent. Preaching series: "From the heart of the Manger"
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word. 2nd Sunday of Advent (C) Luke 3:1-6
"The Shepherds and Angels at the Manger"—First of Advent. Preaching series: "From the heart of the Manger"
"Giving Thanks to God in the 'Even though'"--Thanksgiving Day Mass 2024
"The King of Death"--Feast of Jesus Christ the King 2024
"Everyone is watching you!"--33rd Sunday OT(b)
"Via. Veritas. Vita"--State of the Parish Address 33rd Sunday OT(B)
"A Catholic man in a secular world"--joint men's group talk with St. Joseph and St. John Fisher
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 32nd Sunday OTb Mark 13:24-32
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 31st Sunday OTb Mark 12: 38-44
"The new Shema"--31st Sunday OT(b) {Mark 12:28-34}
"The Giddiness of D-Day"--All Saints Day Mass 2024
"Do we worship them?"--OCIA Teaching on the Saints
"What do you wish me to do for you?"—29th Sunday OT(b) Mark 10: 35-45
Fr. Zaid Chaban keynote address at the 2nd Annual Women's conference at St. John Fisher
Tom Nash talk from 2nd annual women's conference at St. John Fisher
Fr. Steve's talk from the 2nd annual Women's conference at St. John Fisher
Fr. Steve's homily from 2nd Annual Women's conference at St. John Fisher
"Mix your peas and mashed potatoes together!"--27th Sunday OT(b) Mark 10:17-30
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 27th Sunday OTb Mark 10: 2-16
"Cut off your sin, not your arm!"—26th Sunday OT(b) Mark 9:38-48
"The humble child becomes God's emissary...that's you"--25th Sunday OT (b) Mark 9:30-37
"Why does Jesus tell us to take up our Cross?"--24th Sunday OT(B) Mark 8:27-35
"The Image of God as Father and proof He exists"--OCIA session 1 2024
"What to do with our fear"--23rd Sunday OT(B) Mark 7:31-37
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 23rd Sunday OTb Mark 7:31:37
"Let your heart be pierced by Him"--22nd Sunday OTb (Mark 7:1-8; 14-15; 21-23)
"Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof"--preaching series on the Eucharist 5 of 5 (John 6:60-59) 21st Sunday OTb
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 21st Sunday OTb John 6: 60-69
"The Sacred Heart and the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 4 of 5 (John 6:51-58) 20th Sunday OTb
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word 20th Sunday OTb John 6:51-58
Peter Ziolkowski talk on LGBTQ and Church's response
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2024
"If it's just a symbol...to hell with it! Transubstantiation."--preaching series on the Eucharist 3 of 5 (John 6: 41-51) 19th Sunday OTb
"The Exodus and the Jewish roots of the Eucharist"--preaching series on the Eucharist 2 of 5 (John 6: 1-15) 18th Sunday OTb
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word; (John 6: 24-35)--18th Sunday OTb
"The Mass is a Sacrifice"--preaching series on the Eucharist 1 of 5 (John 6: 1-15) 17th Sunday OTb
"Rest in Me! Not in the world!"--16th Sunday OTb 2024
"Chosen. Called. Sent."—15th Sunday OTb
"Do we worship the Virgin Mary?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 5 of 5
His Way at Work business consecration
"Apparitions--why does the Virgin Mary appear?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 4 of 5: Apparitions
"'Do you see the Lion under the marble in your marriage?"--small group couples talk
"Where is she now?"--preaching series on the Virgin Mary 3 of 5: The Assumption
"St. John Fisher and his pursuit of truth!"--Feast Day Celebration June 22nd, Feast of St. John Fisher
"Is Mary sinless or born with sin?"--preaching series on the Blessed Virgin Mary 2 of 5: Conceived without sin.
"Is Mary a Perpetual Virgin?"--preaching series on the Blessed Virgin Mary 1 of 5: The Perpetual Virginity of the Virgin Mary
"Soothe the wounded Heart of Jesus!"--Corpus Christi 2024
"The Most Holy Trinity"--2024
"Stop begging and start participating with the Holy Spirit!"--Pentecost 2024
"Where in the world is Jesus?"--Ascension Sunday 2024
"Life without Jesus is like a burger without the meat"--St. Joseph First Holy Communion
"Life without Jesus, is like a burger without the meat"--First Communion Mass at St. John Fisher (6th Sunday of Easter B)
"ABIDE! Abide in me!"--6th Sunday of Easter (B) John 15:1-8
"I am the Gate!"--Good Shepherd Sunday--4th Sunday of Easter (B) 2024 John 10:11-18
"YOU are witnesses of THESE things!"--3rd Sunday of Easter (B) 2024 Luke 24:35-48
"Jesus is our defender not accuser!"—Divine Mercy Sunday 2024
"Ok, Jesus rose from the dead, but what does it mean for me now?"--Easter Sunday 2024
"You are Barabbas!"--Good Friday 2024
"The Holy Priesthood, given to you for your Salvation"--Holy Thursday 2024
"Crown Him or Crucify Him"--Palm Sunday 2024
"Live it!" Acts 4 in '24 parish mission at St. John Fisher
"Turn to your great protector for protection"-- Feast of St. Joseph Mission Weekend 2024: 3rd day Homily Fr. Steve Mateja
St. John Fisher Parish Mission talk Monday night, talk 2: "Proclaim it!" Acts 4 in '24"
"Surrender and you will know His love"-- Mission Weekend 2024: 2nd day Homily Fr. Steve Mateja
St. John Fisher Parish Mission talk Sunday night: "Believe It! Acts 4 in '24"
"The Father's Kingdom is open to you!"-- Mission Weekend 2024: Sunday Homily Fr. Jason Brooks
"Allow your brokenness to be new life for others!"--5th Sunday of Lent (B) {John 12:20-31}
"Don't die in Mortal Sin!"--4th Sunday of Lent (B) 2024 {John 3:14-21}
"Spiritual but not religious? Well Religion matters to God!"--3rd Sunday Lent (B) 3/3/2024 John 2:13-25
"The Transfiguration is a Eucharistic Feast"--2nd Sunday of Lent B (Mark 9: 2-10)
" Masculine humility"—Talk to St. John Fisher men's group Lent 2024
Bible Study--Wednesday in the Word; (Mark 9: 2-10)--The Transfiguration
"The Holy Theotokos--she wants to bear you in her heart"--talk to parents at Family of Faith day
"Are you known by your Crosses or THE Cross?"--1st Sunday of Lent (B) (Mark 1:12-15
Ash Wednesday 2024 (parish Mass)
Oakland University Ash Wednesday
"Run! An unclean Leper!"--6th Sunday OTb 2024 (Mark 1:40-45)
Chaldean Bishop, Francis Kalabat— talk to the college and young adult students Oakland University