Seeds of Hope: Talks and Homilies by Fr. Mike Muhr
How to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the 21st century. ~ Fr. Mike Muhr is pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Tampa, Florida. He served as a spiritual director and co-taught courses in pastoral ministry for 14 years at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Episodes
ENCORE EPISODE
Why do you believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Is it the eyewitness of Jesus’ disciples or is it also something you feel deep inside?
Easter Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042025.cfm
Painting - The disciples Peter and John running to the tomb on the morning of the Resurrection
By Eugène Burnand - 1898
https://www.joelclarkson.com/blog/2020/4/20/the-coming-light-...
ENCORE EPISODE
In this episode you’ll hear of Jesus’ desire to fill your faith with zeal, to touch your heart anew in this most Holy Week.
Readings
In this episode we are invited into the family tragedy of three of Jesus’ closest friends. We hear of their deep grief at the loss of their brother, and the profound emotions of Jesus. What he does in raising Lazarus from the dead changes the lives of many who witness this seventh sign in John’s Gospel. You’ll then hear a story that reflects how Jesus continues to call us back from the dead in so many ways.
Readings
In this episode you’ll hear of remarkable transformations from blindness to sight, and how Lent is the season of transformation for each of us.
Readings
In this episode you’ll hear about several stories of Jesus through the writing of St. Luke whose gospel is also known as the Gospel of Mercy.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032325-YearC.cfm
An angel comforting Jesus before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane
Painting by Carl Bloch 1873
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gethsemane_Carl_Bloch.jpg
In this episode you’ll hear how God gives Abraham the stars as symbols of his descendants, how Jesus is transformed before his disciples, and how a dying woman gazes in rapture at Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Readings
In this episode you’ll hear how Jesus was tempted by the devil in the desert. By his example he teaches us how to avoid our temptations. Be sure to listen to the end for the beautiful Gregorian chant Attende Domine which expresses God’s tender mercy.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030925.cfm
Hosea 2:14
“Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.” NIV
ENCORE RECORDING
… is we all have beams. In this episode you’ll hear how Jesus uses humor to make an important point!
READINGS
ENCORE RECORDING
What is the music of the kingdom? In this episode you’ll hear about God’s vision for the kingdom, a vision that includes loving our enemies. How is this possible?
Readings
In this episode you’ll hear about Jesus teaching his disciples of the blessings and woes of life. He flips their perspective of the world upside down. You will also hear Fr. Walter Burghardt’s encouragement for changing the woes into blessings.
Readings
In this episode you’ll hear about three people who did not feel worthy to be chosen by God, and you’ll hear the great plans God had in store for each of them. May their stories inspire you to be open to God’s call in your life!
Readings
ENCORE EPISODE
In this episode you’ll hear of a broken people whose hope is restored, and the mission of Jesus to set us free.
Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012625.cfm
ENCORE RECORDING
At the wedding at Cana Jesus turns water into wine. In this episode you’ll hear about a way to pray with the transformative moments in your life.
Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011925.cfm
ENCORE RECORDING
Today, we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. In this episode you’ll find out why Jesus was baptized. You’ll also hear about the Father’s proclamation of his Son’s identity and ours as well.
Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011225.cfm
Book Reference
The Life of the Beloved
By Henri Nouwen
In this episode you’ll hear about the Three Wise Men visiting Jesus and three spinoff stories that further illuminate this remarkable moment.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010525.cfm
References
The Fourth Wise Man
By Henry Van Dyke - 1895
The Little Drummer Boy
By Katherine Kennicott Davis - 1941
Amahl and the Night Visitors
An opera by Gian Carlo Menotti - ...
In this episode you’ll hear about the shepherds telling Mary and Joseph what they heard from the angels.
“As for Mary, she treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.” Lk 2: 19
Listen for how you can become more reflective in your relationship with God.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010125.cfm
In this episode you’ll hear some practical ideas on how you can grow closer to the Lord and your family.
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122924.cfm
"La Familia"
Monsignor Laurence Higgins was best known as an outspoken proponent of the family. He believed that it is in the home that faith is passed on and character is formed. This conviction flowed from the strong bonds withi...
In this episode you’ll hear a reflection on the power of bells to evoke deep sentiments of the soul especially at Christmas!
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122524-Night.cfm
Listen to St. Petersglocke from Cologne Cathedral, Germany
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:200437_bigben12345_petersglocke.oga
Christmas Bells
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
https://poets.org/poem/...
ENCORE RECORDING
In this episode you’ll hear of Mary’s big decision and Elizabeth’s affirmation. When your faith is tested, how do you respond?
Sunday Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122224.cfm
Watch TV series scene here
https://youtu.be/CBgpo1Vc4g8
Quote from Sheriff Andy Taylor
“I guess it’s a time like this when you’re asked to believe something that just don’t s...
In this episode you’ll hear how the prophet Zephaniah envisions God saving his people, singing to them as in festivals. Can you imagine what that would be like? Listen here for this and other moments in the Bible that are filled with song!
Readings
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121524.cfm
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