Podcasts by reVerb Homilies
I have always loved the idea that God is more than just a name or even idea; rather, that God is a verb. In God, we “live and move and have our being”. Everything we do is a response to what God has already done.
So when I started to consider a name for this blog, reVerb came quite easily. We are responding to God’s word moving in and through us.
If you are visiting this blog, it is most likely because you are responding to the Word that you heard this past Sunday. Of course, you don’t hear the Word of God (though you can read it linked to this page); rather you will hear my homily as a commentary on the Word, as it was heard this past Sunday.
The idea is quite simple: Catholics rarely take notes during Mass, so I thought it might be helpful to record my homilies so you can hear them again, or in the case of those who are ill or far away, you now have access to a homily you didn’t hear before.
This blog is also an easy way to share what you are learning with your friends and family who do not come to church. You an either listen online or subscribe to the RSS Feed and download it to your portable media player (see the next page for those instructions).
In the end, all I ask in return is that you pray for me as I do my best to interpret the Word of God for myself and those around me.
Many blessings,
Fr. Chris Valka, CSB
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The Solemnity of the Ascension from 2019-06-03T12:23:17
HUMAN HOLINESS
The Ascension is most closely related, in meaning, to Christmas, for both are incarnational. At Christmas, what it means to be God became fully a part of what it means to b...
Commencement Address for Holy Trinity High School from 2019-05-29T02:10
RITUAL AND TRANSITION
First of all, I want to congratulate you on all that has brought you to this day, as well as the people who have brought you here: your families, friends, mentors, t...
4th Sunday of Easter from 2019-05-12T20:11:18
MOTHER'S DAY
Traditionally, today is known as Good Shepherd Sunday because of the shepherd and the sheep who hear his voice. Of course, it is also Mother’s Day – a day when we also celebr...
Third Sunday of Easter from 2019-05-05T18:51:23
Next Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter, is commonly known as Good Shepherd Sunday, because of the Gospel regarding the sheep who hear the Master’s voice. And for that reason, it is also regarded...
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Second Sunday of Easter from 2019-04-27T23:14:59
THE MOTIVATION OF CHANGE
What is it that Thomas couldn’t believe? That Jesus rose again? That Jesus appeared to his friends? Perhaps it was that he and his friends would be able to do e...
Easter 2019 from 2019-04-21T03:53:46
MYSTERIES WE DON'T NEED TO SOLVE
Over the past few days, we have been contemplating the limitations of our own mentalities – how we tend to think that everything is limited. The resurrect...
Good Friday 2019 from 2019-04-19T21:28:32
THE ABUNDANCE OF GOD
We said yesterday that THIS is the instruction manual. This is the path. At its most basic level, what we learn from last night – the Last Supper and the washing of ...
Holy Thursday 2019 from 2019-04-19T02:19:31
PARTICIPATING IN OUR HOLINESS
There has always been an inherent danger in the celebration of this great feast: which is to make it more “holy” than “human”. That is to say, that it is so ...
Lenten Mission: Prophetic Politics – Healing the Division of our Day from 2019-04-09T02:21:23
REFLECTION FIVE: THE HOLINESS OF OUR HUMANITY
In our last discussion, we will look ahead to Holy Week as a celebration of our humanity as well as God’s divinity, as we seek to heal our du...