Podcasts by Veritas Vos Liberabit
A weekly proclamation of the Sunday Gospel followed by my homily. Traditional interpretation of the Biblical narratives applied to our lives.
Further podcasts by Fr. Scott Murray
Podcast on the topic Religion und Spiritualität
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Christmas Eve - Be not afraid from 2020-12-25T01:02:57
The devil wants us to live in fear because fear paralyzes. God tells us over and over in Scripture, "Be not afraid!" It takes courage to live a truly Christian life, but the Lord provides to those ...
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The Voice and the Dawn from 2020-12-13T19:27:49
John the Baptist is the voice and the dawn preparing the way for the Lord.
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Ad Orientem from 2020-06-28T17:17:13
What is your fixed point? How do you find direction? Christ must be our orientem, our fixed point.
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The Ascension, the Holy Spirit, & St. Philip Neri from 2020-05-23T18:28:44
This Sunday we celebrate the solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ into heaven. Technically, the feast is on the fortieth day of Easter, which was this past Thursday, but the celeb...
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Wisdom from Catherine of Siena from 2020-05-17T11:45:35
Some thoughts on our day from St Catherine.
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The Courage of a Mother from 2020-05-09T19:19:20
Reflecting on motherhood and the role of the mother in our present crisis.
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The Good Shepherd from 2020-05-03T21:41:30
It's a difficult time to be both sheep and shepherds.
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Month of Mary from 2020-04-26T16:40:25
Asking the intercession of Our Blessed Mother to open our eyes on the road to Emmaus.
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Palm Sunday - Enter Holy Week from 2020-04-06T23:47:54
Don't fall into the trap of letting Lent continue into Easter.
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5th Sunday of Lent - A Hidden Jesus from 2020-03-30T01:38:43
Passion Sunday reminds us that Jesus is often hidden from us. He is not always present in the way we desire, but He is teaching us to love Him more perfectly when He hides.
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Annunciation - A New Creation from 2020-03-29T12:19:41
God enters into the world at the Annunciation, it is a new creation, and He desire to begin anew with us in the Sacraments.
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4th Sunday of Lent - Born Blind from 2020-03-29T12:10:58
We continue our journey in the desert, but we're not without sight. God is calling us to rely upon His grace and to grow deeper in our trust in His Holy Will.
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Walking with St. Joseph from 2020-03-19T20:36:07
St. Joseph had to leave all that was familiar to follow God's will. He is a powerful intercessor for our time of trial.
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3rd Sunday of Lent - Entering the desert from 2020-03-15T15:17
God tested his people in the desert. As we begin this time without Sunday Masses, however long that may be, and as the pandemic continues to spread, we are being tested. Will we continue to trust i...
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Immaculate Conception - The New Ark and the Blue Veil from 2019-12-09T22:49:23
Mary is the new ark and that's why she dresses in blue.
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Humility and the Mulberry Tree from 2019-10-06T13:24:11
Begin by doing the humble tasks of your state in life with love, and the Lord will grow your faith so that He can do the impossible through you.
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New Atheism and Slavery from 2019-09-08T13:08:31
The new atheists are trying to build a tower - the good life without God - but they do not have the necessary material. Their arguments are superficial. We can look at slavery as an example of how ...
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Sacrifice vs Credit from 2019-08-11T13:19:24
We can sacrifice goods we have in the present for future goods. We make a deal with the future so that the future is better. The opposite is credit, which is when we take from the future in order t...
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St. Jean-Marie Vianney from 2019-08-04T13:15:06
The Curé d'Ars is a model of the essence of priestly ministry. Pray that we will set our sights directly on God and seek Him first.
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sending the 70 from 2019-07-07T12:47:33
Jesus founded His Church following the structure of the Old Testament priesthood. Pray for priests and bishops.
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13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Placing our anchor in heaven from 2019-06-30T13:19:31
Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem. Being a true disciple of Chist is costly. We must give up the security of thinking that we are in control of our lives. We must place our hopes in heaven and t...
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Corpus Christi - The Body and Blood of Christ from 2019-06-23T13:26:41
The Eucharist is really, truly, and sacramentally the Body and Blood of Jesus. There have even been many Eicharistic miracles when the Eucharist changes not only substantially to the Body of Christ...
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Trinity Sunday from 2019-06-16T18:27:42
Don't let your relationship with God just be quality time with a coffee table.
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Pentecost - The New Law from 2019-06-08T22:51:08
The Catholic feast of Pentecost is the fulfillment of the Jewish feast of Pentecost (the feast of weeks). God gives His chosen people a New Law, the Holy Spirit dwelling within them.
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The Ascension - Proclaim the Good News from 2019-06-02T14:09:06
As Christ ascends into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father, He promises to send the Holy Spirit to be with the Church and He tells us that we must proclaim the Good News to all nations.
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6th Sunday of Easter - The Joy of St. Philip Neri from 2019-05-25T20:07:31
St. Philip is a wonderful model for how reform must take place in the Church. St. Philip Neri, pray for us.
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4th Sunday of Easter - Persevere in the Care of the Good Shepherd from 2019-05-11T22:21:29
There are many obstacles to remaining in the love of God. The world, the flesh, and the devil try to distract and discourage us in many ways, but by utilizing prayer, Scripture, and the Sacramen...
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Divine Mercy Sunday - Mercy enters through our wounds from 2019-04-28T17:54
As we celebrate the feast of Divine Mercy we reflect on how God's Mercy comes to us through Christ's wounds and it enters us through our wounds, most importantly in the Sacrament of Confession a...
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Palm Sunday - Strengthened by the Church from 2019-04-14T13:02:14
Palm Sunday confronts us with the fickleness of human nature. In one moment we are praising Jesus and in the next we are denying Him and crucifying Him with our sins. Jesus knows us. He loves us...
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Forgiveness has a cost from 2019-04-07T19:52:39
Christ’s radical call to forgiveness is one of his most difficult teachings, both because it is usually misunderstood and because when it is properly understood, it is painful. Many people think...
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The Parable of the Lost Sons from 2019-03-30T20:12:24
Throughout the Bible land is symbolic of God's love for His people. When they are living peacefully in the promised land, it means they are living rightly and receiving God's gifts, but when the...
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2nd Sunday of Lent - Climb the Mountain of the Lord from 2019-03-16T19:28:03
The Transfiguration shows us the structure of the spiritual life. We are made to climb mountains; however, most people settle for less than the mountain of the Lord. How do we climb the Lord's m...
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8th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A Good Tree Does Not Bear Bad Fruit from 2019-03-03T00:34:45
As we prepare for Lent, it's important to reflect on how we are doing as disciples of Christ and what type of fruits we are bearing. St. Paul gives us a helpful list of good and bad fruits in hi...
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7th Sunday in Ordinary Time - What credit is it to you? from 2019-02-24T15:04:50
We are told by the world today that we must be "tolerant". The language of tolerance, however, is actually the language of hatred. We tolerate ice storms and headaches. We don't tolerate perfect...
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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Happy Cross from 2019-02-17T18:35:20
It's through the cross that we are made happy.
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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Staying in Peter's Boat from 2019-02-10T17:44:30
The Church is Peter's boat, but it is holy because Christ chose to stay with Peter in that boat despite the sinners, the storms, and days when there are no fish. We don't make the Church holy. W...
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Overcoming Envy's Allure from 2019-02-03T18:04:36
Driven by envy, the people of Nazareth tried to kill Jesus following His first sermon. What is envy, and how do we overcome it's allure?
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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Return From Exile from 2019-01-26T20:50:24
Jesus marks the true return from exile. He offers us reconciliation. See how the books of Ezra and Nehemiah show us the structure of how Jesus wants to bring us out of exile.
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - They Have No Wine from 2019-01-20T02:18:43
The wedding feast at Cana is a sign pointing ahead to Christ's crucifixion and the Mass.
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The Baptism of the Lord - Post Epiphany from 2019-01-13T20:28:27
The feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas Season and the beginning of Ordinary Time. However, don't let the title Ordinary Time fool you. This is not a liturgically emp...
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The Epiphany - An Icon of Salvation History from 2019-01-06T17:31:23
The story of the magi coming to find Jesus encapsulates the story of salvation history.
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The Holy Family - Obedience to THE Father from 2018-12-30T14:52:14
The Holy Family teaches us the right ordering of the family. Every aspect of our life must be directed to the Father in heaven.
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4th Sunday of Advent - Blessed is the FRUIT of your womb! from 2018-12-23T18:50:39
Elizabeth recognizes the Divinity present within the womb of Mary. Mary is the model for how we should receive Communion. The use of the word "fruit" calls to mind the sin of Adam and Eve in the...
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3rd Sunday of Advent - The Lord is near from 2018-12-16T14:33:26
3rd Sunday of Advent - Gaudete Sunday - John is preparing the way of the Lord. He is the new Elijah. The exodus and the exile are coming to an end. The Lord is in the womb of repentant Israel. The ...
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2nd Sunday of Advent - The Immaculate Conception, John the Baptist and Arresting Strangeness from 2018-12-08T23:27:39
It's easy to become complacent about dogma and ritual because they can become too familiar. As Catholics we say and do many things that seem very strange to those who are not Catholic. Unfortunatel...
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1st Sunday of Advent - Watch and Pray from 2018-12-02T01:20:33
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C. Our Lord warns us to be on guard against dissipation, drunkenness and anxiety. These are easy sins to fall into this time of year. How do we prepare for...
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Christ the King - Who is your king? from 2018-11-25T00:30:29
It's easy to say that Christ is our king, but do we live as though He is our king? This Sunday I reflect on the history of the Israelite kingship and how the Israelites repeatedly failed to recogni...
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The Stars Are Falling from 2018-11-23T00:14:52
Gospel and Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Nov. 18, 2018). A symbolic reading of Christ's declaration in Mk 23 that the sun will be darkened and the stars will fall from the he...
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