Fr. Lampe’s Podcast

As the disciples are traveling on the road to Emmaus, they may not realize it, but they are actually participating in the celebration of the Mass. Listen to my homily to find out why I make that claim and what a great blessing the Mass is for us.

Our Lord is truly present in the most Holy Eucharist. He's eager to be united with us and bless us in Holy Communion. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Unfortunately, I did not save the recording of my homily for this Sunday. So, I reconstructed the main elements of that homily and expanded a little bit upon it. Please listen to this reconstructed homily to learn more about the Mercy of God!

If we think about the moments of joy that we've experienced in our lives, it often includes a sense of surprise for our benefit and love. Listen to my homily to learn more about this and how we can set a course for joy using the acronym GPS.!

Have you heard of Clare Crockett before she was born in the 1980s became an actress then had a profound encounter with the Lord during a Good Friday service. That started her journey to become a Religious Sister listen to my homily to hear her story and how God has a personal love for each one of us.

Will you let Jesus wash you? When Peter objects to Jesus washing his feet, Jesus tells him that unless he lets Jesus wash his feet, he will not have a shared in the inheritance. Jesus wants to wash us too. Will you let Him? Listen to my homily to understand what this means more clearly.

This Lenten season we have focused on relationship with the Lord and staying in good relationship with the Lord. We do that by avoiding temptation, which helps us avoid sin. We accept the Lord‘s encouragement and draw strength from it to continue in good relationship with Him. We include in part of our prayers, relational or conversational prayer, allowing ourselves to listen to the Lord and hear what He has to say. We accept the healing that He has to give us and we cooperate with His grace to stay in good relationship with Him we accept His mercy and His forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, allowing ourselves to be spiritually resurrected when we give into temptation and end up in sin. Listen to this reflection for a greater summary of these previous homilies.

Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. This was a physical resurrection, but our Lord wants to offer us a spiritual resurrection. When we commit mortal sin, we spiritually die. And we need the grace of the sacrament of reconciliation to be raised up again in our spiritual lives. Listen to my homily to learn more.

God wants to love us all the way into heaven, but we have to cooperate with his grace to get there. Listen to my homily to learn more!

We're given a model of prayer with our gospel passage of the woman at the well. We can pull out certain elements that make the acronym ARRR which stands for acknowledge, relate, receive, respond. Listen to my homily to learn more!

There are times in our lives, where we face difficulties and challenges, times when we feel weak and not able to follow the Lord as he calls us. Our Lord wants to strengthen us and that's what he does for his disciples with the Transfiguration. Listen to my homily to learn more.

In our Gospel passage, Jesus gives us different tips and strategies by his example on how to overcome temptation. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Rules and regulations without relationship leads to rebellion. This Lenten season let us focus on our relationship with God. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Jesus calls us to be the salt of the Earth and the light of the world. But how do we prevent losing that flavor or letting the light dim? There are multiple things that we can do including getting together in small faith sharing groups. Listen to my homily to learn more!

How do I get to Heaven? Our readings give us indications and mile markers to help us on the way. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Looking at our readings, Christ is identified as the light. We share this light to those who are in darkness. Those are in need of knowing our Lord and encountering his love. One of the ways we do this is through our Catholic school. Listen to my family to learn more!

Here am I Lord, I come to do your will. This was our Responsorial Psalm, but what does that mean in light of our other readings? It includes defending the unborn children in the Womb.

We might wonder what does baptism do for us? Well, a lot actually. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Why was it that the Wiseman were able to find Jesus and other people didn't? Listen to my reflection to find the answer to this question and learn more!

In our first reading and in the responsorial psalm there's a mention of the Face of God. How do we understand this? Why is it important? Listen to my homily for answers to these questions and for more information!

Jesus wants to be our friend. He wants to save us from sin and set us free to love. Listen to my homily to learn more.

As many gatherings and celebrations for the Christmas season, take place, we can reflect on being welcoming and hospitable to each other. This Christmas season, we are to welcome Christ into our lives and into our hearts, but He is also present in each one of us. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Did John the Baptist doubt who Jesus was? What about us? Do we have the right focus during the Advent season? Listen to my homily to find answers to some of these questions and further insights on how we might answer the others.

God has great plans for each and everyone of us. Today we reflect upon God‘s plan for Mary and why he kept her free from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception. Listen to my family to learn more.

When a relationship is wounded or broken, it's good to be reconciled. The same is true with our relationship with God and He gives us the great gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in order to be healed. Listen to my homily learn more!

What does our Lord mean by stay awake? How do we prepare during the Advent season? Listen to my homily for answers to these questions and for more information.

Christ is our king. Do we accept Him as our King? What kind of King do we have? We have one that'll give himself fully and completely to us in the Eucharist. But why the Eucharist? Listen to my homily to learn more about this.

Many of us are afraid to talk about the faith with others because we don't know how they will respond to it. However, Jesus sends us out at the end of every mass to share the good news to share what we've received with others. We grow in our ability to talk about Jesus when we start doing it. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Did you know that we can pray for the souls in purgatory and help them get to heaven faster? Learn more about this and about purgatory and indulgences by listening to my homily.

Today we celebrate All Saints and not just particular ones. But why do we even remember the Saints? Our ultimate goal is to be with God forever in heaven, and knowing those who have already gotten there can help us get there ourselves. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Did you hear about the Eucharistic miracle of the nobleman who pridefully received Holy Communion in a way he wasn't supposed to and he began to sink into the stone floor? Listen to my homily to learn more about pride, humility, and Holy Communion!

What's your favorite story? Did you know that the church has a favorite story? The story of salvation is the favorite of the Catholic Church and it's contained within sacred scripture. Listen to my homily to learn more about this favorite story of the church!

In our Gospel passage, today, we see how the people with leprosy are cured through their obedience to Jesus's instructions. Jesus told us to remember Him with the celebration of the Mass. Listen to my homily to learn more about the Mass and the Eucharistic Prayer.

Good news! Jesus comes to save us, not only in the sense of bringing us to heaven, but even starting to experience it here on earth. Hear more about this message and about the Gospel and homily at Mass by listening to my homily.

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Archangels and shortly thereafter is the celebration of the Guardian Angels. At the end of October, we have Halloween. So it seemed like it would be a good time to preach about angels and demons. Listen to my homily to learn more!

We act based upon what we believe. How often do we reflect upon what we believe as Catholics? The Creed summarizes our faith, we exercise our faith as we recite the creed together. Then we put our faith into action with the petitions and and with the preparation of the gifts. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Recently, I preached on the Our Father, but I didn't explain the ending part of it. There are multiple reasons for this, one of them being I didn't want the homily to be too long. Another being I had preached on those topics many times before. However, I would like to offer the explanation now. Please listen to this reflection that you may understand what we mean when we pray ending part of the Our Father.

Some scripture passages need a closer look in order to properly understand them. Saint Paul talks about slavery and Jesus, talks about hating people. What did they mean and how does this apply to our lives today? What does this have to do with Mass? Listen to my homily for answers on these questions and for more information.

Our Lord calls us to humility, which is all about truth. The truth is God considers you worth dying for. When we live out of this truth and inspires us a greater desire to glorify God and to relate to him in prayer. Listen to my homily to learn more.

The second reading reminds us that we are sons of the heavenly Father. Our Father in heaven loves us so much and wants us to be with Him forever in heaven, but as Jesus tells us in our gospel passage, it's not easy to get to heaven. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Sometimes we can misunderstand each other, and that can lead to division. Our Lord says He came to establish division rather than peace, but what does He mean by that? It could be that we misunderstand Him.Listen to my homily to learn more. (I added an announcement to this homily re-recording which makes it seem longer than it actually was when given at Mass).

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We might wonder, what does that mean? One of the things we can do is look at the proper prayers during the Mass for the day, including the preface, which is the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Faith, Preparation, and the Mass these are things I would like to discuss in this reflection. Listen to this reflection to see how they are related to each other.

We are to seek what is above. Our journey towards heaven begins with baptism, and when we enter the church, we're reminded of our baptism with the holy water font. Listen to my homily to learn more!

Did you know that all the baptized are priests? They're a part of the common priesthood also known as as the baptismal priesthood. It is different than the ministerial priesthood, but still important. Listen to my homily to learn more!

In this reflection, I summarize the missionary priest's message and add to it a brief explanation of the structure of the Mass. Listen to this reflection to learn more about these things.

In the familiar parable of the good Samaritan, the victim encounters the good Samaritan who takes care of him. We are the victim in need of encountering our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who for us is the good Samaritan. Listen to my homily to learn more.

Priests celebrate Mass for us. They also draw people to God and provide grace for them to go deeper in their relationship with the Lord. Let us pray that the Lord gives us more priests to be at His service.

As we recall the Saints, Peter and Paul, we also recall how Peter was the first pope and Paul was an apostle called by Christ on a special mission. The Apostles established grew the church started by Christ and made the bishops their successors. Listen to my reflection to learn more.

Our Lord reveals His love to us using a parable about the good Shepherd. Love is often represented by a heart, and as we celebrate the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus we're reminded of His love. He gives us His Heart in a special way in the Eucharist. Listen to my homily to learn more!

St. John the Baptist prepared the way for the coming of Christ how do we prepare the way for Christ coming? How do we prepare for Mass? Listen to my homily to learn more.