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Weekly HomiliesSeasons of Faith, Hope, and Love (Mark 13:24-32)2024-11-1712 min
Weekly HomiliesPracticing God's Unconditional Love (Mark 12:38-44)2024-11-1114 min
Weekly HomiliesPivotal Questions: Through the Eyes of Bartimaeus (Mark 10: 46-62)2024-10-2715 min
Weekly HomiliesGod is the Glue (Mark 10:35-45)2024-10-2014 min
Weekly HomiliesMeasuring Your True Investment in God (Mark 10: 17-27)2024-10-1313 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Courage of Authenticity (Mark 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48)2024-09-3014 min
Weekly HomiliesConversations (Mark 9: 30-37)2024-09-2213 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Misperception of Seeing Through Human Eyes (Mark 8: 27-35)2024-09-1617 min
Weekly HomiliesOpening Your Story to Jesus (Mark 7: 31-37)2024-09-0916 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Challenges of Truth (Mark 6: 1-6)2024-07-0816 min
Weekly HomiliesPondering Our Expectations of God (Mark 5: 21-24, 35b-43)2024-06-3015 min
Weekly HomiliesFinding God in the Rough Stretches (Mark 4:35-41)2024-06-2412 min
Weekly HomiliesConsidering Final Judgment (Mark 4:26-34)2024-06-1714 min
Weekly HomiliesBecome Like Me (Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26)2024-06-0214 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Puzzle of Faith (Mark 1: 12-15)2024-02-1815 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Gift of Free Will (Mark 1: 29-39)2024-02-0415 min
Weekly HomiliesTraining Our Spiritual Minds (Mark 1: 20-28)2024-01-2816 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Sacrament of the Present Moment (Mark 1: 14-20)2024-01-2119 min
Weekly HomiliesBe Watchful! Be Alert! (Mark 13:33-37)2023-12-0308 min
Weekly HomiliesReceive the Invitation (Matthew 22:1-10)When people are baptized, they have an opportunity to participate in the Good News of Jesus' resurrection. It's an invitation to understand that we each have unique identities that come not from the secular world but are given to us by God. What prevents us from receiving God's invitation? Father Mark explains in his latest podcast. 2023-10-1507 min
Weekly HomiliesHome with God (John 17: 1-11a)“Home with God” by Father Mark S. Suslenko, Pastor, SS. Isidore and Maria Parish, Glastonbury, ConnecticutAs we celebrated this past week, the very beautiful feast of Jesus' Ascension into heaven, I found myself reflecting upon the parable of the Prodigal Son. Now, as you sit here today, perhaps you're asking what could the parable of the Prodigal Son have to do with the Ascension of the Lord?Remember in that very poignant story that we've heard many times over, and there is that pivotal point when that younger son goes to his father and he s...2023-05-2210 minWeekly HomiliesEaster Season Podcast Retreat (John 13:1-15; John 18:1-19:42; Mark 16:1-7)It's three homilies in one podcast, as Father Mark focuses his Holy Week messaging on the three-fold revelation about God’s presence in our lives as outlined by Mother Julian of Norwich: “God made me, God loves me, God keeps me.” The gospel reading for Holy Thursday: John 13:1-15The gospel reading for Good Friday: John: 18:1-19:42The gospel reading for Easter Vigil: Mark 16:1-72022-04-1738 min
Weekly HomiliesBroken & Blessed: The PodcastWelcome! Broken & Blessed is an evet intended to open our minds and hearts and consider pivotal questions to being human, especially a child of God. What is heard and experienced here is just the beginning of further exploration and discussion to come! Thank you for listening! - Fr. Mark Suslenko, Pastor, SS. Isidore, and Maria Parish, Glastonbury, ConnecticutQuestions to consider: Who made me? Who am I? What is my purpose? Who can I be?RECORDED: March 8, 20222022-03-091h 31
Weekly HomiliesGod Alone is God (Mark 12: 28b-34)2021-10-3114 min
Weekly HomiliesSometimes All We Want Is To Be Seen (Mark 10: 46-52)2021-10-2416 min
Weekly HomiliesWhat Do You Wish Me To Do For You? (Mark 10:35-45)2021-10-1717 min
Weekly HomiliesThe Origin of Love (Mark 10:2-16)2021-10-0311 min
Weekly HomiliesLove's Sacred Essence (Mark 9: 38-43, 45, 47-48)2021-09-2619 min
Weekly HomiliesThe God Switch (Mark 9:30-37)2021-09-1915 min
Weekly HomiliesThe God Perspective (Mark 8: 27-35)2021-09-1213 min
Weekly HomiliesRediscovering the Child Within (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, and 21-23)2021-08-2917 min
Weekly HomiliesFaith Over Fear (Mark 5: 21-43)2021-06-2716 min
Weekly HomiliesTrust the Silence (Mark 4:35-41)2021-06-2115 min
Weekly HomiliesThree Simple Questions (Mark 14:12-16, 22-26)2021-06-0621 min
Weekly HomiliesBecoming a Dwelling for the Holy Trinity (Matthew 28:16-20)"The teaching of God is being one in three is truly a remarkable, remarkable fact That brings the immensity of God's presence and the creative power of God's presence home to the simplicity of my soul. So as much as I kneel before the majesty of God, I can at one in the same time, also reach back out to God and call him 'Abba' or 'Daddy'. It's truly remarkable. And in searching for this God who now has a face and a personality, I began to focus not so much on what I need to do that God...2021-05-3015 min
Weekly HomiliesOpening to the Grace of the Holy Spirit (John 20: 19-23)As we ponder the feelings of anger, despair or hopelessness, doubt, and fear or insecurity, we begin to realize that, in their own right, they do have positive usefulness for how we negotiate life. It's when these feeling are allowed to control and dominate us that they become destructive.This is as true for us today as it was for the disciples in Jesus' time. And, like the disciples, we have a secret weapon to help us from being overwhelmed by these feelings: the grace of the Holy Spirit.Father Mark talks about t...2021-05-2315 minWeekly HomiliesYour Faith Will Be Shaken (Mark 14 - Mark 15, verse 47)Hi everyone, and welcome to Weekly Homilies with Father Mark Suslenko, Pastor of SS. Isidore and Maria Parish in Glastonbury, Connecticut. We are part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. I'm Carol Vassar, parish director of communications, and you're listening to Season 4, Episode 13 for Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord: March 28, 2021. Our Gospel reading is Mark, Chapter 14 through Mark Chapter 15, version 47, a link to which may be found in the show notes for this podcast. And now, Father Mark’s homily for Palm Sunday 2021. 2021-03-2805 minWeekly HomiliesHow's Your Lent Going? (Mark 9: 2-10)2021-02-2812 minWeekly HomiliesWhat Do We Truly Own? (Mark 1:12-15)2021-02-2115 minWeekly HomiliesRomance, Adventure, Achievement & God (Mark 1:29-39)2021-02-0711 minWeekly HomiliesWho Inspires You to Faith? (Mark 1: 21-28)2021-01-3109 minWeekly HomiliesDo Not Fear Repentance (Mark 1:14-20)2021-01-2510 minWeekly HomiliesThe True Gift of Advent (Mark 13: 33-37)2020-11-2912 min
Weekly HomiliesBringing Humility to Our Relationships (Matthew 18: 15-20)2020-09-0613 min