Re-visiting the story of Lazarus and his bereft sisters Mary and Martha, Fr. Charlie reminds us that Catholics aren’t exempted from grief, but accompanied through it by a compassionate, loving God. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie’s reflection on those readings. Click here for […]
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THOR: The Dark World
Fr. Charlie Gordon CSC and Karen Eifler go deep to ponder moral ambiguity and the thin membrane between heaven and earth suggested in Thor: The Dark World. %PODCAST%
Laetare Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent): March 30, 2014
In working through the story of Jesus healing the man born blind, Fr. Charlie confronts with us the conundrum of why it can be so challenging to answer the straightforward question “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear Fr. […]
“The Incident” and “Don’t Take Pooping for Granted”
The Garaventa Center hosts an annual essay contest for students in Catholic high schools throughout the Pacific Northwest and Utah. 2014’s directive was to “write a humorous story about how you got over yourself.” In this special edition of Solloquia Tempestiva, the top two essays–by St.Mary’s High School (Medford, Oregon) student Kylie Winger and Paul […]
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (C.S. Lewis)
As we enter more deeply into the season of Lent, with its emphasis on praying well, Fr. Charlie offers highlights from this lesser-known work of C.S. Lewis: some of the “whos,” “whats” and “hows” of approaching God sincerely in prayer. This talk is 29 minutes long. %PODCAST%
3rd Sunday in Lent: March 23, 2014
Only Jesus Christ could get from “give me a drink” to transforming someone’s life in a single conversation. Listen to Fr. Charlie give expression to the deep thirst built into each of us, quenchable only One Way. Click here to link directly to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to listen to Fr. […]
“Despicable Me 2”
Gru’s adventures in learning to love continue. Fr. Charlie and Dr. Eifler discuss images of conversion, grace in action, the joyful edginess of a Father’s love and make a bet about “Despicable Me 3.” %PODCAST%
The Joy of the Gospel
Fr. Charlie provides a framework for approaching Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), the first apostolic exhortation published by Pope Francis in this initial installment of our new occasional podcast series Solloquia Tempestiva. Click the Play button below to listen to this 35-minute talk. %PODCAST%
Ash Wednesday: March 5, 2014
How does a smudge of dust on our forehead become a symbol of hope and a reminder that “now is the time” to run back into the waiting arms of a God who yearns for our return? Click the Play button below to hear Fr. Charlie shed some light on that question. Click here […]
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A–March 2, 2014
Why yes, yes we CAN make the audacious claim that God lavishes each of us with a prodigal love, and we can nestle into that knowledge like a child might rest on a sleepy ride home. Fr. Charlie illuminates how. Click here to link to the Sunday readings. Click the Play button below to hear […]