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The weekly homilies of Rev. Mark Suslenko, Pastor SS. Isidore and Maria Parish in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
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The weekly homilies of Rev. Mark Suslenko, Pastor SS. Isidore and Maria Parish in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
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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.…
“Home with God” by Father Mark S. Suslenko, Pastor, SS. Isidore and Maria Parish, Glastonbury, Connecticut As 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 says, "Father, I want my share of the inheritance." I want my share of the inheritance. Henri Nouwen, the classical spiritual author, wrote a book, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and it's actually a reflection on Rembrandt's painting of the Prodigal Son. And in that reflection, he points to that moment when the younger son makes that request of his father. And what he says, what's really going on in that exchange, is this, that what the son is really saying without saying it is this: "Father, I can't wait for you to die." Father, I can't wait for you to die. When we look at that in that context, it makes that request of the son even more offensive than it is at first glance. It really is a heartless rejection of the home in which that boy was born and nurtured and a true rupture and break with the traditions that upheld his request as being blatantly wrong. It was unheard of, then and even now, to make such a demand of one's father. That young man struggled with understanding the meaning of home, not in the physical sense, but in the spiritual one. When Jesus ascended to his Father in heaven, Jesus simply went home. Jesus went home. If we look at how Jesus taught and how he acted, he never lost touch with home. He knew inwardly where he came from and where he was going, and that allowed him to do the work that he had to do in between. You and I, in a deeply profound spiritual way, struggle with understanding our home. We struggle with staying home with God where we know we belong. It's almost as if we say to God, thank you, but no, thank you for the gift of life and for the promise of eternal life. But I'm gonna take that and go and do as I wish because I've got this. I can handle this. I know how to find happiness. I know where I need to go. It's not here, but I got it. And so, without being a bad person, so to speak, we often find ourselves drifting away. Moving away from our center, from our focus, from where we know we really need and ought to be. We can find ourselves easily self-absorbed, even in things that may be legitimate at the time. We find ourselves misguided, confused. The enticements of the world wanna convince us of illusions about ourselves, illusions that promise some measure of contentment or happiness, and try one after the other; we fail to realize that none of that will ever satisfy this longing, this ache, this pining of our soul to find home. And so, in this seemingly endless search, we continue to look, and we continue to be disappointed. Faith and good, healthy religion exist to keep us focused. To point to home, to remove some of the misguided notions, to break apart the illusions, to clear up the cobwebs of our minds and souls, to remove us from our self-absorption, and focus us outward and elsewhere to tell us who we are. Where we're going and who we ultimately are meant to be. We struggle with not only who we are but where we belong, who has claim over the essence of my soul. In a very tender exchange between Jesus and his father, he says, "Of those who first believed, they belonged to you, and you gave them to me. What a tender exchange of trust and entrustment. He says those same words to us: "We belong. We belong to God.”…
The Gospel reading for Palm Sunday 2023 may be found here .
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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 13:1-15 The gospel reading for Good Friday: John: 18:1-19:42 The gospel reading for Easter Vigil: Mark 16:1-7…
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The Passion of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:14-23:56)
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Später Spielen Später Spielen Listen Gefällt mir GelikedWelcome! 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, Connecticut Questions to consider: Who made me? Who am I? What is my purpose? Who can I be? RECORDED: March 8, 2022…
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"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 wants as much as who I am." - Father Mark…
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 the benefits of opening ourselves to that grace, allowing the work of peace and love to be done in and through us. Listen to this week's homily in its entirety !…
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Emily Rose Walsh, Soprano Vincent Kavreud, violinist Ken Nott, organist
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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.…
The lighting of the rose-colored candle, the wearing of rose-colored vestments all signify our Church is called to rejoice this Third Sunday of Advent, for the Lord is near indeed. What causes you to be rejoice and experience joy? Another word we can use is the word delight. What delights you? As we begin to ponder that question a bit, maybe our minds go to some earthly pleasures that we enjoy: that particular cup of coffee, a bowl of our favorite flavor of ice cream, maybe achieving or finding something else. For many folks, joy or delight is found in material things. But if we put our eggs all in that basket, we begin to realize that we can never really satiate our heart's desire with things. They provide us fleeting moments of pleasure, and then quickly disappear. We then find ourselves searching for something else, something else that we think we may want or desire, in pursuit of joy. It is no wonder, then, that lines in front of Lotto machines are often quite large when the pot is big. The illusion that the more I have, the happier I will be, the more joy I possess, is something that drives many human beings. But it is simply that: an illusion. We begin to get glimpses that there is more; that the material is not all that really matters; that there's a depth of spirit to pursue. A depth of spirit that provides the joy that we all desperately seek and desire. It is that joy of eternal salvation that the Church directs us to today, that this season of Advent beckons us to listen to, and to be drawn int it is the truth of who we are: the powerful and wonderful presence of God that has visited God's people. Who directs us. And orients us in terms of our souls. Who shows us that we journey not alone, but with this Creator who supports us, sustains us and keeps us and loves us. When a person stumbles upon this reality, it takes root in their very soul and it affects how they present themselves to life. Because we begin to realize that my interior journey, my interior self, is what is brought to whatever is happening around me. It is brought to the challenges. It's brought to the successes. It isn't the particulars that direct the inner self, but what I discover and find within, that colors, my experiences of life. That's why St. Therese of Lisieux was so adamant about joy being in the recesses of one's soul. And she said, it didn't matter whether you were in a palace or in a prison, joy is still yours to have. Saint Teresa of Calcutta says that a person who exudes joy affects others, such that you leave that person feeling better about who you are; that there's a genuine goodness that radiates from their face is found on their smile, illuminates their eyes. You can tell immediately that the person of joy is just in a better, more centered place, and that joy is then infectious, spilling over to others and touching others' hearts and lives. And so today the church calls us to sift through where we look for joy and delight in our lives. What directs us? What strengthens us? What focuses us? So that no matter whether we are in the spirit of life, facing the challenges of illness or death, finding ourselves with much or with little that we present ourselves to all things with this confident, joyful spirit of mind, heart and soul. With the certain knowledge that we are on a much greater journey, and ultimately our delight in our happiness can only be fulfilled when we meet face-to-face our Creator and our Redeemer. It is that salvation that truly orients us and directs us, and it is that to which we are called to cling.…
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When we seek the voice of God, what are we listening for? Father Mark shares his insights, with an emphasis on three important virtues: faith, hope and love.
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