Sunday Soundbites

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Cycle AMay 21, 2023 It’s one thing to know you’ve got a big job to do. It’s another to know that you can actually do it! As we celebrate the Feast of the ...

Sixth Sunday of Easter Cycle AMay 14, 2023 Have you ever been visited by representatives of a particular religion or church, going door-to-door to evangelize? While most of us probably have, I suspect the reverse is not true. Rarely do ...

Fifth Sunday of Easter Cycle AMay 7, 2023 Do you ever long with nostalgia for the “good old days”? Hello, I’m Franciscan Father Greg Friedman with the Sunday Soundbite for the Fifth Sunday of Easter. I wonder if the early ...

Third Sunday of Easter Cycle AApril 23, 2023 In human life there’s no substitute for daily, lived experience, no matter how much “book learning” you’ve had. On these Sundays of Easter the Church teaches the newly baptized—and all of us—how ...

Second Sunday of Easter Cycle AApril 16, 2023 “I’ll need to see some proof.” “How can you be certain?” Have you used one of those expressions today? Hello, I’m Franciscan Father Greg Friedman with the Sunday Soundbite for the Second ...

Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection Cycle AApril 9, 2023 “There is no tale ever told,” author J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote in an essay on storytelling, that people “would rather find was true.” Hello, I’m Franciscan Father Greg Friedman with ...