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On the 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, newly-ordained Deacon Mitch Vicknair delivered his first homily at St. Anthony of Padua. After introducing himself, and poking some fun at his father (Deacon Tom Vicknair, who was serving alongside him at the Mass), Deacon Mitch dove into how the Gospel readings related to his call to the Permanent Diaconate, and how we're all called to serve the Lord! Listen now! Special Guest: Deacon Mitch Vicknair.

On the First Sunday in Lent, Fr. Mathew preached about how Lent is the perfect time to identify what is unbecoming of God in our lives, and let go of whatever that is. That way, we can let God be the God of our lives. Fr. Mathew also shared about Eden Nivas, an ongoing project by the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales for their retired clergy. Listen now! Special Guest: Fr. Mathew Thottyil.

On the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, newly-ordained Deacon Dan Dragone delivered his first homily at St. Anthony of Padua. Recalling his initial unwillingness to answer God's call for him, Deacon Dan preached on how we're all called to open our hearts to the Lord and to those around us - no matter what misconceptions and judgements await us as faithful Catholics. Listen now! Special Guest: Deacon Dan Dragone.

On Ash Wednesday, Deacon Mike Krall started the Lenten season by preaching about the Cross, and how it's an important stop along our journey of faith. Listen now! Special Guest: Deacon Mike Krall.

On the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Jesse preached about what our relationship with God's law and love should be. Do we love our neighbor? Should we follow God's law out of compulsion or fear? Adhering to God's law ought to be a response of love, to God's love, so listen to Fr. Jesse's homily now! Special Guest: Fr. Jesse Garcia.

Newly ordained deacon Scott Broussard preached for the first time on the Fourth Sunday of Advent at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. After briefly introducing himself, Deacon Scott provided some background on the ministry of service that is the permanent diaconate, before reflecting on the strength and perseverance of the Holy Family. Deacon Scott posed the question to us: how will we be challenged to leave our place of comfort, and how will we respond when faced with that decision? Listen now! Special Guest: Deacon Scott Broussard.

Fresh off of Thanksgiving, Deacon Franco preached on the First Sunday of Advent about how we must prepare our hearts during this season of waiting and expectation. Special Guest: Deacon Franco Knoepffler .

The Development Council is an exciting new endeavor at our parish - a committee of parishioners dedicated to providing and planning for future generations of Paduans. Joining Nate on the podcast is Tom Brodie, the chairman of this new council, who talks about the purpose of this council, what they hope to accomplish, how you can join, and more! Our community has grown in a major way over the past 25 years – the Development Council seeks to ensure that our growth can continue for 25, 50, and 100 years into the future. Special Guest: Tom Brodie.

On the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Deacon Mike Krall preached about three keys to success for your spiritual life: preparation, persistence, and practice. How do we approach sacred scripture? What is our phone screen time versus our "Bible screen time"? Are we focused on the sacrifice of Mass, or just punching our spiritual ticket for the week? Listen to Deacon Mike tackle these questions and more in this insightful homily from St. Anthony of Padua. Special Guest: Deacon Mike Krall.

Every year, our parish is blessed with a seminarian from the Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston who arrives at St. Anthony of Padua to spend one year of formation and prayer on our staff. This year, we welcomed John Clark - a prayerful, joyful and outgoing seminarian from Michigan who went to the University of Texas, had a unique discernment period throughout college, and loves chess, Lord of the Rings, and more. Nate Hoffman sat down with John to get to know more about him, and how his experience has been at St. Anthony of Padua so far. Tune in! Special Guest: John Clark.

On the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we heard about the 10 lepers who were healed by Jesus, with only one returning. Just like those 9 lepers who didn't return, our world and society is increasingly focused on individualism and self - so what can we do? Fr. David Hust preached how we, as faith-filled citizens, can bring honor and justice to God, vote with a clear, Catholic, conscience, and do our part to bring order to a disordered world. And a reminder: if you are struggling with this message or find yourself believing some of these ideologies that were discussed and maybe didn't realize were intrinsically evil - know first and foremost that you are loved. And it’s precisely because you are loved by God and us that we are called to oppose the ideologies, because these ideologies don’t lead to happiness and human flourishing. Special Guest: Fr. David Hust.

A near-death experience while driving gave Deacon Mike Krall a reminder of how precious the miracle of life really is. On the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, which was also Respect Life Sunday, Dcn. Krall challenged us to reflect on whether or not we view every human life with the amount of love and respect that it deserves. Special Guest: Deacon Mike Krall.

Fr. Jesse Garcia preaches on the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time about how the story of the rich man and Lazarus shows how we are called to love our neighbors with the same level that we love ourself, and to avoid sins of omission as well as those of commission. Special Guest: Fr. Jesse Garcia.

The Gospel reading on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time tells the parable of the Unjust Steward - an often confusing story about wealth, promissory notes and service. Deacon Dominic Madrid preached on Sunday about what we can learn from this unjust steward, what we must focus on to secure salvation, and how the goal of simply "scraping by" will always lead us to fall short in our faith. Special Guest: Deacon Dominic Madrid.

There were multiple powerful parables in the Gospel reading on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and Fr. Jesse Garcia preached on how the path of the parable son is very similar to the path we all walk in our faith journey. Special Guest: Fr. Jesse Garcia.

On September 7th, 1997, the very first Mass of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church was held! Hundreds of families squeezed into a high school cafeteria to begin building the foundation of our family of faith. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this incredible milestone, we held a special edition of Beyond the Bulletin - Live from the Piazza! Setup at a table outside of Daily Mass, Nate Hoffman and Michael Gormley talked about their favorite memories of St. Anthony, had a variety of special guests join them to chat, and much more. Thanks to all who are a part of our parish family, and thanks to all our listeners of Beyond the Bulletin!

The 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time was all about discipleship - Deacon Rick Vogel reflects on the Gospel from Luke and challenges us with how we can improve in our own discipleship with the Lord! Special Guest: Deacon Rick Vogel.

St. Anthony of Padua recently held its 2022 Catechist Day - a chance for all the catechists and core members for the upcoming semester of youth ministry and faith formation to come together and prepare for the ministry ahead. Michael Gormley helped facilitate this important training, so he sat down for a new episode of Beyond the Bulletin with Nate to talk about how the day went, the primary place catechists must be working, a brief dive into proper reverence of the Eucharist, the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show, and more! Tune in!

"I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!" These are powerful words from Jesus, taken from the Gospel of Luke, which Fr. Mathew reflected on during the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen to Fr. Mathew's homily on how we can fearlessly proclaim God's love, and help spread teh fire. Special Guest: Fr. Mathew Thottyil.

On the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we heard powerful readings warning to "take care to guard against all greed." Fr. Jesse Garcia shared a homily reflecting on why this is especially important in our faith lives, as well as look at two inspiring saints and what we can learn from them. Special Guest: Fr. Jesse Garcia.