Faithful & Authentic: The All Saints Parish Podcast

Mental Health Novena | Day 5 | Youth & St. Kateri Tekakwitha

Day 5 of the Mental Health Novena with Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Today we pray for youth and young adults, who often face isolation, pressure, and loneliness. We ask the intercession of St. Kateri Tekakwitha for peace and hope in their lives.
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Alive: The Power of Persistent Prayer | Fr. Jonathan Meyer

In this episode of the Alive series, Fr. Jonathan Meyer reflects on the Gospel of Luke 18:1–8 — the parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge.
 
The widow in Scripture is more than just a character — she is an image of the Church: faithful, relentless, and unwilling to give up. Like her, we are called to be people of persistent prayer, trusting in Christ, the merciful Judge who listens to us.
 
Fr. Meyer challenges us to ask:
What are you praying for today?
Will you persist tomorrow?
How can we live as the Church that never gives up?
 
Let’s keep asking, seeking, and knocking — confident that God loves us and has a plan for us.
 
🙏 Discussion questions are available below and at allsaintscatholic.net to help guide your reflection and small group study.
 
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Gospel Discussion Questions:29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Luke  18:1-8What is the basic story or content?What is the good news in this passage?What does it mean to be persistent?Think of a time in your life that you refused to give up- why?When do you pray?Who taught you to pray?Have you ever prayed with someone else?Have you ever prayed at night?Will the Son of Man find faith when He returns?
 
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Mental Health Novena | Day 4 | Children & St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Day 4 of the Mental Health Novena with Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Today we pray for children living with mental health challenges, asking Christ to bless and protect them. We seek the intercession of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower.
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Mental Health Novena | Day 3 | Mental Health Ministry & St. John of God

Day 3 of the Mental Health Novena with Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Today we pray for the growth of mental health ministries in our Church, that all who struggle may find welcome and care. We ask the intercession of St. John of God, patron of hospitals and the sick.
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Mental Health Novena | Day 2 | Families & the Holy Family

Day 2 of the Mental Health Novena with Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Today we pray for families — that they may be sources of love, healing, and support for those facing mental health challenges. Our prayer is offered to the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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Mental Health Novena | Day 1 | Removing Stigma & St. Dymphna

Day 1 of the Mental Health Novena with Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Today we pray for an end to the stigma surrounding mental health and ask the intercession of St. Dymphna, patroness of those with mental health struggles.
🙏 Join us in prayer each day as we lift up intentions for healing, hope, and strength.
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Increase Our Faith: The Rosary Challenge That Can Change Your Life | Fr. Meyer Homily

“Lord, increase our faith.”
Fr. Meyer shares a powerful reflection on how a deeper devotion to the Rosary can transform your relationship with Jesus — and change the world. Discover why praying the entire Rosary daily has renewed his priesthood, strengthened his prayer life, and brought him closer to Christ through Mary.
 
📿 October is Respect Life Month and the Month of the Rosary. Let’s take the challenge to carry a rosary daily and pray it with intention — for our families, our Church, and our world.
 
🙏 “The problems in our world today will be solved when people begin to reflect upon the life of Jesus.”
 
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Politics, Synodality, and the Future of the Church | Sunday Homily 10.4.25 | Fr. John Hollowell

What does the Catholic Church really say about politics, laws, and synodality? In this homily, Fr. Hollowell connects the prophet Habakkuk’s cry with today’s cultural struggles—abortion, same-sex marriage, and gender ideology—and shows how the Church’s wisdom guides societies toward truth.
At the same time, he reminds us that our mission is not condemnation, but love: to accompany every person with the Spirit of power, love, and self-control (2 Tim 1:7).
📖 Readings: Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2 Timothy 1:6-8; Luke 17:5-10🙏 “God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but of power, love, and self-control.”
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Alive: Gratitude and the One Who Returned | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In this episode of the Alive series, Fr. Meyer reflects on the Gospel of Luke 17:11–19 — the healing of the ten lepers, where only one returned to give thanks.
Gratitude changes hearts, relationships, and the way we see the world. Yet so often, the One who deserves our thanks the most — our Lord — is the One we forget.
Fr. Meyer invites us to: • Reflect on who in our lives needs to hear our gratitude. • Recognize the Mass as the ultimate act of thanksgiving. • Live this week with hearts overflowing in gratitude to God.
🙏 Discussion questions are included below to guide your reflection and small group sharing.
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Gospel Discussion Questions:28th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ Luke 17:11-19What is the basic story or content?What is the good news in this passage?What is leprosy?Why did Jesus ask them to go to the priests?Only one returned- what did the others do?How important is gratitude?What are you grateful for?How do you express gratitude?Who taught you to be grateful?
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White Male Gun Violence: A Catholic Response | Fr. Meyer Sunday Homily | 9.28.25

In this Sunday homily, Fr. Meyer reflects on the Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus while confronting the tragic reality of gun violence in America.
 
He reminds us: “He knew his name… and did nothing.”
 
Fr. Meyer calls us to see how fatherlessness, silence, and complacency contribute to a culture of violence — and how men of faith are called to rise up. Drawing on St. Paul’s words, he challenges us to pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
 
This is more than a reflection on violence — it is a call for fathers, brothers, and Christians everywhere to raise up men of God in a broken world.
 
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