From the classroom to the office to everywhere in between, struggling for goodness & holiness can be a daunting task. In these homilies, meditations, classes & talks by Fr. James Searby, discover the possibility of Holiness for the Working Day.
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Feast of the little known St. Arnulf of Metz, July 18By Fr. James Searby
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Meditation on the Roadmap: Human Wholeness 7: Emotions and their Healing
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Meditation on the Road Map: Human Wholeness 6: Sexuality
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The Backpack Effect – Travel Light, Live Free in Peace
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13:2314th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2025 In this episode, Fr. James reflects on The Backpack Effect—the paradoxical truth that the more you travel, the lighter you pack… not just in your luggage, but in life. Drawing from Jesus’ instructions to the 72 disciples in Luke 10, we explore how the spiritual life calls us to travel light, to surrender control, …
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July 4th weekendBy Fr. James Searby
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Happy Independence Day!By Fr. James Searby
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Meditation on the Roadmap: Human wholeness 5: Mirth and Humor
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33:39Episode Summary: In a world that glorifies burnout, this episode invites you to step back, breathe deeply, and remember: you are not a machine. With wisdom from saints, psychologists, and mystics, we explore the healing power of rest, rhythm, and above all—humor. Fr. Jacques Philippe reminds us that balance begins with limits. Jesus Himself rested,…
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Solemnity of Sts. Peter and PaulBy Fr. James Searby
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Meditation on The Roadmap: Human Wholeness 4: Wholeness in the Flesh
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36:34The Body and Communion – Wholeness in Flesh and Relationship Wholeness Series, Episode 4 Episode Summary: What if your body wasn’t just a tool for work or a source of shame, but a sanctuary—a vessel of memory, worship, and communion? In this episode, we explore the profound connection between our physical bodies and our spiritual lives. From a gran…
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Feast of Corpus Christi 2025By Fr. James Searby
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Meditation on the Road Map: Human Wholeness 3
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39:58Healing and Wholeness: The 18-Inch Journey from Head to Heart “The glory of God is man fully alive.” —St. Irenaeus “God does not love some ideal version of you. He loves you—with your particular history, wounds, and desires.” This episode takes you on what may be the most important journey of your life: the 18 inches from the head to the heart. Thr…
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Meditation on The Road Map: Human Wholeness 2
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40:18Living in Divine Communion: The Heart of Spiritual Health In this episode, we explore the foundation of spiritual health—not as a religious add-on, but as the very core of what it means to be fully human. Drawing from Scripture, the theology of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, and the ache of the modern soul, we reflect on how our deepest wounds and …
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The Red Zinger and the Smoke of Mystery: Entering the Trinity
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16:33Holy Trinity Sunday 2025 What do a baffling university quote, swirling incense, and the mystery of the Trinity have in common? More than you think. In this episode, we begin with Fr. Robert McGuire’s infamous “Red Zinger”—a cryptic saying meant to puzzle and provoke—and follow its thread into the deepest mystery of the Christian faith: the Trinity.…
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Graduation Gifts from Heaven: The Spirit’s Sevenfold Treasure
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14:25Pentecost 2025 Graduation season is a time of giving—gifts to celebrate, to remember, and to send forth with love. But what if the greatest gifts we receive aren’t wrapped in ribbons, but in the presence of the Giver Himself? In this episode, we explore the love language of gift giving—not as materialism, but as the sacred act of saying, “You are s…
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Meditation on “The Road Map: Rediscovering the Image of God” Episode 1
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36:53In this opening episode of The Road to Wholeness, we begin with a map—not of streets and cities, but of the human person. Drawing from St. Teresa of Avila, Benedict XVI, and the deep wells of Christian anthropology, we explore what it means to be made in the image of God. Before any healing can begin, we must remember who we are: someone, not somet…
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This episode reflects on the quiet aftermath of great missions—whether in war, in the early Church, or in our own lives. Drawing from a scene in Band of Brothers, the Ascension in the Gospel of Luke, and a moment from Black Hawk Down, it explores the kind of silence that follows profound revelation. Not a silence of fear, but of purpose. The Apostl…
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Meditation on Sonship, Forgiveness, and Spiritual Battle
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38:15In this episode, we journey into the heart of the interior life—where sonship is not just a theological idea but a lived identity, rooted in the truth of God’s love. Fr. Searby explores how misbeliefs about ourselves and others become strongholds for spiritual distortion, and how forgiveness and spiritual warfare begin in reclaiming truth. This is …
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This episode explores the deep, sacred power of memory—not as nostalgia, but as a living, active force that shapes who we are. True remembrance, inspired by the Holy Spirit, makes the past present and meaningful. In the Church, memory is not just intellectual—it’s spiritual, personal, and redemptive. Through the Mass and the quiet reminders of grac…
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If Only For Once It Was Completely QuietBy Fr. James Searby
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Meditation on Rest for Your Soul: Sabbath Wisdom for a Summer of Renewal
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39:22Rest for Your Soul: Sabbath Wisdom for a Summer of Renewal 2025 This episode explores the sacred power of stillness in seasons of change, from the quiet “Room of Tears” behind the papal conclave to the quiet mornings of our own lives. Drawing on scripture, saints, literature, and films, we uncover how Sabbath rest is more than a break, it’s a thres…
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Feast of St. Bernadine of Siena 2025By Fr. James Searby
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3rd Sunday in EasterBy Fr. James Searby
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Theology on Tap: White Smoke, Sacred Fire: Inside the Papal Conclave
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56:01A talk to young adults about the death of the Holy Father and the Conclave.By Fr. James Searby
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