Author Archives: Father Steven Allen

Tuesday of the Eleventh Week of Matthew  You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt11tues In today’s Gospel, the Lord reproves the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees, whose entire religion is a calculated method of … Continue reading →

Friday of the Tenth Week of St. Matthew In today’s Gospel, the Sadducees reveal their hypocrisy and spiritual bankruptcy by asking the Lord a non-question, in order to trip Him up: The same day came to him the Sadducees, which … Continue reading →

Thursday of the Tenth Week of St. Matthew You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt10th In the Gospel today, we see the chief priests and Pharisees refusing to repent and, instead, hardening their hearts against … Continue reading →

Tuesday of the Tenth Week of Matthew You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt10tues-b In the Gospel today, Our Lord confronts the chief priests and elders with their self-serving hypocrisy: And when he was come … Continue reading →

Friday of the Ninth Week of Matthew  You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt9fri In today’s Gospel reading, the Lord Jesus Christ shows forth the wrath of God against the ungodly:   At that time, … Continue reading →

Thursday of the Ninth Week of St. Matthew You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt9thurs_1 In today’s Gospel, the mother of James and John demonstrates her radically mistaken idea of what the Messianic kingdom is … Continue reading →

You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt9wed_1 Wednesday of the Ninth Week of St. Matthew In the Gospel today, Our Lord proclaims His grace and sovereign will to save all men, even those who wait … Continue reading →

Wednesday of the Eighth Week of St. Matthew You can listen to an audio podcast of this post at https://www.spreaker.com/user/youngfaithradio/matt8wed In today’s reading from the Gospel, the Lord foretells His suffering and death to the Apostles:  At that time, Jesus … Continue reading →

Monday of the Eighth Week of St. Matthew In today’s reading from the Holy Gospel, the Lord refuses to give the leaders of the Jewish nation a “…sign from heaven,” but He instead tells them that they will receive “…the … Continue reading →

Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Matthew  Today’s Gospel reading recounts Herod’s wickedly killing St. John the Baptist, which ever after tormented his conscience. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, And said unto his … Continue reading →