Ishpeming Catholic Podcast Fr. Ryan Ford

We often think love and laws are opposite things, but Jesus teaches us that all the moral laws of God can be summed up in one word: love.  In this episode, Fr. Ryan breaks open the two greatest commandments and shows how God's laws teach us how to love.

It's not easy to fulfill our Christian duty to correct each other and reach out to people in serious sin.  But Jesus gives us a 3-step process to follow.  We are responsible for each other!  Let us participate in Jesus' call to be good shepherds and seek the lost to bring them back.

In this episode, Father Ryan explains how the Gifts of the Holy Spirit burn away the roots of the seven deadly sins in us, preparing the way for the Lord to come and help us bear good fruit of repentance.

Jesus predicts many bad things that are going to happen to us, but ultimately he wants to give us hope.  In this episode, Father Ryan shines light on our current situation and what God is calling us to as people of hope in the midst of trials and tribulations.

Jesus says he has come to cast fire on the earth.  Fire is frightening.  What can this image say to us about God's love?  Love is demanding, and the demands of love can be frightening.  When Jesus calls us, he doesn't allow us to stay as we are.  We must be changed, transformed.  What is disordered in us must be burned away so new life can grow.  In this episode, Fr. Ryan describes how Jesus' love and the demands of love lead to true happiness.