Petersboat

R. Ketcham
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Thoughts about God and the meaning of life clothed in the language of a Catholic priest and pastor on Long Island.

  1. The Monday After | Saint Joseph, A Good Parent

    6D AGO

    The Monday After | Saint Joseph, A Good Parent

    I suppose most parents will say to their children, "You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up," but I don't imagine that Our Lady and Saint Joseph said such things to Jesus.

    9 min
  2. The Monday After | Knowledge of Mary, The Golden Key in a Red Bag

    12/22/2025

    The Monday After | Knowledge of Mary, The Golden Key in a Red Bag

    A little boy came to me after Mass yesterday, showing me a gold key in a red bag. It turned out to be a good way of understanding the intercession of the Blessed Mother. This is a teaching on Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and how she desires to help us to stay close to her Son.

    29 min
  3. The Monday After | Knowledge of Jesus

    12/15/2025

    The Monday After | Knowledge of Jesus

    An unexpected introduction to a man and his son at a Christmas party has led me to a deeper knowledge of Jesus. I begin and end this 3rd Advent reflection with that story.

    23 min
  4. The Monday After | Knowledge of The Self

    12/09/2025

    The Monday After | Knowledge of The Self

    Last week, we spoke of emptying ourselves of the spirit of the world in order to make room for the Holy Spirit. In this episode, we'll move into a word about the knowledge of the self that the Holy Spirit makes possible.

    24 min
  5. The Monday After | Emptying Ourselves of the Spirit of the World

    12/01/2025

    The Monday After | Emptying Ourselves of the Spirit of the World

    This is the first part of a four-week spiritual preparation for Christmas, beginning with a word (based on the Mass readings for the First Sunday of Advent) about making room in our hearts for Christ.

    16 min
  6. The Monday After | Well, Maybe One King (For Peace's Sake)

    11/25/2025

    The Monday After | Well, Maybe One King (For Peace's Sake)

    The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to implore all people - especially leaders of totalitarian states - to allow Christ to reign in their hearts, that He might direct their thoughts and actions according to the Father's will for peace's sake. But since peace is begotten by God, not made by man, it is by the forgiveness of sin that man is then poised to bring God's peace to the world.

    13 min
  7. The Monday After | Should We Be Afraid?

    11/17/2025

    The Monday After | Should We Be Afraid?

    The title's a bit click-baity, but it was either that or "Sure Feels Like the End Sometimes," which also seemed a bit of a ploy. In any case, this Sunday's readings prepared us for Christ's return to judge the living and the dead, because next weekend is the Feast of Christ the King, which will bring with it the end of the liturgical year and a foreshadowing of the end of all things. My hope, here, was to say that by growing in our awareness of how Christ is already with us, we can be relieved of any fear of His coming again in glory - or even our own death.

    17 min
  8. The Monday After | I Could Be Wrong - Thank God

    11/10/2025

    The Monday After | I Could Be Wrong - Thank God

    I propose, in this homily, a way of understanding the kind of help that Jesus is trying to offer us. It seems to me that he dwells in us in order to help us make sense of our thoughts and feelings, which are often wrong - thank God.

    23 min
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Thoughts about God and the meaning of life clothed in the language of a Catholic priest and pastor on Long Island.

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  • Creator
    R. Ketcham
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Petersboat

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