Heart of the Homily

Our Podcast revisits Sunday’s Gospel and homily by Fr Vigoa, digging deeper into it’s message and how we can take it from the pew into the rest of our week. Also enjoy Fr. Vigoa's daily homilies here that will call you deeper into discipleship with Christ and mission. We hope “heart of the homily” podcast and homilies transforms how you pray, think, live and love this week.

Heart of the Homily is a religion podcast hosted by St Augustine Catholic Parish, with 242 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

St Augustine Catholic Parish hosts Heart of the Homily, a religion show with 242 episodes published.

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  Homily | August 22, 2026 | God Chose Mary First, So We Love Her | (Episode 241)

  Aug 22, 20267 min

  We end the week honoring Mary’s queenship by answering the simple question behind so much Catholic life: why do we love her so much. The answer starts with what God does first in Mary and ends with a practical invitation to let her lead us more deeply to Jesus through humility and prayer. • the basic “why Mary” questions behind statues, rosaries, feasts, and titles • the line Catholics must keep clear: Mary is not God and we do not worship her • God’s initiative in Marian devotion: God honors Mary first • the Incarnation as the reason Christians cannot ignore Mary • Mary as the dwelling place of God, like the temple filled with glory • Jesus’ teaching on humility as the key to Mary’s queenship • Cana and “Do whatever he tells you” as Mary’s constant direction toward Christ • Mary’s role in the spiritual life: she deepens love for Jesus rather than competing with it Take Mary into your home. Take her into your spiritual life. If you do not pray the rosary, start today. If your relationship with Our Lady has become distant, start speaking to her again. Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.saintaugustinechurch.org

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  Homily | August 21, 2026 | We Receive Jesus Because We Need Him | (Episode 240)

  Aug 21, 20266 min

  We reflect on Saint Pius X and why he fought to bring people back to frequent Holy Communion. We connect his legacy to Ezekiel’s dry bones and to Jesus’ command to love, so our dry places can come alive again. • Saint Pius X’s push for frequent, even daily, Holy Communion for properly disposed Catholics • First Communion at the age of reason and what that says about grace and need • Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones as a picture of spiritual dryness and lost hope • The limits of self-fixing and the need for God’s breath and grace • The Eucharist as strength for the weak and mercy for sinners • Loving God and loving neighbor as the sign of a life made new Bring that place to Christ, especially bring it to the Eucharist. Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.saintaugustinechurch.org

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  Homily | August 20, 2026 | Saint Bernard Of Clairvaux And The Love That Changes Everything | (Episode 239)

  Aug 20, 20266 min

  We look at Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and his insistence that Christianity cannot stay in the head because God wants the heart to truly love him. We connect Ezekiel’s promise of a new heart with Jesus’ wedding feast parable and ask what it means to stop saying “not now” to God. • Saint Bernard’s life and influence as a teacher of love • The difference between knowing about God and surrendering to God • Ezekiel’s promise of a new heart and a new spirit • The wedding feast as a warning about distraction and delay • The wedding garment as the sign of a transformed life • Bernard’s test of spiritual maturity: loving God for God’s sake • A closing prayer for a heart of flesh instead of stone Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.saintaugustinechurch.org

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  Podcast | Faith When God Seems Silent | (Episode 238)

  Aug 19, 202633 min

  We wrestle with Matthew 15 and the Canaanite woman who recognizes Jesus as Lord while He stays silent at first, and we talk honestly about how easy it is to confuse silence with abandonment. We walk through what great faith looks like when prayers feel delayed, and why the Eucharist proves God gives us far more than crumbs. • Matthew’s “Canaanite woman” detail as theological geography and a sign of radical outsiderness • The irony of the outsider naming Jesus as Lord first • Why we instinctively interpret God’s silence as rejection • The difference between God’s presence and our perception of God’s presence • Jesus “speaking with His feet” by crossing borders toward us • Great faith as refusing to walk away when things stop making sense • Prideful bargaining versus humble prayer with empty hands • Grace as gift rather than something we earn • Intercessory prayer that carries someone’s name to Christ across distance • Prayers entering places we cannot and reaching unseen struggles • The Eucharist as Jesus giving Himself, not scraps Go back through this gospel and see the different stages and see how this woman approached Jesus even with more intensity. Don’t give up, don’t walk away, don’t leave him. Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.saintaugustinechurch.org

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  Homily | August 19, 2026 | Still Chosen At Five O’Clock | (Episode 237)

  Aug 19, 20266 min

  We sit with the heartbreak of the five o’clock workers who say, “Because no one has hired us,” and we hear that God keeps coming back for people who feel overlooked and late. We wrestle with resentment from the early workers and remember that grace is a gift, not a paycheck. • the overlooked workers at five o’clock and what their answer reveals • the parable shifting from wages to God’s relentless pursuit • feeling late to faith, vocation, or conversion and hearing “You too” • the danger of comparison inside the vineyard • why generosity feels unfair when gratitude fades • grace as a gift that none of us earns • two questions: will we enter when called, and will we rejoice for others • joining God in seeking the lost and bringing people home Thank you for listening! Visit us at www.saintaugustinechurch.org

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