Podcast
Catching the Word with Fr. Garry Koch
Hosted by Diocese of Trenton · EN
Every week Fr. Garry Koch reflects on the reading for Sunday with occasional messages from Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M.
10episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
Jesus Calls Us to Overcome All Forms of Prejudice and Hatred
Jul 8, 202200:06:11Tap to summarizeOn this 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Garry Koch explains that through the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells us to overcome prejudice and hatred. He calls us to love our enemies.
Transcribe →The Gate is Narrow and the Way is Difficult
Jun 30, 202200:05:38Tap to summarizeOn this 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time Father Garry Koch tells us about Christ disciples who were called to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ after His death and resurrection. We are reminded that the gate is narrow and the way is difficult for all disciples of Christ.
Transcribe →The Call to Discipleship
Jun 23, 202200:05:11Tap to summarizeFather Garry Koch tells about the power of the call to discipleship and how we are called to an ongoing encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist.
Transcribe →The Eucharist - Food that Sustains Our Spiritual Body
Jun 15, 202200:06:07Tap to summarizeOn this Feast of Corpus Christi, Father Garry Koch tells us about the institution of the Eucharist and the Revival in the Catholic Church in the United States to increase the understanding that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist.
Transcribe →In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Jun 8, 202200:05:45Tap to summarizeOn the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity Father Garry Koch explains to us the meaning of the Trinity and the importance of this belief in our Catholic faith.
Transcribe →Come O Holy Spirit, Come!
Jun 1, 202200:05:59Tap to summarizeThe Holy Spirit is the constant companion of the disciples of Jesus after his resurrection...as it is for the church today...and in our own life. We call upon the Holy Spirit to inspire in us, the wisdom within us, to understand God's will in our lives.
Transcribe →THE ASCENSION OF JESUS INTO HEAVEN
May 24, 202200:05:56Tap to summarizeOn this 16 Sunday in Ordinary Time, Father Garry Koch tells us that programs and projects are important aspects of ministry. But we must also rely on the Holy Spirit and the grace of God to provide the nourishment we need to bear the fruit we are meant to bear.
Transcribe →If You Want Peace, Work for Justice
May 19, 202200:06:29Tap to summarizeFather Garry Koch reflects on the meaning of peace...the meaning of the sign of peace in church; what it means when we pray for peace; and how peace must be motivated by love.
Transcribe →Spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the World
May 11, 202200:05:59Tap to summarizeOn this 5th Sunday of Easter Father Garry Koch tells us about the early church and the apostles. By the end of the 1st Century the Gospel had been proclaimed from the Southern tip of England to the West Coast of India...and all of the villages and cities in between. This is a testament to the power of the Holy Spirit working in the lives of the apostles and their co-collaborators.
Transcribe →The World Cannot Silence the Voice of Jesus
May 5, 202200:04:54Tap to summarizeOn this 4th Sunday of Easter Father Gary Koch tells us that the world cannot silence the voice of Jesus. After his death the Apostles and St. Paul helped to spread the gospel throughout the Roman world very quickly.
Transcribe →