Podcasts

Food for Faith now offers three podcasts. You can scroll down to view all the latest episodes or click these links to view each individual podcast:

Lectio Divina - daily prayer with the scriptures

Homily Studio - weekly discussions on the sunday scriptures

Food for Faith - talks and reflections from fr john o'connor

Homily Studio – Sunday 17 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Homily Studio - Sunday 17 August 2025
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Join Kath Petrie, David Moxon, Laurel Lanner and Kate Kearins in conversation reflecting on the scriptures for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read these scriptures at this link.

John is in the north of Italy until the end of the month, this week with 400 people of all ages from for their annual time of vacation, prayer and reflection. Next week he will spend time at the annual Rimini Meeting.

In the conversation David mentions

  • Tim Holland – Oxford history professor book summary about the influence of the gospel on the Graeco-Roman world. Talks available here on YouTube
  • Pope Francis’ autobiography : Hope at this link.
Kath refers to

 

Thursday 14 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Thursday 14 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Nineteen, the Feast of Maximillian Kolbe, at this link.

Wednesday 13 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Wednesday 13 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Nineteen in Ordinary Time at this link.

Tuesday 12 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Tuesday 12 August 2025
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Apologies to those who might not have received Lectio Divina these past couple of days. All sorted now.

Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Nineteen in Ordinary Time at this link.

Saturday 9 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Saturday 9 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for the Eighteenth Saturday in Ordinary Time at this link.

Friday 8 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Friday 8 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of St. Mary of the Cross (MacKillop) at this link.

Thursday 7 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Thursday 7 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for Thursday of Week Nineteen in Ordinary Time at this link.

Wednesday 6 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Wednesday 6 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord at this link.

Homily Studio – Sunday 10 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Homily Studio - Sunday 10 August 2025
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Join Rocio Figueroa, Maya Bernardo & Colin MacLeod in conversation with John O’Connor reflecting on the scriptures for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Read the scriptures for this Sunday at this link.

John mentioned The Simpsons episode: watch at this link.

A kaleidoscope view at this link and the kaleidoscope song mentioned by Rocio at this link.

Tuesday 5 August 2025

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Food for Faith Podcasts
Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Read the scriptures for Tuesday of Week Eighteen In Ordinary Time at this link.

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