Homily Rewind | "Something Real" — Corpus Christi | Fr. Terry Keehan

Homily Rewind | "Something Real" — Corpus Christi | Fr. Terry Keehan

Jesus said it plainly: my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. But what does "real" actually mean? Fr. Terry Keehan works through exactly that on the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ — the third of three major feasts the Church gives us after Easter. What makes the Eucharist real? It's shared. It's physical and spiritual. It brings unity. It's connected to our identity. It's living, from heaven, and lasting. And at the end of every Mass, we say it: may the body and blood of Christ bring us to everlasting life. Because ritual makes things real. Holy Family Parish | Inverness, IL | holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts

IAV | "Become What You Eat" — Corpus Christi | Dawn Mayer

Six-month-old McKinley just tasted solid food for the first time. The look on her face said it all — what is this, and what do you want me to do with it? Dawn Mayer says the disciples hearing Jesus say "eat my flesh, drink my blood" probably had the same reaction. But Eucharist is something you grow into. On the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, Dawn reflects on the difference between eating and dining, the four processions at every Mass that remind us we're a people on a journey, and what it means to truly become what we receive. The body of Christ isn't just the host. It's the assembly. It's what we carry out the door. Holy Family Parish | Inverness, IL | holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts

WWW | "How to Carry the Resurrection" — Corpus Christi | Fr. Terry Keehan

Three great feasts in a row — Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and now the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Fr. Terry Keehan says the Church isn't being random. These feasts are a deliberate guide for doing two things: becoming more committed disciples and living out the resurrection. Drawing from Deuteronomy 8, 1 Corinthians 10, and John 6's Bread of Life discourse, this episode explores what it truly means to participate in the Eucharist — and why the Body and Blood of Christ is called "true food" and "true drink." Real. From heaven. Lasting. And meant to be shared. Holy Family Parish | Inverness, IL | holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts [www.holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts]

"Not About Understanding" — Trinity Sunday | Fr. Terry Keehan

A woman told Fr. Terry Keehan she understood she needed to forgive her sister — she just couldn't figure out how. His response: forgiveness isn't about understanding. It's about love. A lot like the Trinity. From shamrocks to juggling balls (including a memorable chasuble mishap), Fr. Terry explores the many ways we try to get our arms around one of the great mysteries of the faith — and why the point was never to figure it out. Trinity Sunday at Holy Family Parish, Inverness, IL. Readings: Exodus 34, 2 Corinthians 13, John 3:16 Holy Family Parish | Inverness, IL | holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts

"Love of a Dad" — Trinity Sunday | Dawn Mayer

Hidden behind a picture frame, Dawn Mayer discovered a letter her grandfather wrote to her father in November 1936 — when her dad was just six months old. A letter full of dreams, prayers, and overwhelming love. A letter her father kept his entire life. That discovery is the heartbeat of this Trinity Sunday reflection. Because John 3:16 — "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son" — is the same kind of letter. A parent's love poured out completely for a child. Dawn reflects on the Most Holy Trinity not as a doctrine to define but as a love to experience: God as life-giving Creator, as redeeming Son, and as the Holy Spirit that unsettles us toward our greatest selves. Holy Family Parish | Inverness, IL | holyfamilyparish.org/podcasts