The Shepherd's Voice with Archbishop George J. Lucas

Archdiocese of Omaha

About the show

This podcast brings you conversations with Most Rev. George J. Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha, as he shares his pastoral vision with the local Church: "One Church: Encountering Jesus, Equipping Disciples, and Living Mercy."

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 7: This Advent, "Watch!"

    Episode  |  December 1st, 2017  |  9 mins 20 secs
    advent, catholic, christmas, faith

    Preparing for Christmas often feels more like a project than anything else. The challenge to our faith during this season is to think about what God has done and is doing. We remember that we’re saved because of God’s project, God’s work, God’s action in our lives, and not by our own efforts.

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    Episode 6: The Pilgrim's Journey

    Episode  |  November 27th, 2017  |  17 mins 50 secs
    catholic, faith, pilgrimage

    Lourdes.
    Fatima.
    Santiago de Compostela.
    Eternity.

    Archbishop Lucas offers reflections on his recent pilgrimage to several holy places in Europe, and how such a journey illuminates the earthly journey each of us must make.

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    Episode 5: Equipping Disciples

    Episode  |  November 15th, 2017  |  26 mins 3 secs

  • Episode 4: What is evangelization?

    Episode  |  October 25th, 2017  |  25 mins 27 secs
    evangelization, jesus, mission

    Evangelization. Though we hear the word a lot, we often don’t have a clear grasp of its meaning.

    In this episode, Archbishop Lucas is joined by Jim Jansen, director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, to talk about the challenges we face in announcing the Good News.

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    Episode 3: What does it mean to encounter Jesus?

    Episode  |  October 4th, 2017  |  23 mins 49 secs
    evangelization, jesus, mission, vocation

    "The Father didn't send us a book of rules... but a Person." In this episode, Archbishop Lucas unpacks 'encountering Jesus' as the foundation of the life of the Church.

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    Episode 2: Sharing the journey with migrants and refugees

    Episode  |  September 13th, 2017  |  17 mins 21 secs
    immigration, omaha, pope francis, refugees

    Not since WWII have so many people been displaced from their homelands. Archbishop Lucas responds to Pope Francis' invitation for bishops and all of the faithful to draw close to those in our communities who have arrived as strangers seeking the same things we all seek.

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    Episode 1: Charlottesville, Racism, and the Church's Response

    Episode  |  August 31st, 2017  |  34 mins 36 secs
    christ, justice, prayer, racism

    So often it seems we’re looking across a divide; the devil is at work tempting us to think that the divide is good. Whether the divide is racial or political, we’re tempted to think that that person is bad and not worthy of our respect. Racism is a sin that damages the human family.