The Shepherd's Voice with Archbishop George J. Lucas
Archdiocese of Omaha
Displaying Episode 11 - 18 of 18 in total of The Shepherd's Voice with Archbishop George J. Lucas with the tag “catholic bishop”.
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Episode 60: Declining Vocations: What Are We Missing?
Episode | June 16th, 2021 | 26 mins 23 secs
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The Church prays for vocations all the time, so why does it seem we're not getting an answer? In this episode, Archbishop Lucas tackles the question of how to foster priestly vocations and asks us to look seriously at what we each can do to help young people listen to the One who calls.
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Episode 59: Put the Holy Spirit to Work
Episode | May 21st, 2021 | 29 mins 31 secs
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How do we know the Holy Spirit is present? Do we believe that He is present and that we can experience Him? As we celebrate Pentecost, Archbishop Lucas encourages us to put the Holy Spirit to work, and to go (back) to Mass with all our desire wide open.
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Episode 58: This is a very big deal!
Episode | April 18th, 2021 | 28 mins 38 secs
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Archbishop Lucas celebrates the Easter season, shares about how to be amazed by the things we've heard before.
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Episode 57: Why did Jesus have to suffer?
Episode | March 23rd, 2021 | 27 mins 37 secs
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As we draw closer to Holy Week, Archbishop Lucas is posed the question, "Why did Jesus have to suffer?" This leads to a conversation on answering the problem of evil and why bad things happen to good people. If you've ever pondered this question or want to prepare your heart for Holy Week, this will be a thought-provoking listen.
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Episode 56: Disconnect & Reconnect
Episode | February 11th, 2021 | 24 mins 19 secs
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This Lent, Archbishop Lucas encourages us to "disconnect and reconnect"—disconnect from the perpetual outrage machine created by our current media and political climate, and reconnect to the Prince of Peace through His Body, the Church.
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Episode 55: "Go to Joseph"
Episode | January 8th, 2021 | 24 mins 34 secs
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This week, Archbishop Lucas introduces the Year of St. Joseph proclaimed by Pope Francis. He offers insights into the life of St. Joseph and how to lean into learning from and praying with the patron saint of the Universal Church this year.
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54: From Presents to Presence
Episode | December 16th, 2020 | 26 mins 52 secs
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Archbishop Lucas shares how we can more fully enter into the celebration of Christmas in a year that has been strange and difficult. He also looks back on what 2020 has revealed about our individual and collective struggles to rely on Christ.
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53: Having Mercy on the Dead
Episode | November 19th, 2020 | 24 mins 19 secs
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How do Catholics remember the dead? Why do we pray for them? And what do these practices teach us about how we can live better lives here on Earth? Archbishop Lucas answers these questions, reminding us that "the decisions that we make here reverberate into eternity."