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Oro Valley Catholic

“If other ages felt less, they saw more, even though they saw with the blind, prophetical, unsentimental eye of acceptance, which is to say, of faith. In the absence of this faith now, we govern by tenderness. It is a tenderness which, long cut off from the person of Christ, is wrapped in theory. When tenderness is detached from the source of tenderness, its logical outcome is terror. It ends in forced-labor camps and in the fumes of the gas chamber.” - Flannery O’Connor, A Memoir of Mary Ann

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April 1, 2026 33 mins

Tenebrae, celebrated on the Wednesday evening before Holy Thursday reminds us of the Paschal Mystery and the beauty of faith celebrated in ancient and modern music. The selections from a variety of composers is sung by the St. Mark Festival Choir. 

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The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday. Learn the ABCs of Divine Mercy from our panel and join in this years devotion.

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March 19, 2026 31 mins

What is the difference between despair and hope? Despair and the mercy of God are the boundaries of hope. This is the story of the St. Lazarus being brought back to life after four days sojourn among the dead.  From his graveyard to the tomb of Christ. The boundaries of hope!

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032226.cfm

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March 8, 2026 31 mins

On the Third Sunday of Lent, Jesus meets a woman at a well in Samaria. What is happening? It is a love story and a wedding. This week on OVC.

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/030826.cfm

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February 14, 2026 31 mins

St. Faustina Kowalska had a vision of Divine Mercy that has had a tremendous impact on Catholic devotional life. The chaplet of Divine Mercy and the prayer of confidence in Jesus has helped contain and combat some of the anxiety of life. Recognizing God's presence among the daily trials of life - amongst the pots and pans - is the fruit of prayer and reliance on Divine Mercy. In this podcast hear the testimony of four disciples of ...

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Cigars and Apologetics is a St. Mark monthly event. In January we discussed why the Catholic Liturgical Year looks different from the Jewish Liturgical year. We also discussed the confusion surrounding Catholic marriage law, Matthew 19 and Pope Francis' Amoris Laetitia. Hold on to your seats!

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December 27, 2025 32 mins

What is a Holy Family? There is prayer, charity, love of others and everything else, good and bad. To be able to see your family as a holy family is to have some sense of God's presence in the midst of chaos. 

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122825.cfm

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December 20, 2025 31 mins

Is having better than wanting? It depends how well you are prepared for having. We probably all have received opportunities, gifts, relationships that we just weren't prepared for. God is preparing us for his greatest gift - His Son. Would we rather be in control or can we trust in Him. 

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122125.cfm

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December 5, 2025 31 mins

This week on OVC, I discuss Faith and Skepticism. Not everyone will come to faith through the Gospel. Skeptics may require a different pathway. Nonetheless, to understand God, you must first believe. Faith and Skepticism exist side by side - skepticism with no openness to the possibility of faith is an empty intellectual endeavor. Faith without a critical eye leads the soul down some empty paths. Trusting in God, the ...

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November 22, 2025 28 mins

The final Sunday of the Liturgical Year is the The Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. Proclaimed by Pope Benedict XV after the massively destructive First World War it was meant Europe that violence without boundaries would insure constant destruction. What does the feast have to do with the founding of Christian Europe and the occult nature of the Nazi Reich. This week on OVC.

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November 15, 2025 34 mins

The end of the liturgical year approaches and Jesus turns to teaching about the end times. With Jesus death and the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, an old world ended and a new one began. What can it mean? This week on OVC.

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111625.cfm

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St. John Lateran is the seat of the Bishop of Rome. Pope Leo XIV is the Bishop of Rome. Learn the story of the arch-basilica and why it is a symbol of the unity and authoritative teaching of His Church this week on OVC.

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110925.cfm

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November 1, 2025 34 mins

Purgatory? Keep following Christ, you are almost there, heaven that is! This week on OVC I discuss the scriptural basis for prayers for the dead and the doctrine of Purgatory. Our prayers for the dead are rooted deeply in scripture and tradition. 

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110225.cfm

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October 11, 2025 33 mins

This week Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to give thanks and worship. Worship of God in spirit and in truth makes us fully human. Learn about Luke's story of the ten lepers, this week on OVC.

The Ten Lepers are Cleansed, probably c. 1576/1580 - Léonard Gaultier

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101225.cfm

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September 27, 2025 31 mins

Every new technology provides challenges. The presence of Artificial Intelligence is another example. What good can come of it? What should we be wary of? What role does transhumanist thinking play? This week on OVC along with Lazarus and the rich man. 

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092825.cfm

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September 14, 2025 32 mins

The tragic death of Charlie Kirk and all those victims of evil in the recent history of our country might bring us to wonder what is going on. The perpetrators are all young men in their early twenties. Why is America so toxic? This week on Oro Valley Catholic.

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Readings for the Exultation of the Cross: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091...

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The Ark of the Covenant, thought to be lost at the time of the Babylonian Conquest, is as it turns out, not so lost. Read Revelation 11:19 and following. Learn about the scriptural basis for the dogma of the Assumption.

199. In what way is the Blessed Virgin Mary the eschatological icon of the Church?  Looking upon Mary, who is completely holy and already glorified in body and soul, the Church contemplates in her what she herself i...

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Prayer for the dead and expiation of sin is a Jewish practice continued by Christ and the Church. Learn more about Purgatory on this week's OVC.

Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081025.cfm

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July 19, 2025 31 mins
Martha is anxious about many things. So are we! This week on OVC.

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June 27, 2025 22 mins

Julian Osborn, a first year seminarian, discusses the call to priestly vocation and the seminary life this week on OVC. Music by St. Mark Choir pursuant to One License Annual License w/Podcasting # A-726294

     

 

 
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