Your Faith With Fr. Chris Stanish

On this Feast of the Holy Family, Deacon Rich Huber uses the image of Abraham and Isaac as a precursor to the family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. He explains how even in the midst of difficulties our God makes all things possible.

On the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord, Fr. Chris Stanish uses his own vocation story to talk about the fear we sometimes have to encounter the Lord. The shepherds in the field had great fear when the angel announced the birth of Jesus, but he tells them "Do not be afraid." On this Christmas Day, do not be afraid to encounter Jesus!

On this 4th Sunday of Advent, Fr. Kevin Huber, the pastor of Queen of All Saints, shares an important message with the entire parish community. In this homily, Fr. Kevin uses the framework of the capital campaign to talk about what happens when you say "yes" to the Lord. When Mary said "yes" profound things happened in her life, and your life can be transformed as well if you just pray "Thy will be done."

On December 6, 2014, Fr. Chris Stanish was invited to the Missionaries of Charity in Gary, IN to give a day of recollection for the religious sisters and all their volunteers and associates. In this first talk, Fr. Chris talks about desire for God - Our desire for Him and His desire for us.

On this Third Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the Will of God for each and every person: "Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the Will of God for you in Christ Jesus." Fr. Chris takes this line from St. Paul and opens up the concept of what it means to "pray without ceasing."

On this Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr. Chris Stanish poses the question: "What if I can't do it?" Because many of us have asked ourselves this very question, Fr. Chris talks about how God gives us the grace we need in order to fulfill His Will in our lives.

On this 2nd Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish talks about how John the Baptist is a voice crying out in the wilderness, "prepare the way of the Lord." Fr. Chris invites the congregation to consider how they might use their voice in order to prepare the way for others to encounter Christ in their lives.

On this First Sunday of Advent, Fr. Chris Stanish announces the beginning of the parish's Year of Discipleship. Throughout this next year we are going to dare to believe. We are going to dare to follow. We are going to dare to remain. We are going to dare to be a disciple. Fr. Chris uses the "I Thirst" prayer from Mother Teresa to talk about how discipleship begins with realizing that God thirsts for us.

On this Feast of Christ the King, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses how Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe and King of our souls. Fr. Chris poses the question: "Who is sitting on the throne of your life? Yourself or Jesus?" In order to be disciples of Jesus Christ we have to dare to believe that Christ has come to give us life. We have to dare to allow Christ to enter into our lives.

On this 33rd Week of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish discusses the parable of the talents. Fr. Chris uses the talents to talk about the knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom, that it, the knowledge of our salvation in Jesus Christ. What are we doing with that knowledge? Are we sharing it with others, or are we burying it?

On this feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the imagery of the church building to talk about how we are living stones building upon the one foundation of Jesus Christ. With it also being National Vocation Awareness Week, Fr. Chris also references how our God-given vocations tie into the fact that we are called to live for Christ, the sole reason for our existence.

On Thursday, November 6, 2014 Queen of All Saints Parish hosted a Holy Hour for Vocations. This month the parish asked the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration from Mishawaka, IN to discuss how Jesus called them to the religious life. In this talk Sister Lois DeLee introduces Sister Mary Augustine and Sister Michael Marie who give witness to how Jesus is alive and active in their lives.

On this Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Soul's Day), Fr. Chris Stanish talks about death, hope, and commitment. Fr. Chris uses the feast in order to discuss how our Christian beliefs lead us to accepting the eternal life that Christ offers and the hope we can have in it. This is the vision God has for us and when we commit to that vision it is an act of worship.

Fr. Kevin Huber, pastor of Queen of All Saints, launches the public phase of "our capital campaign "Connecting with Our Tomorrow - Today". In an attempt to raise money for a parish center, Fr. Kevin discusses the difference between being needs-driven vs. being vision-driven. In this homily, he also showed a video depicting the future of Queen of All Saints.

On this 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish asks the question: Why do we exist? Using the concept of "Giving to Caesar what is Caesar's and giving to God what is God's," Fr. Chris opens up the Gospel through the lens that each and every one of us is made in the image of God and relates it to the question of why we exist.

Queen of All Saints is hosting a program called My Life with the Saints by Fr. James Martin. After a brief video presentation from Fr. Martin, Fr. Chris Stanish expounds upon the figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Using examples from the Scriptures, Fr. Chris explains how devotion to Mary always leads us to her Son, Jesus Christ.

Queen of All Saints is hosting a program called My Life with the Saints by Fr. James Martin. In this presentation a short video by Fr. Martin was shown followed by a talk by Fr. Chris Stanish. Expounding upon the figure of St. Joseph, Fr. Chris offers insight on how we can learn from this silent figure in the Scriptures.

On Monday, October 13, the Queen of All Saints Vocation Committee hosted a Holy Hour for vocational awareness and support. The committee invited Fr. Kevin Huber, pastor of Queen of All Saints, to offer a reflection on vocations. In this talk, Fr. Kevin discusses how difficult it is to promote vocations and how often it is met with rejection, yet how tremendously important it is to continue striving to invite young men and women to consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

On this 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish uses the parable of the rich banquet to discuss the many ways in which God invites us to follow Him. Fr. Chris reflects on how often we are like those guests who refuse the king's invitation and would rather be absorbed in our own activities.

On this 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Fr. Chris Stanish informs the congregation that the U.S. Bishops have designated October as Respect Life Month. Fr. Chris then uses the parable of the vineyard to discuss how we are all masterpieces of God's creation.