//podcastplus.net/feed/reflections-from-the-heart~5af1c11b Reflections from the Heart is a thirty minute Scripture "Reflection" heard on Holy Family Radio—AM 720 in Central Pennsylvania. "Reflections from the Heart", an outreach of Gospel Reflection, airs every Friday at Noon. The same segment is rebroadcast on Sunday’s beginning at 7:30 AM. Join us as we break open the Bread of Life through a Gospel reading, as the same Holy Spirit who inspired the Biblical writers, also inspires us today. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:10:44 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-04-05-2024.mp3?dest-id=2575127 In this week's episode guest host Keith Nester, Executive Director of Down To Earth Ministries, discusses the reality of the resurrection and our doubts and fears as he opens up the Gospel of John 20:19-31. John 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained." Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my fing... Fri, 05 Apr 2024 12:33:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-04-05-2024.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-12-22-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, "Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. "Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." But Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, El... Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-12-22-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-10-13-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, 'Tell those invited: "Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast."' Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, 'The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.' The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with gue... Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-10-13-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-10-06-2023_Mastered.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?" They answered him, "He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce... Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH-10-06-2023_Mastered.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_9-29-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, 'I will not,' but afterwards changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, 'but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?" They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him." Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_9-29-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_08-04-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and do not be afraid." And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, "Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead." Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_08-04-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_07-28-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus said to his disciples: "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. "Do you understand all these things?" They answered, "Yes." And he replied, "Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old." Fri, 28 Jul 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_07-28-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_07-21-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?' He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."'" He proposed another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. I... Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_07-21-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_60-23-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father." Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_60-23-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_06-16-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon from Cana, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him. Jesus sent out these twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the d... Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/stewardshipmission/RFTH_06-16-2023.mp3?dest-id=2575127