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About Fr. Belken
Fr. Daniel Belken is a priest of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained to the Priesthood on June 12, 2020, and currently serves as the Parochial Administrator at St. Denis Parish in Benton, Missouri, and St. Lawrence Parish in New Hamburg, Missouri, as well as being the Director of Worship and Liturgy for the Diocese.
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October 20, 2024: Drinking in, or Pouring Out

We are so used to taking in everything we can get our hands on- and James and John do the same. Maybe its not about that drinking in though...
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October 13, 2024: Let’s Play Monopoly!

So many things to own, to buy, and to have! What does Jesus have to say about these things?
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October 6, 2024: In the Face of Loneliness

Statistics show us being lonelier than ever before... can the Catholic view of marriage tell us why this might be happening?
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September 29, 2026: Inviting Others to Faith

If someone challenged you to share your faith in an inviting way, could you do it?
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September 22, 2024: The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

What does greatness look like in the life of a disciple? Is it compatible with what we are called to be at all?
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Posted by By Fr. Belken September 26, 2024Posted inHomily AudioNo Comments
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September 15, 2024: The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Is this what I signed up for? Likely the disciples had that question on their minds whenever Jesus told them to take up their cross. What does that mean whenever…
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September 15, 2024: The Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Text)
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September 15, 2024: The Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Text)

There were many late nights at the seminary, and they usually produced one question with some frequency: is this what I signed up for?! This doesn’t seem like it is!…
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September 8, 2024: The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Divine Physician doesn't just heal ills so long ago- so what does His healing hand do these days for us?
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September 1, 2024: The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Pharisees and scribes were focused on the law- and while law is good, perhaps there is a different way to understand it today- with Christ's help.
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Posted by By Fr. Belken September 1, 2024Posted inHomily AudioNo Comments
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August 25, 2024: The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Disciples have walked away from Jesus before... but do we risk the same these days? What do we do when others have walked away?
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Posted by By Fr. Belken August 25, 2024Posted inHomily AudioNo Comments

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