Outside The Chapel

In this episode Fr Rob Galea and Danii Sullivan look at the the medical side of the crucifixion of Jesus, ahead of Palm Sunday. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday gospel reading for 4th Sunday of Lent, Jn 11:1-45. In this episode we discuss the difference between Mary and Martha and the faith of both these women. The topic this week perseverance, and the importance of continuing to pray, and continuing to believe God is listening to us and working in our lives- even when it might not seem that way to us. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday gospel reading for 4th Sunday of Lent, Jn 9:1-41.  This episode looks as the beliefs of the origin of illness and suffering in the time of Jesus. The topic this week is ‘Why Does God Allow Suffering?’ and Fr Rob talks about Why God allows suffering, and how we can use suffering to draw closer to God.Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday gospel reading for 3rd Sunday of Lent, Jn 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42. They discuss Jesus taking the time to have an encounter with and build a relationship with the Samaritan woman at the well, and His desire to have this relationship and encounter with each one of us.  Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday gospel reading for 2nd Sunday of Lent, Matthew 17:1-9 and look at the transfiguration of Jesus and how this can relate to our own lives in terms of discernment, surrounding yourself with faithful friends, and the importance of mountaintop experiences and daily faith. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday gospel reading for 1st Sunday of Lent, Matthew 4:1-11 and discuss the three temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness. And how these temptations might look in our lives. The topic this week is 'Stillness and Silence', and looks at the importance of taking time each day to be silent, still, and give ourselves the opportunity to hear what God is speaking to us in that silence. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday Gospel Reading for 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 5:38-48 and discuss the extravagant love of God. This weeks podcast look at the context, audience and purpose of Jesus addressing the crowds. And how we, as Christians, are called to imitate the extravagance of God. The topic this week is 'God Loves Everyone, Not Just Christians', and how we, as Christians, are called to imitate the extravagance of God and not set conditions on who we love. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday Gospel Reading for the 6th Week of Ordinary Time, Matt 5:20-22A, 27-28, 33-34A, 37.This weeks topic is Chastity. Danii and Fr Rob discuss the difference between chastity and celibacy, purity of heart, and Theology of the Body. Support the show

In the first episode of Season Three of the Catholic Influencer's Podcast Fr Rob Galea and Danii look at the Sunday Gospel Reading for the 5th Week of Ordinary Time, Matt 5:13-16. And then look at this weeks topic, gifts and talents. They discuss the unique gifts each person has, the difference between supernatural and natural gifts, and the way in which we're called to use them for the good of the kingdom of God and for each other. Support the show

Fr Rob Galea and Danii unpack the Gospel reading from the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Matthew 1:18-24 and discuss the #howtoadvent activities for the first week of Advent. Support the show