Father Hudgins Homilies: Catholic Reflections in Podcast and Audio Form

Father Hudgins homilies are Catholic sermons given by Father James Hudgins, Pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, Virginia. The collection presents reflections on Scripture, Christian discipleship, prayer, the sacraments, moral life, the saints, suffering, forgiveness, and the meaning of the Church.

The homilies are available as podcast episodes and downloadable MP3 audio files. The seven most recent homilies are available via podcast; for the archives, visit Father Hudgins' Homilies.

About Father Hudgins' Homilies

Homilies given by Father James Hudgins, Pastor of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, Virginia. The seven most recent homilies are available via podcast; for the archives, visit.

The podcast is listed in the Christianity category and is updated daily. Its creator is Father James Hudgins, and the listed years of activity are 2015-2026.

How to Listen

You can subscribe to homilies as a podcast, which will automatically deliver new homilies to your phone, tablet, or computer. The seven most recent homilies are available via podcast; for the archives, visit Father Hudgins' Homilies.

The archive provides individual MP3 audio files arranged by month. If the recording cuts itself short, first download the file on a computer, then play.

Recent Podcast Episodes

The most recent episodes include reflections on hidden blessings, overlooked values, correction, love for Christ, false messiahs, understanding, and the purpose of Jesus’ earthly life.

• Blessings in Disguise - Father Hudgins' homily: Blessings in Disguise.
• What the World Overlooks - September 8, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: What the World Overlooks.
• Overlook Much. Correct, a Little - September 6, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: Overlook Much. Correct, a Little.
• I Love Him - August 30, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: I Love Him.
• The False Messiah - August 25, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: The False Messiah.
• Seeking Understanding - August 24, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: Seeking Understanding.
• Why Jesus Lived - August 23, 2026; Father Hudgins' homily: Why Jesus Lived.

September 2026 Archive

• Blessings in Disguise - 9-09-26 (23 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 2.3 MB.
• What the World Overlooks - 9-08-26 (Nativity BVM), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.
• Overlook Much. Correct, a Little - 9-06-26 (23 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.8 MB.

August 2026 Archive

• I Love Him - 8-30-26 (22 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.4 MB.
• The False Messiah - 8-25-26 (21 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• Seeking Understanding - 8-24-26 (St Bartholomew), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.
• Why Jesus Lived - 8-23-26 (21 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.2 MB.
• Always a Mother - 8-22-26 (Queenship BVM), MP3 audio file, 2.5 MB.
• A Saint for Our Time - 8-21-26 (20 Fri II), MP3 audio file, 3.3 MB.
• The Most Hated Parable - 8-19-26 (20 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 3.3 MB.
• The Rich Young Man and You - 8-17-26 (20 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 2.9 MB.
• Humility and Personal Conflicts - 8-11-26 (19 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• Eyes On Me - 8-09-26 (19 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.3 MB.
• What Worship Means - 8-07-26 (18 Fri II), MP3 audio file, 2.1 MB.
• Cooperation With Evil - 8-02-26 (18 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.5 MB.

July 2026 Archive

• Why God Allows Evil - 7-28-26 (17 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 3.5 MB.
• The Small, Great Difference - 7-27-26 (17 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 2.2 MB.
• Three Steps to Giving All - 7-26-26 (17 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.3 MB.
• Not of Your Own Choosing - 7-25-26 (St James), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.
• Obedience and Blood Ties - 7-20-26 (16 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 2.8 MB.
• Seek First the Kingdom - 7-15-26 (15 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 2.5 MB.
• The Lily of the Mowhawks - 7-14-26 (St Kateri Tekakwitha), MP3 audio file, 2.4 MB.
• First Things - 7-13-26 (15 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 2.4 MB.
• A Sower Went Out to Sow - 7-12-26 (15 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.0 MB.
• Beware, Be Shrewd, Be Simple. - 7-10-26 (14 Fri II), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• My Burden or His? - 7-05-26 (14 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.3 MB.

June 2026 Archive

• God is Not My Co-Pilot - 6-30-26 (13 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 2.3 MB.
• The Cost of the Faith - 6-28-26 (13 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.7 MB.
• Faith - 6-27-26 (12 Sat II), MP3 audio file, 3.3 MB.
• Pearls Before Swine - 6-23-26 (12 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 3.3 MB.
• Almsgiving - 6-17-26 (11 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 3.2 MB.
• Love and Enemies - 6-16-26 (11 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 2.8 MB.
• Love's Other Name - 6-15-26 (11 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 2.4 MB.
• The Vocation We All Have - 6-14-26 (11 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 5.3 MB.
• The Piece That's Missing - 6-09-26 (10 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 2.2 MB.
• Blessed Are the Merciful - 6-08-26 (10 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 4.1 MB.
• Four Lessons From the Eucharist - 6-07-26 (Corpus Christi), MP3 audio file, 5.7 MB.
• The Shortness of Life - 6-02-26 (9 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 2.9 MB.

May 2026 Archive

• Team Church Has No Practice Squad - 5-29-26 (8 Sat II), MP3 audio file, 3.0 MB.
• Sloth - 5-29-26 (8 Fri II), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• The Son of Man - 5-26-26 (8 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 3.0 MB.
• Can Do - 5-24-26 (Pentecost), MP3 audio file, 5.6 MB.
• Your Broken Pieces - 5-22-26 (7 Fri E), MP3 audio file, 2.3 MB.
• Jesus' High Priestly Prayer - 5-18-26 (7 Tues E), MP3 audio file, 3.8 MB.
• We Know the Score - 5-17-26 (7 Mon E), MP3 audio file, 2.4 MB.
• Discernment of Spirits - 5-10-26 (6 Mon E), MP3 audio file, 3.2 MB.
• Why Keep Commandments? - 5-10-26 (6 Eas A), MP3 audio file, 5.4 MB.
• Peace The World Cannot Give - 5-05-26 (5 Tues E), MP3 audio file, 2.6 MB.
• Way, Truth, Life - 5-03-26 (5 Eas A), MP3 audio file, 5.6 MB.
• Love is Not All You Need - 5-02-26 (St Athanasius), MP3 audio file, 3.3 MB.
• What Is Holy? - 5-01-26 (St Joseph the Worker), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.

April 2026 Archive

• What Kind of God? - 4-05-26 (Easter), MP3 audio file, 5.5 MB.

March 2026 Archive

• Palm Sunday - 3-29-26 (Palm Sunday), MP3 audio file, 1.3 MB.
• Your Cross, Your Healing - 3-24-26 (5 Tues L), MP3 audio file, 3.2 MB.
• Three Places of Healing - 3-22-26 (5 Lent A), MP3 audio file, 4.2 MB.
• Envy and Gratitude - 3-20-26 (4 Fri L), MP3 audio file, 2.8 MB.
• Do You Want to be Well? - 3-17-26 (4 Tues L), MP3 audio file, 2.7 MB.
• I Have Come to Fulfill - 3-11-26 (3 Wed L), MP3 audio file, 2.3 MB.
• Forgiveness - 3-10-26 (3 Tues L), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.
• The Bedrock of Holiness - 3-09-26 (3 Mon L), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• Saltwater - 3-08-26 (3 Lent A), MP3 audio file, 4.6 MB.
• The Only Love That Exists - 3-07-26 (2 Sat L), MP3 audio file, 3.4 MB.
• A Faith of Paradox - 3-04-26 (2 Wed L), MP3 audio file, 2.8 MB.
• Judge Not - 3-02-26 (2 Mon L), MP3 audio file, 2.3 MB.
• Listen to Him - 3-01-26 (2 Lent B), MP3 audio file, 5.7 MB.

February 2026 Archive

• Our Father - 2-24-26 (1 Tues L), MP3 audio file, 2.5 MB.
• You Did It To Me - 2-23-26 (1 Mon L), MP3 audio file, 2.8 MB.
• Lenten Foundations - 2-22-26 (1 Lent A), MP3 audio file, 5.3 MB.
• Ash Wednesday - 2-18-26 (Ash Wednesday), MP3 audio file, 3.0 MB.
• Honor Your Father and Mother - 2-10-26 (5 Tues II), MP3 audio file, 3.2 MB.
• What's Wrong With the World - 2-08-26 (5 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 2.9 MB.
• Come Away and Rest - 2-07-26 (4 Sat II), MP3 audio file, 3.0 MB.
• Faith Comes First - 2-04-26 (4 Wed II), MP3 audio file, 3.2 MB.
• Two Paths Up the Mountain - 2-02-26 (Presentation), MP3 audio file, 4.2 MB.
• Blessed Are the Peacemakers - 2-01-26 (4 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.0 MB.

January 2026 Archive

• The Sin Against the Holy Spirit - 1-26-26 (3 Mon II), MP3 audio file, 2.2 MB.
• What the "Big Guy" Can Do - 1-25-26 (3 Sun A), MP3 audio file, 4.3 MB.
• The Unqualified - 1-23-26 (2 Fri II), MP3 audio file, 2.4 MB.
• Three Mysteries - 1-11-26 (Baptism of Jesus), MP3 audio file, 5.0 MB.
• Not All Sin Is Deadly - 1-10-26 (Sat after Epiphany), MP3 audio file, 5.2 MB.
• Put Your Desire Into My Heart - 1-07-26 (Wed after Epiphany), MP3 audio file, 3.1 MB.
• Based Hope - 12-31-25 (Mary Mother of God), MP3 audio file, 3.7 MB.

Recurring Themes in the Homilies

The episode titles show a broad range of Catholic themes. Several homilies focus directly on faith, including Faith, Faith Comes First, A Faith of Paradox, The Cost of the Faith, and Discernment of Spirits.

Other episodes address Christian moral formation through subjects such as humility, envy, gratitude, forgiveness, mercy, obedience, almsgiving, sloth, cooperation with evil, judgment, personal conflicts, and the commandments.

The Eucharist and worship also receive focused attention through Four Lessons From the Eucharist and What Worship Means. Christological and Gospel-centered titles include The Son of Man, Why Jesus Lived, Way, Truth, Life, Jesus' High Priestly Prayer, and Listen to Him.

The archive also includes reflections connected with Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Corpus Christi, the Baptism of Jesus, the Presentation, and Marian and saintly celebrations such as the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Bartholomew, Saint James, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Saint Athanasius, and Saint Joseph the Worker.

Liturgical and Seasonal Organization

Many file names include a liturgical day or feast, making it possible to locate homilies associated with particular celebrations. Examples include Easter, Palm Sunday, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, Ash Wednesday, the Baptism of Jesus, the Presentation, and the Queenship BVM.

The archive extends across ordinary weekdays, Sundays, solemnities, memorials, and seasonal observances. This arrangement places the homilies within the rhythm of the Catholic liturgical year.

Audio Archive at a Glance

The collection combines current podcast episodes with a larger chronological archive of downloadable homilies. Its subjects range from central Christian doctrines and the sacraments to practical questions of discipleship and daily spiritual life.

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