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Holiness for the Working Day

Fr. James Searby

From the classroom to the office to everywhere in between, struggling for goodness & holiness can be a daunting task. In these homilies, meditations, classes & talks by Fr. James Searby, discover the possibility of Holiness for the Working Day.

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34:37

Lenten Meditation on Prudence

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2026/02/26

this is part 1 of a series on the Cardinal Virtues.

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14:54

Using Desert Power

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2026/02/22

1st Sunday of Lent, Year A 2026 The Tempation in the Desert

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12:30

And To Dust You Shall Return

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2026/02/19

The healing time of lent Ash Wednesday 2026

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19:38

Jesus, the Great Romantic

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2026/02/14

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A and Valentine's Day 2026

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36:35

Meditation on Lent as the Training Camp of Love

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2026/02/12

This Lent, we step into a type of Groundhog Day and discover that the real loop is not time, but of the heart. Like Phil Connors, we can drift through repetition, chasing comfort and distraction, or we can let repetition become formation. Lent is not a diet, a productivity plan, or spiritual biohacking. It is a training camp for love. It is the joyful adventure of waking up to the ordinary day and choosing to grow in it. It is the season where the mind is reawakened, attention is purified, and

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35:15

Meditation on Virtuous Friendship

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2026/02/05

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35:54

Meditation on Surrender & Gethsemane

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2026/01/29

This is the last talk in the meditation series on Surrender.

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15:00

Come After Me!

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2026/01/25

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Gospel Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land

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35:32

Meditation on Surrender 2

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2026/01/22

This episode explores the fear that sits beneath both creativity and ordinary life, the quiet conviction that we are not enough, that if we stop producing we might disappear. Beginning with Tolkien's line about fearing "so small a thing," the reflection moves through impostor syndrome, perfectionism, and what John Barth called Scheherazade's terror, the belief that silence equals death. From there, it opens onto the Christian paradox that freedom does not come from control, but from surrender

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15:49

BEHOLD the Lamb of God

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2026/01/21

2nd Sunday in Ordinary time, Year A Gospel John 1:29-34 John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, 'A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.' I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel." John testified further, saying, "I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him. I

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37:47

Meditation on Surrender, Part 1

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2026/01/15

What if the reason we feel anxious, blocked, and exhausted is not a lack of effort, but a refusal to surrender? This episode weaves poetry, ancient myth, modern culture, and Christian wisdom into a single question: where does real creativity and real peace actually come from? From the Greek Muses and Plato's divine madness, through Homer and Shakespeare, to Augustine, Aquinas, Tolkien, and Christ in Gethsemane, this talk challenges the modern instinct to control, perform, and self-create. If you

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19:48

Let the Adventure Begin!

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2026/01/11

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 2026

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39:13

Meditation on Creativity & Learning to See Again

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2026/01/08

Jesus Christ is not something we watch or analyze; He is an event that addresses us and demands a response. This meditation explores how distraction and passive consumption dull our capacity to behold reality, and how attention, prayer, and creativity restore it. Rooted in the Catholic understanding of Christ as the One who encounters us, this reflection invites a return to seeing, creating, and living in response to Him. Join me in this year of creating and not consuming. Join me on the journey to

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19:43

Do You Remember Your Epiphany?

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2026/01/05

Feast of the Epiphany 2026 Gospel Matthew 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage." When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. They said to him,

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18:04

The Art of Beholding

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2026/01/01

New Years 2026, Feast of Mary the Mother of God

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20:09

The Little Steps to the Holy Family

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2025/12/28

Feast of the Holy Family 2025

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16:11

Joseph's Expectation

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2025/12/21

4th Sunday of Advent Gospel Matthew 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife

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32:08

Meditation on Freedom & Vitality

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2025/12/18

How lost we are in the virtuality of life, scrolling through endless doors and borrowed selves, mistaking possibility for freedom, until we wake each day more familiar with other people's lives than our own. Somewhere along the way, we stopped living and began watching, comparing the hidden chaos of our days to the polished front rooms of others, and wondering why we feel so restless, so behind, so unfinished. This meditation is an invitation to step out of the performance, to stop wandering other

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44:55

Meditation on the Plan of Life & The Breath of Mental...

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2025/12/11

Mental prayer is the breath of the plan of life. If the Rosary carries the steady heartbeat, mental prayer is the quiet inhale and exhale of friendship with God. It shifts faith from duty to desire, from "I have to pray" to "I can't wait to be with Him." The episode reflects on the beauty of intimate conversation with the Father. Saint Teresa of Avila once called prayer a close sharing between friends, and this meditation unpacks what that means in real life, where honesty and vulnerability become

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15:13

What a Mother We Have!

Holiness for the Working Day ·

2025/12/09

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2025 Gospel Luke 1:26-38 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

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