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Fr. Kevin Drew: The Not-So-Nice Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Kevin Drew: The Not-So-Nice Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness

Saint of the Day for December 10: Blessed Adolph Kolping (Dec. 8, 1813 – Dec. 4, 1865)

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Jacob Jordaens - St. John the Baptist. Image from Wikimedia Commons

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange, 10 Dec. 10, 2025

Ordained in 2012, Fr. Kevin Drew is a priest and pastor of the Diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph. He is well regarded for his preaching and evangelization. His Daily Mass and homily can be found at Catholic Radio Network.

Where did John baptize people?

The Jordan River runs south out of the Sea of Galilee, seventy miles to the north of Jerusalem. Pilgrims, headed to Jerusalem for the feasts, would take the river road south to Jericho and then head west up the Jericho Road the last fifteen miles to Jerusalem. The Baptist positioned himself somewhere near where these two roads met. It was a good location for business, busy with people coming and going from the big city.

What was the Baptist’s first line in Sunday’s Gospel?

It was “Repent!” Preparation begins with repentance, which means change your way of thinking. In Greek it means change your mind. In Hebrew it means return from a false road in order to get on the right one. The concept here is all the same—a complete transformation of the heart. And such a deep transformation requires an external manifestation of the change. John required an external physical act as evidence and proof of an inner spiritual one (Ricciotti, LOC 268). ….

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Fr. Kevin Drew: The Not-So-Nice Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness

Saint of the Day for December 10: Blessed Adolph Kolping (Dec. 8, 1813 – Dec. 4, 1865)

SCOTUS Appears Poised To Recognize That Presidents Run The Executive Branch, by Shawn Fleetwood

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange, 10 Dec. 10, 2025

Where did John baptize people?

What was the Baptist’s first line in Sunday’s Gospel?

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