Omelie e Catechesi
Don Pierpaolo Maria Cilla
32 episodes listed below
Easter faith preached with urgency.
The gist
Omelie e Catechesi is a large archive of Italian Catholic preaching shaped by Scripture, liturgy, and direct spiritual exhortation. Recent episodes return again and again to Easter: the risen Christ, the apostles’ witness, divine mercy, and faith that faces doubt without treating it as defeat.
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About Omelie e Catechesi
Omelie e Catechesi is an Italian Catholic preaching archive built around homilies, catechesis, and close attention to the Gospel. Its recent episodes are steeped in Easter. The Resurrection is presented not as atmosphere or metaphor, but as the decisive fact around which Christian life turns. The tone is direct. The preaching moves quickly from Scripture into spiritual consequence, asking what happens when fear locks the disciples inside, when grief blinds Mary Magdalene, when Thomas is absent, or when Peter and John meet suffering at the temple gate. These scenes are not left in the past. They become patterns for doubt, discouragement, sin, witness, and renewed faith. The show repeatedly insists that Christ’s mercy enters closed rooms without violence, bringing peace before sending believers out with forgiveness. It also gives strong weight to apologetic claims about the Resurrection, including the empty tomb, the testimony of witnesses, and the risen body of Jesus. The language is devotional, sometimes intense, and often sacramental. Baptism, Eucharist, divine mercy, the Holy Spirit, and Paschal joy appear as living realities rather than background concepts. Short, forceful phrases sit beside longer theological reflections. The result feels like preaching meant to awaken, correct, and console at once. Episodes also return to the contrast between human helplessness and divine action: empty nets become full, a paralyzed life is made to walk, and mourning is challenged by the living Christ. Evil, death, sin, and the devil are named plainly. So are peace, dignity, grace, truth, and paradise. The show is best understood as Catholic proclamation for listeners who want Scripture interpreted through liturgy, doctrine, and urgent pastoral application.
Made for: For Italian-speaking Catholics seeking homilies, Scripture-based catechesis, and devotional reflection on the liturgical year. It also suits listeners drawn to firm preaching on mercy, sin, grace, and the Resurrection.
What sets it apart: Its force comes from treating Easter claims as concrete and present: empty tomb, risen body, sacramental touch, apostolic witness, and daily conversion. The episodes blend homily, catechesis, and apologetic argument in a sustained devotional register.
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Episodes
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Senza Gesù, le reti restano vuote
·7m - 2
Non possiamo tacere!
·4m - 3
Non essere incredulo, ma credente!
Don Pierpaolo Maria Cilla delivers a homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, the Sunday after Easter.
Apr 12, 2026·9m - 4
Non possiamo tacere!
Don Pierpaolo Maria Cilla discusses the apostles' response to the healing of a crippled man in Jerusalem.
Apr 11, 2026·4m - 5
Senza Gesù, le reti restano vuote
This episode explores the biblical story of Jesus' third apparition to his disciples at Lake Tiberias, focusing on how their failed fishing trip symbolizes life without Christ and the transformative power of his presence.
Apr 10, 2026·7m - 6
La Risurrezione è un fatto, non un mito!
This episode argues that Jesus's resurrection is a historical fact supported by Gospel accounts and physical evidence, not a myth or invention.
Apr 9, 2026·10m - 7
Il Risorto irrompe nel buio dello scoraggiamento
This episode explores how the resurrection of Jesus brings spiritual healing and freedom to a paralytic man and two disciples, emphasizing grace over material concerns.
Apr 8, 2026·7m - 8
Il dolore ti acceca, ma Gesù è vivo!
This episode explores the biblical story from John 20 where Mary Magdalene, blinded by grief, initially fails to recognize the resurrected Jesus at the empty tomb on Easter morning.
Apr 7, 2026·10m - 9
La verità di Pasqua che il male vuole nascondere
This episode explores the true meaning of Easter, emphasizing Christ's victory over death, the devil, and eternal damnation through his resurrection, and how this victory applies to believers through baptism.
Apr 6, 2026·15m - 10
Vivere da Risorti
This episode explores the certainty of Christ's resurrection, describing how the apostles found the empty tomb with arranged canvases as evidence against theft, and connects this event to God's victory over sin, death, and human suffering.
Apr 5, 2026·7m - 11
La Croce, talamo nuziale tra Dio e l’uomo
Apr 3, 2026·10m - 12
Quando Cristo si inginocchia ai tuoi piedi
This episode explores the significance of the Eucharist as the central sacrament of Christianity, connecting it to the Easter Triduum, Christ's sacrifice, and the origin of all other sacraments.
Apr 2, 2026·11m - 13
Il tradimento di Giuda Iscariota: prima, durante e dopo
This episode explores the betrayal of Judas Iscariot from three perspectives—before, during, and after—connecting it to personal spiritual experiences during Lent and its impact on the Church.
Apr 1, 2026·15m - 14
Il Curato d’Ars: il prete che faceva tremare l’inferno
A priest shares his joy in addressing a faith community and introduces a discussion about St.
Mar 31, 2026·41m - 15
Quando l'amore di Cristo è respinto, entra Satana
Mar 31, 2026·8m - 16
Le 4 caratteristiche dell'amore santo
Mar 30, 2026·10m - 17
Perché soffriamo? La risposta nascosta nella Croce
Mar 29, 2026·9m - 18
Il complotto contro Gesù
Mar 28, 2026·5m - 19
Perché Gesù scandalizza ancora oggi
Mar 27, 2026·5m - 20
La morte non ha l'ultima parola
Mar 26, 2026·6m - 21
Annunciazione: il doppio Sì che ha cambiato il mondo
Mar 25, 2026·8m - 22
Solo la divina volontà rende l'uomo simile a Dio
A Radio Maria catechesis program explores Volume 11 of the Book of Heaven by Luisa Piccarreta, reading a passage dated August 24, 1915, in which Jesus explains that a single act performed in the Divine Will is multiplied across all creatures.
Mar 24, 2026·33m·3 clips - 23
Innalzato dalla terra, il mistero della Croce
Mar 24, 2026·7m - 24
Donna adultera e casta Susanna: la questione è la verità
Mar 23, 2026·9m - 25
Perché Gesù lasciò morire il suo amico?
Mar 22, 2026·9m - 26
Mai un uomo ha parlato così!
Mar 21, 2026·5m - 27
La liturgia del quotidiano
A Radio Maria catechesis retreat session studies two passages from Luisa Piccarreta's Book of Heaven — Volume 17 (September 18, 1924) and Volume 14 (April 29, 1922) — to explain the difference between 'living in' and 'doing' the Divine Will.
Mar 20, 2026·39m·3 clips - 28
La gran differenza tra giusti ed empi
This episode explores the biblical distinction between the righteous and unrighteous, emphasizing how recognizing God as Father transforms one's life and addresses challenges in understanding divine paternity.
Mar 20, 2026·11m - 29
S. Giuseppe, il padre che oggi manca
Mar 19, 2026·7m - 30
Il Padre agisce sempre, anche ora
Mar 18, 2026·8m - 31
Vuoi guarire? La domanda che Gesù fa anche a te
Mar 17, 2026·7m - 32
I gesti umani trasformati in atti divini
A Radio Maria catechesis retreat session covers four passages from Luisa Piccarreta's Book of Heaven — Volumes 11, 14, 35, and 17 — to explain how ordinary daily actions are transformed into divine acts when performed in the Divine Will.
Mar 16, 2026·51m·4 clips