Transfiguration 2023 (10th Sunday after Pentecost) Pride is placing ourselves before God and neighbor. We must remember that we would be as evil as our worst enemies if not for God’s grace. We must acknowledge our weakness. We ourselves are pharisees because of the hypocrisy of our sinful lives. The Transfiguration can be summarized in…
1st Friday Conference August 2023 Feast of St. Dominic – St. Dominic worked to combat the Albigensian heresy. Despite his great ability in preaching, he had little success until he was instructed by the Blessed Mother to use the Rosary. The power of this spiritual weapon is seen even to this day. The three Synoptic…
Second Sunday In Lent 2022 Today we reviewed the first of the six Commandments of the Church and how to observe it regarding the Holy Mass and the Sunday obligation. These treasures from heaven have been given to us and we need to be thankful to God for them. Today’s Epistle is addressed to the early…
Feast Of The Transfiguration 2021 The treasures of the basilica of St. Mary Major are described because of the feast of Our Lady of the Snow. Also, St. Sixtus and his companions suffered martyrdom today and the martyrdom of St. Lawrence was prophesied. Today’s feast of the Transfiguration recalls that moment in Our Lord’s life…
2nd Sunday In Lent 2021 Our Lord took the three apostles who would soon be tested during His agony in the garden and showed them a glimpse of His divinity during the theophany on Mt. Tabor so they would be strengthened by the remembrance of it at that crucial time. We too are consoled by…
2nd Sunday of Lent 2020 Lent is a long retreat for catechumens to prepare for Baptism and for penitents to prepare for Communion. We follow in their footsteps as we learn from each of the Lenten Masses as seen, for example, in this week’s story of Esau and Jacob. Today’s Epistle stresses God’s holy will…
Feast Of The Transfiguration 2019 In this conference we learn that transfiguration is not uncommon in the lives of the saints. The Collect for the Mass today is key to unlocking this feast day. It says that the mystery or sacrament of the Faith is confirmed through this theophany. The outward sign instituted by Christ…
Conference On The 4th Sunday After Easter 2019 In this talk after Mass we learn about the qualities of glorified bodies. Our Lord exhibited these after rising from the dead and they are: subtlety, agility, clarity, impassibility and immortality. We will also possess them one day in heaven with Christ if we imitate His life…
2nd Sunday in Lent St. Paul is preaching to people of his time who were being dragged down by the pagans, mostly by sins of impurity. In visions, the saints have seen children and young adults in Hell for sins of impurity so we must combat this. The Transfiguration is when Christ allowed His divinity…
2nd Sunday in Lent 2018 During Lent it is important to stir up sorrow for our sins and to receive the Sacrament of Penance. The older form for the penitent to use in the confessional expressed aspects of this beautiful sacrament that we should appreciate. If received well, this sacrament can even make us holier than just…
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