God’s Omnipresence

June 1, 2014By

Sermon On The
Sunday after the Ascension 2014
We better appreciate the story of today’s Gospel with historical knowledge about the Sea of Galilee, the storms which were common there, and the location and culture of the Decapolis.  God is everywhere, not in the sense that the pantheists believe, but according to His immensity.  He is everywhere in three ways: by His knowledge, by His power, and by His essence.  When we speak of the Essence of God we must remember that the word “essence” is derived from the word “esse,” meaning “to be.”
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Heaven Is Open

May 29, 2014By

Sermon From
Ascension 2014
Today we celebrate the only dogma that was proclaimed to us by the angels.  Jesus descended into Hell, meaning that He entered to “lower regions” to lead the souls of the just to their reward.  They were all brought to that real place which we call Heaven and all the souls of the just are celebrating there on this day.  This is a prediction of our coming resurrection.  Christ sits at the right hand of the Father by right and by conquest.
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Good and Loyal Shepherd

April 14, 2013By

2nd Sunday after Easter 2013
The sacrament of Holy Orders was instituted by Jesus Christ so that His visible presence on Earth would be continued after His Ascension.  He desired that the graces that would bring us to Heaven would be poured out through His ordained ministers.  Through the priests He makes His Will known to the faithful and guides them on their journey.  The priest is called to live and act in imitation of Christ.  We should never stop thanking God for the truly good shepherds He has sent us.  Our good priests show us leadership in confusion, teach us the meaning of true charity, and we celebrate their perseverance in their holy vocations.
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A Place Waiting For You

May 27, 2012By


Pentecost Sunday 2012
With the celebration of Memorial Day, we should always remember that the soldiers who have served our country, both living and dead, are in need of our prayers.  Apart from the discussion of the politics and morality of war, these people who have suffered and died for us deserve our spiritual help.

Our Lord’s visible reign on Earth ended on the feast of the Ascension and on that day, Heaven became our home.  All the joys and pleasures of this world are as shadows compared to the happiness of Heaven.  The Holy Ghost was sent to mankind so that the presence of God would not be limited to the physical presence of Christ on Earth, but that it might be spread throughout the entire world.  There is a childhood, adolescence, and adulthood in the spiritual life which mirrors that of our natural development.  The Apostles passed through these stages as we all must, and their development reached its final stage on this day.  From that moment on, the Apostles were confirmed in grace and preserved from committing any grave sin.
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The Power of Extreme Unction

May 20, 2012By

Sunday After The Ascension 2012
Even after the apparent death of a person, the priest should be called, because we do not know when the soul leaves the body and Extreme Unction can be given conditionally even some time after apparent death.  It is of the utmost importance to pray with those who are dying.  Despite what the Modernists say, the sacrament of Extreme Unction was not an invention of the Medieval Church but is referred to by the earliest writings of the Church Fathers.  When we pray for someone and perform acts of charity, we help remove the temporal punishment due to our neighbor’s sins.  Let your attitude be one of constant pray.
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The Extraordinary Gift of Faith

May 17, 2012By

Today is one of the only times when a dogma of the Faith was proclaimed by the angels. Our Lord predicted that the preaching of the Apostles would be confirmed by the miracles they would work.  Even a cursory knowledge of Church history gives ample confirmation of these words.  Miracles aid in belief, but they do not cause the virtue of faith.  We should pray for an increase of faith every day of our lives.

The Apostles were commanded on this day to make the world Christian, and we are put to shame when we remember the heroism of the missionaries who sacrificed their lives to follow that command.

Our Lord has prepared a throne for us in Heaven and gives us a foretaste of this coming happiness every time He comes to us in Holy Communion.
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Our Daily Duty

May 13, 2012By

5th Sunday after Easter 2012
As we near the end of this season of great happiness, the Church never ceases to rejoice. St. James gives practical advice in this Epistle for the practice of virtue and avoidance of bad example. The theme of this Mass is one of prayer and sacrifice.

On this day on which we congratulate our mothers, we must remember the primary purpose of marriage and the evil of artificial contraception. The vocations most attacked by the world are those sacramental vocations of marriage and the priesthood. We thank God for the gift of good mothers who work alongside the priests for the salvation of souls.
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Contempt for the Things of God

May 6, 2012By

4th Sunday After Easter 2012
Christ told His Apostles to pray lest they enter into temptation, and this was an instruction to us as well. How will we make an answer for our negligence when we are judged? We will reap the consequences if we treat the things of God with contempt. We should feel at home in the chapel while we watch with Our Lord.

The way we live is the way we die, so we must be preparing every day for a good death. We are tempted the most at the moment of death, so we should pray daily that we are given the gift of Extreme Unction before our end.
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The Qualities of a Glorified Body

April 29, 2012By

3rd Sunday after Easter 2012
The name “Extreme Unction” means the “last anointing,” because this sacrament is only given when the danger of death is imminent. It is in our last moments that the devil has his final chance to strike out at God by tempting us to sin. Oftentimes this sacrament provides health to the body in addition to its spiritual aids.

Easter is the guarantee of the resurrection of all the just. The preternatural qualities possessed by the glorified bodies of the just at the end of time will include impassibility, subtlety, agility, and clarity.
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