9th Sunday After Pentecost 2021 This week we celebrate the feasts of Saints James the Greater, Martha, Ignatius of Loyola and the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Anne. This Sunday is providentially placed in the summer to help us combat temptation and sin. The Epistle warns us how easily we can fall from…
Sermon From 7th Sunday After Pentecost 2015 Compline, the final prayer of the Divine Office each day, reminds us that our struggle is against the devil who is the primary source of our temptations. We can overcome him by a pure intention supported by the sacraments, prayer and moral practices. We should avoid the occasions…
Passion Sunday 2015 “The reason that you do not hear is because you are not of God.” We should pray that these frightening words are never directed towards us. We must ask ourselves who is more evil, the people in this Gospel who desire to put Christ to death, or all of us, who believe…
Laetare Sunday 2015 Penance has a variety of meanings. It refers to the infused virtue that inclines a person to hate his faults, the sacrament of penance, and the works we perform to make up for our sins. Mortification refers to works which put to death evil inclinations. Propitiation is an act by which someone…
3rd Sunday in Lent 2015 This is the Mass of sight, and today we ask God to let us see the truth and follow it. Today we are reminded to know our enemy and not underestimate him. The miracle of this Gospel is discredited by modern “theologians,” who are the equivalent of the pharisees in…
First Friday Conference – March 2015 We know the story of Saints Perpetua and Felicity from their firsthand account. During one of the general persecutions of the Church, these two heroic, young women gave their lives for Christ. It is important to understand the meaning of a “type” and how God uses types or prophecies…
2nd Sunday in Lent 2015 There are Catholics who are giving their lives for the Faith in our own day. What a powerful lesson that should encourage us to stand courageously with Christ in our own lives. St. Thomas Aquinas is an excellent example for us of humility, obedience, and the need for spiritual reading. Spiritual…
Ash Wednesday 2015 Not one word is said about punishment or damnation in the readings for this Mass, and that should give a hint to Catholics about the true spirit of this season. There is no such thing as a private sin. Not only are all our sins known to the heavenly court, but the…
Quinquagesima Sunday 2015 We are judged primarily by love. This Epistle for today tells us that charity removes anger and evil thoughts. Although anger can be justified and good, it can also be inordinate and sinful. We must be patient with others, but especially with ourselves. When they fall, those who are full of pride…
Sexagesima Sunday 2015 Many of the Epistles of St. Paul were dictated by him and written by his fellow disciples. He was being attacked by false Christians, so in this Epistle he attempts to bring back the faithful who were led astray. St. Paul’s great lesson is to distrust ourselves. This season is the realization…
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