I Must Admit I Am A Sinner

Sexagesima Sunday 2017 60 days before Easter and counting.  This is a time of conversion – conversion from what?  From a sinful lifestyle engendered by our fallen nature as a result of Original Sin and our pride, stoked by the evil, which leads us to commit actual sins.  The antidote is a full examination of conscience, confession,…

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The Season Of Penance

Passion Sunday 2016 It is important to fight the effects of original sin and actual sins by practicing intense penance now.  Say the act of contrition often and never give up.  Get back up after each fall as Our Lord did when He was carrying His Cross.     #20160313K
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Live By Me Eternally

Laetare Sunday After announcements we learn about St. Thomas Aquinas the angel of purity.  After the Epistle and Gospel the significance of the Rose and Laetare is explained.  Then the  Easter sacraments of Baptism and Holy Eucharist are described.  This Sunday is a foretaste of Easter joys in mid-Lent.  The details of the  Miracle of…
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Virtues Come From Humility

Third Sunday Of Lent 2016 Most temptations come from the devil and prayer is our defense.  A prayerful person in life will die with a prayer on his lips.  Humility is the source of our virtues and God allows humiliations so that we will pray. #20160228S
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We Pray As We Believe

Second Sunday in Lent St. Paul teaches purity in this Sunday’s Epistle.  The Transfiguration is meant to encourage apostles and us to persevere and to reveal Christ’s divinity.  Our only goal in life is heaven.  Read the Mass texts for Lent.  Pray for mercy.   #20160221M      

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What To Do For Lent?

After hearing the importance of Psalm 90 for Lent and the sacramental of ashes, Father gives suggestions for penances and practices for this holy season. From the Gospel Our Lord teaches us how to combat the devil and temptations. St. Valentine’s day is explained in light of the saint whose feast is honored on Feb. 14.

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Season of Conversion

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…

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The Language of Lent

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…

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Mass of Sight

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…

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Lessons on Love and Suffering

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…

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