We are busily working out the bugs for doing live streaming on a more routine basis for events here at the friary and in the field. We hope to be doing daily broadcasts of the morning Mass. For this reason we have not given much advanced notice of our upcoming live broadcasts since we are still in the experimental stage.  This effort will require some purchasing of equipment so please be generous in this Lenten Season by pressing the donate button in the top of the right hand sidebar, Thank you.

Upcoming events:

Wednesday, March 25, 7pm, Missa Cantata Latin Mass:

We will be having a live broadcast tonight at 7pm Eastern for the Missa Cantata at our friary here in celebration of the Feast of The Annunciation, which the FIs are celebrating as a Solemnity.

Friday, March 27, Fr. Paul Check of Courage:

St. Patrick’s Church in Providence, RI. Link to map: Click Here. Fr. Paul N. Check, nationally known speaker and incoming Executive Director of Courage, International for Mass, followed by a discussion about: “Courage, the Cross, and Same Sex Attraction: What Does the Catholic Church Really Teach About Homosexuality?” Broadcast depends on internet availability at the site.

Saturday, March 28,  3-8pm, Prolife Youth Conferernce:

Prolife Youth Conference at the St. Micheal’s Gym at the Holy Family Academy in Baltic, CT. Many dynamic speakers  from the area covering a wide number of subjects on how to be a pro-life evangelist. Broadcast depends on internet availability at the event.

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Marycast #123 ( 9min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle asks us if we are willing to defend Jesus Christ and so defend His Church. He refers to a recent pop star that claimed Jesus has the disordered inclination of homosexuality and other unfortunate incidents that are blasphemous and calls us to not be silent in these cases.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

Ave Maria!

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Homily #110429 ( 06min) Play – We need to put God first in our lives – that’s whats wrong with the world.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Extraordinary Form: Feria VI infra octavam Paschae – Eduxit Eos Dominus
Readings:
Lesson: 1Peter 3:18-22
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20

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Conferences #145 – “The Memory of Fr. John Harvey, OSFS and the Future of Courage and Encourage” ( 65min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke gives the opening keynote address titled “The Memory of Fr. John Harvey, OSFS and the Future of Courage and Encourage”, at the Annual National Courage Conference which ministers to people suffering from same sex attraction. After an introduction by Fr. Paul Check, Executive Director of Courage, Cardinal Burke gives a tribute to the late Father John Harvey the co-founder of Courage and EnCourage who was his personal friend.  He focuses on the many pastoral innovations that Fr. Harvey developed from his deep respect of the personhood of people with homosexual attraction leading them to accept and embrace the virtues advocated by the Church. He covers his deep devotion to his own parents and family and then his religious family the religious order of the Oblates of St Francis de Sales and the influence that these had on his great pastoral heart, what Courage has done and what it will accomplish in the future, especially the participation in the sacraments.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #146 – Questions and Answers with Card. Burke after his talk on Fr. Harvey and Courage ( 19min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke gives answers to questions fielded by the audience after the his opening keynote address titled “The Memory of Fr. John Harvey, OSFS and the Future of Courage and Encourage”, at the Annual National Courage Conference which ministers to people suffering from same sex attraction.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #147 – Bp. Olmsted on the elements of faith needed for courage today ( 57min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Bishop Timothy L. Olmsted of Phoenix, AZ gives a talk called “Blessed are Those Who Believe: Faith and Fidelity Today” at the Courage Annual Conference.  He covers the virtues in general and then focuses on Faith in particular and how to stay strong in this virtue when today’s world is so discouraging. He does this by examining the life of Blessed John Paul II whom he personally knew. Of the many virtues that the Blessed Pope had, Faith is what stands out the most and this is based on his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary who as St. Elizabeth proclaimed “Blessed is she who believed”. He grew in faith despite having experienced many personal and national tragedies in Poland in World War II and the communist aftermath. This Faith involves three elements 1. Trust in God completely, 2. Ascent, a free ascent to the whole truth, 3. Obedience, to what God asks us to do.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #148 – Dr. Sean Stevens at the 2011 Courage Conference ( 64min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Dr. Sean Stevens gives a talk at the 2011 Courage Conference in Chicago titled “Catholic Prayer and Piety for Healing Gender Identity”. He covers the role of prayer in healing same sex attraction and how it relates to reason and therapy.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #172 – Fr. Jeffery Keefe on the Varieties of Guilt ( 82min) >>> Play

Fr. Jeffrey Keefe, O.F.M. Conv., director of Courage in Syracuse, NY, gives his talk at the 2012 International Courage Conference on the “The Varieties of Guilt” which we face on our pilgrimage to God and the appropriate pastoral approach to cope with them in a world where temptation and sin are increasing. In the process he explains the nature of shame and how shame and guilt are our built in monitors of our behavior. Yet, no matter how bad we mess up, we should look to God to help straighten out the mess and so find peace.

Ave Maria!

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Conferences #171 – Andrew Comiskey at the 2012 Courage Conference  ( 73min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Andrew Comiskey, Executive Director and Founder of Desert Stream Ministries, gives his talk at the 2012 Courage Conference at Mt. St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. The talk is titled “Naked Surrender – Coming Home to our True Sexuality” based on his book of that title. He covers his long journey from a homosexual lifestyle to becoming a Christian and the long healing process involved in shedding the brokenness of a sin and coming to the wholeness of Christ and helping others to do the same in his ministry. He stresses that the process of healing is never finished here on earth and key to remaining fruitful both for healing oneself and others is to continually acknowledge one’s own brokenness before God and men in all humility. He intersperses references to his recent conversion to the Catholic faith and how this has integrated with his overall journey. Listen to this heartfelt talk, filled with pastoral wisdom and understanding for those suffering from same sex attraction.

Ave Maria!

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