Homily #100911 ( 10min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord gives us the parable of the house built on sand. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the fact that the true foundation of Rock is, indeed, Christ but more precisely on doing Christ’s will, ‘hears my words and does them’. He then points out how unbiblical is the Protestant doctrine of faith-alone when Our Lord clearly states the need for works. The poor understanding of this foundation explains why they have broken apart into thousands of sects. Father goes further and says that this is the base error of our modern society which builds on a foundation of the seven capital sins.
Ave Maria! Saturday in the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 1co 10:14-22
Resp: psa 116:12-13, 17-18
Gsp: luk 6:43-49

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Homily #130323 ( 03min) Play – Fr. Ignatius explains how the darkness of the Jews in accepting Jesus is similar to Christians today who imagine they do believe, but only in their own way which is not taught by the Catholic Church.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Saturday in Passion Week – Ferial – Form: EF, Miserere Mihi
Readings: 
1st: jer 18:18-23
Gsp: joh 12:10-36

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The Holy Mother’s Day All Year Long

May 13, 2013 By Paul Louis Metzger 2 Comments

Now that the venerable holiday—Mother’s Day—has passed, I would like to reflect upon what I will call the Holy Mother’s Day. Typically, Mary, the mother of the Lord, is honored at Annunciation, which occurred this year on Monday,  April 8, 2013. There is a sense in which every day should be this holy mother’s day, since she manifested the kind of radical obedience to God in honoring Christ that should be true of every Christian every day of the year.

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Homily #130521 ( 03min) Play – Protestants do not have Jesus as their shepherd, because they are not of His one flock. Father explains that having different beliefs is being of a different flock and not having the same, one Shepherd, one Door, of the one Catholic Church.

Ave Maria!
Mass: Pentecost Tuesday – 1st Cl – Form: EF, Accipite Iucunditatem
Readings: 
1st: act 8:14-17
Gsp: joh 10:1-10

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Homily #130709b ( 07min) Play – Fr. Joachim on the martyrdom of  St. Nicholas Pick and companions who gave their lives in witness to the Catholic truths of the Eucharist and the primacy of the Pope in the Protestant town of Gorcum, Holland.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Nicholas Pick and companions – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 14th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: gen 32:23-33
Resp: psa 17:1, 2-3, 6-7, 8, 15
Gsp: mat 9:32-38

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Homily #140702b ( 04min) Play – Fr. Joachim on the life St. Oliver Plunkett who died as a martyr in Ireland during the Protestant persecutions.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday 13th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: amo 5:14-15, 21-24
Resp: psa 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16-17
Gsp: mat 8:28-34

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The keys of the Kingdom have been given to the head of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. All those called to be members of this Kingdom must become members of the Church.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday 30th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: Rom 8:18-25
Resp: Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Gsp: Lk 13:18-21

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Ave Maria!  A Christian ecumenical group has just released an anthology of writings about the Virgin Mary from a variety of denominations.  This is intriguing, because many Protestants show an aversion to talking about the Virgin Mary much.  The publication of an inter-denominational collection of writings about her could pave the way to increased dialogue and understanding.

Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania, an ecumenical group, has published the second volume in a series of collected writings by local preachers — this one about the Virgin Mary.

“Blessed Art Thou Among Women: Southwest Pennsylvania Preaches on Mary, Mother of Jesus” brings together the work of 19 bishops, priests, pastors, deacons and the vowed religious from throughout the region.

The authors represent several Christian traditions, including American Baptist, Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Presbyterian and Eastern Orthodox.

The book is available for free download at www.casp.org/sermons . Printed copies are available for a small fee.

“The breadth of perspectives in this volume is truly remarkable,” said the Rev. Liddy Barlow, CASP executive minister and the book’s editor. “Whether they are writing about the Annunciation narrative in Luke, or John’s account of the Crucifixion, about special days such as the Feast of the Presentation, or apparitions at Fatima or Guadalupe, these writers use their knowledge and creativity to introduce us to the Theotokos, Mary, a young woman who became Mother of God.”

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