Homily #080616 ( 08min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord tells us to turn the other cheek when we are struck. Fr. Bonaventure explains that this does not mean that we should be pacifists, doormats, that should compromise everything, even truth, rather than defend ourselves but rather that we should put away the old natural law of vengeance and replace it with patience out of love of neighbor.
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India’s Supreme Court orders the local government in the state of Orissa where the recent persecution of Christians has occurred to put an end to the violence. The court addressed a state official, “If your government is unable to protect Christians, you better resign”

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Homily #101118 ( 08min) Play – Today’s Gospel is the account of Peter coming to Jesus who is walking on water. Peter is able to walk on the water as well, so long as he keeps focused on Jesus. But, when he looks at the violence of the waves he panics and starts to sink. Fr Dominic uses this to exhort us to keep our lives focused on the supernatural and not on the many natural troubles we may have.
Ave Maria! Dedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and Paul – Optional Memorial – Mass: OF – Readings:
1st: act 28:11-16, 30-31
Resp: psa 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6, 9
Gsp: mat 14:22-23

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Homily #131012 ( 03min) Play – The kingdom of heaven requires renunciation of the world while pursuing a life of virtue. St. Seraphin teaches us that we must pray to be numbered among the few, doing violence to our wills and bodies in order to observe Christ’s commandments.
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Mass: St. Seraphin of Montegranaro – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Saturday 27th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: joe 4:12-21
Resp: psa 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12
Gsp: luk 11:27-28

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Homily #140513n ( 07min) Play – On the 97th anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady at Fatima, Father Matthias reminds us that, as Lucia asked “Will I go to Heaven,” we too need to ask this question. If we love Mary, if we love God, we will want to die to be with them, but we must first walk the “narrow path” and, as Our Lord says, “the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” He speaks of Christian penance, accepting the suffering God sends our way in reparation for our sins and those of others. Our Lady wants us to be with Her in Heaven, She is waiting for us, let us do violence to ourselves and not disappoint Her.
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Mass: Our Lady of Fatima – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Tuesday 4th Week of Easter
1st: act 11:19-26
Resp: psa 87:1-3, 4-5, 6-7
Gsp: joh 10:22-30

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Ave Maria!  In this article from crux.com, Vatican correspondent Inés San Martín describes the intensely Marian celebration at Trujillo, Peru, where Pope Francis linked honoring Mary with protecting women today from violence.  Ms. San Martín then goes on to provide a description of publicly known events in Pope Francis’ Marian devotion.

Pope Francis on Saturday displayed yet another example of his love affair with the Virgin Mary, presiding over a Marian celebration in Peru’s “city of the eternal spring,” where popular Catholic devotion is nearly ubiquitous and people proudly display their devotion to the Mother of God.

The pontiff linked the love affair with the Virgin with women’s issues today.

In Trujillo, Francis spoke against the “scourge that affects our American continent: cases of femicides, and the many situations of violence that are kept quiet behind so many walls.”

The pontiff called for a fight against this suffering through legislation, and a culture that “repudiates every form of violence.”

. . . “Mary,” Francis said, “shows us the way home. She brings us to Jesus, who is the Gate of Mercy.”

Francis’s love affair with Our Lady is well documented, and it began long before Father Jorge Mario Bergoglio was made a bishop: In 1990, the future pope gave up TV because of a promise he made to the Virgin of Carmel.

After he was appointed archbishop of Buenos Aires, in Argentina, he’d participate in a massive pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Lujan, patroness of his country. Before and after every foreign trip today, he visits Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major to venerate the famous icon of Our Lady known as Salus Populi Romani (protectress of the Roman people).

 

Source: Pope’s love affair with Mary adds new chapter Saturday in Peru

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Ave Maria!  In the Philippines, Archbishop Jose Palma led thousands of Catholics in a March for Life with Mary, protesting the government-led slaughter of drug users and dealers in the country.  Since President Rodrigo Duterte began his drug war in June 2016, over 12,000 people have been killed by police and masked gunmen.  Several journalists who wrote about links between police and these unidentified gunmen have also been murdered, and human rights protesters in the Philippines are continually harassed and threatened with murder.  Duterte’s chief political opponent, Senator Leila de Lima, has been imprisoned for over a year on apparently politically motivated drug charges.

Archbishop Jose Palma emphasized that while the Catholic Church supports efforts to end drug-addiction, it stands firmly against the killing.  He sought divine aid through the Virgin Mary’s intercession to protect the family and end all threats to life in the country.

CEBU CITY — Carrying lighted candles while praying the rosary and singing chants, at least 5,000 people joined the dawn procession on Saturday to denounce the series of killings in the country and to seek divine intervention to get rid of all threats against life and family.

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma led the 2-kilometer “Walk for Life with Mary” from Fuente Osmeña to the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral in downtown Cebu City.

The 67-year-old prelate also presided over the Mass at the cathedral to close the event.

In his homily, Palma reminded the people about the sanctity of life, marriage, and family.

He stressed that the Catholic Church supports President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs but is concerned about the way it is being carried out.

“We question the manner it is done because of questionable motives and circumstances. This may not be the will of God for them,” he said.

“No man has the right to [end] another’s life. God is the beginning and end of life. Let us protect life from womb to tomb,” he said.

“I hope all threats to life and the series killings will stop because we are all brothers and sisters in Jesus and Mary. The Lord came that we may have life and live it to the full,” he added.

Source: 5,000 people join ‘Walk for Life With Mary’ in Cebu to denounce killings | Inquirer News

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Fr Terrance explains the benefits of forgiveness and the distinction between forgiveness and reconciliation.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Tuesday 3rd Week of Lent – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: Dan 3:25, 34-43
Resp: Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: Mt 18:21-35

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Fr Alan gives the homily on Jun 18 (Monday 11th Week of Ordinary Time), examining what Our Lord means when He says: “offer no resistance to one who is evil.” The underlying principle is that only the good can overcome evil and convert an enemy into a brother.

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Mass: Monday 11th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy

Readings: 
1st: 1 Kgs 21:1-16
Resp: Ps 5:2-3, 5-6, 7
Gsp: Mt 5:38-42

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Beth Haile posted a helpful reflection on Archbishop Leonard’s non-resistant response to the attack: “Sometimes the Best Argument is Non-resistance” (https://catholicmoraltheology.com/sometimes-the-best-argument-is-non-resistance/).

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PANAMA CITY – Victims of violence, abuse, abortion, terrorism, natural disasters, human trafficking, forced migration and “many other signs of death and loneliness” were at the core of a Way of the Cross meditation led by Pope Francis on Friday in Panama’s coastal beltway with the ocean as the backdrop.In the face of such suffering, the pontiff held up the example of Mary.

“In Mary, we learn the strength to be able to say ‘yes’ to those who have refused to remain silent in the face of a culture of mistreatment and abuse, disparagement and aggression, and who work to provide opportunities and to create an atmosphere of safety and protection,” Francis said.

“In Mary, we learn how to welcome and take in all those abandoned, and forced to leave or lose their land, their roots, their families and their work,” he continued. “Like Mary, we want to be a Church that fosters a culture that welcomes, protects, promotes and integrates; that does not stigmatize, much less indulge in a senseless and irresponsible condemnation of every immigrant as a threat to society.”

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Source: Pope says Mary’s the antidote to ‘culture of mistreatment and abuse’

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