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No Apologies #118 -  ( 05min) >>> Play

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The Montanists were a sect which arose towards the end of the 2nd Century. Knowledge of them can be helpful in dealing with those who accept private judgment as their guide.

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Face of Pro-Life #84 – Fra Roderic Mary on the Face of Pro-life show ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Roderic is the guest on the Face of Pro-Life as he relates what AirMaria.com does for the pro-life movement, including posting episodes of … Face of Pro-Life. So if you have never heard of AirMaria.com, have a listen.

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Homily #100113m ( 08min) Play – Today we celebrate the feast of The Baptism of Our Lord.   Fr. Johannes explains how the Epiphany and Baptism of Our Lord are, in many ways, two aspects of one in the same mystery.
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Homily #100110m ( 15min) Play – Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord.  Fr. John Joseph explains what it means to follow the example of Jesus Christ, to be baptized and live as true children of God.
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Homily #100108ms ( 11min) Play – As we continue to reflect on the mystery of the Epiphany of Our Lord, the scriptural readings and prayers of Holy Mass, Fr. Johannes exhorts us to ask our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph to give us the grace always to recognize that Jesus Christ does not take away anything from us when we give him our hearts. On the contrary, He gives us everything.
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Homily #100104ms ( 10min) Play – Today we celebrate the feast of one saint and blessed:  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, foundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity, and who laid the foundation for the Catholic parochial school system in the United States, and Bl. Angela of Foligno, mystical writer, mother, “Teacher of Theologians”.

Fr. Johannes explains the importance of the Christian vocation and the increasing need for the protection of our children’s education in today’s world…

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No Apologies #115 – ( 07min) >>> Play

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Much of the scandal and misunderstanding against the Inquisition is rooted in grossly exaggerated numbers and ideas. Many of these myths were recently brought to light by the non-catholic BBC in a documentary called “The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition.”

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Homily #100101m ( 00min) Play – Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.  Fr. John Joseph explains how fitting it was that God should create His Immaculate Mother so awesome, wonderful, and spectacular.  We might be tempted to think that She is distant from us, but this special feast reminds us that She is not only God’s Mother, but ours as well.
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Homily #091220m ( 18min) Play – “Most blessed are you among women…” (Luke 1:42)  Fr. John Joseph explains that as we come to know Our Lord, Our Lord will give us the gift to know the greatest thing that we could know in His creation, Our Lady.
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Homily #091214ms ( 16min) Play – Today we celebrate the feast of St. John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church, patron of contemplatives, mystics, and Spanish poets.

Fr. John Joseph touches on how St. John was a great spiritual mystic and spiritual director, known for his teaching on the “Dark Night of the Soul“.

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Homily #091213m ( 09min) Play – The third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete Sunday“, when the pink Advent candle is lit, priests wear rose-colored vestments, and we rejoice and are glad, for the Lord is near…
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Homily #091210m ( 13min) Play – Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Loreto, which refers to the Translation of the Holy House of Loreto, the house in Nazareth where Mary was born and where the Annunciation occurred.  According to tradition, angels lifted up and transported the little house several times, finally to its current resting place in Loreto, Italy.

Father John Joseph explains how Our Lady exemplifies the role of the mother in the home. The home is where children can see the faith of their parents, where they learn their Christian virtues and what it means to be Catholic.

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Homily #091209m ( 11min) Play – “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart…” (Matt. 11:29)  Fr. John Joseph reminds us to bear in mind the meekness of Our Lord.  We, too, must follow in His ways, taking up our cross of suffering to follow in His footsteps, for our sanctification and that of our brothers in Christ.
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Homily #091208ms ( 14min) Play – Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. Johannes explains that it wasn’t fitting for Christ to become man in the womb of someone defiled by sin, so Mary was created pure, holy, spotless and immaculate – clothed in divine grace from the first moment of Her conception.

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Homily #091208m ( 18min) Play – Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. John Joseph explains how sin never had any part in the one who was to be the Mother of God, and how in our own lives we must strive to imitate Her purity.  It was a gift given to Her, but it’s a gift also given to us so that we can share in that grace.
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