Sep 27 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Near Occasion of Sin
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
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Audio (MP3)Conversion through Prayers and Tears
Thursday, August 27th, 2009The heroic prayers and tears with fortitude and trust made over long years not only converted her son, Augustine, who would become one of the great Doctors of the Church, but also made her a saint as well. We have much to learn from her example!
St. Monica-Feast Day August 27th her son, St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church-Feast Day August 28th
From “The Confessions” of St. Augustine The day when she was to leave this life was drawing near – a day known to You, though we were ignorant of it – she and I happened to be alone, through (as I believe) the mysterious workings of Your will. We stood leaning against a window which looked out on a garden within the house where we were staying, at Ostia on the Tiber; for there, far from the crowds, we were recruiting our strength after the long journey, in order to prepare ourselves for our voyage overseas. We were alone, conferring very intimately. Forgetting what lay in the past, and stretching out to what was ahead, we inquired between ourselves, in the light of present truth, into what You are and what the eternal life of the saints would be like, for eye has not seen nor ear heard nor human heart conceived it. |
A Franciscan Saint of the Confessional
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Ave Maria MeditationsSt. Leopoldo Mandic is known as an Apostle of the Confessional and also as an Apostle of Unity. Feast Day is July 30th.
SAINT OF THE CONFESSIONAL To be a good confessor one must first of all gain the confidence of the penitent. In this Fr. Leopoldo succeeded wonderfully. His very person, so small as to be scarcely visible in the semi-darkness of cell, his features calm and radiating kindness, his eyes full of serenity, his measured and paternal gestures, all combined to awake confidence from all who approached. Often he would get up and go to meet the penitent as if he were greeting an old and expected friend. Nothing he did or said could in any way humiliate the visitor and cause him to close his heart. He paid attention to everything, knowing that confidence is built on a variety of imponderables which may often appear insignificant. So much skill and so much virtue naturally disposed the penitent to listen with a receptive mind to the instruction and exhortations which followed. What he said was not just a routine affair, the same for everyone; he said what was needed by each individual soul in a manner easily understood by the person in question, using dialect and popular phrases if they would help. This was a point he considered very important. |
Video – No Apologies #99 – Confession 2
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Ave Maria! Here are four more points in defense of the confession of sins. These are all reasoned arguments based on Sacred Scripture. Ave Maria! |
Video – No Apologies #98 – Confession
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Ave Maria! Catholics believe that Christ gave to His apostles the authority to forgive sins in His name. This took place on Easter Sunday and is recounted in the Gospel of John 20:19-23. Ave Maria! |
Year of the Priest begins June 19th
Friday, June 19th, 2009Ave Maria Meditations  Pope Benedict XVI / St. Jean Vianney
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St. John Vianney, the great parish priest of Ars, France said in his catechism lesson on priesthood: The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… When people wish to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest, because where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion… |
Jun 05 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Forgiveness and Our Lady
Friday, June 5th, 2009
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August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence
Friday, August 1st, 2008
 Mary, Queen of Angels
Ave Maria Meditations
August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence
What is Portiuncula? The following is an excerpt from Major Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure.
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Jun 27 – Homily – Fr Angelo Geiger: Leprosy of the Soul
Friday, June 27th, 2008
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