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Homily #110907 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the 4 cardinal virtues:

• Prudence – able to judge between actions with regard to appropriate actions at a given time
• Justice – proper moderation between self-interest and the rights and needs of others
• Restraint or Temperance – practicing self-control, abstention, and moderation
• Courage or Fortitude – forbearance, endurance, and ability to confront fear and uncertainty, or intimidation

and how they will reap great rewards in eternal life, the great blessings mentioned in today’s Gospel.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Wednesday 23rd Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: col 3:1-11
Resp: psa 145:2-3, 10-11, 12-13
Gsp: luk 6:20-26

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Homily #110724 ( 13min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the love and joy of God in heaven, our final destination and focus in life. When we keep sight of our destination, everything makes sense; when we lose focus of God, nothing makes sense. On our journey home, it is Our Lady who helps us to see clearly.
Ave Maria!
Mass: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: 1ki 3:5, 7-12
Resp: psa 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130
2nd: rom 8:28-30
Gsp: mat 13:44-52

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Homily #110610 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the model of St. Margaret and how, as in the Gospel, we must be willing to sell everything to attain the kingdom of heaven, especially with the constant sacrifice of our own wills.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Margaret, Widow and Queen of Scotland – 3 – Form: EF, Cognovi
Readings:
1st: pro 31:10-31
Gsp: mat 13:44-52

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Homily #110506 ( 08min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord multiplies the fish and the loaves to feed five thousand. Fr. Angelo preaches on how this great miracle foreshadows the even greater miracle of the Eucharist and moral miracles like conversion to the faith. However, few understand the importance of these less spectacular miracles. This was true even for those who first heard of the Eucharist when Our Lord described himself as the true bread in John 6 and many of his disciples walked away from Him. Blessed is he who believes even when he can’t see.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Friday 2nd Week of Easter – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: act 5:34-42
Resp: psa 27:1, 4, 13-14
Gsp: joh 6:1-15

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Homily #110505 ( 06min) Play – As Jesus has come form above and lived a heavenly life on earth so to we must imitate him and prepare our selves for heaven by living it now on earth just as the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Francis did.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Thursday 2nd Week of Easter – – Form:
Readings:
1st: act 5:27-33
Resp: psa 34:2, 9, 17-18, 19-20
Gsp: joh 3:31-36

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Homily #110225 ( 04min) Play – In today’s brief homily Fr Dominic exhorts us to keep our minds on the things of Heaven.

Ave Maria!
Mass: – – Form: EF “Iustus ut palma”
Readings: 1 Cor. 4, 9-14
Ps. 36, 30-31
Ps. 111, 1-3
Luc. 12, 32-34

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Homily #101102 ( 10min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on the need to pray for the souls in purgatory. We should keep them in mind to both offer up our sufferings for them and also to avoid sin and so get to heaven as quickly as possible ourselves.
Ave Maria! All Souls – Mass: OF,- Readings:
1st: wis 3:1-9
Resp: psa 23:1-6
2nd: rom 5:5-11
Gsp: mat 11:25-30

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Roving Reporter #117 – Anthony Aarts ( 4 min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

During the last few minutes of our weekly “Gate of Heaven Radio” program in Perth, Australia, Father Joseph interviews Anthony Aarts about his involvement with the Legion of Mary.

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Homily #100831 ( 09min) Play – How many will be saved? Our Lord tells us that few will be saved. St. Thomas in his clarity and brevity says, “Those who are saved are in the minority.” Why did Our Lord give us this knowledge? He told us that we might never become presumptuous, that we always might be striving to enter the narrow gate. This is a widespread error in our day and age – everyone goes to Heaven. Let us not be fooled by the lukewarmness and religious indifference prevalent today. Let us work out our salvation in fear and trembling.
Ave Maria! St. Raymund Nonnatus, Confessor – Mass: EF, Os Iusti – Readings:
1st: sir 31:8-11
Gsp: luk 12:35-40

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Homily #100825 ( 10min) Play – Fr Angelo, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Dedication of our Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe here in Griswold, preaches on how we are on a journey, a pilgrimage, here on earth where we are searching for our final resting place, the Heavenly Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem is the subject of the first reading taken from the Book of Revelation for the dedication of a church and Father points out how the physical churches that we build are little way stations along this journey a small piece of heaven for rest along the journey.

Ave Maria! Readings:
1st: Rev 21:1-5
Gspl: Luk 19:1-10

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Homily #100731 ( 22min) Play – In today’s Gospel Herod has John the Baptist beheaded. Fr. Bonaventure compares the lives John the Baptist with that of Herod. John’s life stands as an ideal that leads to heaven. Herod’s life stands as warning against a life of decadence, spent in frivolous luxury and broken marriage vows which leads to Hell, and so is a most pertinent waring to our modern culture.
Ave Maria! St. Ignatius of Loyola – Saturday in the 17th Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: jer 26:11-16, 24
Resp: psa 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34
Gsp: mat 14:1-12

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Homily #100720 ( 06min) Play – There are two ends for every person’s life, eternal Life or eternal Death. The person who dies with one mortal sin on their soul is lost in Hell  for all eternity. Missing Mass on Sunday is a mortal sin.
Ave Maria! St. Jerome Emilian, Confessor – Mass: EF, Effusum – Readings:
1st: isa 58:7-11
Gsp: mat 19:13-21

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYbOwH-_4sY

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Mother of the Redeemer Events #14 – Fr. Bill Casey ( 48min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. This is the fourth conference in this retreat.  In this talk, Fr. Casey discusses the family.

Ave Maria!

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Mother of the Redeemer Events #13 – Fr. Bill Casey ( 46min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. This is the fourth conference in this retreat.  In this talk, Fr. Casey discusses the shortness of life here on earth, death, judgment, heaven, hell and confession.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #100618 ( 05min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on Our Lord’s admonition to not put our hopes in things of this world but to put our treasure in Heaven for we will not find happiness in things of this world and we wil have to give up our earthly treasures anyways.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20
R: Ps 132:11-14,17-18
G: Mt 6:19-23

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