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
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
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.
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.
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
Homily #100605 (07min) Play – Today is the memorial day of St Boniface the Martyr and Fr. Bonaventure relates this to the Widow’s Mite in today’s Gospel where a poor widow gives all that she has in this life and so puts her treasure in heaven.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 2 Tim 4:1-8
R: Ps 71:8-9,14-17,22
G: Mk 12:38-44
Homily #100601 (08min) Play – Starting from the Gospel where the Pharisees approach our Lord with deceitful intent, Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the importance of approaching Our Lord in the state of grace. He stresses that we must resist the temptation to build a paradise on earth, since this inevitably leads to the loss of paradise in heaven.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: 2 Pet 3:12-15,17-18
R: Ps 90:2-4,10,14,16
G: Mk 12:13-17
MaryCast Specials #75 (10min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle explains how the message of the Fatima apparition is the ‘Grandmother’ of Marian messages since all earlier apparitions look forward to Fatima and all subsequent ones look back to it. He focuses on the quintessential message of Fatima that was given to Lucia on July 13th where Our Lady asks for prayers and reparation to save souls from Hell. The apparition continues with a vision of Hell and the suffering of souls there and then a prophecy of the end of World War I, then the Russian Revolution, the spread of Communism, World War II and the annihilation of whole nations. The apparition ends with her request to consecrate Russia to her Heart, do the 1st Saturday devotions and to say the Fatima Prayer at the end of each decade of the Rosary:
O my Jesus,
Forgive us ours sins,
save us from the fires of Hell,
lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those most in need of thy mercy.
Dr. Mark stresses that not all of these prophecies have come to past yet, especially the annihilation of nations. The best way to prevent this is to encourage more people to head her requests and to ask for the declaration of the 5th Marian Dogma.
Homily #100513 (07min) Play – Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a Holy Day of Obligation. Fr. Bonaventure preaches on how Jesus had to leave the Apostles physically in order to prevent Christianity from becoming a local phenomena based on the natural consolation of His presence. Rather Jesus ascended into heaven and came to every people, everywhere sacramentally for a more important spiritual consolation and benefit.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Acts 18:1-8
R: Ps 98:1-4
G: Jn 16:16-20
Homily #100407 (03min) Play – In today’s Gospel Our Lord appears to the apostles for the third time and suddenly they catch a big load of fish. Fr. Angelo preaches on the need to trust in the Lord that He will provide for our needs, despite our deficiencies, especially He will give us the true Bread from Heaven in the Eucharist.
Ave Maria! Easter Wednesday – Mass: EF, Venite – Readings: 1st: act 3:13-15, 17-19 – Gsp: joh 21:1-14
Homily #100311 (03min) Play – God Created us to know, love and serve God, and be happy with Him for ever in Heaven. Fr. Ignatius preaches on the idea that love is always a two-way street and so we receive much more love from Him. This is demonstrated by the many healings in today’s Gospel.
Ave Maria! Thursday of the Third Week in Lent – Mass: EF, Salus Populi – Readings: 1st: jer 7:1-7 – Gsp: luk 4:38-44
Homily #100226 (08min) Play – One sin is enough to send us Hell, but if we repent and ask God’s forgiveness then we will join the blessed in Heaven and enjoy the Beatific Vision for all eternity.
Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Ezek 18:21-28
R: Ps 130:1-8
G: Mt 5:20-26
Homily #100128 (04min) Play – St. Peter Nolasco was founder of the Mercedarians who worked to gather alms to free the Christian captives of Muslims. He even went so far as to offer his very self as a substitute so that others could be set free. As such he fully lived the message in today’s Gospel :
Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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