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Homily #111230 ( 11min) Play – On the feast of the Holy Family Fr. Angelo preaches on how the Christian life consists in following the example of Christ who came to us in a family. He compares the incarnation, with its mixture of the natural and supernatural, to the family and the sacraments of the Church, especially Holy Matrimony.
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Mass: Holy Family – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 3:2-6, 12-14
Resp: psa 128:1-2, 3, 4-5
2nd: col 3:12-21
Gsp: luk 2:22-40

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Roving Reporter #124 – Brian Daly on interview on location ( 09min) >>> Play

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Brian Daly gives the Roving Reporter a full report of the 2011 40 Days for Life in Norwich, Ct which has just concluded in a grand way with a prayer vigil in front of the Norwich Planned Parenthood office.

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Homily #110728l ( 05min) Play – Fr. Angelo preaches on the days Gospel where Our Lord tells a parable about how the kingdom of God is like a “head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.” Father relates this to the interior life of our own souls where we let God dwell within us and put God first in our lives.
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Mass: Thursday 17th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: exo 40:16-21, 34-38
Resp: psa 84:3, 4, 5-6, 8, 11
Gsp: mat 13:47-53

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Homily #110701 ( 12min) Play – Fr. Dominic preaches on how the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the symbol of Infinite love of God, where He sent His only Son to become one with us and even suffer and die for our redemption. Father exhorts us to imitate this great love that Christ has in His heart and so have a life flowing over with generous love.
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Mass: Sacred Heart of Jesus – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: deu 7:6-11
Resp: psa 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10
2nd: 1jo 4:7-16
Gsp: mat 11:25-30

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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.
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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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Face of Pro-Life #130 – Corinn Dahm and guest Bill O’Brien ( 60min) >>> Play

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Hostess Corinn Dahm and guest Bill O’Brien, president of Connecticut Right to Life, speak on the current state of affairs and action against abortion on the federal and state level  government during our monthly live show on cable TV. Top of the list is defunding Planned Parenthood of the 300 Million dollars per year of federal funding. This should be no problem given the need to cut the budget deficit, that we have a Republican House of Representatives and there is mounting evidence that Planned Parenthood cares more about the men who are procuring abortions than women who are clearly being abused.

On a state level legislation for mandatory parental notification before an abortion can take place is on the top of the list.

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Variety #116 – Time Lapse ( 01min) >>> Play

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The time it took for the March to pass our camera was 1 hour 31 minutes.

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Variety #111 – Where we all End up ( 01min) >>> Play

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We Franciscans here at AirMaria.com wish you a Blessed and Prayerful New Year.

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Fi News #92 – Fr Gabriel M. Pelletieri ( 29min) >>> Play

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In this interview with Fr. Gabriel M. Pelletieri, Co-Founder of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, the basic points on “The Marian Plan of Franciscan Life” are covered.

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Face of Pro-Life #119 – Corinn Dahm and Jill Sackidovitch on the youth ( 30min) >>> Play

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Jill Sackidovitch director of the Westbrook, CT branch of Birthright offers her insight of how to reach out to youth with a Pro-life message in this modern, changing, materialistic world, making use of her ample experience working with young teenage mothers coming to her local Birthright facility. She also set up a booth at a local fair and had much more contact with youth in general. She believes that the joy of life message has been received very well by youth. She believes that youth are increasingly pro-life and describes the free materials that she offered to the youth. She also mentions how ultrasound images of their little babies is very powerful for young mothers and how the youth and even young children understand the sanctity of human life very well. The youth are also very quick to notice a lack of sincerity and are quite skeptical in general so it is important not to talk down to them. They want to hear the other side of the story as opposed to the line they get from TV etc. We must provide them with this other side, the culture of life that raises the dignity of humanity and leads to eternal life.

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Conferences #106 – Deacon Jack – miracles from Newman (44min) >>> Play

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Witness Lecture for the Newman-Scotus Symposium is given by Deacon Jack Sullivan: A Personal Account of the Experience of a Miracle

He talks about Redemptive Suffering of Newman. There is much suffering in life but if we accept with trust in God, that he has our best interest in mind, then we will grow in grace. This is the “kindly light” of truth that Newman always followed in the “gathering gloom”. He relates this to his own suffering that led him to pray for the intercession of venerable Newman. One day he woke with excruciating pain in his legs which turned out to be a sever restriction in his spinal cord by the physical deformation of his vertebra and disks. His Doctor said it was the worst case he had seen in seventeen years as a back specialist. Listen to Jack as he describes how one simple prayer to John Newman was able to cure him first temporarily and then permanently as he prayed a second time. He also relates other miracles that have occurred with Newman’s intercession.

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Face of Pro-Life #118 – Corinn Dahm and Jill Sackidovitch ( 60min) >>> Play

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This episode was  a live show  on local television with guest Jill Sackidovitch director of the Westbrook, CT branch of Birthright, the premier nation-wide (even international) emergency pregnancy assistance centers for women. She relates to hostess Corinn Dahm how she got involved in Birthright when she wasn’t even looking to do so as well as all the challenges of talking to young mothers in distressed pregnancies. They discuss:

• pro-choice nature of the agency in that it gives women a chance to choose life when, in this pro-abortion world, pregnant women are often heavily pressured to abort their child
• demoralizing and even traumatic nature of abortion that scars many women for life.
• lack of safety for abortion procedure
• lack of education about the emotional and medical dangers of abortion.
• difficulties and joys of adoption for women with unwanted pregnancies
• how they reach out to distressed mothers
• procedure for giving assistance once they come to their facilities
• how friendship is the greatest thing needed for these women even if they do make the wrong decision
• what additional services are needed for mothers in the future
• type of people needed for volunteers
• how people can donate
• how many women are helped

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Face of Pro-Life #121 – Friar Gabriel Cortes and Corinn Dahm ( 30min) >>> Play

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Friar Gabriel Cortes continues his story from last episode where he related his conversion story. Now he covers his ministry work in the land down under, Australia. He first fills in the details of his conversion and then relates his experience of being in Toodyay and Perth, Australia for ten years. He covers his ministry with the youth where he uses his skill at skateboarding to break the ice. He has been able to start many conversations with the youth and even win the friendship of whole neighborhoods of kids. His passing out of Miraculous Medals, his trip to World Youth Day in Sidney, his trips to skate parks and many, many encounters with people of all ages.

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Homily #101107 ( 13min) Play – In today’s Gospel the Sadducees try to trip up Jesus with a question on marriage and in regard to life after death. He answers that there is life after death, but that marriage is not for the after life. Fr. Bonaventure takes these basic statements about marriage (where life begins) and death (where life ends) and preaches on the meaning and sanctity of human life. He mentions the reasons why God Created us, the relationship between God and man, and how Jesus and Mary is key to both of these and to attaining life everlasting.

Ave Maria! 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: 2ma 7:1-2, 9-14
Resp: psa 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15
2nd: 2th 2:16-3:5
Gsp: luk 20:27-38

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Homily #101105 ( 08min) Play – In today’s Gospel we have the parable of the unjust steward where Our Lord points out how wise worldly people are in the pursuit of selfish goals and making friends in this life to the neglect of higher goals and eternal life. Fr. Dominic relates this to the modern world that is so focused on greed. He mentions that we must be focused instead on eternal life and organize our spiritual endeavors in order to make progress, growing in our friendship with God and so store up treasure for our final end.
Ave Maria! Friday in the 31st Week in Ordinary Time – Mass: OF, – Readings:
1st: phi 3:17-4:1
Resp: psa 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5
Gsp: luk 16:1-8

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