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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 11, 2013

Nov 11 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Spiritual Warfare

Homily #131111 ( 14min) Play St Martin of Tours had some similarities with St. Francis. Both were soldiers and great saints who engaged in spiritual warfare. In spiritual warfare we storm the fortifications…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 12, 2013

Nov 12 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Christian Unity

Homily #131112 ( 13min) Play -That we all may be one. The principle of unity in the church finds it's model in the love and oneness of the Blessed Trinity. We are all…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 13, 2013

Nov 13 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Homily #131113 ( 10min) Play The first beat of the Heart of Jesus beats for the sinner. There are still many places where the Gospel needs to be proclaimed. A missionary carries out this…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 14, 2013

Nov 14 – Homily – Fr Benedict: We Can’t Impose the Faith, But We Must Propose the Truth

Homily #131114 ( 11min) Play - Jesus gave us the missonary mandate to preach to all. This does not exclude the possibility of death which the Franciscan martyrs, St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions,…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 15, 2013

Nov 15 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Albert the Great, Philosopher of Mary

Homily #131115 ( 00min) Play - St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, one of the greatest intellects of the Church and middle ages, was reknowned as a philosopher, theologian,…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 16, 2013

Nov 16 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Suffering Helps Us

Homily #131116 ( 10min) Play - St. Gertrude the Great teaches us how sufferings of the body, especially heavy ones, are great gifts from God which give us purer light and clarify the…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 17, 2013

Nov 17 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: The Last Judgment of Man

Homily #131117 ( 24min) Play - The four last things should be preached often and meditated upon frequently: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. Father explains the particular and final judgment, and how we…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 18, 2013

Nov 18 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Be Faithful, Even to Death

Homily #131118 ( 06min) Play - In Maccabees, God's people compromised their faith and ruin befell them. Today, we compromise our faith in our work, our schools, and our families, and so the…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 19, 2013

Nov 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Refuse to Compromise the Faith

Homily #131119 ( 09min) Play - In the book of Maccabees, Eleazar gives a stunning example of faith in his old age by not compromising God's laws, even at the penalty of torture…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 20, 2013

Nov 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Mothers’ Supernatural Love Over Natural Love

Homily #131120 ( 11min) Play - In Maccabees the holy mother encouraged her sons to be tortured and killed rather than violate God's laws. Today, mothers are more concerned with their children's health,…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 21, 2013

Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Mother of the Church Yet Member of the Church

Homily #131121 ( 07min) Play - On this feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Father explains how Our Lady is both a member of the Church (St. Augustine) and Mother…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 22, 2013

Nov 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: We Need Sacred Music

Homily #131122 ( 05min) Play - Sacred music is set apart for divine worship, whose purpose is to give glory to God and sanctify the people. Gregorian chant is the supreme model and…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

November 23, 2013

Nov 23 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Rejection of Marriage and Cohabitation

Homily #131123 ( 06min) Play - Religious renounce marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven, living the "angelic life". Today you have many who reject marriage or cohabitate, which resemble more…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 24, 2013

Nov 24 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Jesus Christ the King

Homily #131124 ( 19min) Play - Christ the King came to establish his reign, transferring us from the kingdom of death to the kingdom of love and light. Ave Maria! Mass: Our Lord Jesus…

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Fr. Benedict Grant Griswold, CT Homily

November 26, 2013

Nov 26 – Homily – Fr Benedict: St. Leonard of Port Maurice

Homily #131126 ( 09min) Play - Father explains from the book of Daniel the golden statue, and how, like St. Leonard of Port Maurice, Franciscan and patron of parish missions who preached and…

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