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October 9, 2016

Oct 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Faith > Conversion > Gratitude

It is not gratitude that is the most important in today's Gospel, but faith which leads to conversion and then gratitude. In both the first and second reading, an outsider acts with faith,…

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October 15, 2016

Oct 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Open to the Spirit, Clinging to Christ

Jesus came in the flesh, but the Holy Spirit comes invisibly and is the interior witness to the truth. This is what the "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" is: to refuse the light…

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October 16, 2016

Oct 16 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Real Prayer

Silence, solitude, and the presence of God are needed for our prayer to become real. This deep prayer is real prayer if it takes us into a deep relationship with God. Do not…

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October 23, 2016

Oct 23 – Homily – Fr John Joseph: Presumption, Hope, Suffering

The Pharisee in today's gospel presumed on his own merit and--praying to himself--compares himself to sinners. But we must remember that we cannot justify ourselves, we are all sinners, and that from those…

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October 30, 2016

Oct 30 – Homily – Fr Dominic: God Seeks Us First

Jericho is a symbol of the world of sin that will be destroyed at the end of time, and as Jesus passes through, He invites Himself to the infamous Zacchaeus' home. This shows…

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November 5, 2016

Nov 05 – Homily – Fr Dominic: The Franciscan Departed

Today we pray for deceased Franciscans of the Immaculate. Father Dominic tells us if we always remember death like St. Francis did, then we will live more worthy of heaven. Other ways to…

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November 6, 2016

Nov 06 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Hope is not Optimism

The liturgy today reflects on the Resurrection. In the first reading, a mother with 7 sons, spiritually representing the fullness of life, has her sons taken one by one as they prefer the…

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November 12, 2016

Nov 12 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Prayer Takes Time

Prayer takes time and perseverance, especially when we are praying for the conversion of someone else (or ourselves). We need to persevere in prayer, this is where many fail. God wants our faith…

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November 21, 2016

Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Mary’s Absolute Commitment to God

It is an ancient tradition that Mary presented herself at the temple as a young girl to serve and worship with the other temple virgins. This reminds us that what is most important…

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November 27, 2016

Nov 27 – Homily – Fr Dominic: WAKE UP, Jesus is coming

We have come into Advent, that period of joyful preparation, penance, and sacrifice that wakes us up to the coming of Christ at Christmas. G. K. Chesterton wrote that the problem with the…

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December 8, 2016

Dec 08 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Positive Meaning of the Immaculate Conception

The dogma of the Immaculate Conception is phrased negatively--that Mary never was touched by sin--but it has a very positive meaning as expressed in Her God-given name of "Full of Grace". Historically, the…

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December 12, 2016

Dec 12 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Our Lady of Guadalupe — Our Spiritual Mother

In the Virgin Mary's appearance at Guadalupe, she speaks to Juan Diego as a tender mother. This apparition, more than any other, highlights her spiritual maternity. Let us, like Juan Diego, be good…

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December 15, 2016

Dec 15 – Homily – Fr Dominic: The FI and the Queen of the Seraphic Order

St. Francis was consumed with love for the Blessed Virgin Mary, and he has passed this love on to his sons. In the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, our community life is…

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December 17, 2016

Dec 17 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Do You Value Your Soul?

The human soul is immortal, and will either spend eternity in heaven or hell. God himself became man and suffered for us in order to deliver us from the just punishment of…

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December 18, 2016

Dec 18 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Great Sign of the Virginal Maternity

Saint Joseph had no reason to doubt Mary's purity, but neither could he doubt her pregnancy. But when the angel came, he was able to understand the meaning of this sign: that…

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