Homily #130709 ( 06min) Play - St. Nicholas Pick and his companions were martyred for the Faith in Holland by Calvinists in 1579. Fr. Benedict points out that, in the face of death,…
Homily #130710 ( 04min) Play - Fr. Benedict preaches over the martyrdom of Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz and how he powerfully shows us that the priestly vocation is a vocation to victimhood. Let us…
Homily #130711 ( 08min) Play - Today we celebrate one of the greatest mystics of the Church, St. Veronica Giuliani. Fr. Benedict shows how her rapid ascent into sanctity was connected to her…
Homily #130712 ( 07min) Play - A noble military knight, St. John Gualbert met the murderer of his brother and it was his duty to slay him, but when he begged pardon for…
Homily #130714 ( 18min) Play The "second founder" of the Franciscans, St. Bonaventure led the ever growing order with great holiness and profound prudence. He became bishop, cardinal, and was declared a saint and…
Homily #130715 ( 04min) Play - Franciscans have labored to preserve the Holy Places in Palestine, including the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord Jesus Christ. With their endless services and sacrifices they have…
Homily #130716 ( 05min) Play - Our Lady of Mount Carmel lovingly gave us the scapular, symbolizing a working apron, so true devotion to Our Blessed Mother involves not just sentimentality, but continually…
Homily #130717 ( 02min) Play - Father explains how all the deceased friars and sisters had one thing in common - total consecration to Our Lady, which entrusts all according to Her will,…
Homily #130718 ( 04min) Play - Among the values and ideas that are contrary to the world, the Christian expects to be hated for his supernatural charity for his brother. Ave Maria! Mass:…
Homily #130721 ( 10min) Play - God visits each temple of the soul with lights and inspiring calls to conversion. He teaches it to cast out any attachment to sin and vice, but even…
Homily #130722 ( 02min) Play - St. Mary Magdelen at the foot of the Cross represented penitence, while St. John symbolized innocence, but in all cases it is Our Lady, also at the…
Homily #130723 ( 03min) Play - A disciple of St. Peter the Apostle and ordained by him as bishop of Ravenna, St. Apollinaris suffered continual tortures like being beaten on the mouth with…
Homily #130724 ( 09min) Play - Father reflects on guarding oneself against temptation by drawing from the epistle and an excerpt from the Imitation of Christ. Ave Maria! Mass: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost…
Homily #130725 ( 09min) Play - On this feast of St. James the Apostle, Father explains the necessary renunciation of self and spirit, for the flesh tends to try to steal the goods…
Homily #130728 ( 15min) Play - Repenting and weeping for our sins is good, but self-pity and wallowing in our sins can lead to a false sense of humility. Contrition must always be…
