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October 4, 2016

Oct 04 – Homily – Finding St. Francis in the 21st Century

Fr. Alan observes that the key to connecting with our 13th Century founder is through identifying his spiritual profile. Three virtues stand out, which summarize the spirit of St. Francis: Simplicity, Humility, and…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

October 11, 2016

Oct 11 – Homily – St. John XXIII, calling sedevacantists back into the fold

Fr. Alan describes St. John XXIII's 1966 miraculous healing of Sr. Caterina Capitani, novice Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. The miracle, accompanied by an apparition to her of the Holy Father less…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

October 18, 2016

Oct 18 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Luke, Missionary Evangelist

St. Luke, himself of pagan origin, heard the Word, believed, and became a missionary and evangelist. In the microcosm of his life, we see in action the Gospel plan of salvation in Christ…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

October 25, 2016

Oct 25 – Homily – Fr Alan: Christian Marriage vs. Feminism

Fr. Alan explains how a Christian understanding of the relationship between husband and wife, as a sacramental reflection of the relationship between Christ and the Church, is the antidote to the corrosive effects on…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

November 1, 2016

Nov 01 – Homily – Fr Alan: All Saints – that means you, too!

Fr. Alan explains that the “communion of the saints” involves the whole Church – in heaven, in purgatory, and on earth – and that today’s celebration reminds us of our membership in the…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

November 8, 2016

Nov 08 – Homily – Fr Alan: Absolute Primacy of Christ, Even on Election Day

Blessed John Duns Scotus' doctrine on the Absolute Primacy of Christ is the theological completion of St. Francis' mystical intuition, and affirms that Christ, the Incarnation of the Eternal Word, is the reason…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

November 15, 2016

Nov 15 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Albert the Great, Champion of Truth

St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, is credited with laying the foundation for the great Scholastic synthesis of all truth, both natural and divinely revealed, which was the crowning…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

November 22, 2016

Nov 22 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Cecilia, Virgin Martyr of Legend Confirmed by Graces

Father explains how the critically accepted data of St. Cecilia's cult are signs of heaven's confirmation of the great holiness of this virgin martyr. While the "legend"of her martyrdom may not qualify as…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

December 6, 2016

Dec 06 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Nicholas vs. Santa Claus

The figure of the real and holy bishop Nicholas has in recent centuries been co-opted and transformed into the secularized and mostly pagan Santa Claus. Christian parents should know how to gently guide…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

December 20, 2016

Dec 20 – Homily – Fr Alan: Christmas is a Pro-Life Holiday

On Christmas we celebrate the birth of the Word of Life. To "keep Christ in Christmas," we have to keep the faith with the Gospel of Life. The holiday that cheers us can…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 3, 2017

Jan 03 – Homily – Converting the Culture in the Holy Name of Jesus

Contemporary culture languishes not only in religious ignorance, but is being ruined by positive profanation of the Holy Name of Jesus. Let us do justice to Our Savior and work to restore…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 10, 2017

Jan 10 – Homily – Fr Alan: Apostasy, the devil, and the priesthood of the baptized

Christian souls are both the battlefield where the struggle between the devil and the Son of Man is decided, as well as protagonists in the playing out of this meta-historical struggle in…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 17, 2017

Jan 17 – Homily – Fr Alan: Radical Choice – Follow Jesus to Life or Perish with the World

St. Anthony Abbot gave up all to follow Christ. This is the perennial option placed before Christians, the choice: Christ or the world. One can answer the call in many ways, but…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 24, 2017

Jan 24 – Homily – Fr. Alan: The Writing Apostolate – A Pathway to Sanctity

Declared Patron Saint of Catholic Writers by Pope Pius XI in 1923, St. Francis de Sales was an exemplary practitioner of what Fr. John Hardon called the writing apostolate. By means of…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 31, 2017

Jan 31 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. John Bosco – Visionary Father to the Fatherless

St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesian Society and of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, dedicated himself to providing for the spiritual and material welfare of disadvantaged youth. To aid…

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