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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 9, 2014

Jan 09 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: God’s Commandments Are Easy

Homily #140109 ( 08min) Play - Those who don't obey the commandments don't love God and find them difficult. The more one grows in love and lives a life of virtue, the easier…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 10, 2014

Jan 10 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Fight the World to Save Your Soul

Homily #140110 ( 05min) Play - There is a battle between every man and the world for the state of grace of his soul. Most people don't realize this or that Jesus, the…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 20, 2014

Jan 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Our Faithful Departed

Homily #140120 ( 04:30min) Play - Our faithful departed, Gabriel Altieri, consecrated himself fully both body and soul to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He gave all the powers of his soul and body…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 24, 2014

Jan 24 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Curb Your Anger With Meekness

Homily #140124 ( 08min) Play - St. Francis de Sales is known for his wise spiritual direction and even more for his great sweetness and gentleness - despite having a natural tendency toward…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 25, 2014

Jan 25 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Conversion of St. Paul

Homily #140125 ( 04min) Play - The conversion of St. Paul reveals the power of God's grace to change a persecutor of the Church into a great apostle of the Church. God took…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 26, 2014

Jan 26 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Live Out Your Mission

Homily #140126 ( 09min) Play - The first, second, and third order members of the Franciscans of the Immaculate are called to fulfill their mission in life by faithfully living out the vows…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 27, 2014

Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Forgivable Sin and Final Impenitence

Homily #140127 ( 00min) Play - Our Lord in today's Gospel speaks of forgivable and unforgivable sin. All sin is forgivable except for the sin of Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy against…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 28, 2014

Jan 28 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Memorial of St Thomas Aquinas

Homily #140128 ( 00min) Play - Known as the common Doctor. His teaching is for everybody. The church sees the teachings of St Thomas as necessary and essential in priestly formation. Along with…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

January 29, 2014

Jan 29 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Parable of The Sower

Homily #140129 ( 00min) Play - The sower sows the word. The word is the truth, the truth is Jesus himself. Every man is given sufficient light to receive the truth and be…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

February 16, 2014

Feb 16 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Life Is Short, Heaven Awaits Us

Homily #140216 ( 15min) Play - God gives us the ability to follow all the Commandments, but we must be willing to eliminate all things which cause us to sin, even if it…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

February 17, 2014

Feb 17 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: “Perfect Joy” In Trials

Homily #140217 ( 10min) Play - The Christian's outlook on life is to have the "perfect joy" of St. Francis when he encounters trials. It is a testing of faith which produces perseverance…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

February 18, 2014

Feb 18 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Perseverance In Times of Temptations

Homily #140218 ( 00min) Play - Blessed are those who persevere in temptation. Temptations are ordinary. We all encounter temptations. Temptations themselves are not sinful but to give in to temptation is sinful.…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

February 19, 2014

Feb 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Let Not The Sun Go Down Upon Your Anger

Homily #140219 ( 00min) Play - We all have a principle fault or faults. These are vices that we are in particular most often tempted toward. St James, St Paul and the saints…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

February 22, 2014

Feb 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Feast of The Chair of St Peter.

Homily #140222 ( 00min) Play The chair is a symbol of authority. Peter answers with the truth about Jesus. Not with his own human reasoning but by the grace and enlightenment of Gods…

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Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Griswold, CT Homily

March 10, 2014

Mar 09 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: We Have Lost The Sense of Sin

Homily #140309 ( 22min) Play - The loss of the sense of sin today is so great that there is little acknowledgment of our offenses against God. Very few find the need for…

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