August 25, 2016
Aug 25 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Heaven not Harvard
Fr. Ignatius on the advice of King St. Louis IX of France to his son to put God first, to get to heaven and to not be focused on worldly glories. He translates…
August 31, 2016
Aug 31 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: According to Our Labors
Fr. Ignatius on the how we will be rewarded in Heaven according to our labors here on Earth for the Kingdom of God and that we do not have to worry about the…
September 1, 2016
Sep 01 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Pray for Wisdom
Fr. Ignatius on the need for humility in order to be wise. We must accept the foolishness and humiliation of the Cross of Christ. This is only done through prayer. Ave Maria! Mass:…
September 2, 2016
Sep 02 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Judging Others
Fr. Ignatius on judging others and how we should and should not judge others and ourselves. We should avoid making final judgments of others and ourselves, neither condemn nor condone, leaving this for God to…
September 8, 2016
Sep 08 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Beauty and Coming of the Mother of God
Fr. Ignatius reflects on the attributes of being: goodness, truth, and beauty, and how they can be attributed respectively to the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He notes that beauty tends to be feminine, underscoring how St. Maximilian…
September 14, 2016
Sep 14 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Triumph of the Cross
Fr. Ignatius on the meaning and power of the Cross of Christ and how it has become such a great symbol of the Triumph of Christ over evil. Ave Maria! Mass: Triumph of…
September 15, 2016
Sep 15 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Mary Coredemptrix
Fr. Ignatius preaches on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows which we celebrate here as a solemnity since it is the patron feast of our friary that bears the title of Coredemptrix…
September 22, 2016
Sep 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Nothing New Under the Sun
Fr. Ignatius on the wisdom of Solomon when he says there is nothing new under the son. Father applies this to our modern world that even "new" things become normal and old very…
September 28, 2016
Sep 28 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Follow and Persevere
Fr. Ignatius preaches on the responses that people make to the call of the Lord to be His follower. Our Lord tells them to follow Him and do not look back, but persevere in labor…
September 29, 2016
Sep 29 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Three Archangels and Mary, Full of Grace
Fr. Ignatius on the three archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. He links St Michael whose name means "Who is like God?" to Our Lady because she is full of grace and this is…
September 30, 2016
Sep 30 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Tell Me if you Know all
Fr. Ignatius on the Book of Job and how God gives His wisdom to Job by admonishing him for making the unwise assumption that he will understand everything that God does. God is all…
October 1, 2016
Oct 01 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Therese on Prayer
Fr. Ignatius on the life of St. Therese of Lisieux which is his theme for the Fall Marian Day here at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center. He continues this with St.…
October 12, 2016
Oct 12 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Pro-life Vote
Fr. Ignatius on the importance of the pro-life cause in our decision to vote this election. Ave Maria! Mass: Wednesday in the 28th Week in Ordinary Time - Wkdy Readings: 1st: gal 5:18-25…
