Fr. Johannes Smith

Homily #090908m ( 04min) Play - Our Lady is the dawn that announces the rising of the sun.. Ave Maria! Readings EF – 1st: pro 8:22-35 – Gsp: mat 1:1-16 Audio (MP3) +++

Homily #091008ms ( 12min) Play - St. Bridget, a descendant of the royal house of Sweden, was married to prince Ulfo.  After the death of the latter, she founded the Order of the…

Homily #091013ms ( 10min) Play - Today is the 92nd anniversary of the "miracle of the sun" at Fatima. It's a day we remember one of the most powerful interventions that Our Lady…

Homily #091015ms ( 12min) Play - One of the best kept secrets in the Catholic faith.. mental prayer. St. Teresa helps us to understand that mental prayer is not just a brain exercise..…

Homily #091017m ( 12min) Play - Today in the 1962 calendar, we celebrate the feast of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. From her we learn that if we wish to imitate Our Blessed Lord,…

Homily #091026ms ( 12min) Play - The refusal to forgive our neighbor is not just sinful, but it can be gravely sinful. A lot of people don't realize that it is actually one…

Homily #091027m ( 08min) Play - In this battle, we are not just on the defensive. We, Christians, are supposed to be on the offensive. We are the ones going out there that…

Homily #091030ms ( 12min) Play - "All things, O Lord, are in thy power, and no one can resist thy will" (Esth. 13:9). The people who persecute us are just creatures. They can…

Homily #091105ms ( 14min) Play - Today the Franciscan family celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Relics Venerated in the Churches of the Seraphic Order. The Saints leave us many signs of their…

Homily #091109m ( 09min) Play - The Mother and Mistress of all Churches throughout the world, the church of Saint John Lateran, or the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior, was the first…

Homily #091121m ( 00min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. "It is an ancient and very trustworthy tradition that the Blessed Virgin was thus…

Homily #091125m ( 12min) Play - St. Humilis of Bisignano, O.Min. (1582-1637). From his youth he had the gift of continuous ecstasy, to such an extent that he was called “the ecstatic Friar”.…

Homily #091208ms ( 14min) Play - Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. Johannes explains that it wasn't fitting for Christ to become man in…

Homily #100104ms ( 10min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of one saint and blessed:  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, foundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity,…

Homily #100108ms ( 11min) Play - As we continue to reflect on the mystery of the Epiphany of Our Lord, the scriptural readings and prayers of Holy Mass, Fr. Johannes exhorts us to…