Homily #140630n ( 04min) Play -Father comments on today's Gospel reading, pointing out that Our Lord isn't telling us to neglect our duties; rather, we must put Him first in everything. Today's blessed…
Ave Maria Meditations Lord Jesus Christ, reward the apostolic zeal of Your Seraphic son, Blessed Junípero Serra, who leaving home and fatherland, labored for the salvation of souls in Spain, Mexico and California.…
Homily #140709n ( 03min) Play - Father Maximilian comments on the phrase "the kingdom of God is at hand" and shows that today's martyrs, St. Nicholas Pick and Companions, realized the immediacy of the…
Homily #140710n ( 10min) Play - Fr. Matthias introduces to a little known saint, but one of the greatest mystics of the Church, St. Veronica Guiliani. First we hear a short biography, and…
Homily #140711n ( 09min) Play - Father Maximilian introduces us to St. Benedict, the father of monasticism. The motto given to the Benedictines is "Prayer and Work" and Father shows that by founding…
Homily #140714n ( 00min) Play - Father Maximilian comments on today's readings, and ties them into the life of the Native American Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Kateri Tekakwitha - Mem…
Homily #140715n ( 09min) Play - Today the Franciscans celebrate the Feast of St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor. To illumine today's Gospel, Fr. Mattias quotes St. Bonaventure that the savor of the salt…
Homily #140721n ( 06min) Play - Father Maximilian speaks on today's Franciscan saint, showing that St. Lawrence of Brindisi was a true son of Saint Francis. Let us imitate, if not his particular…
Homily #140723n ( 06min) Play - Father Maximilian comments on the life of St. Bridget of Sweden, and focuses on her intense meditations on the passion of Jesus. He asks why we give…
Homily #140728n ( 06min) Play - Father compares the Gospel parable of the leaven kneaded into the dough with the spiritual life, and how we have to constantly nurture the life of grace…
Homily #140731n ( 10min) Play - Father Mattias introduces us to St. Ignatius, his conversion, and his vocation. Father reflects that there are two different things our will can choose, to reject evil…
Homily #140801n ( 11min) Play - Father Maximilian touches on the gospel reading, and then gives us an introduction to the life, vocation, and work of the great Saint Alphonsus Maria de Ligouri.…
Ave Maria Meditations "WE BELIEVE in the love of God for us." That is a profound saying. Belief in the truth of the words of God is required of every Christian; but there…
Homily #140804n ( 08min) Play - Father comments on the Gospel, showing how faith is needed in the turbulence of the world, especially in our age, but with a strong faith, we can…