July 23, 2014
Jul 23 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Greatest Sign of Love
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…
July 27, 2014
Jul 27 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Islam and Providence
Homily #140727n ( 18min) Play - Father reminds us that "that all things work for good for those who love God," and that this presupposes Faith in Providence (a.k.a. God's loving plan for…
August 20, 2014
Aug 20 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Is God Unjust?
Homily #140820n ( 05min) Play - Father Maximilian asks us whether God is unjust, and then answers, no, He is not, even if He does seem to favor some over others. In reality,…
September 13, 2014
Sep 13 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Much Prayer and Profound Suffering
Homily #140913n ( 07min) Play - Father comments on the foundation of a spiritual life: faith, much prayer, and profound suffering. In order to be saints, we must be in an intimate relationship…
September 15, 2014
Our Lady of Sorrows
Ave Maria Meditations The martyrdom of the Virgin Mary, implicit in Simeon's prophecy, is put before us in the story of our Lord's passion. That venerable old man, Simeon, said of the infant…
November 2, 2014
Nov 02 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Learn From the Suffering Souls
Homily #141102n ( 15min) Play - Father reminds us that at the moment of death, our fate is fixed. The soul, if it is separated from God by mortal sin, seeks to flee…
November 12, 2014
Nov 12 – Homily – Fr Matthias: An Ecumenical Saint
Homily #141112n ( 14min) Play - Father gives us the events leading up to the life of St. Josaphat, his life and work, and finally his death at the hands of belligerent schismatics.…
November 20, 2014
Nov 20 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: What Makes For Peace
Homily #141120n ( 04min) Play - "If this day you only knew what makes for peace" We may ask this question ourselves in our war-torn world. The answer comes at the end of…
November 25, 2014
Nov 25 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: We Need Not Be Afraid
Homily #141125n ( 06min) Play - Father comments on the apocalyptic prophesies in today's Gospel passage, telling us that if we are ready to meet Christ now, whether it be the end of…
November 30, 2014
Nov 30 – Homily – Fr Louis Maximilian: When God Turns Away From Us
Homily #141130n ( 13min) Play - When we turn away from the Lord, we sin, Father tells us. But the Lord can also turn away from us too. He does this by letting…
December 1, 2014
Dec 01 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Waves Coming For the Barque of Peter
Homily #141201n ( 20min) Play - Father reminds us that what Christ assumed, He redeemed. He assumed a human nature from the Blessed Virgin, and redeemed human nature, and he also, in a…
December 8, 2014
Dec 08 – Homily – Fr Matthias: (S)he Will Chrush Your Head?
Homily #141208n ( 12min) Play - In recent times, there has been a departure from the tradition of translating the protogospel as "She Will Crush Your Head" to "He Will Crush Your Head."…
December 26, 2014
Dec 26 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Witnessing to Christmas
Homily #141226n ( 06min) Play - Father comments on the Feast of St. Steven, the Protomartyr, and tells us that this reminds us that the joy of Christmas, of the Incarnation, intrinsically calls…
February 8, 2015
Feb 08 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Bear One Another’s Burdens
Homily #150208n ( 15min) Play - Father Matthias comments on the 2nd reading, and connects it to the words of St. Paul in Galatians 3, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the…