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Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Matthias: True Friars Minor – St. Berard & Companion Protomartyrs

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 16, 2017

Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Matthias: True Friars Minor – St. Berard & Companion Protomartyrs

St. Francis called St. Berard and his fellow martyrs true Friars Minor - they humbled themselves to the point of imitating Christ's ultimate sacrifice on the Cross, and thus perfectly fulfilled their…

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Jan 17 – Homily – Fr Alan: Radical Choice – Follow Jesus to Life or Perish with the World

Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 17, 2017

Jan 17 – Homily – Fr Alan: Radical Choice – Follow Jesus to Life or Perish with the World

St. Anthony Abbot gave up all to follow Christ. This is the perennial option placed before Christians, the choice: Christ or the world. One can answer the call in many ways, but…

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Jan 18 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Being Open to Teaching

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 18, 2017

Jan 18 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Being Open to Teaching

Fr. Ignatius uses the example of Jesus healing on the Sabbath and the reaction of the Pharisees to point out the need to be open to the teaching of Christ. Ave Maria! Mass:…

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Jan 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Jesus is the Savior

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 19, 2017

Jan 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Jesus is the Savior

Fr Ignatius comments on the reading where Jesus cures many people and give eternal salvation, but only if we repent, turn from sin and go to Him. Ave Maria! Mass: Thursday 2nd…

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Jan 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Christian Unity and the Covenant

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 20, 2017

Jan 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Christian Unity and the Covenant

Fr. Ignatius on the promise of intimacy in the new covenant and how this will give us God as our personal teacher, but that this does not mean that Christian unity in the…

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Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Jacinto: Crazy, Excessive Love

Anti-Catholicism Fr. Jacinto Griswold, CT Homily Persecution Saints

January 21, 2017

Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Jacinto: Crazy, Excessive Love

Jesus' relatives did not understand His crazy, excessive love, and thought he was "out of his mind". He is still not understood and neither are his followers, like the martyr St. Agnes…

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Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Agnes, Holy Example

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 21, 2017

Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Agnes, Holy Example

Fr. Ignatius for the retreat titled "Universal Call to Holiness" gives the second homily where he presents St Agnes, virgin and martyr, as a great example for her willingness to go out and give everything…

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Jan 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Becoming Saints in God’s Eyes

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily Specials

January 21, 2017

Jan 20 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Becoming Saints in God’s Eyes

Fr. Ignatius gives the first homily for the retreat titled "Universal Call to Holiness" where, referring to the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 828, he explains how saints are exemplars of holiness and…

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Jan 22 – Homily – Fr Jacinto: Do Penance and Live Your Faith

Catholic Action Evangelism Fr. Jacinto Griswold, CT Homily Lent Penance Pro-Life Suffering

January 22, 2017

Jan 22 – Homily – Fr Jacinto: Do Penance and Live Your Faith

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus continues the message of John: repent, the Kingdom of God is at hand. Father Jacinto says that repent means a change in our lives, but also means to…

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Jan 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Light of a Darkened World

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 22, 2017

Jan 22 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Light of a Darkened World

Fr. Ignatius gives the final homily for the retreat titled "Universal Call to Holiness" referring to the first reading from Isaiah where the light of holiness will come to the darkened world. God…

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Jan 23 – Homily – Fr Matthias: The Family Formed By God Himself

Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA

January 23, 2017

Jan 23 – Homily – Fr Matthias: The Family Formed By God Himself

Mary and Joseph were united together by true, though virginal, marriage. God Himself wanted it that way, to be born in a family based on holy matrimony. Ave Maria! Mass: Espousal of…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 24, 2017

Jan 24 – Homily – Fr. Alan: The Writing Apostolate – A Pathway to Sanctity

Declared Patron Saint of Catholic Writers by Pope Pius XI in 1923, St. Francis de Sales was an exemplary practitioner of what Fr. John Hardon called the writing apostolate. By means of…

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Jan 25 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Paul’s Daily Conversion

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 25, 2017

Jan 25 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St. Paul’s Daily Conversion

Fr. Ignatius on the Conversion of St. Paul and how he not only had a great conversion but went on to further conversions on a daily basis and how this shows the great…

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Jan 26 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Cleansed by the Blood of Christ

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 26, 2017

Jan 26 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Cleansed by the Blood of Christ

Fr. Ignatius comments on the letter to the Hebrews referring to the body and blood of Christ, which He received from Mary and which cleanses us from our sins, opening heaven for us. Ave…

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Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Prayers for the President

Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 27, 2017

Jan 27 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Prayers for the President

Fr. Ignatius on the day of the DC March for Life asks us to pray for the president of the United States, that he supports the pro life cause and he work for…

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