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Aug 07 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Entrusted With More

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August 7, 2016

Aug 07 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Entrusted With More

One enlightened by God is entrusted with more and expected to put it into practice. Ave Maria! Mass: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday Readings: 1st: wis 18:6-9 Resp: psa 33:1, 12,…

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Aug 12 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Marriage and Religious Life

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August 12, 2016

Aug 12 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Marriage and Religious Life

Marriage, sealed by the blood of Christ, is indissoluble. Both religious life and marriage require carrying the Cross. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Jane Frances de Chantal - Opt Mem Readings: Friday in the 19th…

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Aug 13 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Maximilian Kolbe

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August 13, 2016

Aug 13 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Maximilian Kolbe

St. Maximilian was not a martyr defending doctrine, but a Catholic priest who, out of charity, offered his life in place of another. He was conformed to Christ following the example of St.…

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Aug 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Mary’s Assumption: A Great Sign

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August 15, 2016

Aug 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Mary’s Assumption: A Great Sign

The woman of Revelation, clothed with the sun, is a great sign. Of the many meanings in Revelation 12, Father Angelo points out three. The first is the victory of Christ over sin…

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August 19, 2016

Aug 19 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Louis

St. Louis gave up his kingdom to lay down his life for his sheep and became a Franciscan priest. At only 23, he became bishop but died after only six months. Ave Maria!…

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Aug 20 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Bernard

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August 20, 2016

Aug 20 – Homily – Fr Angelo: St. Bernard

St. Bernard consecrated his life to work for the benefit of the Church. We are all consecrated people, offering our lives in sacrifice with the priest at Mass. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Bernard…

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Aug 26 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Joy of Mary

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August 26, 2016

Aug 26 – Homily – Fr Angelo: The Joy of Mary

Mary's joys were reflected on by St. Francis, especially the joy of Christmas. As Franciscans we have been given the Rosary of the Seven Joys or "Franciscan Crown" to share Mary's joys on…

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Aug 27 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Precious Tears of Parents

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August 27, 2016

Aug 27 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Precious Tears of Parents

St. Monica prayed for thirty years for St. Augustine's conversion with abundant tears and her prayers were answered above and beyond her expectations. Ave Maria! Mass: St. Monica - Mem Readings: 1st: sir…

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Sep 02 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Judgmentalism and Mercy

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September 2, 2016

Sep 02 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Judgmentalism and Mercy

It is necessary to make right judgments but not to be rash or hypocritical. The truth needs to be presented even when it is difficult to accept, so it's important it be done…

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Sep 03 – Homily – Fr Angelo: World Arena

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September 3, 2016

Sep 03 – Homily – Fr Angelo: World Arena

True disciples of Christ fight in the arena of the world under the standard of Christ. Pope St. Gregory exemplified a fixed will to follow God while in the midst of the world.…

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Oct 08 – Homily – Fr Angelo: What is Faith?

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October 8, 2016

Oct 08 – Homily – Fr Angelo: What is Faith?

Today's first reading is often used by Protestants to defend their understanding of faith, but when St. Paul contrasts Faith and the Law, he is addressing the idea that Christians had to follow…

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Oct 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Faith > Conversion > Gratitude

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October 9, 2016

Oct 09 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Faith > Conversion > Gratitude

It is not gratitude that is the most important in today's Gospel, but faith which leads to conversion and then gratitude. In both the first and second reading, an outsider acts with faith,…

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Oct 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Open to the Spirit, Clinging to Christ

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October 15, 2016

Oct 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Open to the Spirit, Clinging to Christ

Jesus came in the flesh, but the Holy Spirit comes invisibly and is the interior witness to the truth. This is what the "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" is: to refuse the light…

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Nov 06 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Hope is not Optimism

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November 6, 2016

Nov 06 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Hope is not Optimism

The liturgy today reflects on the Resurrection. In the first reading, a mother with 7 sons, spiritually representing the fullness of life, has her sons taken one by one as they prefer the…

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November 21, 2016

Nov 21 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Mary’s Absolute Commitment to God

It is an ancient tradition that Mary presented herself at the temple as a young girl to serve and worship with the other temple virgins. This reminds us that what is most important…

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