October 9, 2009
Oct 09 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Ultimate Blasphemy
Homily #091009 ( 08min) Play - "When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said: 'By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.'" Fr. Bonaventure…
October 10, 2010
Oct 10 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Gates of Pandemonium
Homily #101010 ( 39min) Play - The Gospel of today has the cleansing of the ten lepers and how only one came back to give thanks, a Samaritan, a stranger. Father points out…
October 20, 2012
Oct 20 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
Homily #121020b ( 07min) Play - Fr. Joachim on blasphemy against the Holy Spirit how this is a hardening of the heart toward God and what this means in the face of the…
January 3, 2013
Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Elias: Every Knee Shall Bow
Homily #130103b ( 14min) Play - Fr. Elias preaches on the Holy Name of Jesus on how much we should honor this name. He refers to the article by Taylor Marshall on the Canterbury Tales blog…
January 3, 2014
Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Elias: Reverence for the Name of Jesus
Homily #140103b ( 13min) Play - Fr. Elias gives the history of the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and its Franciscan roots. The name of Jesus should be held in great regard…
January 3, 2015
Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Elias: Sanctity of the Name of Jesus
Homily #150103b ( 13min) Play - Fr. Elias preaches on the Holy Name of Jesus which is the feast today. He gives the Franciscan history of the devotion and he exhorts us to hold…
December 5, 2017
Dec 05 – Homily – Fr Terrance: Jesus is Messiah and God
Developing the characteristics of the Messiah prophesied in Isaiah--being "from the stump of Jesse" and having "the Spirit of the LORD"--and connecting them with today's Gospel, Father draws the conclusions that Jesus…
December 11, 2017
Dec 11 – Homily: He Comes to Save Us. But, From What?
With Jesus' arrival at Christmas, so too a new liberation is come for those who choose to follow Him. But we may ask: from what exactly does He liberate us? Today's Gospel helps…
January 3, 2018
Using God’s Name In Vain – Jan 03 – Homily – Fr Matthias
On the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, Fr Matthias explains that the holiness of the Name of God demands we use it with love and reverence, not in vain or…
January 16, 2018
Called to be Fools for Christ – Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Alan
The memorial of Franciscan protomartyrs St. Berard & Companions offers a good occasion to reflect on the spirit of martyrdom, necessary in all ages, and now more than ever, as Christian civilization…