Homily #080423 ( 11min) Play – In today’s Gospel Jesus tells his disciples I am the Vine and you are the branches. He who remains in me will bear much fruit. Listen as Fr. Bonaventure applies this to our modern Christian life.
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Homily #080820 ( 06min) Play – On this memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia preaches on the virtues of this great Marian saint who reformed the Church in the 12th century.
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Today is the tenth anniversary of the Australian Mission of the Franciscans of the Immaculate to Australia. Deo Gratias! May Our Lady continue with her blessings.

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Homily #080922 ( 9min) Play – The light all receive in baptism is faith. We must be witnesses to our faith in the world by taking up our cross daily and follow Christ for the conversion and sanctification of the world, in imitation of the recent example of St Maximilian Mary Kolbe.
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Roving Reporter #47 – Fra Roderic Interviews Fr. Peter Fehlner in Durham England ( 10min) >>> Play

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Fra Roderic travels to Durham England for the John Duns Scotus Mariological Symposium and meets up with Fr. Peter Fehlner, FI who is Chairman of the event.? Father explains the nature of the symposium and its Goals and goes into some detail of the surrounding countryside and its historical relation to Bl. John Duns Scotus and the English, Catholic intellectual world.

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Homily #080923 ( 12min) Play – Today we honor the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina as a Solemnity since he is one of our Patron Saints here at the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Listen as Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI explains why we chose St. Pio as a Patron Saint and Protector of our Marian Order.
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Homily #080928 ( 14min) Play – On this Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI preaches on the Gospel, explaining the main theme of humility and how this virtue is based on truth and is the foundation of the entire spiritual life.
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Homily #080929 ( 09min) Play – On the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels, Fr Ignatius Manfredonia, FI explains the distinctions and roles of the archangels as compared to the other angels, demons, men and God.
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Homily #080930 ( 03min) Play – On this Memorial of St. Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church, Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI preaches on the mystery of suffering and how it is conquered by the sacrifice of Christ.
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Homily #081002 ( 10min) Play – On this Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia preaches on how these angels fit into the hierarchy of creatures and then outlines their relation to us.
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