October 18, 2016
Oct 18 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Luke, Missionary Evangelist
St. Luke, himself of pagan origin, heard the Word, believed, and became a missionary and evangelist. In the microcosm of his life, we see in action the Gospel plan of salvation in Christ…
October 25, 2016
Oct 25 – Homily – Fr Alan: Christian Marriage vs. Feminism
Fr. Alan explains how a Christian understanding of the relationship between husband and wife, as a sacramental reflection of the relationship between Christ and the Church, is the antidote to the corrosive effects on…
November 1, 2016
Nov 01 – Homily – Fr Alan: All Saints – that means you, too!
Fr. Alan explains that the “communion of the saints” involves the whole Church – in heaven, in purgatory, and on earth – and that today’s celebration reminds us of our membership in the…
November 15, 2016
Nov 15 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Albert the Great, Champion of Truth
St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, is credited with laying the foundation for the great Scholastic synthesis of all truth, both natural and divinely revealed, which was the crowning…
November 22, 2016
Nov 22 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Cecilia, Virgin Martyr of Legend Confirmed by Graces
Father explains how the critically accepted data of St. Cecilia's cult are signs of heaven's confirmation of the great holiness of this virgin martyr. While the "legend"of her martyrdom may not qualify as…
December 20, 2016
Dec 20 – Homily – Fr Alan: Christmas is a Pro-Life Holiday
On Christmas we celebrate the birth of the Word of Life. To "keep Christ in Christmas," we have to keep the faith with the Gospel of Life. The holiday that cheers us can…
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…
February 7, 2017
Feb 07 – Homily – Fr Alan: The Fruitful Virginity of St. Colette
The virgin St. Colette stands as an example of womanly purity for the sake of the Kingdom of God, especially in our age of immodesty. With her renunciation of self and of the…