Fr. Johannes M.M. Smith

Homily #091026ms ( 12min) Play - The refusal to forgive our neighbor is not just sinful, but it can be gravely sinful. A lot of people don't realize that it is actually one…

Homily #091027m ( 08min) Play - In this battle, we are not just on the defensive. We, Christians, are supposed to be on the offensive. We are the ones going out there that…

Homily #091030ms ( 12min) Play - "All things, O Lord, are in thy power, and no one can resist thy will" (Esth. 13:9). The people who persecute us are just creatures. They can…

Homily #091105ms ( 14min) Play - Today the Franciscan family celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Relics Venerated in the Churches of the Seraphic Order. The Saints leave us many signs of their…

Homily #091109m ( 09min) Play - The Mother and Mistress of all Churches throughout the world, the church of Saint John Lateran, or the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior, was the first…

Homily #091121m ( 00min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. "It is an ancient and very trustworthy tradition that the Blessed Virgin was thus…

Homily #091125m ( 12min) Play - St. Humilis of Bisignano, O.Min. (1582-1637). From his youth he had the gift of continuous ecstasy, to such an extent that he was called “the ecstatic Friar”.…

Homily #091208ms ( 14min) Play - Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Fr. Johannes explains that it wasn't fitting for Christ to become man in…

Homily #100104ms ( 10min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of one saint and blessed:  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, foundress and first superior of the Sisters of Charity,…

Homily #100108ms ( 11min) Play - As we continue to reflect on the mystery of the Epiphany of Our Lord, the scriptural readings and prayers of Holy Mass, Fr. Johannes exhorts us to…

Homily #100113m ( 08min) Play - Today we celebrate the feast of The Baptism of Our Lord.   Fr. Johannes explains how the Epiphany and Baptism of Our Lord are, in many ways,…

Homily #100313ms ( 11min) Play - In the story of Susanna and the Elders, and then again in the story of the woman caught in adultery, Our Lord shows how He came to…

Homily #100319m ( 09min) Play - The great St. Joseph is known under various titles: "The Foster Father of Our Lord", 'The Icon of the Heavenly Father", "The Most Pure Spouse of the…

Homily #100416m ( 12min) Play - On this 801st anniversary of the oral approval of the Rule of St. Francis by Pope Innocent III, Father reflects on the vital connection between the Franciscan…