May 17, 2008
May 17 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: St Paschal Baylon
Homily #080517 ( 12min) Play - The whole life of St Paschal Baylon was rooted in the True Presence of Our Lord in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Many today ignore…
June 10, 2008
Video – No Apologies #49 – Holy
No Apologies #49 - "Her standard of morality is worthy of a Divine Founder." ( 05min) >>> Play Ave Maria! The second mark of Jesus' Church is that it is "Holy." It was…
The Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne: “Song from the Scaffold”
July 17th: Feast of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne Blessed Teresa of Sf. Augustine and Companions (1794) It is fitting that these Carmelite Martyrs would give their lives in witness to the Holy…
July 21st: St. Lawrence of Brindisi, a Franciscan Doctor of the Church
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi is the Apostolic Doctor and the doctor of conversions and missions. He said that the Savior would have become man even if the first man, Adam, had not sinned.…
July 22nd: The Magnificent Magdalene
July 21, 2008
July 22nd: The Magnificent Magdalene
I have found Him whom my heart loves... from the Song of Songs Said Judas to Mary, "Now what will you do With your ointment so rich and so rare?" "I'll pour it…
August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence
August 1, 2008
August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence
Mary, Queen of Angels Ave Maria Meditations August 2nd: Portiuncula Indulgence What is Portiuncula? The following is an excerpt from Major Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure. " The Portiuncula was an…
I Offer My Life for the Conversion of My People
August 8, 2008
I Offer My Life for the Conversion of My People
Ave Maria Meditations August 9th: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) But we have the Savior not only in the form of reports of witnesses to his life. He is present…
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
August 20, 2008
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland
? Ave Maria Meditations ? August 21st:? Anniversary of Our Lady's Apparition at Knock, Ireland ? Vision of Peace An intense love for the "ever Immaculate Mother of God" and her children suffering…
O Sacrament Most Holy
September 1, 2008
O Sacrament Most Holy
Ave Maria Meditations A Short Visit to the Blessed Sacrament ? In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. ? I place myself in the…
The Greatest of Thanksgivings
November 26, 2008
The Greatest of Thanksgivings
Ave Maria Meditations The Universal Prayer of Thanksgiving After Mass (Attributed to Pope Clement XI) Lord, I believe in you: increase my faith. I trust in you: strengthen…
December 28, 2008
Dec 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Holy Family
Homily #081228 ( 22min) Play - On this Solemnity of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Fr. Bonaventure McGuire preaches on the importance of the Holy Family and its connection to…
Her Wrists were too Small for the Chains
January 19, 2009
Her Wrists were too Small for the Chains
Ave Maria Meditations On January 21st the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Agnes, virgin and martyr. She came from a noble Roman family and was about thirteen years old…
Ad Jesum per Mariam
February 14, 2009
Ad Jesum per Mariam
Ave Maria Meditations MOTHER OF FAIR LOVE AND QUEEN OF THE HEART OF JESUS “Ad Jesum per Mariam" : To Jesus through Mary. THE lesson of this retreat would be incomplete and the…