October 28, 2011
Oct 28 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: St. Simon and Jude
Homily #111028 ( 09min) Play - Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the two saints of today's feast, St. Simon and St. Jude, who were of the original twelve Apostles, the first members of the new family of God…
March 7, 2012
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Ave Maria Meditations March 7: Saints Perpetua and Felicity With the lives of so many early martyrs shrouded in legend, we are fortunate to have the record of the courage of Perpetua and…
November 14, 2012
Nov 14 – Homily – Fr Elias: Martyrdom and Living the Faith
Homily #121114b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias on the lives of St. Nicholas Tavelic and companion martyrs who gave their lives for the conversion of Muslims. Father relates this to the Year of Faith proclaimed…
November 24, 2012
Nov 24 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Martyrs of Vietnam
Homily #121124b ( 05min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the lives of the 117 Vietnamese martyrs of the 18th Century, St. Andre Dung Lac and companions, and how they paid the ultimate price to…
July 8, 2013
Jul 08 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Faith of Martyrs
Homily #130708b ( 06min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the loves of Bl. Gregory Grassi and companions who were martyred during the Boxers Revolution in China which had a strong anti-Catholic spirit. Most…
July 9, 2013
Jul 09 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Witness to Truth
Homily #130709b ( 07min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the martyrdom of St. Nicholas Pick and companions who gave their lives in witness to the Catholic truths of the Eucharist and the primacy…
September 2, 2013
Sep 02 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Laboring For That Which Does Not Perish
Homily #130902 ( 09min) Play - Following the example of the Franciscan martyrs, Bl. John Francis Burte and Companions, who gave their lives for the faith during the French revolution, Father encourages us…
September 20, 2013
Sep 20 – Homily – Fr Elias: Seeds of Faith in Korea
Homily #130920b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias on the lives of St Andrew Kim and Companions and the story of the Catholic Faith in Korea. This includes the persecutions that occurred in the mid…
October 19, 2013
Oct 19 – Homily – Fr Elias: Many Types of Martyrdom
Homily #131019b ( 13min) Play - Fr. Elias uses the example of St. Isaac Jogues and his companions who gave their lives to give the faith to the Native Americans, to explain how…