January 30, 2014
Jan 30 – Homily – Fr Elias: Openess to Correction
Homily #140130b ( 10min) Play - Fr. Elias preaches on how we can repent of a worldly, even scandalous life as he gives an account of the life of St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti a…
February 7, 2014
Feb 07 – Homily – Fr Joachim: St. Colette and Modesty
Homily #140207b ( 09min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the life of St. Colette of Corbie who was a Poor Clare nun who started a reform of that order. Father ties her desire…
July 28, 2014
Jul 28 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Nurturing Grace
Homily #140728n ( 06min) Play - Father compares the Gospel parable of the leaven kneaded into the dough with the spiritual life, and how we have to constantly nurture the life of grace…
July 27, 2015
Jul 27 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Penance or Hell
Homily #150727n ( 04min) Play - Blessed Mary Magdalene of Martinengo was a noble woman who became a Poor Clare at seventeen. However, even as a child she delighted in penance and austerity…
May 30, 2018
Christian Service, a Participation in Christ’s Freedom and Lordship – May 30 – Homily – Fr Matthias
On the memorial of the Poor Clare Virgin, St. Baptista of Varano (May 30), Fr. Matthias explains the concept of Christian service. To serve others grudgingly, as an imposition, can feel like…
November 2, 2021
Nov 2 – S. of God Mary Catharine Seger – Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of S. of God Mary Catharine Seger, Virgin, Second Order (d. 1637) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Nov 2. S. of God Mary Catharine Seger was…
November 9, 2021
Nov 9 – Bl. Margaret Colonna – Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of Bl. Margaret Colonna, Virgin, Second Order (d. 1280) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Nov 9. Bl. Margaret Colonna was born in Rome in 1210 and…
November 24, 2021
Nov 24 – Ven. Mary Francis of Five Wounds – Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of Ven. Mary Francis of Five Wounds, Virgin, Second Order (1900-1925) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Nov 24. Ven. Mary Francis of Five Wounds was born…
December 5, 2021
Dec 5 – Bl. Helen Enselmini – Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of Bl. Helen Enselmini, Virgin, Second Order (1207-1231) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Dec 5. Bl. Helen Enselmini was born in Italy and enter the Poor Clares…
February 12, 2022
Feb 12 – Bl. Eustochia – Franciscan Saint of the Day
The Life of Bl. Eustochia, Virgin, Second Order (1434-1485) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Feb 12. She was a Poor Clare nun in Messina, Italy. Reflection is on…
