October 24, 2008
Oct 24 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: The Signs of the Times
Homily #081024 ( 08min) Play - "Why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?" There is only one Messiah, Jesus Christ!, and no other, neither past, PRESENT (political, ect), nor future.…
November 2, 2008
Nov 02 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: All Souls Day
Homily #081102 ( 10min) Play - On All Souls Day Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia teaches on the need to make temporal punishment for sins either in this world or the next. Today we offer…
A Hospital Chaplain’s thoughts on an Ash Wednesday
February 24, 2009
A Hospital Chaplain’s thoughts on an Ash Wednesday
Ave Maria Meditations I had just placed ashes on his head. I was looking at him - with his dirty forehead lying there on the white sheets of the hospital bed -…
June 23, 2009
Video – No Apologies #94 – Purgatory and Right Reason
No Apologies #94 - Rev. 21:27: "But nothing unclean shall enter it (Heaven)." ( 05min) >>> Play Ave Maria! The doctrine of purgatory is completely reasonable once we understand two distinctions: guilt vs.…
June 30, 2009
Video – No Apologies #95 – Purgatory and Scripture
No Apologies #95 - Nothing unholy can enter the presence of God. ( 04min) >>> Play Ave Maria Although the word "purgatory" is not explicitly used, there is no question that the doctrine…
July 7, 2009
Video – No Apologies #96 – Purgatory and Scripture 2
No Apologies #96 - Purgatory is revealed in Scripture. here ( 04min) >>> Play Ave Maria! Two other Scripture passages are looked at today showing the existence of a middle "state" where sins…
November 2, 2009
Nov 02 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: For Souls in Purgatory
Homily #091102 ( 06min) Play - Today we celebrate Mass for the souls in Purgatory and Fr. Ignatius points out that this is an act of mercy that we are obliged to do…
St. Joseph and the Souls in Purgatory
November 2, 2009
St. Joseph and the Souls in Purgatory
Ave Maria Meditation Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 A happy death is one of the greatest and the last blessings of God in…
Saint Gertrude the Great
November 15, 2009
Saint Gertrude the Great
Ave Maria Meditations November 16th: St. Gertrude (1256-1302) Prayer to Saint Gertrude: Model of total fidelity to the Heavenly Bridegroom and to your Cistercian Rule, the Lord was pleased to make available wonderful…
November 2, 2010
Nov 02 – Homily – Fr Dominic: All Souls Day
Homily #101102 ( 10min) Play - Fr. Dominic preaches on the need to pray for the souls in purgatory. We should keep them in mind to both offer up our sufferings for them…
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory in November
November 2, 2010
Pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory in November
Prayer of Saint Gertrude the Great: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the…
Dies Irae – Gregorian
November 4, 2010
Dies Irae – Gregorian
For this Month of November let us remember the Souls in purgatory and pray so that we too are prepared for our coming judgment. And for your meditation: 01 Dies iræ ! dies illa…
November 2, 2011
Nov 02 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Pray for the Suffering Souls
Homily #111102 ( 08min) Play - On All Souls Day Fr. Dominic exhorts us to pray for the souls in Purgatory and to strive to become saints so that we can avoid going…