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March 7, 2015

Mar 07 – Homily – Fr Alan: Repentance and Forgiveness

Homily #150307b ( 11min) Play - Fr. Alan reflects on the parable of the Prodigal Son and how we can receive forgiveness even for grievous sins so long as we repent and have contrition.…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

March 14, 2015

Mar 14 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Humility

Homily #150314n ( 05min) Play - Father comments on the Gospel reading from today's liturgy, and tells us that without humbly recognizing that we are sinners and need mercy, we cannot live an…

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Fr. Joachim Homily New Bedford, MA Penance Persecution Sacraments Suffering

April 3, 2015

Apr 03 – Homily – Fr Joachim: Did the Jews Crucify Jesus?

Homily #150403n ( 09min) Play - Today we ponder the mysteries of Our Lord's Passion, and Father tells us that not to keep them at arms length, but to consider that is was…

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Family Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA Penance Religious Liberty Sacraments Saints Suffering

May 22, 2015

May 22 – Homily – Fr Matthias: St. Rita and the Greatest Evil

Homily #150522n ( 07min) Play - Father Matthias presents the story of St. Rita of Cascia, and focuses on her prayer after her husband was murdered. Her prayer was that God would prevent…

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Fr. Joachim Franciscan Things Homily New Bedford, MA Penance Saints Vocations

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…

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Ave Maria Meditations Devotional Penance Spiritual Life

February 8, 2016

Preparing for Lent in the Jubilee of Mercy

Ave Maria Meditations This infinite mercy of the Heart of Jesus appears in a very touching manner in two incidents of the Gospel. Mary, the sinner of Magdala, repentant, and truly humble, comes…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Elias Mills Homily

September 21, 2016

Sep 21 – Homily – Fr Elias: Mercy and Mission for St. Matthew

Fr. Elias on how Our Lord extended so much mercy to Matthew the tax collector who was considered a sinner. This gives us much hope that we can all repent and turn to…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia Homily

January 19, 2017

Jan 19 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Jesus is the Savior

Fr Ignatius comments on the reading where Jesus cures many people and give eternal salvation, but only if we repent, turn from sin and go to Him. Ave Maria! Mass: Thursday 2nd…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

February 14, 2017

Feb 14 – Homily – Fr Alan: True Love – Conversion to God

On the day our neo-pagan culture goes ga-ga for romantic love to the point of immorality (once a religious feast dedicated to St. Valentine, bishop & martyr), three months from the Centennial…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

April 27, 2017

Apr 27 – Homily – Fr Alan: Obey God Rather Than Men

Peter's witness to the Sanhedrin underlines an important principle of the Christian social order: Divine Law supersedes human law. He points out that the witness of the Church is not merely human,…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

May 29, 2017

May 29 – Homily – The Path to Peace: Repentance

President Trump's Memorial Day prayer: for permanent peace. The King of Peace has conquered the world and given us His peace: the tranquility of His order. It is achieved by turning away…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

November 28, 2017

Nov 28 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. James of the Marches – Penitent, Preacher, Prophet

This illustrious Franciscan preacher (b. 1391, d. 1476) converted multitudes over the course of his long ministry throughout most of Christendom. His life is a testimony to the saving power of the…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 30, 2018

Unprovided Death, Eternal Perdition – Jan 30 – Homily – Fr Alan

The unprovided death of Absolom in today's first reading reminds us of the danger of mortal sin and the possibility of eternal perdition. The antidote is to have a humble and contrite…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Josemaria Barbin Homily

February 1, 2018

Tears of Repentance – Feb 01 – Homily – Fr Josemaria

Fr Josemaria gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Feb 01 on the need for repentance, referring to the fathers of the Church and the role of weeping for our sins in…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

February 14, 2018

Ashes Remind Us of Need for Conversion – Feb 14 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W

On Ash Wednesday, Fr. Maximilian explains the Gospel call to inner conversion, to seek to examine our conscience before God in the secrecy of our own heart, and to turn back to…

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