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Bloomington, IN Fr. Joachim Homily

November 25, 2014

Nov 25 – Homily – Fr Joachim: St Catherine, Martyr

Homily #141125b ( 11min) Play - Fr. Joachim on the extraordinary life of St Catherine of Alexandria who gave tremendous witness to the faith during the last of the persecutions under pagan Roman emperors.…

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Anti-Catholicism Death Fr. Matthias Sasko Homily New Bedford, MA Persecution Suffering

December 26, 2014

Dec 26 – Homily – Fr Matthias: Witnessing to Christmas

Homily #141226n ( 06min) Play - Father comments on the Feast of St. Steven, the Protomartyr, and tells us that this reminds us that the joy of Christmas, of the Incarnation, intrinsically calls…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Elias Mills Homily

January 21, 2015

Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Elias: Witness to Virginity and Christianity

Homily #150121b ( 07min) Play - St. Agnes was a young virgin and martyr during the Roman persecutions. Listen as Fr. Elias explains how her martyrdom at such a tender age gave witness…

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Anti-Catholicism Catholic Action Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA Persecution Pro-Life Religious Liberty Scripture Suffering

May 17, 2015

May 17 – Homily – Fr Maximilian W: Suffering and Union with God

Homily #150517n ( 09min) Play - Father Maximilian comments on the themes of the Gospel reading today, focusing on how suffering, particularly in our witness to Christ, is an opportunity to grow in…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Alan Wharton Homily

July 6, 2015

Jul 06 – Homily – Fr Alan: St. Maria Goretti, Witness to Purity

Homily #150706b ( 12min) Play - Fr. Alan on the heroic death of St. Maria Goretti who witnessed to the importance of preserving her purity and concern for the salvation of others even those…

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Bloomington, IN Fr. Elias Mills Homily

July 20, 2015

Jul 20 – Homily – Fr Elias: St. Elias and Our Prophetic Times

Homily #150720b ( 13min) Play - On the feast day of St. Elias Fr. Elias relates his times with the time of the Exodus accounted in our first reading for today and then to…

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Evangelism Faith Fr. Peter Fehlner Griswold, CT Homily

March 28, 2016

Mar 28 – Homily – Fr Peter: 3 Kinds of Witnesses

- Jesus didn't appear to everyone after the Resurrection, but only to three groups of people. First to the apostles, who are the authorities the Church is founded on. Second to the holy…

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Fr. Jacinto Griswold, CT Homily

April 22, 2017

Apr 22 – Homily – Fr Jacinto: Impossible!

In today's Gospel, Jesus rebukes the disciples for their slowness to believe. But their doubt and weakness is our certainty and strength. For the proofs Jesus offered the disciples ground our faith…

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Fr. Angelo Geiger Griswold, CT Homily

May 21, 2017

May 21 – Homily – Fr Angelo: We are Not Orphans, But Witnesses

Today's Gospel links love and obedience, and this is fingernails on chalkboard, Fr. Angelo tells us, to the modern world enamoured with rights without obligations and love without commitment. The words of…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

June 5, 2017

Jun 05 – Homily – Fr Alan: No Comparing Terrorists to Martyrs

Christian martyrs suffer violence for the sake of truth and charity, in witness to faith and love. Misappropriating the word from its Christian origin, secular media sometimes attribute the title of "martyr"…

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Fr. Maximilian Warnisher Homily New Bedford, MA

August 29, 2017

Aug 29 – Homily: Be Not Afraid to Proclaim the Truth

St. John the Baptist, whose martyrdom we celebrate today, lived and died as a witness to the Savior. We, too, are called to live so faithfully that the example of our life…

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Fr. Terrance Chartier Homily New Bedford, MA

December 5, 2017

Dec 05 – Homily – Fr Terrance: Jesus is Messiah and God

Developing the characteristics of the Messiah prophesied in Isaiah--being "from the stump of Jesse" and having "the Spirit of the LORD"--and connecting them with today's Gospel, Father draws the conclusions that Jesus…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

December 26, 2017

Christmas Crimson: Blood of Protomartyr St. Stephen – Dec 26 – Homily – Fr Alan

St. Stephen's martyrdom, which the Liturgy celebrates the very day after Christmas, offers insight into the relation of the Christian faith and martyrdom for the sake of Christ. Ave Maria! Mass: St.…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

January 16, 2018

Called to be Fools for Christ – Jan 16 – Homily – Fr Alan

The memorial of Franciscan protomartyrs St. Berard & Companions offers a good occasion to reflect on the spirit of martyrdom, necessary in all ages, and now more than ever, as Christian civilization…

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Fr. Alan Wharton Homily New Bedford, MA

March 5, 2018

Unappreciated Prophets – Mar 05 – Homily – Fr Alan

"No prophet is accepted in his own native place." Word of Our Lord, so we should not be discouraged from evangelizing when we, too, meet with rejection. Likewise, let our ears and…

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