Nov 8, 2023 | Homily
“Paul didn’t just say that you may not be saddened, but that you may not be saddened as the heathen are, who do not have any hope. It is unavoidable, after all, that you should be saddened; but when you feel sad, let hope console you.” (Saint Augustine, Sermons 173.3)...
Nov 2, 2023 | Homily
“The existence of a purgatory I have never denied. I still hold that it exists, as I have written and admitted many times though I have found no way of proving it incontrovertibly from Scripture or reason.” (Martin Luther, “The Thirty Seventh Article”, Luther’s Works,...
Oct 26, 2023 | Homily
“He joyously shouts, ‘It is finished!’ [John 19:30]. Yes, those seem to be sorrowful words, but they were words of joy to that soul aflame and consumed in the fire of divine charity, the soul of the incarnate Word, God’s Son. It is as if the gentle Jesus wanted to...
Oct 19, 2023 | Homily
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness . . . (Genesis 1:26) Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time by Deacon Groves
Oct 10, 2023 | Homily
“Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us.” (Hail, Holy Queen Prayer) Twenty-Eighth Week of Ordinary Time 2023
Oct 5, 2023 | Homily
“Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’” (Matthew 21:37) Twenty-Seventh Week of Ordinary Time 2023
