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Will the Real January 1st Please Stand Up. A Homily For New Years Day and the Solemnity of Mary

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/30/17

Will the Real January 1st Please Stand Up. A Homily For New Years Day and the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Msgr. Charles PopeDecember 31, 2013   This feast day, of January 1, is a very complex tapestry, both culturally in liturgically. Perhaps we can use the second ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock on the Divinity of Jesus Christ - Homily from Christmas 2017

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 12/26/17

DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST

CHRISTMAS 2017

IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THERE IS A MODERN-LOOKING BUILDING HOUSING THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR PEACE. ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1984, THE MISSION OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE FOR PEACE IS TO PROMOTE NATIONAL SECURITY AND GLOBAL STABILITY BY REDUCING VIOLENT ... Read More »

Pope Francis: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (24 December 2017) - Midnight Mass

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/25/17

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (24 December 2017) | Francis MIDNIGHT MASS SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD PAPAL MASS HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Vatican BasilicaSunday, 24 December 2017

 

Mary “gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him ... Read More »

Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household: CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOR EVER

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/24/17

Second Sermon - “CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOR EVER” Friday December 22nd, 2017

(Heb 13:8)

The Omnipresence of Christ in Time

1. Christ and Time

After having meditated last time on the place Christ occupies in the cosmos, I would like to dedicate this second ... Read More »

Pope Francis - Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (24 December 2016)

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/24/17

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (24 December 2016) | Francis MIDNIGHT MASS SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD PAPAL MASS HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Vatican BasilicaSaturday, 24 December 2016 [Multimedia]

“The grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all” ... Read More »

Pope Francis: CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO THE ROMAN CURIA

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/24/17

Christmas address to the Roman Curia (21 December 2017) | Francis CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO THE ROMAN CURIA ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Clementine HallThursday, 21 December 2017

Christmas is the feast of faith in the Son of God who became man in order to restore us to our ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock's Homily December 17, 2017 - Third Sunday of Advent

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 12/18/17

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 17, 2017.

 

SOMEONE SAID THAT CONSCIENCE IS THE INNER VOICE THAT WARNS US SOMEBODY MAY BE WATCHING.”

ADVENT IS A GOOD TIME TO LISTEN TO THAT INNER VOICE THAT WE CALL CONSCIENCE AS WE PREPARE TO MAKE A GOOD CONFESSION.

 

WE EXAMINE OUR CONSCIENCE BECAUSE WE ARE POTENTIAL SAINTS WHO HAVE FALLEN FROM OUR ... Read More »

POPE FRANCIS - Catecheses on the Mass

Posted by Bob Herz on 12/03/17

POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!

Continuing with the catecheses on the Mass, we can ask ourselves: what essentially is the Mass? The Mass is the memorial of Christ’s Passover. It makes us participants in his victory over sin and death, and gives ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock on Christ the King - Homily from November 26, 2017

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 11/29/17

SOLEMNITY JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

 

H.G. WELLS A RENOWNED AUTHOR OF THE 19TH CENTURY WROTE, “CHRIST IS THE MOST UNIQUE PERSON OF HISTORY. NO MAN CAN WRITE A HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE WITHOUT GIVING FIRST AND FOREMOST PLACE TO THE PENNILESS TEACHER ... Read More »

Feast of Christ the King

Posted by Bob Herz on 11/25/17

There has never been a more divisive figure in all human history than Jesus Christ. He even said Himself, “I have not come to bring peace, but the sword ” — meaning division.

The desire on the part of a very cringing cowardly saccharine culture is to present Our ... Read More »