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Pope Francis Homily at the Holy Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy (20 November 2016)
Posted by Bob Herz on 12/04/16
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe St Peter's Square Sunday, 20 November 2016
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, is the crown of the liturgical year and this Holy Year of Mercy. The Gospel in fact ... Read More »
THE JESSE TREE
Posted by Bob Herz on 11/27/16
THE JESSE TREE
The Jesse Tree, with all it symbols, gives us the genealogy or family tree of Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus was a Jew, bom of a Jewish virgin named Mary. The Jewish Nation began with Abraham about 2000 years before Christ. Abraham is called the Father of ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on Christ the King - Homily from November 20, 2016
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 11/21/16
CHRIST THE KING
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
IN 1925 AFTER THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE WHOLE GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE HAD BEEN REDESIGNED. MOST OF THE KINGS AND QUEENS WERE GONE OR MOST OF THEIR POWER WAS DIMINISHED. IN 1925 POPE PIUS XI DELCLARED A NEW FEAST IN THE CHURCH—THE ... Read More »
Table Grace for Thanksgiving
Posted by Bob Herz on 11/19/16
Table Grace for Thanksgiving
Blessed are you Lord, God of Creation. Through your goodness we enjoy the fruits of the earth and share the loving gifts of family andfriendship.
We ask your blessings on our guests, our table and our home. We offer thanks for the love with which ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on Death and After Death - Homily from November 13, 2016
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 11/14/16
DEATH AND AFTER DEATH 2016—33RD SUNDAY NOV. 13
TODAY WE CONTINUE OUR REFLECTION ON THE FOUR LAST THINGS: DEATH, JUDGEMENT, HEAVEN, AND HELL.
ONE REASON WHY FORREST GUMP WAS SO APPEALING TO ALMOST EVERYBODY IS BECAUSE HE SAID PROFOUND TRUTHS IN A SIMPLE AND UNASSUMING WAY. HERE’S WHAT HE ... Read More »
Remembering parishioners
Posted by Bob Herz on 10/30/16
“Remember our brothers and sisters, our relatives andfriends, and all those who have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again; bring them and all the departed into the light of your presence. ” These parishioners have entered into the fullness of eternal life from: OCTOBER 31,2015 TO ... Read More »
HOLY MASS AND CANONIZATION OF THE BLESSEDS by HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Posted by Bob Herz on 10/23/16
HOLY MASS AND CANONIZATION OF THE BLESSEDS: Salomon Leclercq, José Sánchez del Río, Manuel González García, Lodovico Pavoni, Alfonso Maria Fusco, José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, Elisabeth of the Holy Trinity Catez HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS St Peter's SquareSunday, 16 October 2016
At the start of today’s ... Read More »
A ‘Catholic’ Hijacking
Posted by Bob Herz on 10/09/16
A series of ads, placed in newspapers across the country in mid-September by an organization called “Catholics for Choice” (CFC), has spread the egregious falsehood that Catholicism and abortion can be in harmony with one another. “Public funding for abortion is a Catholic social justice value,” according to the ... Read More »
The Decline of Civility
Posted by Bob Herz on 9/18/16
The Decline of Civility
One of the unavoidable consequences of youth is the tendency to think behavior we see today has always been. I'd like to dispute that vision, at least as it pertains to black people.
I graduated from Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin High School in 1954. Franklin's predominantly ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on St. Teresa of Calcutta - Homily from Sept. 11, 2015
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 9/12/16
CALCUTTA TO ROME
CANONIZATION OF MOTHER TERESA SEPT. 4, 2016
TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
WHEN SHE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 AT THE AGE OF 87, THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE SAID: “THIS EVENING THERE IS LESS LOVE, LESS COMPASSION, LESS LIGHT IN THE WORLD.”
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