Talking goodness
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11, 2016
6th Sunday After Epiphany
On the virtue of Gratitude
6
11, 2016
5th Sunday After Epiphany
Are you an American Catholic or a Catholic American? Why the Catholic Church will last forever, but not the United States.
5
11, 2016
Why Did Jesus Really Have to Die For Us?
Why did Jesus really have to die for us? Many Catholics with a PhD in theology would not be able to say more than a 9 year old: "To die for our sins." We look to St. Catherine of Siena for an explanation that is simple enough for a child, but complex enough to [hopefully] satisfy the 12 families who gathered in Louisiana to hear about this central tenant of Our Faith.
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10, 2016
Christ the King
A small percentage of Catholics today are celebrating the Feast of Christ the King. Another small percentage of Catholics in the world today are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the revolt of Martin Luther. Where do you fall? Let this podcast help you decide.
28
10, 2016
The Key to the Pro-Life Movement
This was a talk I gave to Catholics and Evangelicals at a "40 Days for Life" a few years ago based on the theology of Msgr. Phillip Reilley, founder of NYC's "Helpers of God's Precious Infants." It is more than simply *why* you should pray at the abortion mill. It is about how to go to Calvary: We move from the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to the other Calvary, both to simply remain with Jesus crucified, as did St. John and the Blessed Virgin.
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10, 2016
23rd Sunday After Pentecost 2016
This homily is about victory in loss and how good comes from evil in your life. We took these pictures in Rwanda two years ago. In the top picture, the Blessed Mother appeared in Kibeho in 1981 and 1982 in a Vatican-approved apparition. Below, we walk in a Eucharistic procession through the streets that—only 20 years prior— the dead had been macheted in the genocide. Now the King of Life and Love triumphs over death on the streets.
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10, 2016
22nd Sunday After Pentecost
How to make of your life an offering to God.
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10, 2016
21st Sunday After Pentecost
This homily is on the healing power of forgiveness, borrowed mostly from Fr. Gary Selin (and a little from Jeff Cavins.)
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10, 2016
Our Lady of the Rosary
October is the month of the Holy Rosary. I took this picture outside of the Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei in Italy during Easter week of 2016. The Church was built about 140 years ago by a former-satanist, Bl. Bartolomo Longo, a man who changed his life through the Rosary. He is now up for canonization.
28
09, 2016
How to be a Better Father
"How to be a better father" is a talk I gave to men last night. It’s based on St. Peter’s first letter to his own men.