Transfiguration Sermon
This sermon is about Mount Tabor and the Transfiguration by way of the Sermon on the Mount and the countercultural calling of the Maccabean martyrs.
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08, 2017
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07, 2017
4th Sunday After Pentecost
Cast into the deep.
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05, 2017
4th Sunday After Easter: Fortitude
Today’s sermon is about fortitude as we prepare for Pentecost. If you’re listening on the blog, please consider joining and ranking me on iTunes so you have my sermons to go! You can find a free subscription to my sermons here on iTunes at this link here on my blog.
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05, 2017
Third Sunday After Easter: The Indwelling
Why did Jesus *not* go to other nations after His Resurrection? The answer has to do with how Christians are called to live the three stages of the interior life: The purgative way, the illuminitive way and the unitive way. It also has a lot do with God's initiative in Ascension and Pentecost and then our response that leads to interior divinization and exterior evangelization. The launching point for this sermon is actually a comparison of the above teachings in Catholicism pace Mormonism.
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04, 2017
Why you should stop confessing pornography
Really, a better title of this article is "Why to stop confessing pornography badly." Or: “Why confession without amendment will still lead to the loss of your soul.” People do not realize the danger in confessing pornography without a firm resolution of amendment to totally change their life. That is the purpose of this blog post. Going to confession within a week (before or after) of Divine Mercy Sunday totally relieves the soul of not only the eternal effects of sin (hell) but also the temporal effects of sin (purgatory.) Jesus said to St. Faustina, "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness [...]
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03, 2017
First Sunday of Lent: Christ in the Desert
Garden Temptation 1 John Jesus vs. Satan Vows Matthew 6 Mark 4 Good for eyes Lust of eyes Worship me and have kingdoms poverty alms World Good for food Lust of flesh Fasting vs. Bread Chastity Fasting Flesh Makes one wise Pride of life Temple/Test God Obedience Prayer Devil
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02, 2017
Septuagesima Sunday Sermon
In this sermon I referenced Fr. Richard Heilman and his fasting program of Ninevah90 as well as his highly-acclaimed article on Fatima at 100 years. Run so as to win.
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01, 2017
4th Sunday After Epiphany
What do we do with dryness and anxiety in prayer? We follow the example of St. Therese.
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12, 2016
Rorate Coeli Sunday
What is the difference between humility and meekness and timidity on one hand, and boldness and arrogance on the other?
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12, 2016
Gaudete Sunday Homily
Gaudete Sunday is a rest during the pilgrimage of longing.