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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
It is easy to forget sometimes that God is God and we are not. Fr. Michael reflects on the major news of our World today and compares that with the story of Job. He concludes with some words from a Lutheran pastor that show just how easily we forget that God is God and we…
The decisions we make as Christians should be influenced by our faith and the teachings of Jesus. St. Ignatius formulated specific ways to do this and Fr. Michael illustrates these techniques today.
Fr. Michael teaches that we are all on a mission to recover the spiritual in our lives. Quoting Bishop Barron, he emphasizes the gifts of the Holy Spirit and two in particular: Piety and Fear of the Lord. Read the transcript:
Fr. Michael’s homily today centers on St. Paul’s treatise on love in 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13. Read the transcript:
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Father Michael discusses the current scandals in the Church and explores the reality of flawed humans continuing Christ’s mission in an imperfect way. He reminds us that if the Church were founded on the strength of it’s human leaders it would have long since died away. Read the Gospel, Homily and Novena texts: Full Homily:…
Fr. Michael reminds us that just like St. Paul, Pope Francis, Pope Benedict or any other person, we are merely ministers, not the Messiah. Read the transcript:
In today’s Gospel Fr. Michael unpacks the story of Herod Antipas, Herodias and John the Baptist. On the surface Herod Antipas seems like the same ilk as his father, Herod the Great who tried to execute the baby Jesus, but Fr. Michael invites us to go deeper and understand Herod Antipas as a truly human…
Fr. Michael shares words, thoughts and suggested actions from Pope Francis, Cardinal Cupich and his own Jesuit superior Fr. Brian Paulson on the abuse revelations from Pennsylvania. Read the transcript: