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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Fr. Michael, recently returned from a trip to Greece, describes visiting the place where Paul converted Lydia, a prominent business woman in Philippi along with Paul’s eventual place of punishment and imprisonment before an earthquake loosed his bonds. Watch and listen for the full story and pictures from Fr. Michael’s trip. Transcripts 1st Reading: Philippians…
Fr. Michael challenges us to humbly accept God’s shaping grace for the form of our life, even if that grace may hurt in a few places. Homily Transcript Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53 Jesus said to the disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When…
The Gospel message from Luke 12:8-12 is a powerful exhortation from Jesus to his disciples telling them that the Holy Spirit will speak through them when the time is right, but warning them that the penalty for blaspheming against the Holy Spirit is steep. Fr. Michael teaches that falling into discouragement is akin to this…
The Piety Gap (or Woe to You Hippocrates) refers to the Scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ time, and the holier than thou Christians of our time. It is about those who bemoan the faithlessness of others while missing the crucial obstacles to faith in their own lives. Fr. Michael reminds us that Jesus’ Gospel is…
We pray this prayer at every Mass so it is easy to take it for granted. Fr. Michael reminds us that it is the prayer Jesus himself taught to the disciples. It is the prayer of Peter and Paul, St. Augustine, St. Francis of Assisi and so many more. It unites Catholics and Christians throughout…
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: