Great Catholic Homilies

Advent (7)

• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White (full text)
• Let us be humble like Mary, to prepare for Jesus’ birth
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving
• This Advent, turn down the electronics
• Advent means looking beyond paganism to Jesus, the light at the end of the tunnel
• Advent means waiting for the Source of our joys

angels (5)

• Why we need our Guardian Angels
• Our guardian angel protects us from the Devil’s snares
• Queenship of Mary: Why Lucifer is upset
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world
• We already believe in extraterrestrials — the angels

atheism (4)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• Combat today’s bankrupt secularism with the Rosary
• They put down their guns and shared their Christmas chocolate
• Life without God is one long heartache, whether in society or in the family

Audio homilies (87)

• Health care dictates or no — we will not surrender the truth
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it (full text)
• Helping to relieve the tragedies of Job, and the Cardinal’s Annual Appeal
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter for the secular elite
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White (full text)
• Let us be humble like Mary, to prepare for Jesus’ birth
• War, crime, ruin — the Reformation removed Christ and Church as King (sermon text)
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving (text)
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving
• Advent means looking beyond paganism to Jesus, the light at the end of the tunnel
• Why we make Christ, the King of society
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness — Video homily
• The new Mass translation and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
• Life without God is one long heartache, whether in society or in the family
• Parents — guard your children against the devil in the media
• In the crucifix and the sorrowful mother, we see that God knows our troubles
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened (complete text)
• Jesus will judge us by our own words
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened
• Fr. Pablo speaks to youth about Moses and the burning bush
• The power of the Holy Mass
• Clearing the confusion over natural and divine law
• What the three temptations of Jesus mean to us
• Fr. Pablo Straub to preach mission
• To speak with authority, we must listen to Authority
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion (homily text)
• We are connected by faith and grace to the whole Church
• Stop calling them public schools (homily text)
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion
• Stop calling them public schools
• Politicans climb their way to the top over aborted babies’ bodies
• Each of us must be a servant to others
• Don’t wait forever to baptize your child
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• “Gay” marriage is the fallout of the birth control pill
• Let us flee to Mary and escape the Serpent’s poison of sin
• Pull the plug on our secular world and set our families free
• We have lost the sense that the Mass is a sacred action
• The end of the world, and persecution of the faithful
• Christ must be King of our country
• Heaven is much greater than what we can imagine
• Eternal souls — believed in by ancient cultures
• Purgatory is Heaven’s porch
• The art of living is to live well, and be faithful
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• The frightening true story of Halloween
• The nearly lost art of Catholic culture
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church
• We already believe in extraterrestrials — the angels
• The sacraments will put your children on the path to sainthood
• God gives what is good for us in prayer
• A heresy that wars against marriage
• The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist — more than a symbol
• Daily Mass fills the hole in our hearts
• TV’s Dark Allure Sways Us from the True Faith
• There is room on the Cross for our sufferings
• St. Maria Goretti and the Forgiveness of a Murderer
• Text — Real men pray — the meaning of Father’s Day
• Real men pray — The meaning of Father’s Day
• Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence
• Catholic Teaching, Natural Science and the Social Fallout of Evolution
• Intelligent Design and the Flaws of Evolution
• Why the world must become Catholic
• Pentecost — Birthday of the Church and rebirth of family life
• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church
• Mother’s Day — Love and Life Are Inseparable
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast — Credible witnesses to Christ
• Ugly deaths and eternal life — the faith of the martyrs
• Love is the proof of Christianity
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileon: Why marriage must be preserved
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileone: How proposition 8 was won
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Cong. Dan Lipinski receives award
• St. Anselm, and why we need to study our faith
• What’s wrong with cremation
• We must be witnesses of Christ
• Become a saint through God’s mercy and Confession
• Satan – The silent character in the drama of Easter
• Plucking the Crucifixion out of eternity
• An unexpected kind of King
• Why we cover the cross on Passion Sunday
• Forgiveness — though the media deny it, Christians must offer it
• Sinners can become friends of God
• God loves us because we share His nature

Catechizing (2)

• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it
• Born like pagans, we must be taught the faith

charity (9)

• Helping to relieve the tragedies of Job, and the Cardinal’s Annual Appeal
• Feast of Christ the King points us to a life of service
• Joys and sorrows of community mold us into saints
• Parish giving goes far beyond what we can see
• God’s mercy goes beyond “Lady Justice”
• The monasteries of old made society humane and happy
• Getting to know the other side
• A shocking act of kindness
• We are obliged in faith to help those less fortunate

Christian witness (6)

• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• We cannot be forced to violate our consciences
• Our Lady of Fatima points us to Jesus
• The monasteries of old made society humane and happy
• The wicked hate Christianity — but we must convert them
• We’re not on dope — just filled with hope

Christmas (14)

• The Mysterious Travel of Mother Mary Agreda, and the Three Kings
• God becoming man puts the Christmas eve into our lives
• Meaning of Christmas: Christ takes on the human condition
• Relationships: key this Christmas as we draw close to Mary and her Son
• Christmas is the gift of God’s Son, and his grace
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving (text)
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White
• They put down their guns and shared their Christmas chocolate
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world (complete text)
• Wise men show that heaven is for everyone
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• Put Christmas depression behind you
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world
• Christmas genealogy twist shows Christ’s true origins

Church history (5)

• War, crime, ruin — the Reformation removed Christ and Church as King (sermon text)
• Why we make Christ, the King of society
• Why the “shameful” cross is exaulted
• The monasteries of old made society humane and happy
• The Inquisition and St. Turibius — don’t believe what you hear

death (5)

• Purgatory — where God’s mercy and justice meet
• A funeral can be an occasion of grace
• John Paul II: Do not be afraid
• Making the most of life without the fear of death
• The death of Lazarus points to the trust we must have in our heavenly Father

Easter Season (18)

• Not politicians, not Batman — Jesus is the only Messiah
• We follow Jesus’ Resurrection in soul and body
• The wicked hate Christianity — but we must convert them
• Pope John Paul II shows us what Mercy is all about
• We can do all good things because of the Resurrection
• John Paul II: Do not be afraid
• Easter and Resurrection give us freedom to pursue good
• The death of Lazarus points to the trust we must have in our heavenly Father
• Text — Mother’s Day – Why Love and Life Are Insperable
• Pentecost — Birthday of the Church and rebirth of family life
• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church
• Mother’s Day — Love and Life Are Inseparable
• Ugly deaths and eternal life — the faith of the martyrs
• Love is the proof of Christianity
• What’s wrong with cremation
• We must be witnesses of Christ
• Become a saint through God’s mercy and Confession
• Satan – The silent character in the drama of Easter

education (6)

• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it (full text)
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it
• St. John Chrysostom, and why we study the faith
• Education seeks the beautiful, good and true
• Stop calling them public schools (homily text)
• Stop calling them public schools

Eucharist (7)

• With the Eucharist, Jesus strengthens us in our journey
• First Holy Communion — Jesus is the food for souls
• We follow Jesus’ Resurrection in soul and body
• We can do all good things because of the Resurrection
• The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist — more than a symbol
• Text — Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence
• Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence

faith (8)

• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it
• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• Born a pagan, St. Ambrose embraced Christianity and its joys
• St. Teresa’s life is an example: “Keep the faith”
• When we must mix our blood with His
• Beyond multiculturalism — others can be saved, but only through the merits of Jesus Christ
• The Father wants no one to be lost
• Our first act is an act of faith

family (15)

• A great blessing: a child who enters religious life
• Family life and how I became A Mercedarian priest
• Catholic social teaching would clear our mess
• We must rise above the media, which doesn’t like motherhood
• Parents — guard your children against the devil in the media
• First Holy Communion — Jesus is the food for souls
• To speak with authority, we must listen to Authority
• Each of us must be a servant to others
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world (complete text)
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• “Gay” marriage is the fallout of the birth control pill
• The nearly lost art of Catholic culture
• A heresy that wars against marriage
• Relationships define who we are – not our jobs
• Born like pagans, we must be taught the faith

Fr. Armenio (4)

• A funeral can be an occasion of grace
• Our light flies in the face of the world’s depravity
• John Paul II — one who saw every man as Christ
• We’re not on dope — just filled with hope

Fr. Baldeon (11)

• Meaning of Christmas: Christ takes on the human condition
• Let us be humble like Mary, to prepare for Jesus’ birth
• Go through the narrow gate — the only one to heaven
• St. Teresa’s life is an example: “Keep the faith”
• Angry over God’s mercy? Learn Jonah’s lesson
• I will follow You — oh, yeah?
• Thrilling life of “Amazing Grace” author shows God’s mercy
• Right vs. wrong, and right vs. right
• Pentecost enables us to be Christ’s witnesses to the ends of the world
• The Father wants no one to be lost
• Two reasons to believe in Jesus

Fr. Brankin (109)

• Health care dictates or no — we will not surrender the truth
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it (full text)
• Helping to relieve the tragedies of Job, and the Cardinal’s Annual Appeal
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter for the secular elite
• The Mysterious Travel of Mother Mary Agreda, and the Three Kings
• We slave on Sunday so they can bask at the beach
• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• God becoming man puts the Christmas eve into our lives
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White (full text)
• War, crime, ruin — the Reformation removed Christ and Church as King (sermon text)
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving (text)
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White
• Born a pagan, St. Ambrose embraced Christianity and its joys
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving
• Purgatory — where God’s mercy and justice meet
• Advent means looking beyond paganism to Jesus, the light at the end of the tunnel
• Why we make Christ, the King of society
• Don’t fall for the devil’s empty promises, governor
• Combat today’s bankrupt secularism with the Rosary
• Why we need our Guardian Angels
• Parish giving goes far beyond what we can see
• Beautiful art points to the beauty of God
• When we must mix our blood with His
• Our guardian angel protects us from the Devil’s snares
• Catholic social teaching would clear our mess
• St. John Chrysostom, and why we study the faith
• Why the “shameful” cross is exaulted
• They put down their guns and shared their Christmas chocolate
• Queenship of Mary: Why Lucifer is upset
• Our Lady of Fatima points us to Jesus
• Life without God is one long heartache, whether in society or in the family
• The Kingdom of Man utterly ignores God
• Martyrdom — it’s on the way
• The monasteries of old made society humane and happy
• Martyrdom of Peter and Paul gives hope for our present difficulty
• Homosexual immorality pointed out by martyr Charles Lwanga and companions
• Not politicians, not Batman — Jesus is the only Messiah
• Why the world did not end last week
• Jesus — the unexpected Messiah
• We must rise above the media, which doesn’t like motherhood
• Parents — guard your children against the devil in the media
• First Holy Communion — Jesus is the food for souls
• The infinite God reduced Himself to our state — why?
• The wicked hate Christianity — but we must convert them
• We can do all good things because of the Resurrection
• In the crucifix and the sorrowful mother, we see that God knows our troubles
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened (complete text)
• The Inquisition and St. Turibius — don’t believe what you hear
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened
• Fr. Pablo Straub to preach mission
• We are obliged in faith to help those less fortunate
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion (homily text)
• We must read the news with a Catholic eye
• We are connected by faith and grace to the whole Church
• We must always start over again, like Noah
• Stop calling them public schools (homily text)
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion
• Stop calling them public schools
• Politicans climb their way to the top over aborted babies’ bodies
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world (complete text)
• Don’t wait forever to baptize your child
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• “Gay” marriage is the fallout of the birth control pill
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world
• Christmas genealogy twist shows Christ’s true origins
• Let us flee to Mary and escape the Serpent’s poison of sin
• Pull the plug on our secular world and set our families free
• The greatest reason for Thanksgiving
• The end of the world, and persecution of the faithful
• Christ must be King of our country
• Eternal souls — believed in by ancient cultures
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• The frightening true story of Halloween
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church
• Mary’s Assumption: a reminder of our own resurrection
• We already believe in extraterrestrials — the angels
• The sacraments will put your children on the path to sainthood
• Chant is the music of the Mass
• God gives what is good for us in prayer
• A heresy that wars against marriage
• Daily Mass fills the hole in our hearts
• Our society is shaped by our faith and good deeds
• TV’s Dark Allure Sways Us from the True Faith
• There is room on the Cross for our sufferings
• St. Maria Goretti and the Forgiveness of a Murderer
• Relationships define who we are – not our jobs
• Are you living as if God did not exist?
• Born like pagans, we must be taught the faith
• Text — Real men pray — the meaning of Father’s Day
• Real men pray — The meaning of Father’s Day
• Text — Mother’s Day – Why Love and Life Are Insperable
• Text — Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence
• Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence
• Why the world must become Catholic
• Pentecost — Birthday of the Church and rebirth of family life
• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church
• Mother’s Day — Love and Life Are Inseparable
• Ugly deaths and eternal life — the faith of the martyrs
• St. Anselm, and why we need to study our faith
• What’s wrong with cremation
• Satan – The silent character in the drama of Easter
• Plucking the Crucifixion out of eternity
• An unexpected kind of King
• Why we cover the cross on Passion Sunday
• Forgiveness — though the media deny it, Christians must offer it
• God loves us because we share His nature

Fr. Eddy (38)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• Between soccer and sleep, grab some time alone with God
• We cannot be forced to violate our consciences
• In the pilgrimage of life — keep your eyes on the eternal goal
• A great blessing: a child who enters religious life
• Mary allows us to see the face of God, whom angels worship
• Relationships: key this Christmas as we draw close to Mary and her Son
• Christmas is the gift of God’s Son, and his grace
• This Advent, turn down the electronics
• Advent means waiting for the Source of our joys
• Family life and how I became A Mercedarian priest
• Feast of Christ the King points us to a life of service
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness — Video homily
• The end of the world: Beyond fright to rejoicing
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness – MP3
• Joys and sorrows of community mold us into saints
• Through our priests, we live a supernatural life
• New Mass prayers show us the true face of Christ
• The new Mass translation and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness
• Guilty conscience? It keeps you on the right track
• God’s mercy goes beyond “Lady Justice”
• 9/11 anniversary, justice, and the measure of forgiveness
• Education seeks the beautiful, good and true
• God says: ditch the training wheels
• Enter into a conversation with Him through prayer
• Wisdom comes from grace, and enables us to direct our actions to the divine
• Resist the Devil’s weeds with the strength of the Sacraments
• God’s grace abounds, beckoning us to be holy
• The “little ones” have a heart close to God
• With the Eucharist, Jesus strengthens us in our journey
• Taking part in the bond of love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• Beyond multiculturalism — others can be saved, but only through the merits of Jesus Christ
• We follow Jesus’ Resurrection in soul and body
• Pope John Paul II shows us what Mercy is all about
• Easter and Resurrection give us freedom to pursue good
• Evil triumphs when we do not “watch and pray”
• The death of Lazarus points to the trust we must have in our heavenly Father

Fr. Gavancho (5)

• To speak with authority, we must listen to Authority
• Love is the proof of Christianity
• We must be witnesses of Christ
• Become a saint through God’s mercy and Confession
• Sinners can become friends of God

Fr. Granato (1)

• The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist — more than a symbol

Fr. Hoffman (1)

• First Marian apparition in U.S. approved

Fr. Knab (2)

• The two Judases — what’s the difference?
• Making the most of life without the fear of death

Fr. Mahaney (1)

• Wise men show that heaven is for everyone

Fr. Saudis (1)

• Each of us must be a servant to others

Fr. Simon (2)

• Heaven is much greater than what we can imagine
• Purgatory is Heaven’s porch

Fr. Straub (5)

• Jesus will judge us by our own words
• Fr. Pablo speaks to youth about Moses and the burning bush
• The power of the Holy Mass
• Clearing the confusion over natural and divine law
• What the three temptations of Jesus mean to us

Fr. Welle (10)

• Every age has its wheat and its weeds
• Bonaventure strove to live the passion of Christ
• Make no excuses: Jesus’ burden is light
• As with Abraham, God’s call comes with his gift and grace
• St. Paul could only boast of his weakness — that was his strength
• Baptism’s power comes from God, not us
• Getting to know the other side
• Our first act is an act of faith
• John Paul II: Do not be afraid
• A shocking act of kindness

Fr. Zasada (1)

• The art of living is to live well, and be faithful

heaven (8)

• In the pilgrimage of life — keep your eyes on the eternal goal
• The hope of the Gospel goes far beyond Snow White (full text)
• The end of the world: Beyond fright to rejoicing
• Go through the narrow gate — the only one to heaven
• St. John Chrysostom, and why we study the faith
• Beyond multiculturalism — others can be saved, but only through the merits of Jesus Christ
• The greatest reason for Thanksgiving
• Heaven is much greater than what we can imagine

Kevin's take (6)

• The power of quiet, persevering prayer
• Why we sing with spirit
• John Paul II — one who saw every man as Christ
• We’re not on dope — just filled with hope
• I hung with those who ditched the sacramentals
• Flying cows and the challenge of friendship

Lent (17)

• The infinite God reduced Himself to our state — why?
• The two Judases — what’s the difference?
• Two reasons to believe in Jesus
• Making the most of life without the fear of death
• Evil triumphs when we do not “watch and pray”
• In the crucifix and the sorrowful mother, we see that God knows our troubles
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened (complete text)
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened
• What the three temptations of Jesus mean to us
• Fr. Pablo Straub to preach mission
• A shocking act of kindness
• Plucking the Crucifixion out of eternity
• An unexpected kind of King
• Why we cover the cross on Passion Sunday
• Forgiveness — though the media deny it, Christians must offer it
• Sinners can become friends of God
• God loves us because we share His nature

Liturgy (1)

• New Mass prayers show us the true face of Christ

marriage (6)

• Relationships: key this Christmas as we draw close to Mary and her Son
• The new Mass translation and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
• Homosexual immorality pointed out by martyr Charles Lwanga and companions
• A heresy that wars against marriage
• Real men pray — The meaning of Father’s Day
• Mother’s Day — Love and Life Are Inseparable

martyrs (4)

• Health care dictates or no — we will not surrender the truth
• When we must mix our blood with His
• Martyrdom — it’s on the way
• Martyrdom of Peter and Paul gives hope for our present difficulty

Mass (7)

• The new Mass translation and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
• The power of the Holy Mass
• We have lost the sense that the Mass is a sacred action
• Purgatory is Heaven’s porch
• Chant is the music of the Mass
• Daily Mass fills the hole in our hearts
• There is room on the Cross for our sufferings

miracles (2)

• Why the “shameful” cross is exaulted
• Two reasons to believe in Jesus

Modern culture (37)

• Between soccer and sleep, grab some time alone with God
• We cannot be forced to violate our consciences
• We slave on Sunday so they can bask at the beach
• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving (text)
• Reject the orgy of greed — Christmas is about giving
• Why we make Christ, the King of society
• Don’t fall for the devil’s empty promises, governor
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness – MP3
• Combat today’s bankrupt secularism with the Rosary
• Why we need our Guardian Angels
• Vatican Suggests Solution for Financial Mess
• When we must mix our blood with His
• Catholic social teaching would clear our mess
• Labor Day and why the Church must speak for social justice
• 9/11 anniversary, justice, and the measure of forgiveness
• They put down their guns and shared their Christmas chocolate
• Life without God is one long heartache, whether in society or in the family
• The Kingdom of Man utterly ignores God
• Martyrdom — it’s on the way
• Homosexual immorality pointed out by martyr Charles Lwanga and companions
• Jesus — the unexpected Messiah
• We must rise above the media, which doesn’t like motherhood
• Evil triumphs when we do not “watch and pray”
• We must read the news with a Catholic eye
• Stop calling them public schools
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• Let us flee to Mary and escape the Serpent’s poison of sin
• Pull the plug on our secular world and set our families free
• The end of the world, and persecution of the faithful
• Christ must be King of our country
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• The nearly lost art of Catholic culture
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• Our society is shaped by our faith and good deeds
• Relationships define who we are – not our jobs
• Are you living as if God did not exist?

Moral life (10)

• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• We cannot be forced to violate our consciences
• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness — Video homily
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness – MP3
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness
• Guilty conscience? It keeps you on the right track
• Thrilling life of “Amazing Grace” author shows God’s mercy
• 9/11 anniversary, justice, and the measure of forgiveness
• Right vs. wrong, and right vs. right

Msgr. Saudis (1)

• Each of us must be a servant to others

News (1)

• New video explains our mission

Other speeches (6)

• Catholic Teaching, Natural Science and the Social Fallout of Evolution
• Intelligent Design and the Flaws of Evolution
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast — Credible witnesses to Christ
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileon: Why marriage must be preserved
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileone: How proposition 8 was won
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Cong. Dan Lipinski receives award

Philosophy (3)

• Catholic Teaching, Natural Science and the Social Fallout of Evolution
• Intelligent Design and the Flaws of Evolution
• St. Anselm, and why we need to study our faith

pope (5)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• Pope John Paul II shows us what Mercy is all about
• Evil triumphs when we do not “watch and pray”
• To speak with authority, we must listen to Authority

prayer (7)

• The power of quiet, persevering prayer
• New Mass prayers show us the true face of Christ
• Angry over God’s mercy? Learn Jonah’s lesson
• I will follow You — oh, yeah?
• Enter into a conversation with Him through prayer
• Like Moses, we can talk with God
• God gives what is good for us in prayer

priesthood (3)

• Leaving the priesthood — for what?
• Family life and how I became A Mercedarian priest
• Through our priests, we live a supernatural life

Primacy of Peter (1)

• Christ ascended, but He is with us, in his Church

Pro-life (3)

• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• Don’t fall for the devil’s empty promises, governor
• Politicans climb their way to the top over aborted babies’ bodies

Protestant beliefs (3)

• War, crime, ruin — the Reformation removed Christ and Church as King (sermon text)
• Purgatory — where God’s mercy and justice meet
• Why the world did not end last week

Purgatory (4)

• Purgatory — where God’s mercy and justice meet
• Eternal souls — believed in by ancient cultures
• Purgatory is Heaven’s porch
• The frightening true story of Halloween

resurrection (6)

• A funeral can be an occasion of grace
• We follow Jesus’ Resurrection in soul and body
• John Paul II: Do not be afraid
• Easter and Resurrection give us freedom to pursue good
• The death of Lazarus points to the trust we must have in our heavenly Father
• Mary’s Assumption: a reminder of our own resurrection

sacraments (8)

• The power of quiet, persevering prayer
• Christmas is the gift of God’s Son, and his grace
• Resist the Devil’s weeds with the strength of the Sacraments
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion (homily text)
• I hung with those who ditched the sacramentals
• Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion
• Don’t wait forever to baptize your child
• The sacraments will put your children on the path to sainthood

Saints (10)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• Born a pagan, St. Ambrose embraced Christianity and its joys
• St. Teresa’s life is an example: “Keep the faith”
• Every age has its wheat and its weeds
• Make no excuses: Jesus’ burden is light
• Flying cows and the challenge of friendship
• Purgatory is Heaven’s porch
• St. Maria Goretti and the Forgiveness of a Murderer
• IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast — Credible witnesses to Christ
• St. Anselm, and why we need to study our faith

Social teaching (5)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter (sermon text)
• The myth of self-governance — we are merely bug splatter for the secular elite
• Catholic social teaching would clear our mess
• Labor Day and why the Church must speak for social justice

suffering (5)

• Helping to relieve the tragedies of Job, and the Cardinal’s Annual Appeal
• St. Teresa’s life is an example: “Keep the faith”
• 9/11 anniversary, justice, and the measure of forgiveness
• Bonaventure strove to live the passion of Christ
• In the crucifix and the sorrowful mother, we see that God knows our troubles

Texts of talks (27)

• The dignity of man and John Paul II’s answer to Communism
• No-cost Catholic schools – we can do it (full text)
• Between soccer and sleep, grab some time alone with God
• We cannot be forced to violate our consciences
• The Mysterious Travel of Mother Mary Agreda, and the Three Kings
• War, crime, ruin — the Reformation removed Christ and Church as King (sermon text)
• Purgatory — where God’s mercy and justice meet
• Advent means waiting for the Source of our joys
• Feast of Christ the King points us to a life of service
• Combat today’s bankrupt secularism with the Rosary
• Why we need our Guardian Angels
• Guilty conscience? It keeps you on the right track
• Catholic social teaching would clear our mess
• With the Eucharist, Jesus strengthens us in our journey
• We must rise above the media, which doesn’t like motherhood
• The infinite God reduced Himself to our state — why?
• Easter and Resurrection give us freedom to pursue good
• Evil triumphs when we do not “watch and pray”
• In the Transfiguration, the Apostles were both stunned and strengthened (complete text)
• Christmas is heaven breaking into our humdrum world (complete text)
• The end of the world, and persecution of the faithful
• The peril of living as if God did not exist
• Chant is the music of the Mass
• Our society is shaped by our faith and good deeds
• Text — Real men pray — the meaning of Father’s Day
• Text — Mother’s Day – Why Love and Life Are Insperable
• Text — Corpus Christi Sunday — Why we kneel before the Real Presence

The media (7)

• The 60’s hit us — but we are still the one, true Church
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness – MP3
• We must rise above the media, which doesn’t like motherhood
• Parents — guard your children against the devil in the media
• We must read the news with a Catholic eye
• Catholic social teaching starts and ends with the family
• TV’s Dark Allure Sways Us from the True Faith

Uncategorized (3)

• Live your life like St. Cecilia, and all will be drawn to God
• New video homily about the wedding feast of the Lamb
• The new Mass translation and the wedding feast of the Lamb — MP3

Video homilies (7)

• Family life and how I became A Mercedarian priest
• Guard our thoughts and follow Christ to holiness — Video homily
• The new Mass translation and the Wedding Feast of the Lamb
• Become a saint through God’s mercy and Confession
• Satan – The silent character in the drama of Easter
• Plucking the Crucifixion out of eternity
• Forgiveness — though the media deny it, Christians must offer it

Virgin Mary (8)

• Mary allows us to see the face of God, whom angels worship
• Relationships: key this Christmas as we draw close to Mary and her Son
• Let us be humble like Mary, to prepare for Jesus’ birth
• Queenship of Mary: Why Lucifer is upset
• Our Lady of Fatima points us to Jesus
• Let us flee to Mary and escape the Serpent’s poison of sin
• First Marian apparition in U.S. approved
• Mary’s Assumption: a reminder of our own resurrection

Vocations (2)

• A great blessing: a child who enters religious life
• Family life and how I became A Mercedarian priest