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Marriage is more than good — it's possible through Sacramental grace

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 7, 2012 Fr. Joseph Eddy, O. de M.

(Full text of sermon) Throughout history, whatever the culture, religion, or race, a marriage has been universally recognized as a joyous celebration. Certainly different cultures celebrate in different ways, yet there is a common joy that is seen in all. Marriages […]

October 6th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Fr. Eddy, marriage, Texts of talks | Comments are closed

Sacramentals — why ours is not a bare-bones religion

Listen to the Mercedarian message.

Read Kevin”s take on this sermon, “I hung with those who ditched the sacramentals.”

Fr. Brankin”s Aunt Mary would sprinkle holy water and say prayers around the house during every storm. We Catholics pray with holy water. We use our lips and our bodies. We make a sign of […]

February 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Audio homilies, Fr. Brankin, sacraments | Comments are closed