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What to be thankful for when everything goes wrong

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2012

Fr. Anthony Brankin

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(Summary of sermon) Thanksgiving was invented by the Puritans because they outlawed the Catholic festivities of Christmas. The Protestants were the first grinch who stole Christmas.

Father asked a question in his catechism class: what are you thankful for? One student said, […]

November 23rd, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Audio homilies, Fr. Brankin, heaven, suffering | Comments are closed

The greatest reason for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2010 Fr. Anthony Brankin Gospel: Luke 17:11-19. The ten lepers (Sorry, no audio)

Summary: Thanksgiving Day was started by the Puritans in this country. They despised Catholics, as well as celebrations, even outlawing Christmas. They could not entirely suppress the need to celebrate, to relax with family and friends, and so […]

November 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Fr. Brankin, heaven | Comments are closed