The Church Will Celebrate a Year of Jubilee in 2025. What Does this Mean for Our Spiritual Life? She spent most of her wealth and still suffered.There is something familiar with that statement. The Homily continues and asks the saints in the pew . . . do you believe the Gospel that was just read about the raising of a little girl from the dead? The…

False Righteousness . . . and Jesus Will Say . . . I DO NOT Know You! He taught them as one having authority, and not like a scribe.Authority demands a response. If there is no response, there is no authority!Authority makes a claim. Something happens to the people who listen to Jesus! As He speaks, He is NOT giving them information or advice! His …

The Mother of God With Three Hands Today marks the celebration of the Mother of God With Three Hands.Why three hands? First of all, it is not a mistake by the artist. The origin of the image has much to do with the readings today. Hear more within the Homily.John of Damascus was trustworthy and an excellent speaker. Around the year 700 AD, a voice …

Faith is Made to Be Shared In today’s reading the Church honors Saints Peter and Paul.When a child is born in Africa, they are often given two names. The first name depicts the situation into which the child was born. It is a message for future generations. The second name is often associated with the saints. Hear more within the Homily.Saint Peter…

St. Paul’s Lessons to Us! Our Presence Is Important to the Church! The Gospel today is about Saint Thomas.The Homily begins with a proverb: One Head does not lift up the roof. In villages building houses, mud is often used to build the walls of the house. Separately, people build the roof. Of course, the people who build the roof wish to build it c…

Why Will People Hunger for the Word of God?Today’s first reading is from the Prophet Amos.Israel, during Amos’ time, is a land of wealth. It arrives at this wealth, in part, by demanding from the poor. Amos comes and issues a warning. He says, you need to administer justice. If you are not just, you will be punished. Amos says people are hungry for…

What is Required to Receive the Grace of God?What is required to grow in the reality of salvation? This is what the readings explore today! It’s an amazingly important set of questions, but rarely are we asked directly.The first reading from the prophet Amos is remarkable and perhaps surprising. The words God gives to us through His prophet are . .…

Worry About How You Appear Before God Both readings feature a garment.Jesus speaks in the Gospel about an invisible garment. He speaks of a mask we put on and wear. Humans are concerned with putting on a certain outward presentation. The Lord tells His disciples, that outward presentation of piety means nothing if they do not spring from a heart th…

You Can Not Serve Two Masters. What Actually is Jesus Telling Us?After hearing about the actions we do each time we hear the Gospel read by the Deacon or Priest, the Homily focuses on today’s Gospel.Jesus looks around and sees the human heart in a specific light. Jesus says sooner or later one must commit their heart. One must decide how they are g…

When God Speaks to Us Through Prayer In today’s Gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray.In the Homily, we hear of students praying just before exams. Exam time may be characterized as a time to prepare for the test, and a time also to pray. However, sometimes students, as well as others, pray incorrectly. They may pray and say to God, my future depend…

Let Your “Yes” Mean “Yes” and “No” Mean “No“. What is Jesus Telling Us!Let your Yes mean Yes, and your No mean No.A simple statement by Our Lord Jesus. But, as we may know, this is hard for humans. Typically, in the world, Yes may mean . . . “for now”, “maybe” or “as long as it is convenient”. We are often people of qualifications. Yes! A simple wo…

The Only Way to Receive the Blessings of God is to Follow His Words Into Them! Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua.Most of us are familiar with St. Anthony. We often see him depicted holding the Christ Child. But what many do not realize is where that tradition comes from! Why is he holding the Christ Child? The Homily …

When is the Kingdom of God Coming? In today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about the Kingdom of God.When is the Kingdom Coming? That was the question a little girl recently asked the priest. The girl prefaces the question by saying her father and his father before that prayed for the coming of the Kingdom from the time each were little boys. When exactly is…

You Are the Salt of the World! Jesus Teaches His Disciples and Us What This Means!Today’s Gospel, from the discourse on the mountain, brings Jesus’ disciples together so He may teach them.Jesus tells His disciples that the way each of them have chosen has a demand. Jesus provides His disciples with two images. The first is salt. The second image is…

God Hears All Prayers by Those Who Put Their Total Trust in the Lord In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus talk about the commandments.Jesus says, . . . But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. In the Homily, we hear of a woman with nine children. They are now adults, but only one goes to Church …

The Mystery of Love is Revealed Paul recognizes the Resurrection changed his life!The Resurrection changed Paul’s entire being. Paul wants all to know about Jesus, His life, His teachings and that He is God. He has been Resurrected.Paul was imprisoned for teaching about Jesus. Delivering His message and teachings lands Paul in jail. Paul wears the …

Our Lady Rises on the Feast of the Visitation Mary set out to the hill country in haste.The Visitation is important to linger with the fact that it involves a rising above or upward movement. For many of us, we know of her downward movement. She comes down from Heaven at Lourdes . . . down from Heaven to Fatima. Yet, this Feast Day involves the fir…

Decisions Are Part of Christian Life Before beginning the Homily, two announcements were made.Two New Montfort Priests Arrive at ShrineThe first announcement: The Shrine now has three Montfort Fathers that will say Mass going forward. Fr. Bernard and Fr. Felix have joined the Shrine from Africa. In the near term, you’ll hear more about each priest.…

Jesus Tells Us We Need to Be Led. Understand What Surrendering We Must Be Willing to Do, For the Love of Jesus When you were younger, you dressed yourself and went where you wanted to go. When you are older . . . someone else will dress you and lead you to where you do not want to go. These words Jesus speaks to Peter is a foretelling of Peter’s ma…

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human DignityThis audio is Part 5 of 5: Moving Forward with this Teaching. See all the titles within this conference below.Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God.“D…

Trinity Sunday: What is the Church’s Message On This Day? Human language and concepts sometimes break down or falls short in describing something.The Church celebrates the Holy Trinity. One God, but three persons. What is the Church telling us today? What is the Church telling us about ourselves on this day?Listen to this Meditation Media.…

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human DignityThis audio is Part IV: Threats to Human Dignity: Part 2 of 2: See all the titles within this conference below.Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God.“D…

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity This audio is Part III: Threats to Human Dignity: Part 1 of 2: See all the titles within this conference below.Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God.…

When Did Mary Receive Her Crown? Its Significance to Us on Mother’s Day and Always! On this day, Mother’s Day and the Seventh Sunday of Easter, we hear that Jesus sends His disciples into the world.We also hear more about Mary within the Homily. When did Mary receive her crown? We hear in the Mysteries of the Rosaries, that we honor the crowning of…

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity This audio is Part II: Learning to Live in a Dignified Way. See all the titles within this conference below.Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God.“Di…

The Spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort Produces the Biography of the Saint When we speak of the lives of the saints, regularly we speak of the works of the saints, or the events within their life, or their prayers or hymns.That is fine, but in doing so, it is incomplete.In speaking about the saints, we think of the saint who produced a spiritual…

Jesus Tells Us, Love Others As I Love You Now! The Homily begins as a number of children and their parents are in the pews.The Homily begins with the concept and explanation of Baptism and Sharing in the Life of Jesus. However, later in the homily, Jesus tells us something important. We all know Jesus tells us to love others . . . to love our neigh…

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity : Part I Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God.“Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity” is a profound testament to the intrinsic worth …

Remain In Me, Jesus Tells Us! A Fundamental Requirement in Sharing In the Life of Jesus. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us He is the Vine, and we are the branches.We must stay connected to Him! Jesus explains to us what that really means! We have heard this Gospel before, and many of us know it well. But Jesus goes on and exclaims, We Must Remain I…

Jesus’ Call to Saul: Jesus’ Plans for St. Paul: Implications for Our Spiritual Journey! In Jesus' times, there was great violence.Saul was able to persecute “Christians” based solely on a letter from the high priests. Legally, there were no other documents, other than this letter that permitted the persecution.The Lord takes advantage of this for t…

What is Jesus Telling Us on Good Shepherd Sunday? How Should that Influence Our Spiritual Life? Today’s Gospel focuses on The Good Shepherd.We have all heard this Gospel in the past. “They know my voice”. Each year the fourth Sunday of Easter is The Good Shepherd Sunday. But what is the Lord telling us? Is He just telling us that He knows us?What i…

I Am the Bread of Life. What is Jesus Actually Telling Us? Impact on Our Spiritual Life! Yesterday, we heard about the martyrdom of St. Stephen, and Saul was present.Stephen placed his spirit into the hands of Christ. This had an immediate impact. Stephen says, Lord do not hold this against them. The great Deacon’s actions echo what Jesus Himself s…

Why Does the Church Insist We Celebrate the Easter for an Octave? The Gospel today is the Road to Emmaus. Jesus appears to two disciples. It is important to understand today’s Gospel to comprehend how the Easter Octave works. Why does Church celebrate and keep this octave in the first place? The reason is exactly what we hear in the Gospel reading.…

The Church Moves Across The Water Feeling Alone. Lessons for Our Own Spirituality! The first reading (not included within this audio, is very instructive on how the Church moves forward.No one in the ancient times was more vulnerable than a widow. Without the support of a husband, and often with small children, a widow was vulnerable. As the Church…

Peter Exclaims to the World, In the Name of Jesus You Are Saved! The scene in the first reading (not included within this audio) has a theme of Holy Week.The scene is about two months after Good Friday. The numbers of “Christians” have swelled to several thousand and growing. The scene includes the Jewish religious leaders, Peter and John, the temp…

The Apostles Were Slow to Believe the Lord Has Risen! One of the aspects of Easter we do not talk about is the topic of abundance.The Church places before us certain things that underscores how important this time really is to all Christians. The Homily explains this further.Today’s readings emphasize something. Have you ever experienced a difficul…

Jesus Chooses You on Easter Sunday and Every DayIn today’s Gospel we hear about St. John and St. Peter running to Jesus’ empty tomb.Recall, they did not yet understand what Jesus’ Resurrection meant. After arriving at the tomb, the Gospel tells us . . . they understood what had happen. Imagine turning within the tomb, and looking out at the world, …

The Lord Freely Gives Up His Life: Understand the Implications Freedom can actually be a terrible thing!Strange to say! How freedom is used has consequences. We see this in today’s Gospel and through Holy Week. The Lord will freely lay down His life. It is a freedom to obey a will other than one’s own. We don’t often connect freedom with obedience.…

Understand How Our Lady of Sorrows Impacts Our Holy Week Devotion and Our Spiritual LifeThe audio opens up describing a specific image . . . Our Lady of Sorrows.The image within this post is further explained. Listen to the details behind this image and understand its importance within the Lenten Season.Weeping at the foot of The Cross is the resul…

Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Inthe first reading, God is speaking of something eternal.God makes a promise. It involves the land and involves Jerusalem, but His promise goes beyond that. God addresses Israel, but reaches beyond it . . . to all mankind. Hear more within the Homily.The promise is also encountered in our Gospel. It occurs after Jesus’ l…

Jesus Says I Am Here Now on Palm Sunday. Then He Asks Us a Question!The Palm Sunday Gospel is of the account of the Passion.We also hear that Jesus tells us He is here now. Then He asks us a question! Our response is the only thing that matters during Holy Week . . . in fact, it is the only thing that matters within our lives. Here more within the …

Our Lady of Sorrows: Unite the Last Two Lines of the Hail Mary With Mary at the Foot of the Cross Thisfour minute audio was originally recorded as part of a recent Passion of Mary.This brief homily reflects on the last two lines of the Hail Mary and Our Lady of Sorrows standing at the foot of The Cross praying for Jesus and mankind.Listen to this b…

It is God that Witnesses to Me, so I may Witness to Him! Impacts for Our Spiritual Life Scripture, especially during Lent, speaks to your heart and my heart.The readings are challenging today. They speak about the religious leaders’ hearts. In the first reading (not included within this media set), God is frustrated with His people even after all t…

Scripture Foretells of the Events of Good FridayIn today’s Gospel we have a strong indication of Good Friday.This Sunday begins Passiontide . . . the time of The Cross. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, but Passiontide begins a week earlier. The readings have a strong message about The Cross.The first reading is from the third chapter of the Book of…

The Mysteries of Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter The second conference walks through Good Friday through Easter.This conference is the fifth in a series of Leneten Conference. Listen to The Mysteries of Holy Week: The Passion through Holy Thursday before listening to this media set.By Ad Jesum per Mariam

The Mysteries of Holy WeekThe Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy ThursdayNote: This audio is the fifth Friday conference within the Lenten Season. The first several media sets’ titles within this series appear below.The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy ThursdayIn a number of …

Healing by Christ of the Man by the Pool is a Foretelling of Our Spiritual Life. It is an Important Lesson During the Lenten Season Today’s Gospel is well known to many Christians.John tells us about the healing by Christ of the man by the pool. The Church selects this scripture as a reminder that we are all cleaned and healed in the pool of water …

The Lord Tells Us Do Not Fall Into the Trap of Doing the Details and Thinking Your Spiritual Life Must Be Alright: The Lord Explains What We Must Do Scripture’s focus on Mass this last week has been our relationship with the Word of God.It focuses on the need to receive it and respond to it.Today’s scripture continues this focus. The Lord Himself t…

Look UP in Faithfulness to See the Lord. The Gift of Hope Jesus says in the Gospel, the Son of Man will be lifted up.Jesus references in the Gospel Moses in the dessert. When the Israelites were unfaithful, and worshipped serpents, snakes came and bit the people. Many people died. When the people called out to God, He commanded Moses to create a br…

The Seven Last Words of Jesus: The Fourth Friday Lenten Season ConferenceNote: This audio is the fourth Friday conference within the Lenten Season. The first several media titles appear below.The Seven Last Words of Jesus: The Fourth Friday Lenten Season Conference When we say the seven last words, we mean the seven last statements of Jesus on The …