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  • Herod Wants To Kill You Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 24, 2015
     | 5,162 views

    Part of our mission to the world is to defend the social teachings of the Church.

    Thursday of 30th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “Herod wants to kill you.” “ISIS wants to kill you.” “Planned Parenthood wants to destroy you.” Jesus and His followers have heard these refrains almost continually since Christ first began to proclaim ...read more

  • The Ascension Of Jesus

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 1, 2019
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     | 4,922 views

    Let go to go

    The Ascension marks the beginning of a new phase in Christ’s relationship to humanity, kind of a "spiritual presence of the absence“ for baptized believers. After all, “Christianity was founded upon the loss of a body,” writes the Jesuit historian Michel de Certeau, what he calls “an ...read more

  • A Second Look At Freedom Of Religion Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 13, 2017
     | 3,487 views

    We must seek to meet those who have no connection to religious tradition but sincerely seek truth, goodness and beauty. Ultimately, Jesus Christ is the what and the whom they seek.

    Thursday of 5th Week of Easter 2017 Joy of the Gospel The words of today’s Gospel could be a reflection on the Beatitude, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Ultimately our food, our clothing, our housing and our health care are not ends in themselves, but rather means to the end of ...read more

  • Epicurus And Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2017
     | 3,691 views

    Renaissance atheists ate, drank and were merry and ignored God’s teaching, because they thought of the Christian God as just another non-existent being who wanted to keep them from enjoying themselves.

    Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Reformation/Revolution The Pharisees were religious leaders in Israel at the time of Christ, and, like all pious Jews, they believed that God would send a Messiah to inaugurate the Kingdom of God. But most Jews thought that the kingdom would be brought by force, ...read more

  • Compassion

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jun 15, 2020
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     | 8,576 views

    Jesus showed compassion , but what is compassion?

    1. What is compassion? Matthew 9:35-38 • Verse 36 of today’s text reads: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” So Jesus had compassion. But what is it? • Definitions for compassion include feeling sorrow for ...read more

  • Led Into Temptation Series

    Contributed by Aneel Aranha on Feb 22, 2021
     | 950 views

    In our Lord’s Prayer, we beseech God not to lead us into temptation. Can he? Does he?

    Scripture Reading: Matthew 6:7-15 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed ...read more

  • Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A--Church And State

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Sep 3, 2023
     | 1,118 views

    Otherwise, politics is about "bread and circuses."

    Have you ever noticed that when you combine the two words, “THE” and “IRS,” it spells “THEIRS”? At one and the same time Jesus affirmed the rights of the state and freedom of conscience to worship and serve God. By allowing Caesar to collect taxes, Jesus opposes the Pharisees by acknowledging ...read more

  • What Makes You So Holy? Series

    Contributed by Norbert Haukenfrers on Sep 3, 2008
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     | 3,167 views

    often we think we are so deserving, but when do we see ourselves as God sees us.

    Luke 18:9-14 is one of 3 prayer stories unmentioned by the other gospel writers(11:45-13, 18:1-8) Prayer story- explaining the basic nature and necessity of prayer If we compare ourselves to others, we feel pretty good. It’s much tougher when we compare ourselves to Jesus. St Francis of Assisi ...read more

  • The Twin Real Presences Of Christ Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 22, 2011
     | 3,645 views

    The two real presences of Christ in the Eucharist are really one.

    January 24, 2011 St Francis de Sales The Spirit of the Liturgy The whole of the New Testament can be summarized in one sentence. In the words of Athanasius, God became human so that humans could become divine. The problem, of course, with that plan is that we are sinners. We are born with the ...read more

  • Surprise--The Spirit Of Christ Fills The World

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 15, 2018
     | 3,074 views

    They looked at each other and realized that they were indeed being transformed into images of Christ. Christ had returned in a way that could transform the world, because Christ had manifested Himself in their own hearts and minds and tongues.

    Pentecost 2018 Extraordinary Form “Suddenly, suddenly there came a sound from heaven. It was like a mighty wind coming where they were sitting. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking of the magnificent works of God.” These the words from the Acts of the Apostles, to be sung during ...read more

  • Two Sons

    Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 17, 2017
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     | 8,267 views

    Now, if you were in the shoes of these parents, which of the babysitters will you hire the next time?

    26A There were two sisters who worked as babysitters in their community. A young couple had recently moved into the neighborhood. They hired the younger of the two sisters to babysit their children. Imagine their surprise when they returned to find their home a complete mess, with their kids ...read more

  • Being Close To The Poor Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 5, 2015
     | 4,006 views

    'No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas.'

    Thursday of 2nd week in Advent 2015 Joy of the Gospel The passage from Isaiah we just heard is from what is often called “Second” Isaiah, probably a disciple of the original Isaiah who wrote during and immediately following the Babylonian exile. It is full of hope; from this we find ...read more

  • Grant Us Godly Politicians Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 21, 2017
     | 4,127 views

    "I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! "

    Thursday of Third Week in Course 2017 Joy of the Gospel Ss Timothy and Titus Today’s feast is a challenge to those whose denomination teaches that the Church is not hierarchical. Most of these denominations consider themselves Bible fundamentalists, but today’s readings clearly show that, from the ...read more

  • Neither Positivism Nor Scientism Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 5, 2016
     | 3,549 views

    There must be a dialogue between science and faith, but it must also be an unequal dialogue; faith trumps the claims of any science that denies God.

    Thursday of Fourth Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel In this fourth week of Lent, the week of Laetare Sunday–Joy Sunday– it is quite appropriate to continue our series on Pope Francis’s encyclical, the Joy of the Gospel. Let’s be clear that joy and enjoyment are not ...read more

  • The Positive Message Of The Gospel Is Simple Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2015
     | 4,097 views

    Our preaching should be simple, and incorporate positive examples.

    Thursday of 22nd week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel St. Gregory the Great “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in ...read more