Sermons on Ignatius:

The Narrow Gate And The Universal Love Of God Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 22, 2019

The Church and her missionaries do all these things in response to the commands of Jesus to love even unbelievers as Jesus loves them, to do to others as they would want others to do to themselves

Tuesday of 12th Week in Course 2019 St. Dominic Henares, bishop If you look carefully at the long Biblical accounts of the life of Abraham–here identified as Abram before the Lord changed his name–you might wonder why God chose him. The answer is similar to the reply to the question “why does God ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:6-14, Genesis 13:2-18, 1 Timothy 2:4

Denomination: Catholic

Epicurus And Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 11, 2017

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

Scripture: Luke 17:20-25

Denomination: Catholic

Shattering The Fresco; Reassembling The Mosaic

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 20, 2018

The rebuilding of the Church in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries took the divine energy that we receive in the Eucharist and gave it a new missionary impulse.

Conversion of St. Paul 2018 Reformation/Revolution Today’s reading from St. Luke’s Acts of the Apostles is precious because it is one of the first-person testimonies from St. Paul about his conversion on the road to Damascus. Rabbi Saul was on his way to being the most famous Jew in the Levant ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:3-16, Mark 16:15-18

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time; 28th Sunday B Rich Young Man

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 9, 2021

By the apostles leaving all of that, we can see that Jesus relativized all of the central institutions of his society.

The rich young ruler is not boasting; he is just speaking as a devout Jew. Not all Christians are called to literally give away their possessions, but all disciples are called to give up everything by way of detachment; that everything we have ultimately belongs to God. Spiritual poverty means to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Catholic

Proclaim The Lord's Death

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words.

Thesis: The ritual of the Lord's Supper proclaims Jesus' death without words. Intro.: 1. Illust. "Take her?" "Yes." "Take him?" "Yes." "Took." You have just heard the transcript from the world's shortest wedding ceremony. It took place in a bar on a Friday PM at 8:00. The couple had met there the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Rejoicing In The Holy Spirit--Our Names Are Written In Heaven Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 30, 2019

We should also rejoice, always. How do you do that when things are going wrong? Trust in God and make an act of thanksgiving for how Our Lord will bring good out of evil.

Tuesday of the 1st Week of Advent 2019 St. Francis Xavier To be poor is to be weak. It has ever been thus in this valley of tears. The Torah, the first five books of the OT, clearly tells judges not to consider the wealth or poverty of the people who apply for justice to their courts. But we know ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:21-24, Isaiah 11:1-10

Denomination: Catholic

Two Sons

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 17, 2017

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

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32, Ezekiel 18:25-28

Denomination: Catholic

The Hidden God In Silent, Quiet Prayer

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 23, 2017

We seek in love a God who has penchant for hiding himself, and we are drawn to follow him into his own hiding places.

“Even in the consolation that silent prayer may grant, there is always a deeper layer of spiritual need untouched by peace, unsoothed by the tranquil breeze. This recess of poverty in the soul longs for a companion still not seen. It craves for more the passing satisfaction. Our gratitude ought to ...read more

Denomination: Catholic

The Widow's Might Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Mar 8, 2014

Should the congregation have an "Order of Widows" to serve within the assembly?

“Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 5:9-16

Denomination: Baptist

Dare To Be A Daniel

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Sep 7, 2002

The reason we should dare to be a Daniel is because Daniel trusted that God was in control – even in foreign territory, even when challenged, and even when tried.

- - - - - - - All scripture is quoted from the New Living Translation. - - - - - - - In 1876 a Chicago Sunday School teacher named Philip Paul Bliss wrote a song to help teach his students the book of Daniel. Some of you learned it as a child: "Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone! Dare to ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 6:1-28

Denomination: *other

Who Does Jesus Really Claim To Be? - Part 5 Of Series On The Da Vinci Code Series

Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 14, 2006

Part 5 of a series that examines The Da Vinci Code; exposing the errors of Dan Brown’s claims and showing the truth of history and the Bible.

Decoding The Da Vinci Code – part 5 “Who Does Jesus Really Claim To Be?” Pop culture on “Who Is Jesus?” – Video Clip (have clip earlier in service but refer back to it now) – no wonder so many are ready to accept Dan Brown’s claims in the Da Vinci Code. There don’t seem to be many who have really ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Resurrection, Our Greatest Hope

Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Apr 6, 2004

There are times it is hard for us to understand and even believe in life after death. But the universal question rings in every heart, if this is all there is life is a cruel joke.

This sermon was preached by Scotty L Killingsworth on Easter Sunday April 11, 2004 to the Evergreen Church. The sermon title is - Resurrection, our greatest hope. Biblical texts used in the sermon come from Job 14 and 19, John 5:24 – 28, Romans 10:17 and Luke 24 Scotty sings Who taught the ...read more

Scripture: John 5:24-28, Job 14:14

Denomination: Baptist

Talitha Cumi Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 1, 2020

Engage all your senses as you walk with Jesus and His other disciples into the town of Capernaum by the big lake.

Tuesday of the 4th Week in Course 2020 Tal'itha cu'mi If, with Ignatius of Loyola, we meditate for a while on the Scripture we hear every day proclaimed at Mass, and do so with our well-honed imaginations fully awake, we see so much more than the words first suggest. It is particularly ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:21-43, 2 Samuel 18:9-30

Denomination: Catholic

Fourth Sunday Of Advent, Year A

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Dec 2, 2019

The same sign given to Ahaz and Joseph is given to you and me. "The virgin has conceived and has given birth to a Son. And He is Emmanuel. God with us." His name is Jesus.

Sometimes dreams are prompted by impressions and “residues” of the previous day that we take into our sleep, thus Joseph’s dream consists in his waking, conscious desire to protect Mary, preserve his own honor and resolve the dilemma of Mary’s pregnancy by divorcing her quietly. God uses Joseph’s ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-14, Matthew 1:18-24

Denomination: Catholic

Loving Lady Poverty To Pull Society From Chaos To Christ Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 30, 2020

Francis, the poor friar in his garment of third-rate cloth who smiles through his poverty is enormously attractive, because he is totally exceptional.

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi 2020 October 4, 2020 G.K. Chesterton said about St. Francis that “he plunged after poverty as men have dug madly for gold.” He was in love with what or who he called “Lady Poverty” for a crazy but practical reason and it has to do with spreading the Gospel of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:21

Denomination: Catholic