January 29, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry speaks on the Beatitudes Jesus presented in the Sermon on the Mount in today's Gospel. (Mt 5:1-12A) How do you see the Beatitudes? Do you see them as impossible ideals? As goals to be achieved? As wishful blessings on those who suffer? Or, as hallmarks of God's Kingdom when it arrives? They are "Be-Attitudes." If we want to BE sons & daughters of God, how different can our ATTITUDE toward the Gospel, toward Him, and toward life make our experience!
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January 22, 2017.mp3 Jesus chose John the Baptist to introduce Him. Fr. Gerry asks us to contemplate who we would ask to introduce us at an important event. It's worth considering. Listen as he explores this idea and helps us see think more deeply in how we see ourselves and others.
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January 15, 2017.mp3 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. John 1:29-34 Fr. Gerry reflects on John proclaiming God made flesh in our world. Jesus came to bring forgiveness in a totally new way. Not in a ritual, but in a relationship with Him. Rediscover the great Grace of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the loving relationship with Jesus.
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January 8, 2017.mp3 We celebrate the Epiphany as told in Matthew 2:1-12. Epiphany is rolling back the veil on the mystery of the Incarnation of our God who chose to be like us in all things but sin. He came to save ALL people.
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January 1, 2017.mp3 Fr. Gerry gives his first homily of the new year looking toward what 2017 will look like for us as a Parish. Are we really working at believing what we profess? How will my growing relationship with Christ make it different this year? Will my experience of Worship and the Eucharist look like something new this year? The Incarnation came about because God wanted to love us up close, in a real relationship with Him. Do I know Him as God with us?
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St. John Chrysostom, an early Church Father and doctor of the Church, offered some pretty tough challenges for Catholics of his time and ours. Here are seven inspiring quotations from the great saint to enliven your faith. ... See MoreSee Less
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“The devil does not have in his hands a more formidable weapon than despair. And we do not so much make him happy when we sin, but how much when we despair.” Saint John Chrysostom
The family that prays together stays together, said Venerable Patrick Peyton, CSC. But why? Wonβt a family stay together as long as each member has his own prayer life with God? Is it necessary for me to incorporate communal family prayer instead of just focusing on my own soul? Hereβs why the very nature of prayer, religion, and the Church necessitates family prayer. ... See MoreSee Less
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Why does the family that prays together, stay together? This weekend, thousands of pilgrims will make their way to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. W...Comment on Facebook
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Catholic apologist Mike Aquilina explained the importance of St. Michael in the Churchβs traditions, tracing devotion to the archangel all the way back to ancient Judaism. Although St. Michael is only named in the Hebrew Bible three times, Aquilina explained, ancient rabbis thought that the archangel βlurked in many books, working anonymously or hiding between the lines.β ... See MoreSee Less
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