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Kevin42
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I love Our Holy Father more and more every day. May the Lord bless us with his continued health. Glory to God.
Name 1 or 2 things you have heard in a homily that have changed your life.. (or at least your day?)
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SwizzleStick
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He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. From “My Imitation of Christ”: “Without that Way, there is no going, without that Truth there is no knowing, without that Life, there is no real living.”very uplifting story…
Thanks… it is hard to have faith sometimes… I would say it is impossible… but with Christ… who overcame everythihng… all is possible… the Bible says that the will of God will be accomplished through Him… (His Church)…
And so, we put our faith, hope and trust in Him, always…
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IrishAm
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Two homilies, each with the same message, have stood out over many years (which probably says more about me and my spiritual needs than the homilies themselves, now that I think about it . . . )
The first was about Thomas. Everyone usually disparages Thomas for doubting, and talks as if Jesus chastises him when he has Thomas touch His hands and His side in order to believe in the Resurrection of Our Lord. The priest, however, pointed out that what Jesus did, He did in love. He gave Thomas exactly what Thomas needed to believe.
The second was the Road to Emmaus. Two disciples are overwhelmed with their grief at the death of Jesus. And, again, Jesus gave them exactly what they needed to believe. This time, it is more specific to us today – He gave them Scripture and He gave them Food (Eucharist). And the scales dropped from their eyes and they truly saw.
When I doubt, when I cry out “Lord, I believe. Help me in my unbelief,” I can count on Him giving me exactly what I need. What a blessing that is.
The first was about Thomas. Everyone usually disparages Thomas for doubting, and talks as if Jesus chastises him when he has Thomas touch His hands and His side in order to believe in the Resurrection of Our Lord. The priest, however, pointed out that what Jesus did, He did in love. He gave Thomas exactly what Thomas needed to believe.
The second was the Road to Emmaus. Two disciples are overwhelmed with their grief at the death of Jesus. And, again, Jesus gave them exactly what they needed to believe. This time, it is more specific to us today – He gave them Scripture and He gave them Food (Eucharist). And the scales dropped from their eyes and they truly saw.
When I doubt, when I cry out “Lord, I believe. Help me in my unbelief,” I can count on Him giving me exactly what I need. What a blessing that is.
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distracted
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thanks… that’s how it is that no one is sent to Hell except through his own choice… becaue God DOES give us all that we need to believe… He will not leave us orphans…
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schatzi
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From Fr. Corapi: “We don’t have a natural end; we have a supernatural end.”
I sat up when I first heard this, and I quote it often.
I sat up when I first heard this, and I quote it often.
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BarbaraTherese
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Of great interest to me: While watching a documentary last night on Pope Benedict from his childhood to papal election, and with the then Cardinal Ratzinger being interviewed, hence one heard his own words and not a report about what he had said, I found out that TheHoly Father first said “Faith introduces a new dimension and we can fly” when he was still a new Cardinal - so it must be an important sentence to him also.
Another thing which impacted me which came from the documentary last night was Cardinal Ratzinger’s comment on media…that they are reporting about and this is not the actual event and that they most often have great differences with bias entering into a report on an event distorting what may have really happened.
Blessings - Barb
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peregrinator_it
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I heard this homily almost 2 years ago now during Advent, but it has stuck with me almost daily ever since.
Carmelite friars from the monastery up the valley from the town where I lived used to say the noon Mass at the church I attended the last year I was in California.
On the first or second Sunday of Advent one of them gave a homily describing the origins of the Advent wreath; that it began when Europeans would bring wooden cartwheels indoors during the winter so they wouldn’t get warped. The cartwheels were often hung from the ceiling out of the way and could be used as impromptu chandeliers, more candles being added as the nights got longer and darker.
This practice of adding of candles to ward off the darkness Father related to a saying of St. John of the Cross. St. John has a saying “where there is no love, put love.” This saying, Father said, could be equally said of other virtues. It is our job to go about our lives “putting” kindness, patience, fairness, etc. where they are not or where there is not enough.
Like lighting candles.
Carmelite friars from the monastery up the valley from the town where I lived used to say the noon Mass at the church I attended the last year I was in California.
On the first or second Sunday of Advent one of them gave a homily describing the origins of the Advent wreath; that it began when Europeans would bring wooden cartwheels indoors during the winter so they wouldn’t get warped. The cartwheels were often hung from the ceiling out of the way and could be used as impromptu chandeliers, more candles being added as the nights got longer and darker.
This practice of adding of candles to ward off the darkness Father related to a saying of St. John of the Cross. St. John has a saying “where there is no love, put love.” This saying, Father said, could be equally said of other virtues. It is our job to go about our lives “putting” kindness, patience, fairness, etc. where they are not or where there is not enough.
Like lighting candles.
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beckycmarie
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I had this happen recently when it came to a correlation between the Eucharist and the story of the hemorrhaging woman seeking to touch Jesus’ cloak. It was such a DUH! moment for me it was like being slapped upside the head.
To spare y’all the long cut and past you can read it here: If only I could touch him. . .
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kristie_m
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Wow…powerful stuff!!
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MarieVeronica
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Our new Pastor quoted this passage from Scripture a couple Sundays ago… and it made such an impression on me, that when we got home… I typed it out and pinned it to the wall… so I could keep it before my eyes…
“For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of his own soul?” (Mark 8:37)
Words to make you pause, and think along the way. “Am I putting God first?”.
“For what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world, but suffer the loss of his own soul?” (Mark 8:37)
Words to make you pause, and think along the way. “Am I putting God first?”.
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distracted
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thank you. That was very uplifting…
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glenaitken
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once, on the feast of Christ the king (i’ll never forget) when the bishop/clergy scandal was reaching its pinnacle, and old and tired priest walked slowly up to the ambo- his body twisted and hunched from the decay of age and numerous health problems. he looked like a man worn from years of soing what was right and following his Lord as best he could every day. he wheeled his oxygen tank neatly behind him. he got real close to the microphone so that everyone could hear, and then stated in a loud and confident voice, "when i die, I’m going to donate my body to science, and my spine to the american bishops…"from there he went into one of the most memorable homilies i have ever heard about social justice, following christ in all things, and standing up for what’s right in a decaying culture of death. Best homily ever!
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Kevin42
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I have imitated you and I typed this verse and placed it on my door. It has been a blessing to me. Glory to God that the homily your priest gave in California has effected someone Texas! Pax et bonum!
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distracted
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did he mean to imply that some Cahtolics are spine-less??, "when i die, I’m going to donate my body to science, and my spine to the american bishops…"from there he went into one of the most memorable homilies i have ever heard about social justice, following christ in all things, and standing up for what’s right in a decaying culture of death. Best homily ever!
Like the ones who gave John Kerry Communion???
(good for him)
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distracted
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& even the souls in Hell have a supernatural experience… They know the holiness of God… & how it is they went against it…
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River_Rat
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In a magnificent homily about the Wedding Feast at Cana, our priest pointed out the last words spoken in the Scriptures by Mary,
“Do Whatever He Tells You”.
To this day, I try to remember those words.
“Do Whatever He Tells You”.
To this day, I try to remember those words.
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distracted
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Pro_Domina
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“If Judas would have asked Our Lady for forgiveness and her help, everything would have come out excellent’”
And I know I am a misarable worm, but what Judas did is hard to top. And even that…
“Our Lady loves each one of us, much more than as if you take all the mothers in the world, and take their love as if they only had one child in common. Our Lady’s love for one of us is much more than that, regardless of our misery.”
And I know I am a misarable worm, but what Judas did is hard to top. And even that…
“Our Lady loves each one of us, much more than as if you take all the mothers in the world, and take their love as if they only had one child in common. Our Lady’s love for one of us is much more than that, regardless of our misery.”
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BarbaraTherese
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Thank you for the above…I will always now remember those words too…Blessings and regards…Barb
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acadian
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On July 4: The “real” Declaration of Independence is not in a glass case in Washington DC - but on a cross. That declaration of independence gives us the opportunity to live free from sin and free to live as God would want us.
The Sunday that Lazarus was raised from the tomb: Wouldn’t you have liked to hear the gossip around town after THAT happened? Well we can experience it when we meet the Lord in Reconciliation. When you step out of the confessional you are free from the bonds that held you and you are raised from the death of sin to a new life .
During Lent at a Mass for Cub Scouts: Does anyone know what sandpaper is? [Paper with sand.] Does anyone know what it’s used for? [Sanding out rough spots.] Lent is like sandpaper for our lives - to help us sand out some of the rough spots… though sometimes the smoothing hurts a little and it’s easier to stay rough around the edges.
Last week: A beautiful story about a young girl with a beloved string of plastic pearls. Asked by her father to give them to him, she refused. But eventually, she gave them to him and he replaced them with a string of real pearls. Until we give to our Father things of lesser value (attitudes, selfishness, self-righteousness, materialism), He can not give to us things of greater value - the pearl of great value that is His peace.
On the feast of St. John Baptiste de la Salle: Those of us who work with youth have the responsibility of passing on to them the love and light of Jesus to them through our interactions… That one came a couple of days after confessing a less than stellar moment I had with one of my students and knowing that I would need to apologize to him later that day.
I could go on and on.
Jesus is waiting for us to trust Him and jump into His arms. Even if we can’t see Him, He can see us.
Jesus condescends to bring Himself to us.
Confession is not just for grave sins, but “preventive maintenance” as well.
Sometimes a rattlesnake will get so mad that it will bite itself. We are like that, too, sometimes when we are wronged. But the better answer might be to reach out in humility and to forgive.
I love our pastor’s homilies…
The Sunday that Lazarus was raised from the tomb: Wouldn’t you have liked to hear the gossip around town after THAT happened? Well we can experience it when we meet the Lord in Reconciliation. When you step out of the confessional you are free from the bonds that held you and you are raised from the death of sin to a new life .
During Lent at a Mass for Cub Scouts: Does anyone know what sandpaper is? [Paper with sand.] Does anyone know what it’s used for? [Sanding out rough spots.] Lent is like sandpaper for our lives - to help us sand out some of the rough spots… though sometimes the smoothing hurts a little and it’s easier to stay rough around the edges.
Last week: A beautiful story about a young girl with a beloved string of plastic pearls. Asked by her father to give them to him, she refused. But eventually, she gave them to him and he replaced them with a string of real pearls. Until we give to our Father things of lesser value (attitudes, selfishness, self-righteousness, materialism), He can not give to us things of greater value - the pearl of great value that is His peace.
On the feast of St. John Baptiste de la Salle: Those of us who work with youth have the responsibility of passing on to them the love and light of Jesus to them through our interactions… That one came a couple of days after confessing a less than stellar moment I had with one of my students and knowing that I would need to apologize to him later that day.
I could go on and on.
Jesus is waiting for us to trust Him and jump into His arms. Even if we can’t see Him, He can see us.
Jesus condescends to bring Himself to us.
Confession is not just for grave sins, but “preventive maintenance” as well.
Sometimes a rattlesnake will get so mad that it will bite itself. We are like that, too, sometimes when we are wronged. But the better answer might be to reach out in humility and to forgive.
I love our pastor’s homilies…
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