"God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world." (Gal. 6: 14)

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas

 Christmas Midnight Mass audio sermon recording. (The humility of Jesus Christ and the need that we are in to follow Him. Through love we can become one with Him.)

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Audio sermon recording for the 4th Sunday of Advent (We should look forward to the Holy Family to imitate them in preparing the Way of the Lord.) 

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Third Sunday of Advent

 Audio sermon recording for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. (Rejoice in moderation. Recognize Jesus when He is before us. Prepare the way to see Him.)

Sunday, December 05, 2021

Second Sunday of Advent

 Sermon audio recording for the 2nd Sunday of Advent (The Hypostatic Union teaches us to balance the Divine with the Human in Jesus Christ. In our own lives to balance the joys and sorrows, penance and celebration.)

Sunday, November 28, 2021

First Sunday of Advent

 An audio recording of a sermon given on the First Sunday of Advent. (We celebrate three Advents. One in the past, before Jesus was born. The second is now in the present. The third is in the future at the end of time. We can only change the present Advent when Jesus is coming to us in our lives right now. Let us clean the house of our souls and welcome Him in today.)

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Twenty-Sixth (Last) Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording for the Last Sunday after Pentecost. (In emergencies we need to remain calm and act rationally. The same is even more true in the spiritual realm. In the end we need to use our heads and not rely upon emotions. Have faith and do not worry.)

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. (Like this life, our spiritual life is made up of many little things. We need to take care of the little humble things and the big ones will take care of themselves.)

Sunday, November 07, 2021

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. (We must be patient with everything that is wrong in this life. God will make good come from everything in the end. All things work for the good of those who love God.)

Monday, November 01, 2021

All Saints

 Audio sermon recording given on the feast of All Saints (We need to imitate the saints. 1. Looking outward, 2. Looking inward, 3. Looking toward God.)

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Jesus Christ The King

 Audio sermon recording for the feast of Jesus Christ The King (The kingdoms of this world take from citizens while the Kingdom of Heaven gives to Its citizens.)

Sunday, October 24, 2021

St. Raphael feast

 Audio sermon recording for the feast of St. Raphael. (There are good and fallen angels all around us. It is a world we cannot see, but it is nonetheless very real. We should pray even more fervently to our Guardian Angels. May St. Raphael protect us in all our travels through this life.)

Sunday, October 10, 2021

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon audio recording given on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost (We must advance in the virtue of faith, just as we do in the other virtues. As long as we live in this world we can always do more.)

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording given on the 19th Sunday after Pentecost (We are invited to Heaven, but God will not force us in. He will cast us out if we do not arrive wearing grace and virtue.)

Sunday, September 26, 2021

St Isaac and companions

 Audio sermon recording. (The sacrifices of the Saints for the love of God, and the souls of Men.)

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording given on the 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Jesus must be loved as God and as Man - Obeying both of the Great Commandments. In loving God we grow in the knowledge of Him as well as in serving Him. Accept the crosses as true blessings from God.)

Sunday, September 12, 2021

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Audio sermon recording given on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost (Every day we make choices. With each choice we eliminate other options. Our time on this earth is growing shorter. It is time for us to start making wise choices so that we can one day enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.) 

Sunday, September 05, 2021

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon given on the 15th Sunday after Pentecost audio recording. (Death comes for us all. We should always be ready for it, and welcome it as the gateway to our eternal happiness.)

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

 Audio sermon recording of a sermon given on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost. (If we love and serve God first and foremost we will gain eternal life as well as the material blessings of this world.)

Sunday, August 22, 2021

The Immaculate Heart of Mary

 Audio sermon recording given on the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. (Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God. Mary's heart is the goal for us to reach for. We should wash away the sins of our lives and return to the innocence of children.)

Sunday, August 15, 2021

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (All that God has created is good. Our bodies are good and destined to be with God in Heaven. We must show them  proper love and respect. All of creation will serve our bodies well, and our bodies will serve our souls well, if we first put our hearts and souls in the loving service of God.)

Sunday, August 08, 2021

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Audio sermon recording given on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost. (We need to follow Jesus away from the crowd from time to time in order to hear Him and to receive the graces in store of us.) 

Sunday, August 01, 2021

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost / Portiuncula

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the tenth Sunday after Pentecost / 1st Sunday of August - Portiuncula indulgences. (We should strive to make our prayers inclusive rather than exclusive of others. Jesus taught us in the Our Father to use the plural pronouns "Our" "us" rather than the singular "I" or "me." Pray for the aid of the Poor Souls in Purgatory.)

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Feast of St. James

 Audio sermon recording for the feast of St. James. (Let us arouse our curiosity for heaven and destroy our evil curiosity)

Monday, July 19, 2021

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Audio recording of a sermon given on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost. (We are all unjust stewards, but we can save ourselves if we are prudent in using God's gifts to aid our fellow men for the love of God. Whatever we do to the least of the brethren, we  do to Jesus.)

Sunday, July 11, 2021

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost sermon audio recording. (Beware of deceivers, especially the one we find within ourselves. Let us love and cling to the Truth. Jesus is Truth. He is the way, the light, and the life.)

Sunday, July 04, 2021

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost audio sermon. (We need to be Christ like regardless of who we are dealing with. We must be true Christians even towards non-believers.)

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

 Sermon audio recording for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost. (Whatever fills our hearts spills out in our words and actions. If bad things are in our hearts we will say and do bad things. If love is in our heats love will come out in our words and actions.)

Monday, June 21, 2021

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost / Father's Day

 Here is an audio recording of a sermon given on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, (Paternity is from God and reflects the Trinity. Fatherhood is impossible without Motherhood and Childhood. We all need to work together to succeed.)

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Sunday, June 06, 2021

Second Sunday after Pentecost

 Second Sunday after Pentecost audio sermon recording (True worship of God requires sacrifice. We need faith to believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We need to receive Him in Holy Communion if we are to gain Eternal Life in Heaven.)

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Trinity Sunday

 Audio recording of a sermon for Trinity Sunday (Mysteries require faith. The hints of the Trinity are all around us. Retraction: I should have said St. Barbara not St. Bridget.)

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Pentecost Sunday

 An audio recording of a sermon given on the feast of Pentecost. (Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in the Holy Ghost and all will be well.)

Monday, May 17, 2021

Sunday after the Ascension

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the Sunday after the Ascension. (Let us not be afraid of what the world may do to us for following Jesus. We should not be scandalized if the world rejects us. It is Jesus the world rejects and us if we are His true followers.)

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Ascension Thursday

 An audio recording of a sermon given on Ascension Thursday (If we cannot keep our physical eyes lifted up to Heaven, at least let us keep our hearts always turned in that direction.)

Sunday, May 09, 2021

Fifth Sunday after Easter

 Audio sermon recording for the Fifth Sunday after Easter. (Happy Mother's Day. Let us pray with simplicity and honesty of children.)

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Fourth Sunday after Easter

 Audio sermon recording for the 4th Sunday after Easter. (The ebb and flow of this life is good and necessary. Let us thank God when He gives as well as when He takes away.)

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Saint Mark

 Audio sermon recording for the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. (Respect and honor the servants (laborers) in our lives. We are all servants. All honest work is honorable.)

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Second Sunday after Easter

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the Second Sunday after Easter. (Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He takes our place to receive the punishment of our sins. We are called upon to become good shepherds to one another.)

Sunday, April 11, 2021

First Sunday after Easter

 Audio recording of a sermon given on Low Sunday. (Strive for the perfect obedience of Jesus as well as perfect contrition for our sins.)

Sunday, April 04, 2021

Easter Morning audio sermon

 Easter Morning Mass sermon audio recording. (let us not look back, but rather forward to growing in the knowledge, love, and service of God.)

Easter Sunday

 Audio recording of sermon on the Feast of the Resurrection (May the celebration of Our Lord's death and resurrection inspire us to die to this world and advance in the spiritual world.)

Thursday, April 01, 2021

Holy Thursday

 Audio recording of a sermon given on Holy Thursday. (We must love one another, becoming the servant of those whom we love. Authority over others equates to service rendered to those subject to us.)

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Palm Sunday

 Sermon Audio Recording for Palm Sunday. (It was not the Jews or the Romans, but our sins that crucified Jesus.)

Sunday, March 14, 2021

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Sermon recording for the 4th Sunday in Lent. (Let us strive to increase the quality of our prayers rather than the quantity.) 

Sunday, March 07, 2021

Third Sunday in Lent

Third Sunday in Lent sermon audio recording (We must not count ourselves secure until we are safely in Heaven. While on earth we must strive to love more and more every day. "Blessed is he who hears the Word of God and keeps It.")

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Second Sunday in Lent

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the Second Sunday in Lent. (We must leave some of the weight of this world behind if we desire to climb to the heights of  the spiritual Mountain.)

Sunday, February 21, 2021

First Sunday in Lent

 Here is an audio recording of a sermon given on the First Sunday in Lent. (Spiritual maturity allows us to see that there is nothing perfect in this world. It is an illusion to believe that we will find perfect peace and happiness in this world. That is reserved for Heaven. The devils tempt us with something different in this world having us just exchange one cross for another in the hopes of finding everlasting happiness here in time rather than in eternity. Jesus would have us be satisfied with the cross we already have and carry it with Him. Then, we can confidently hope to be freed from our cross in eternity.)

Sunday, February 14, 2021

Quinquagesima Sunday

Audio sermon given on Quinquagesima Sunday (Our life here on earth is one of discovery. We are born helpless and ignorant. Every truth discovered draws us nearer to God. Through faith we advance from darkness to light, from ignorance to wisdom, from selfishness to true Love.) 

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Sexagesima Sunday

 Audio recording of a sermon given on Sexagesima Sunday (We are responsible for cultivating the soil of our souls. If our souls are like a highway, or a rock, or are filled with weeds and thorns, it is because we have not done what needed to be done. If we work to make our souls receptive to the Word of God we can receive His Word and it will grow and develop within us and produce a hundred-fold.)

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Septuagesima Sunday

An audio recording of a sermon given on Septuagesima Sunday.  (We are all working together. There is no call for envy or jealousy.  We will each receive from God what is just, fair, and good. Each will be rewarded to the fullness of his capacity.)

Monday, January 25, 2021

Third Sunday after Epiphany

 Audio sermon recording given on the Third Sunday after Epiphany. (In our prayers we need to ascend the mount with Our Lord as well as descend for the love of our neighbors.)

Sunday, January 17, 2021

Second Sunday after Epiphany

 Sermon audio recording given on the Second Sunday after The Epiphany. (This third manifestation of Jesus elevates Matrimony to a supernatural level. It also prepares us to receive the miracle of Transubstantiation -- beginning a physical and spiritual union that is destined to continue in Heaven for ever.)

Sunday, January 10, 2021

Feast of the Holy Family

 Audio recording of a sermon given on the Feast of the Holy Family. (We may be far from God, but He is never far from us. Humble obedience makes us most like Jesus Christ.)

Sunday, January 03, 2021

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

 Audio recording of a sermon given for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. (Faith, Hope, and Charity are all required for the proper invocation of the Holy Name of Jesus.)

Friday, January 01, 2021

The Feast of The Circumcision

 An audio recording of a sermon given on the Feast of the Circumcision. (The mysteries of love between Mary and Jesus. The unspoken language of loving suffering.)