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We may easily be confused when we arrive at Mass for the 1st Sunday of Advent and hear the following prayer for the Collect: Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at
One of the guiding principles of the early church in formulating her doctrine was the phrase, “the law of prayer [is] the law of believing.” In that time, the Church Fathers, plagued as they were with heresies no less than we are and faced with formidable intellectual rhetoricians as opponents
Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. (Mt 25:34) Heaven – unending communion with God – that is what you are made for. We ought to long to hear those words; come blest of my Father
We don’t like to admit that Hell is a reality – it makes us uncomfortable to think about. Yet, Jesus speaks often speaks of it. No one goes to Hell accidently, and “God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a willful turning away from God (a mortal
These are the conditions for each of us to win at the game of life. If we wish to enter and share the joy of the wedding feast, we must live so as to love God above all things and our neighbor for God’s sake. This is what Jesus means
Deacon Barney Deacon Matt
We are born with the potential to love; but we are made for a deeply personal love! Love is not simply an emotion; but rather is a skill we can develop. Jesus challenges us to do that, and his Death and Resurrection make it possible! St. John Paul II said
“Give…to God what belongs to God.” (Mt 22:21) Jesus tells us today give to Cesar what is Cesar’s but to God what is God’s. He invites us to justice at every level. He responds to this fundamental need for justice by going to its root. Have we allowed ourselves to
Friends, the Father invites you to the wedding banquet of the Lamb, who was slain and now is living. He invites you to share his joy. How will you and I respond to his invitation to joy? Today, we are faced with the stark realization that perfect joy is possible,
Deacon Barney Deacon Matt (Part 3 of a 4 part Homily Series on Joy in the Letter to the Philippians) (Part 1) (Part 2)
Listen to Fr. Will’s Homily from last week about the amazing things happening at St. Mary’s and learn how you can help.
