In this fourth of a six-part Lenten series, Carry Your Cross, Fr. Andrew continues a discussion of Matthew 16:13-28 regarding how prayer, sacraments, and service shape our lives as disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Carry Your Cross: We are guided by prayer, sacraments, and service
26th Sunday of the Year: We confront our sins with God’s grace. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord speaks with stern conviction about the crucial need to cast out sin from our lives.
Mass Readings – 26th Sunday of the Year (B, #137)
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Daily Mass: We pray for healing. Catholic Inspiration
Chapter five in the Letter of James offers insight into Confession and Anointing of the Sick, profound sacraments in the Church that bring healing to body, mind, heart, and soul.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 7th Week of the Year (#346)
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St. Bede, St. Gregory VII, and St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, pray for us!
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Good News that calls us to repent. Catholic Inspiration
This homily was preached on December 7th, 2021 at Cathedral of Christ the King. May the Good News inspire us to fearlessly seek out the grace of the Sacrament of Penance as we reconcile our hearts to God.
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1st Sunday of Advent: May God’s love abound in our hearts. Catholic Inspiration
The exhortation in the First Letter of St. Paul to the Thessalonians inspires us to cultivate hearts that are full of God’s love. What a great way to enter into the season of Advent!
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Advent
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3rd Sunday of Lent: Christ and COVID-19. Catholic Inspiration
The worldwide response to COVID-19 offers some insights into how we might consider living our lives for the gift of God that comes to us through Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – 3rd Sunday of Lent
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27th Sunday of the Year: Stir into flame the gift of faith. Catholic Inspiration
The Second Letter to Timothy inspires us to take the gift of faith and stir it into flame, realizing that this task requires daily attention and effort.
Mass Readings – 27th Sunday of the Year
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Daily Mass: Be reconciled with your brother. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord boldly states that we are called to reconcile with one another. That begs a simple question: who do I need to forgive in my life today? Once we recognize the essential aspect of forgiveness in our lives the next step is to call upon Christ for the grace required to make it happen.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 10th Week of the Year
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Archive of Fr. Andrew’s Podcasts
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Monday Conversation: What are you doing for Lent? Catholic Inspiration
Monday Conversation – 25 Minutes
Lent provides a wonderful opportunity to implement new actions that draw us closer to the Lord and one another. As we reflect on our current situation, consider ways that speak to our interests, and integrate the sacraments of the Church, we find ourselves poised to make this the best Lent ever.
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Archive of Fr. Andrew’s Podcasts
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Daily Mass: Final Judgment. Catholic Inspiration
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast
Mass Readings – Friday of the 34th Week of the Year
We acknowledge that at the end of time there will be a final judgment – where our lives will be examined and we will either be saved or damned in the light of our relationship with Jesus Christ.
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The Last Judgment, Michelangelo, 1536-1541, Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
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Catholic Inspiration – Podcast Archives of Homilies & Talks- Daily Mass: Let the Lord enter!
- Daily Mass: We receive the Good News in our hearts
- Daily Mass: We strive for God's justice and peace
- Daily Mass: The family tree of Jesus as told by Matthew
- Daily Mass: Christ invites us to do the Father's will
- Daily Mass: Teach me your ways, O Lord
- Study, Pray, Serve: 4th Sunday of Advent
- 3rd Sunday of Advent: Christ fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah
- Daily Mass: Lord make us turn to you
- Our Lady of Guadalupe inspires us to magnify the Lord
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