Tag Archives: Daily Mass

Daily Mass: What’s Your Message? Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – (23rd of December in Advent)

Like Malachi and John the Baptist, we are messengers.  What message are we sending?  What messages do we seek?  May others see Christ in the words we proclaim and the actions we offer.

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Daily Mass: Praising God. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – 22nd of December in Advent

Mary’s Magnificat proclaims God’s goodness.  Her praise of God’s grace is understood against the backdrop of the challenges and sorrows she will face – and we can look at her example to hold on to the Lord’s blessings as we face the struggles of our lives.

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Madonna of the Magnificat, Sandro Botticelli;  1481, tempera, 118cm x 119cm, Uffizi, Florence, Italy.


Daily Mass: God Speaks in our Dreams. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – 18th of December in Advent

God sends the angel Gabriel to speak to Joseph in his dreams – the unguarded place in our mind where our personal walls and fences drop as we sort out problems.  Perhaps like Joseph, we might look for the Lord to speak in our dreams..as we seek new ways to live our faith.

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Daily Mass: The Family Tree. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – December 17th of Advent

Our extended families often have a mix of struggles, blessings, and circumstances.  Jesus is no different, and the Gospel today reminds us that just as God worked through Lord’s extended family he will work through ours.

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Daily Mass: Doing the Lord’s Will

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Advent

A father asks his two sons to do a task:

  • The first said no, but changes his mind and did it
  • The second said yes, but never did it

Which one did the Father’s will?  The one who acted.  May we turn our “no” to God into a “yes” that is seen in our actions.

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Daily Mass: Faith that Leads to Sight & Action. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast (Friday of the 1st Week of Advent)

Two blind men encounter Jesus…and gain their sight.  May we turn to the Lord for greater sight – that what we see will inspire us to respond with the light of faith.

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Daily Mass: Build on Rock. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast (Thursday of the 1st Week of Advent)

When we listen to the Lord and put his teaching into practice, we are like the wise who build their houses on rock.  May the knowledge we possess be transformed into action so that we can face the storms of life with the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ!

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School Mass – What’s your Excuse? Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Cathedral School Mass Homily Podcast

Did you ever try to make an excuse for not handing in homework?  This top ten list helps us understand that we sometimes do the same thing with our spiritual life – and maybe inspires us this Advent to complete our “heavenly homework.”

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Daily Mass: Facing the Future. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily (Tuesday of the 34th Week of the Year)

How do we face the changes of life?  How do we look to the future with hope?  The Answer: with the help of Jesus Christ!


Daily Mass: Jesus Wept. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast (Thursday of the 33rd Week of the Year)

Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem.  He sees the tribulation that will come, and he opens his arms to embrace the sadness…that he might touch it and bless it.  May we turn to the Lord in our moments of sorrow and allow his grace to guide us.  Sorrow is not the end, and with God’s help we will face our tears with hope.