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New Podcast: John Allen’s Future Church
My new podcast series begins today. It is my chapter by chapter discussion of John Allen's 2009 book The Future Church. I'm doing this series because there are a lot of Catholics who are confused and bewildered about what God is doing in his church today. They're uncertain about the future. But I...
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Gargoyle Code Sample – Ash Wednesday
Listen to this free sample of me reading The Gargoyle Code If you'd like to listen to the whole book week by week during Lent, then please subscribe to the blog here. You can subscribe at the Podcast Level at $4.95 a month or the Premium Level which gives you access to all my archived material [...]
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My Sister and the UFO
"My Sister and the UFO" tells the encounter my sister and brother in law had with a UFO, and it is very similar to an experience I had when I was about twelve years old. It was a winter night and our family were out on the mountain sledding and tobogganing. I was cold and [...]
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25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Way of the World and the Way of the Child - this homily compares the "way that seems right to a man" and God's way which is always the unexpected way of the child--walking by faith not by sight. If you're following my podcasts, the 20th episode of my series on the history of [...]
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Christ’s Body: the Church and the Sacrament
On Sunday I preached this homily at Our Lady of the Rosary, Greenville in which I address the corruption and immorality in the church.
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Ordinary Time 20 – How Can This Man Give Us His Flesh to Eat?
Here is my podcast homily for last Sunday-the fourth Sunday of a five week exposition on John 6. In this study I explain the doctrine of transubstantiation.
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Manna, Moses, Miracles and Mystery
Here is my homily for the eighteenth week of Ordinary Time--the second in a series on John 6 and the Eucharist. Apologies that last week's homily did not appear. My technology failed me.
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The Cars That Passed in the Night
Stories of the Unexpected is my new podcast series. In each ten-fifteen minute episode I tell the story of something supernatural, miraculous or marvelous that happened to me, a family member, friend or maybe one of the saints. After each story I take a few more minutes to ponder what it means,...
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The Priest Who Saw Dead People
Fr James we'll call him, was an Anglican priest with extraordinary powers. He had the healing gift. He could read souls and he saw dead people. This true story happened to my brother, and it will remind you of the power of the Mass and the need to remember the dead in your prayers. This [...]
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Ordinary Time 15 – Deacons and Priests Two by Two
Here is my podcast homily for The fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Corpus Christi Homily
My homily for Corpus Christi focusses on the liturgy and how we experience the Holy Trinity in our Body, Mind and Spirit within and through the Divine Liturgy. Go here to listen, download and share.
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Trinity Sunday – St Benedict’s Little Trinities
St Benedict gave three vows and three tools for the spiritual life. When we live these we experience the Trinity even though we cannot explain this mystery. This Sunday' homily from Our Lady of the Rosary, Greenville explores the Benedictine spirituality that leads into the life of the Trinity
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Pentecost – Mary Mother of the Church
Mary is surrounded by the Apostles and is the conductor for the force of the Divine Love in the world. With the institution of the Feast Mary, Mother of the Church, Pope Francis brings into greater prominence the intimate relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Mother of God. The homily this...
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Ascension Sunday – The Second Coming
Christ Ascended, but we believe he will come again. Just when and how?
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Easter 6 – Living Love
Faith, Family and Fellowship are the three ways we live Christ's Easter Love in the world. Here is my homily from Our Lady of the Rosary for the Sixth Sunday of Eastertide. I'm sorry weeks four and five are missing. One week my technology failed and the other weeks the deacons were preaching.
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Easter 3 – Resurrection and Reality
The Resurrection explodes into human history taking us into a new dimension of reality. The homily from Our Lady of the Rosary for the third Sunday of Easter is here as a podcast.
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Podcast Homily Lent 5 – Greeks, Glory and a Grain of Wheat
Today's gospel takes us one step nearer to the drama of Holy Week. Jesus realizes that his hour has come and he teaches us that only as a grain of wheat dies can new life spring forth.
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Lent 3 – Sin, Stupidity and the Sign of the Cross
The homily from Our Lady of the Rosary Greenville for Lent 3 focusses on the sin of false religion. That's why Jesus cleansed the temple--not just because they were making money and selling stuff, but because they had turned his Father's house into a den of thieves--in other words, they turned…
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Podcast Homily Lent 2 – Theophany, Tents and Transfiguration
Ever wondered why St Peter said to the Lord at the Transfiguration, "Let's build three tents!" You'll hear the explanation in my homily podcast for the Second Sunday in Lent: You can subscribe to my weekly homilies free of charge at iTunes here.
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First Sunday in Lent – Jesus in the Desert
My homily for the first Sunday in Lent draws attention to Jesus as a warrior engaged in conflict, pulls out extra meaning locked in Mark's gospel and identifies how we can best connect and join in the life of Christ. Remember you can sign up to receive my podcasts automatically from iTunes. Go here.
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Week Five Ordinary Time – Jesus the Healer
My homily for the Fifth Week of Ordinary Time focuses on how Jesus heals us in body, mind and spirit.
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Week 4 Ordinary Time – Jesus the Exorcist
At the beginning of Mark's gospel Jesus astounds his hearers in the synagogue by preaching with cosmic authority and taking domination over a demonic spirit.
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Citizens of the Kingdom and Fishers of Men
You can listen here to my homily from this weekend. This was preached at St John of the Cross, Vero Beach, FL as part of their parish mission.
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The Encounter, the Question and the Call
As I develop the podcast dimension of the new blog-website there will be some podcasts available free of charge, and some podcast series that will be reserved for the Donor-Subscribers. Each week my homily from Our Lady of the Rosary will be available here as a podcast. I hope you benefit from…
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Mystery of the Magi Book Giveaway
You may have heard of my latest book project called The Mystery of the Magi- the Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men. I'm really excited by this book. It has been so interesting to investigate the historicity of the Magi story. One of the reasons the book has been so exciting to produce is…
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The Mystery of Marriage
My homilies from Our Lady of the Rosary are now being recorded and are accessible on the website here. Here is my homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. It outlines the different levels of meaning packed into John's account of the wedding at Cana in Galilee. There is a theological,...
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