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Father Rays Homilies — 819 episodes
Father, Make us Like Mary
Do not be afraid to be different!
One of the Roots of Fear and How to Deal With It
When it comes to suffering, there is very often a difference between the way things are and the way things appear to be
How ALL Things Work for Good for Those Who Love God
One Nation under God
4th of July - Independance Day 2026
Whoever Loves Father or Mother More Than me is not Worthy of me
Birthday of John the Baptist
The ‘Response Crisis’ and What we can do About it
The Faith/our faith and the Holy Eucharist
I have fought the good fight!
Questions & How to Respond
Confirmation and ‘Conformation’
Persecution of the Church
How to Deal With our Losses in Life: ‘Look up’ and ‘Look out
Our Lady of Fatima
Sacraments that are Only Valid; Sacraments that are Valid and Fruitful
Is Jesus MY Shepard?
Overview of First 3 Weeks of Easter Readings
When will they realize who is in their midst? When will we realize who is in our midst?
We worship a God, who likes to "Shake Things Up"
The Gift of Easter and How to Experience It
Judas knew the price of everything AND the value of nothing
A Lesson From the Events of Holy Week: Never Base Your Beliefs on Public Polling Data
The Importance of Knowing the WHOLE Truth About Sin and Suffering
Scourging of Jesus
God has Power Over Us
Remembering the Lessons of the Past in the Present Moment of Suffering Brings Hope for the Future
A dirty 4 letter word`
Lent and Perseverance
Be a Spiritual Olympian!
Baptism: for Jesus, it was LESS than it appeared to be; for us, it was MORE than it appeared to be
Following in the Footsteps of the Wise Men
Why We Begin Every Year with Mary
Avoidable and Unavoidable Stress
St. Joseph: Adversity Revealed His True Character
Being Immaculate: An Experience for Mary, an Expectation for Us
John the Baptist: Back Again This Advent with His Message of Repentance
The Proper Use of Time: The Way to Prepare for Eternity
Are You at Least as Good as the ‘Good Thief?
The Importance of our Unity with the Holy Father
Thank God for Purgatory!
The ‘Humanity’ of the Saints
How to Make the Pharisee’s Prayer Acceptable to the Lord
Reflections on 40 Years of Priestly Service
The ‘Children of This World,’ the ‘Children of Light’—and the ‘Ungodly’
Jesus asks "Am I the Lord of your Sabaoth?
The Irony of Humility
Mary, the Conqueror
Circumcise your Heart
Transfiguration - The past becomes the Future
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
If God Knows What We Need Before We Ask Him, Then Why Do We Have To Ask Him For Things?
How the Blessedness of a Child (Blessed Carlo and Our Blessed Mother) can affect their Mother
Our Lady of Mt Carmel - Pray for Us
And Who Is My Neighbor?
The Mission of the 72 in Luke 10; the Mission of the Laity in the Church Today
God writes straight with crooked lines!
How to interpret the Challenges of Jesus
The Blessed Trinity and the Family
Have you had a Barnabas in your life?
Stir the Gift into Flame!
Am I Ready for Heaven?
Three Important Lessons We Learn from the Ascension of Jesus
Would St Paul be comfortable in your home?
Answering the ‘Big Questions’ of Life
There is no Vocational Crisis only a Response Crisis
Hearing the voice of the Good Shepherd is not always a pleasant experience!
The truth of the Eucharist
Forgiveness and Satisfaction
What God wants of us - usually goes unnoticed!
Pope Francis and Confession
Direct—and Indirect—Evangelization
When you are having a Bad Day!
Answering Some Common Objections to Confession
Too Many Pilates, and not Enough Baudouins
Do Not Judge
The 3 Great Fears of Human Beings, and the 3 Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
What will the Ashes I Wear Today be a Sign of?
The ‘David Syndrome’ and How to Deal With it
What Does Jesus Mean When He Tells Us To ‘Turn The Other Cheek'?
No one is immune from temptations!
Reverence
A seed sown reached good soil!
’You Can Pick Your Friends, But You Can’t Pick Your Relatives’: The Spiritual Truth Of That Statement
How do you judge a homily?
The past is history, the future is a mystery, but today is a gift—that’s why they call it ‘the present’”: How These Words Apply to Baptism
We belong to God!
Good News IS NOT ALWAYS good news; at the same time Good News IS ALWAYS good news
Why the Church Calls Mary the ‘Mother of God’
The Holy Family: Three Lives with the Same Center
The difference in a Question - Mary vs Zacharias
Great Expectations of God
Heeding John the Baptist’s Call to Repentance
Vocation Crisis is a Resonse Crisis
Interpreting ‘the Signs
The Relativism of Pontius Pilate; the Relativism of Our World Today
The Psychology of Sin
How to make a Prayer of Petition
Civil law vs Natural Moral Law
Homily after national election
Having a Healthy Self-love
The Communion of Saints: We’re All Connected!
Bartimaeus and ‘Choice’
Be careful what you pray for, because you just might get it
How well do you accept criticism?
Find the fruits of the Spirit that you need to cultivate
Fr Ray's 39th Anniversary of Ordination Homily
Seven Secrets of a Successful Marriage
My Guardian Angel
Why a Priest Will Mention Purgatory in a Funeral Homily
Simon Peter: Quick Fall and Quick Rise
Blessed are you who are poor in spirit
How to live a balanced Christian Life!
Pope St Pius X
The Feast of Mary’s Assumption: A Time to REFOCUS
St Lawrence gave the emperor the treasures of the church
Who is speaking the Truth?
Recognizing the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist
All in ??
In The Midst Of All That You Don’t Understand, Focus Your Attention On What You DO Understand: What You Know, By Faith, To Be True
Renewal of Christ's Love
We need to change the way we look at things
Good Fruit vs Bad Fruit
The Importance of Reflecting on What God has Done for us in the Past
The ‘Sowing’ Father
Clarity – Honesty - Sincerity
Jesus - Either-OR the world - NOT AND!
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Health of a Body Determines its Ability to Process Natural Food; the Health of a Soul Determines its Ability to Process SPIRITUAL FOOD (i.e., the Holy Eucharist!)
Creating Heaven in the images of life on Earth
Everyone Has a ‘Religion’. Is the Blessed Trinity at the Center of Yours?
How to Make Better Choices
Ordinary and Extraordinary Signs ‘That Will Accompany Those Who Believe
’Love’ and ‘Approval’ are NOT Synonyms!
Three Signs of Positive Change
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
Except the Apostles!
Which Gospels Do You Want—The Four In The Bible, Or The Ones Written By The Gnostics?
Pray that your Faith will be strong
Easter: The Only Answer to the ‘Walter Jameson’ Inside Each of us
Be a Peter and not a Judas
What will you Leave Behind This Holy Week?
Learning Obedience from What We Suffer
The Wrath of God: What Exactly is It?
Setting up the Wrong Standard
Commandments, Consequences—and Confession
Life Is a Process of ‘Letting Go’
How big is your Circle of Mercy?
How to deal with challenging people!
Lent: It’s About Love
Faith conquers Fear!
The Leper’s Request: A Model Prayer for us
The Big Difference Between Job and Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz
We need to pray for our leaders!
How Jesus Teaches Today—With Authority!
Easy to see the sins of others!
Conversion of St Paul
We are the sowers!
Repentance: It’s The Best Thing You Can Do—For Yourself!
Never underestimate your opponent!
Ther are only 2 types of people in the world!
What is the most important day of your life?
Self-Absorbed Herod and the Self-Giving Magi
The Lord needs us to reveal Jesus
Feast of St John Neumann
Feast of St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Why Practicing Your Catholic Faith is Good for You and Your Family!
Lessons learned from the Prophetess Anna!
What St John did not do?
A Christmas Lesson from ‘Santa-to-the-Stars’
Do You Have Doubts, or Do You Simply Have Difficulties?
We could never put God into a Box!
The One Reason to Rejoice Always
The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence
Eve, Mary, and the Oldest Game in the World
You Can’t Change History, But You Can MAKE History!
Sufferring
Acting prudently!
Avoiding the Ultimate Consequence of Neglect
When Priests Don’t Meet Your Expectations
Saved, but not ready for Heaven!
If You Love Someone With ALL Your Heart, How Much Love Do You Have Left To Give To Others?
Simon says!
Hypocrisy: What it is, and What it Isn’t
What if Luke didn’t write his Gospel ???
In a World of Moral Confusion, There Can be no Peace
Positive effect of Suffering in our Lives
Sharing our Faith
Equality: What It Means, and What It Doesn’t Mean
Pray - Hope - Don’t Worry
Knowing the Truth - talking to jehovah witness
Ten Good Reasons to Forgive
The closer we get to Jesus
Persevering Peter
Using your Talents!
4 devil have their ways to get souls to hell
Ruth was faithful to Naomi
’Pick-a-Pope’: It’s the game EVERYBODY plays!
Forgiving yourselfs
Consequences of our sin
God’s Great Spiritual Remedy for All the Noise in Our Lives
St Maximilian Kolbe - Real Love
FAITH is not for just Sundays in church
Transfiguration Experiences: They’re Given so That They Will be Remembered
You can kill the Truth Giver- BUT you can’t kill the Truth!!
We control where the seed lands!!
The Kingdom of God: It’s Present Wherever and Whenever Jesus Rules!
A good movie that is not easily seen
What would you do if you were Joseph?
Was Jesus Christ a Schlep?
How to approach Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul - Friends
Would you eat BAD Food?
HOW to do the Will of GOD!
What must it be like to have an Immaculate Heart?
”Blessed are” translated as ”Happy are”
Our Heavenly Father’s ‘Dinner Rules’
Lord, you know me, Let me know YOU!
Fig leaves and fruit!
The Visitation of Our Blessed Mother to her cousin Elizabeth
The First Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: for Forgiveness
God has 2 images of us!
We are a divided nation
Attacks from within are most dangerous!
Preaching the Gosple of Jesus
Love and Obedience
Why is Our Blessed Mother hated?
The things that Jesues did NOT say were important!
What is Fortitude?
Do not let your hearts be troubled!
The Fold of the Good Shepherd: Easy to Get Into, But Difficult to Stay In
Except the Apostles!
Changes sinice Covid!
We Can Become More Aware of the Presence of Christ OUT THERE in the World...
Jesus on the road to emmaus
Why Today is Called ‘Good’ Friday
We worship a God who can bring GOOD out of EVIL!
Good News or Bad News?
Thier FAITH was not conditional!
Those Who Witnessed the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead: Why Didn’t They ALL Believe?
Mary did your know ... ?
God Forgets Sins BUT never Forgets People
Our faith is NOT a private matter
Pride can undermine the work of God’s grace in our lives
What is wrong with this request?
Our Personal Experience: God’s Classroom
Everyone is our neighbor!
Satan, the Master of Verbal Deceit
Would you have stayed in Line??
How to choose what to do with the Crosses in Our Life!
What will the Ashes I Wear Today be a Sign of?
Loving Your Enemies: What It Means and What It Does NOT Mean
Faith is Power
Beware of half truths
Light Only Makes a Difference Where There Isn’t Any
John the Baptist lost his head NOT his soul
Simeon & Anna
The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness
Failh is like the Flu!
St Paul’s ”clariification”
3 Easy and Effective Ways to Promote Vocations
Lord, make me Crazy!
What Do You See?
testing
What Do You See?
What Do You See?
What Do You See?
What Do You See?
Jesus, If you wish you will make me clean!
3 Lessons on Prayer
Are you a Slave?
Why the World Needs Mary Now More Than Ever
And the Word became Flesh!
The Spirit of the Age
The importance of Silence in your Spiritual Life
Holy people can see things that ordinary people can’t
St. Joseph: Adversity Revealed His True Character
God desires the the salvation of ALL people!
John the Baptist knew who Jesus was!
A tale of 2 Women - Eve and the new Eve (Mary)!
Repentance—Without Excuses!
The Harvest is Abundant!
3 Things that Prevent God’s healing power from touching our lives
Then, he brought him to Jesus!
How to approach jesus with our prayers
The Extraordinary Happens Within the Context of the Ordinary
Jesus preaches Life not Death
How can God be Wrathful and Loving?
Don’t belive the Media & Journalism regarding the issue of life
How to Be Persecuted for the RIGHT Reason
United with the Holy father
We have to be careful about what we teach
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration for the Terminally Ill
A person who is dishonest in small things
Children of this world are more prudent than children of light
Is it Possible to Go to Heaven by Accident?
Would Jesus Feel Welcome in Your Home?
Put on God’s shield for our protection
Parents, preparing your children for Heaven
The Difference Between the Pride of the Pharisee and the Pride of the Modern World
Feast of Blessed John Paul 2
We have received MUCH!
What is a sin against the Holy Spirit?
I wonder what the Lord is trying to tell me today?
Focus On What You Have, Not on What You Don’t Have
The Our Father
Our Lady of the Rosary
“GUARD the Deposit of Faith!”—St. Paul’s Command to Timothy and to All Priests
Job questions God
Following Jesus
There are 2 kinds of Curiosity!
Jesus says, ”Follow Me”!
What people think about their body!
Go to Mary with your suffering!
you can do something good with your cross!
The Prodigal Son: He Made a Good Confession
Where do you go to find out what the church teaches?
If Philemon had Written Back to St. Paul, What Would he Have Said?
I am your Father
Sometimes when God says no to a prayer
The devil never sleeps.
The Irony of Humility
Don’t bury your Talents!
Do you have plenty of Time?
It’s not my Problem!
St Dominic
The Reasonableness of Faith
The Canaanite Woman - teaches us how to Pray!
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
Capitalizing on the Conditional
The Apostles were weak and human
The seed that falls on rocky ground!
When is it most Difficult to remain Faithful?
Abortion and the Mission of the “72 in 2022”
When will they ever learn?
Why was the Archbishop right?
Good Fruit vs Bad Fruit
Praying for other people
A bit of Good News!
Deal with it OR it will deal with you!
Mary Mother of the Church
The Saints: The ‘Best’ of the Church, Whose Lives Were Transformed by the Power of the Holy Spirit
God has 2 images of us!!
Making amends!
St Paul warns about savage wolves
For Unity to be Attained, Something Radical Must Happen on the Inside of Everyone Involved
He didn’t know everything!
The Ascension of Jesus and the Importance of the Human Body
The gift of Discernment
What does it mean to be a Christian?
Misdirected Worship
We know WHEN but we don’t know HOW!
The Faithfulness of a Mother’s Love
Faith vs Trust
Philip knew his Bible!
Sometimes the Truth Hurts
The ‘Reparation’ of Simon Peter: An Example for Us
Becoming more aware of the presence of Jesus!
To HEAR is one thing; to UNDERSTAND and BELIEVE what you hear is something else entirely!
Priests: Flawed, But Not Hopelessly Flawed
The church is attacked from the inside!
Holy Week: It’s About Priorities
Insights into the Fire of Suffering or Temptation
The sin of Pride!
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Convicted but not Condemned
Are you Obnoxious?
God’s mercy is greater than any sin!
Seeing the hand of God at work!
What ‘Experience’ Taught the Prodigal Son
What was lacking in the request of the mother of James & John?
The actions of St Joseph
Pilate & Putin are two of a kind!
Everyone is your neighbor
We must ask!
The Word of God is Powerful
The 3 Great Fears of Human Beings, and the 3 Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
Fasting vs Dieting
The Theme Word for Lent: Light
The ‘David Syndrome’ and How to Deal With it
Why did the disciples rebuke the children?
NEVER treat uncertainty like they are certain!
How To Love Your Enemies—Especially The ‘Instant’ Ones!
Another temptation of Jesus
God’s gradual healing
Fear leading to sin
My favorite religious shrine!
No sin is Private
Thoughts-Actions-Habits-Character-Destiny
Religion is about relationships
Who Defines ‘Love’ for You? Is it St. Paul, or is it Hugh Hefner?
King David’s repentance is a model for all of us!
The Devil’s 7 steps!
St. Paul, Clarence, and ‘The Holes’
Who is anointed by the Lord?
Jesus brings people together!
How to approach Jesus as the leper did?
Everybody needs an ELI in their life!
No one can replace YOU!
Are You Born Again?
Be on your guard against idols!
What is Real Love?
Lessons from the Magi
Why We Begin Every Year with Mary!
What did Simeon and Anna see that nobody else did?
If you were Satan, what would you do?
God’s Plan; Our Plans
Knowing the Whole Truth is Important!
Great Expectations of God: You Need Them If You Want to be Able to Rejoice Always
Are you the ONE who is to Come?
You can call it ”The Elijah Rule”
Always try to please God - Not other people!
The Immaculate Conception: The Perfect Description of Mary’s Uniqueness
7 Loaves of Bread and 7 Baskets of Leftovers!!
The Difference between Christian Hope and Human Optimism
How long do Kingdoms (Civilizations) last?
The Handwriting is NOT on the Wall!
The Relativism of Pontius Pilate; the Relativism of Our World Today
Journalists and Secular Media are like the Sadducees!
Don‘t be Affraid!
Will Jesus find Faith on Earth?
Where is the Kingdom of God?
Obedience and Gratitude go together!
The Truth About Reincarnation
Those who are dishonest!
God doesn‘t see things the way that we do!
Is it Love or Hate?
The First Great Commandment: Always a Goal, Never an Achievement. The Second Great Commandment: An Achievement, But Not a Constant One.
Observing Jesus carefully
All things work for good!
Bartimaeus and ‘Choice’
Allowing the Mercy of God
Why Purgatory is so Important
Are we a Slave?
What we only find in St Luke‘s Gospels
To sin against the Holy Spirit
What is the ONE thing that ALL saints had in common?
The Rich Young Man: A Spiritual Minimalist
Blood is Thicker than Water
How is your inner Jonah doing?
Archangels-MichaelGabrielRaphael
How To Keep From Getting A Millstone-Necktie
How does a cross enter into the plan of God?
Shake the Dust from your Feet!
The Sower of the seed Knows!
Our Ldy of Sorrows
A Divided Mind is a Terrible Thing
What do you have in common with the Saints!
What areyou planning to give your Heavenly Mother for her Birthday?
The Sin of Partiality and How to Deal with It
Spying on Jesus
St Paul‘s Letter to Colossians - Affirm and then Challenge
Make sure your traditions don’t violate the ‘Tradition’
God's Judgement - What is Inside of Us
You are Invited!
Does your Spirituality guide your Economics?
Mary's Continuous 'Yes' to God: What it Meant for her, and What it Means for us
Making the Choice to Serve the Lord
The Importance of Remembering
Temporal Consequences of Sin
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
“The Holy Eucharist and Eternal Life”
Perserverence & St John Vianney
Recognizing the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist
If you kill the Messenger - do you Kill the Truth?
Speak the Truth to Others as Moses did
Soggy Fish Sandwiches?
Never Judge
The 10 Options or Commandments!
Mary Magdalene
We are all Sowers!
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Don't take your freedom for granted!
What is Sacred now!
Never project your own sins!
Making Good from Evil
What Would Our Founding Fathers Say?
Faith AND Action - working together
2 Kinds of Unbelievers - Thoretical and Practical
The Sadest Line in the Gospel
Abraham's prayer to God and our prayers
Sarah and the Centurian
‘The Three P Approach’ to Situations of Tragic Death
The Faith/our faith and the Holy Eucharist
The Dogma of the Blessed Trinity: Highly Theoretical—and Very Practical!
When you say, ‘I believe in the Holy Spirit,’ what do you mean?
How to Deal with Our Losses in Life: ‘Look up’ and ‘Look out’
The Powerful, Natural Bond between a Mother and Her Child
How to Stay Connected—to Jesus
Make a Holy Week Schedule and Set a Holy Week Goal—like Jesus did!
Lent: A Time to Get Right with the Family
“I’ve fallen and I CAN’T get up”; “I’ve fallen but I WON’T get up.” Which of those best describes your attitude right now?
Hold On—But Not Too Tightly
Why the Holy Spirit Sometimes Drives Us into the Desert
The Theme Word for Lent: Permanent
Funeral Homily: Rev. Francis J. Giudice
‘The Pain Chain’ and How to Break It
Jesus’ War—and Ours
Will It Be ‘Forgiveness and Freedom’ or ‘Unforgiveness and the Torturers’?
We’re on a Mission from God
Mary: She Pondered the Past to Prepare for the Future
The Spiritual Benefits of Eternal Light Therapy
Why Practicing Your Catholic Faith is Good for You and Your Family
Joy and ‘Circumstances’
Friendship with Mary
The Incredible and Awesome Patience of God
‘Signs’—and the Coronavirus Pandemic
All Saints?
Seize the Day!
Live Like You Were Dying
All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day—and the Communion of Saints
If You Love Someone With ALL Your Heart, How Much Love Do You Have Left To Give To Others?
How to ‘Give Caesar His Due’ On Election Day
In a World of Moral Confusion, There Can be no Peace
It’s Not About Where You Start, It’s About Where You Finish!
The Reward Will Be the Same, But People’s Capacity to Enjoy the Reward Will Be Different!
Ten Good Reasons to Forgive
Going to God with the Solution versus Going to God with the Problem
Sometimes it’s wrong to try to shield people from suffering
’Pick-a-Pope’: It’s the game EVERYBODY plays!
Do I allow the circumstances of life to bring out the worst in me, or do I allow Jesus Christ to bring out the best in me?
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress . . . or Covid-19?
You say/God says
The Kingdom of God: It’s Present Wherever and Whenever Jesus Rules!
The Loss of Childhood Innocence and What We Can Do About It
Respect, Courtesy and Hospitality
Jesus’ Words—‘This is my body’—and How Those Words Apply to Us
God: Our True Standard of Fatherhood
The Many Works of the Holy Spirit
How Dealing with COVID-19 Can Help Us to Understand the Ascension of Jesus
Sacraments that are Only Valid; Sacraments that are Valid and Fruitful
“Oh Lord, give me patience!”
‘Hope’ and ‘Hopes’
Appreciating the Gift of the Eucharist
Lord Technology, Lord Politics and Lord Entertainment: How Are They Doing?
Lent: A Time to Deal with Your Foundation
Turning the Other Cheek
The Consequences of Moral Mediocrity
Getting—and Staying—On Track
Do Your Job!
The Dangers of Astrology
Some Important Lessons That Mary Taught Jesus
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys to Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
Christmas and the Tragedy at Babcock Village
In Early 21st Century America, How Well Would St. Joseph Fit In?”
Fr. Ray’s Top Ten Reasons to Repent
How to Ruin Things
Do You Want To Know The Truth, Or Do You Simply Want To Win Arguments?
Would Jesus Feel Welcome in Your Home?
Seven Benefits of Being a Saint
Prayer That Presumes Too Much; Prayer That Presumes Too Little
How to Pray Better
“GUARD the Deposit of Faith!”—St. Paul's Command to Timothy and to All Priests
It’s Not Just a Competition—it’s a Fight!
The ‘Children of This World,’ the ‘Children of Light’—and the ‘Ungodly’
Legality and Morality
Legality and Morality
The Irony of Humility
The Solemnity of the Assumption and the Dignity of Motherhood
Vanity: Satan’s Favorite Sin
If God Knows What We Need Before We Ask Him, Then Why Do We Have To Ask Him For Things?
The Importance of Living a Balanced Life
The Mission of the 72 in Luke 10; the Mission of the Laity in the Church Today
Our Call as Catholic Christians: To Reveal the Blessed Trinity to the World
Coping With Loss: The Lessons Given To Us by the Apostles
Answering the ‘Big Questions’ of Life
The Persecution of Christians in 2019
The Faithfulness of a Mother’s Love
Forgiveness and Satisfaction
The Gift of Easter and How to Experience It
Which Wound am I Most Grateful for?
Holy Week: A Time of Change
The Parable of the Prodigal Son: What Was the Rest of the Story?
Thank God for the ‘Fourth Year’
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
What Does Jesus Mean When He Tells Us to ‘Turn the Other Cheek’?
Why We Have Difficulty Trusting in the Lord, and How to Overcome These Obstacles
The Importance of Helping Other Members of the Body of Christ
Following in the Footsteps of the Wise Men
How to Imitate the First Adorers of the Body and Blood of Christ
The Holy Family: Three Lives with the Same Center
There Was No Room in the Inn
Three Important Lessons from the Visitation
Sin: Name it, claim it, and get rid of the blame for it!
When ‘A World’ Ends
Having a Healthy Self-love
The Communion of Saints: We’re All Connected!
Tune Out the World; Tune In to Jesus; Tune Up Your Faith!
Re-defining ‘Service’ and Other Words
God, Sex and Gender
God’s ‘Vantage Point’—and Ours
What’s going on inside of us is ultimately more important than what’s going on outside of us
A Time to be Silent, and a Time to Speak
The ‘Why’ of Sexual Abuse in the Church
Pope Paul VI’s ‘John 6 Moment’
The "Mystery" of Death
My Three ‘Go-to Verses’
The Desire to ‘Fit in’
The ‘Sowing’ Father
What is ‘the sin against the Holy Spirit’?
Before You Come Forward, Don’t Forget To Look Backward
The Blessed Trinity in the Life—and Death—of St. Isaac Jogues
Confirmation and ‘Conformation’
Ascension Thursday:'Mission Accomplished!'
’Love’ and ‘Approval’ are NOT Synonyms!
Easter and the Search for Happiness
Mercy—and Justice
The Ten Commandments and the Natural Law—18 Years Later
What Will We Learn from our National Suffering?
Is Jesus Worth It?
Peter’s ‘Rough Start’ in the Priesthood, and what that means for Priests Today
Job’s Transforming Encounter with God
Lent: It’s about Love
A Lesson on the Love of God from 'The 15:17 to Paris'
People Often Ask More of Others than They Ask of Themselves; God Asks Much More of Himself than He Asks of Us
Why the Church Calls Mary the ‘Mother of God’
What Matters Most in this Life is not What You Know; What Matters Most in this Life is What You DO With What You Know
What Jesus Saw in Peter; What Jesus Sees in Us
Jesus’ War—and Ours
Watching Lessons’ from a ‘Watching Dog’
Being Immaculate: An Experience for Mary, an Expectation for Us
Dan Mattson and the Transformative Power of a Good Confession
Three of the Best Choices You Can Possibly Make in this Life
The Importance of Communication in Family Life
Mark Wahlberg and the Desire to Be a Saint
When Priests Don’t Meet Your Expectations
Live Like You Were Dying
What Matters Most is not What You’ve Been Given; What Matters Most is What You DO With What You’ve Been Given
The Importance of Avoiding ‘Cheap Talk’
ow to Minimize the Influence of ’Professor’ Hefner
Love God (Not Your Neighbor) With ALL Your Heart
Offering Your Body as a Living Sacrifice
The Importance of Developing a Divine Perspective on Reality
The ‘Transfiguration Moment’ at Dunkirk
Retirement Mass Homily of Fr. Raymond Suriani—St. Pius X Church, August 20, 2017
Respect, Courtesy and Hospitality
The Loss of Childhood Innocence and What We Can Do About It
How ALL Things Work for Good for Those Who Love God
The First Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: for Forgiveness
Aaron Hernandez and the Misuse of Religion
The 'Eucharistic' Love of a Good Father
The Fold of the Good Shepherd: Easy to Get Into, But Difficult to Stay In
The Importance and Dignity of Motherhood
Love and Obedience
Three Important Lessons We Learn from the Ascension of Jesus
A Spiritual Insight from the Rolling Stones: Don’t Try to Get on Earth What You Can Only Get in Heaven!
Making Holy Week ‘Holy’ for Ourselves
God Has Redeemed Us 'from Head to Toe'
Where do you draw the ‘Mercy Line’?
Ash Wednesday 2017
Abraham—and Immigration
’Making Judgments’ versus ‘Judging Souls’
How to be a ‘Salty’ Catholic
Loving Your Enemies: What It Means and What It Does NOT Mean
How to ‘Rein in’ Worrisome Thoughts
The ‘Light’ of the Magi and the ‘Darkness’ of Herod
What Do You See?
In the Christian Life, What’s Most Important is What You Take with You, Not What You Leave Behind
The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness
John the Baptist’s Annual Advent Call to Repentance
Preparing to Vote in the 2016 Election
Nine Things That Young People Have Been Taught by the 2016 Presidential Campaign
How to Help Those Struggling with Same-Sex Attraction
Helping Young People Deal with ‘Mrs. Culture’
Zacchaeus and His ‘Holy Curiosity’
Three Ways to Make Confession Easier
How to Help Jesus ‘Light a Fire on the Earth’
Prayers that are Answered; Prayers that are ‘Fulfilled’
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
The Power of a Forgiven Sinner
Three Lessons on Fatherhood from St. Peter
Putting Our Hands to the Plow Thirteenth Sunday 2016]
Sin: the Opposite of Peace
The Human Body: It Matters
Know Your Place
Reparation and Indulgences
Reparation and Indulgences
The Difference between ‘Convicting’ and ‘Condemning’
Make Time For Jesus This Holy Week
The Connection between Love and Suffering
The Theme Word for Lent: Mercy
The Importance of Knowing the WHOLE Truth
Mary: The Most Powerful Woman in the World
Science and the Case for God
The Most Important Day of Your Life
Three Important Lessons on Prayer that We Learn From the Wedding at Cana
Jesus: Perfectly Consistent
Fr. Ray’s Mercy Equation: Recognition plus Repentance equals Reception
How Mercy ‘Prevents’
The Greatest Destroyer of Peace Today
Have a ‘MERCY’ Christmas!
Some Practical Implications of the ‘Communion of Saints’
Some Reflections on St. Pius X Parish’s Sixtieth Anniversary
What Would Abe Say?
The Importance of Allowing ‘Dr. Jesus’ to Finish the ‘Operation’
The Importance of Allowing ‘Dr. Jesus’ to Finish the ‘Operation’
How Do You Define ‘Greatness’?
God’s Blessings: Yes, They Sometimes DO Come through ‘Raindrops’
Polling Data and ‘the Truth’
How to Properly Understand the Gospel of Jesus—and the Teaching of Pope Francis
‘Futility of Mind’ as Evident in the People of Planned Parenthood and in the Editors of the New York Times
Three Very Important Lessons that We Learn from the Eucharist
Make sure your traditions don’t violate the ‘Tradition'
Discipleship and Discipleship 'With an Asterisk'
Justin’s Three Bs: Baptism—Belief—Behavior
What’s Grown Depends on What’s Sown
Some Messages for Fathers
Three False Beliefs about Death—and Their Antidote
A Lesson from Pope John Paul II: Culture Drives History
The Logic of ‘Gay Marriage’
Sharing the Truth: An Act of Love or Bigotry?
Everyone Has a ‘Religion’. Is the Blessed Trinity at the Center of Yours?
Jesus, True Manhood—and the Catholic Priesthood
Miracles of Divine Mercy
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
“I’ve fallen and I CAN’T get up”; “I’ve fallen but I WON’T get up.” Which of those best describes your attitude right now?
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
Learning Obedience from What We Suffer
Holy Week ‘Priorities’
‘The Pain Chain’ And How To Break It
The Satanic Nature of Cynicism
The Word for Lent: Priorities!
hy the World Needs Mary Now More Than Ever
Yes, Carrie, there IS something ‘in the water’!
“I am a Catholic, but …” or “But, I’m a Catholic ...”
Forgiveness: Hard but not Impossible
The Message of John the Baptist: “Everyone’s a Bit of a Fixer-Upper.”
Motherhood: A Vocation Which Has Been Forever Exalted And Sanctified By Mary’s Immaculate Conception
The One Reason to Rejoice Always
A Brief Reflection On Four Very Important ‘Houses’
Christmas: It’s All About Priorities!
A Reflection on Purgatory
Pope Francis and ‘Junk Journalism’
Brittany Maynard and the Message of the Parable of the Talents
How Your Soul Is Like Your Cell Phone
Giving To God What Is God’s
“Love Week” at St. Pius: October 13-20, 2014
Love and Conflict
You Can Do a Lot of Good With a Cross.
It’s Not About Where You Start, It’s About Where You Finish!
What You Have Increases As You GIVE
The Feast of Mary’s Assumption: A Time To REFOCUS
The Importance Of Imitating the Canaanite Woman
The Stupidity Of Some Really Smart People
How Much Do You Treasure ‘The Treasure’?
They Prayed—and They “PUSHed.”
Earthly Fathers Who Live In Imitation Of The Heavenly Father
Eucharistic Miracles And Their Purpose
Why The Church Is Better Than Facebook
The “small g, small s” good shepherds of life.
What Jesus Left Behind At His Ascension
Did Jesus Waste His Time On Good Friday?
When It Comes To The Resurrection, There Are Only Two Possibilities.
Heaven Is For Real!
The Word for Lent: Detach!
She Left Her Water Jar . . .
SIN AND SUFFERING: There’s no direct connection between them in THIS life, but there WILL BE a direct connection the next.
Lessons On Being A ‘Light’ From The Movie, ‘Gimme Shelter’
Be A Spiritual Olympian!
‘Turning The Other Cheek’
Baptism: for Jesus, it was LESS than it appeared to be; for us, it was MORE than it appeared to be.
The Danger of ‘Individual Discernment’
What Are YOU Doing To Promote And Nurture Vocations To The Priesthood?
John the Baptist’s ‘Bifocals’
Joy: It Comes from UNSATISFIED Desires
Mary, Joseph and ‘the Obedience of Faith’
‘Sin-itis’ and How to Get Rid of It
Chase Perfection; Catch Excellence
The 12 Steps for ‘Recovering Sinners’
Spiritual Lessons from the 2013 Red Sox
How To Be Persecuted For The RIGHT Reason
Paul’s Priorities: Are They Yours?
The Importance of Doing the Right Thing Even When It’s Not the Easy Thing
How to Make the Pharisee’s Prayer Acceptable to the Lord
Eating the Evil Elephants of this World “One Bite at a Time”
Why Does the Story of the Prodigal Son End with a Meal?
You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody
The Contemporary Culture of Lying
To Live a Fully Human Life You Need Faith—Even if you’re an Atheist!
Mary’s Ultimate Destiny—and Ours!
Prayer and Our Relationship with God
The Health of a Body Determines its Ability to Process Natural Food; the Health of a Soul Determines its Ability to Process SPIRITUAL FOOD (i.e., the Holy Eucharist!)
The PLANS of Young Mike Rogers, Jr.--and the PLAN of God
A Lesson from King David: What Happens When a Father “Spurns the Lord”?
What Exactly Are We Celebrating On Independence Day?
The Ascension: A Disappearance, not a Departure!
Who Defines Love For You?
The Dogma of the Blessed Trinity: Highly Theoretical—and Very Practical!
Holy Week: A Time to Move Beyond ‘Iffy’ Love
Priest Of God, What Are You In It For?
The Two Men Who Died in Steve Scheibner’s Place
The “Jesus Train” And What It Means For The Salvation Of Non-Christians
Life Is a Process of ‘Letting Go’
How Our Sufferings Change Us
The Job Syndrome
Catholics Today: Social and Cultural Lepers
The Word for Lent: Cross!
Repentance and Belief: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Mary, Us—and the Moon
Two Questions Answered by the Cross of Jesus Christ: Does true justice exist? Does God really care?
Reasons Why I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
The Word for Lent: Foundation!
Peter, Benedict—and the Advice of God the Father
How To Get Away From The ‘Herods’
Jean Valjean and the Grace of Baptism
St. Paul, Clarence, and “The Holes”
Interpreting 'the Signs'
Lessons from ‘The Breezy Point Madonna’
Fr. Ray’s Advent Equation: PREPARATION equals CONTEMPLATION plus RECONCILIATION plus DONATION
The Mass: The Place Where We Are Supposed To PRACTICE Rejoicing In The Lord!
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys To Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys To Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
Fifteen Common Misconceptions about the Saints
Keeping Our ‘Spiritual Mezuzahs’ Straight
Lessons from ‘Sandy’s School’
The Relativism of Pontius Pilate; the Relativism of Our World Today
The Sin of Partiality and How to Deal with It
The Incredible Humility of St. Peter