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Padre's Points — 358 episodes

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1

Wedding Homily: The Purpose of Marriage (5.16.26)

2

Chesterton Academy of St Philip Neri Graduation Homily (5.15.26)

3

Sunday Homily: The Ascension of The Lord (5.17.26)

4

Mass of Remembrance for Deceased Little Ones (5.9.26)

5

Wedding Homily: The Witness of Marriage (5.9.26)

6

Sunday Homily on The Reason for Your Hope (5.10.26)

7

Sunday Homily on The Mutual Indwelling of God (5.3.26)

8

Easter Sunday (4.5.2026)

9

Good Friday Homily (4.3.2026)

10

Holy Thursday (4.2.26)

11

Palm Sunday (3.29.26)

12

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part IV of IV

13

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part III of IV

14

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part II of IV

15

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part I of IV

16

The Solemnity of St. Joseph (3.19.26)

17

Sunday Homily on the Raising of Lazarus (3.22.26)

18

What is Real Christian Community?

19

Daily Mass Homily from The Pelican Summit (3.15.26)

20

Sunday Homily on the Man Born Blind (3.15.26)

21

Sunday Homily on Almsgiving (3.9.2026)

22

Sunday Homily on Consolation & Desolations (3.1.2026)

23

Ash Wednesday Homily (2.18.2026)

24

Sunday Homily on Overcoming the Tactics of the Devil (2-22-2026)

25

What is a Parish?

26

Wedding Homily on The Mission & Consolation of Marriage (2.14.2026)

27

Sunday Homily on the Christian Moral Vision (2-16-2026)

28

Sunday Homily on The Wisdom of The Cross (2-8-2026)

29

Sunday Homily on Vocations (2-1-2026)

30

Sunday Homily on Discipleship (1-25-2025)

31

Epiphany Homily (1-4-2026)

32

Mary, Mother of God Homily (1-1-2026)

33

Holy Family Homily (12-28-2025)

34

Christmas Homily (12-25-2025)

35

Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part IV of IV (12-21-2025)

36

Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part III of IV (12-14-2025)

37

State of the Union (12-3-2025)

38

Homily on the Immaculate Conception (12-8-2025)

39

Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part II of IV (12-7-2025)

40

Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part I of IV (11-30-2025)

41

Sunday Homily on Imitation (11-16-2025)

42

Sunday Homily on the Lateran Basilica (11-9-2025)

43

Sunday Homily on Death (11-2-2025)

44

Homily on All Saints (11-1-2025)

45

Sunday Homily on Pride and Humility (10.26.2025)

46

Sunday Homily on Gratitude (10/12/2025)

47

Sunday Homily on St. Faustina (10.5.2025)

48

Sunday Homily on Politics and Evangelization (9.21.2025)

49

Wedding Homily on Allegorical Love (9.20.2025)

50

Sunday Homily on The Exaltation of the Cross (09.14.25)

51

Sunday Homily on Eternal Rewards (08.31.2025)

52

Special Homily: Mass of the Holy Spirit (08.27.25)

53

Sunday Homily on Conflict and Division (8.17.2025)

54

Sunday Homily on Responsibility (8.10.2025)

55

Sunday Homily on Saving & Spending Money (08.03.25)

56

Wedding Homily on the Symbolism of Marriage (07.26.25)

57

Sunday Homily on Hospitality (07.20.25)

58

Sunday Homily on the Good Samaritan

59

Sunday Homily on Evangelization (07.06.25)

60

Corpus Christi Homily (06.22.25)

61

Trinity Sunday Homily (06.15.25)

62

Pentecost Homily (06.08.25)

63

Sunday Homily for the Ascension (06.01.2025)

64

Sunday Homily: Strange Glory (5.18.25)

65

Graduation Homily: Friendship (05.16.25)

66

Sunday Homily: Good Shepherd (05.11.25)

67

Wedding Homily: Ephesians 5:21-33 (05.10.25)

68

Divine Mercy Sunday (04.27.2025)

69

Easter (04.20.25)

70

Good Friday (04.18.25)

71

Holy Thursday (04.17.25)

72

Weekend Homily: Vigil Masses (04.05.25) (2 of 2)

73

Weekend Homily: Vigil Masses (03.29.25)

74

Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.25)

75

Sunday Homily: Sunday Homily on The Samaritan Woman (03.23.25)

76

Sunday Homily: The Transfiguration (03.16.25)

77

Ash Wednesday (03.05.2025)

78

Sunday Homily: Lenten Preparation (03.02.25)

79

Sunday Homily: High Bar of the Christian Life (02.23.25)

80

Sunday Homily: Personal Vocation Story (02.08.25)

81

Sunday Homily: Consecrated Life (02.02.25)

82

Sunday Homily: Mortification of Memory (01.26.25)

83

Wedding Homily: the Sacramental Sign of Marriage (01.25.25)

84

Epiphany (01.05.25)

85

Mary, Mother of God (01.01.25)

86

Feast of the Holy Family (12.29.25)

87

Christmas Homily (12.25.24)

88

Sunday Homily: Interior Peace (12.15.24) 

89

Wedding Homily: On Life and Death (12.14.24)

90

Homily: Immaculate Conception (12.09.24) 

91

Homily: Anniversary of Parish Consecration (11.28.24)

92

Sunday Homily: Digital Technology (12.01.24) 

93

Wedding Homily: Unity (11.30.24)

94

Sunday Homily: Christ the King (11.24.24)

95

Sunday Homily: Memorizing Scripture (11.17.24) 

96

Sunday Homily: Praying for the Dead (11.3.24) 

97

Feast of All Souls (11.2.24) 

98

Feast of All Saints (11.1.24)  

99

Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (3 of 3) (10.27.24) 

100

Sunday Homily: True Authority (10.13.24)

101

Wedding Homily: Marital Evangelization (10.19.24)

102

Sunday Homily: Rich Young Man (10.13.24)

103

Funeral Homily: Elizabeth Hilborn (10.11.24)

104

Special Homily: Feast of St. Faustina (10.06.24)

105

Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (2of 3) (09.29.24)

106

Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (1 of 3) (09.22.24)

107

Sunday Homily: Who is Jesus of Nazareth? (9.15.24)

108

Sunday Homily: Distribution of Holy Communion (09.08.2024)

109

Sunday Homily: Trust (08.25.2024) 

110

Sunday Homily: The Process of Sin (09.01.2024) 

111

Special Homily for Chesterton Academy (08.21.2024) 

112

Sunday Homily: Supernatural Life and the Eucharist (08.18.2024) 

113

Homily on how not to use people (08.04.24)

114

Sunday Homily: Cooperating with God (07.28.2024)

115

Sunday Homily: Discomfort (07.14.2024)

116

Sunday Homily: Perseverance (06.23.2024)

117

Sunday Homily: Courage (06.16.2024)

118

Wedding Homily: Double Charity 

119

Sunday Homily: Corpus Christi (06.02.2024)

120

Wedding Homily: On the Crosses of Marriage

121

Sunday Homily: Pentecost (05.19.2024)

122

Sunday Homily: Ascension (05.12.2024) 

123

Sunday Homily: the Romance of Christianity (05.05.2024) 

124

Sunday Homily: the Vine & the Branches (04.28.24)

125

Sunday Homily: Spiritual Maturity (04.21.24)

126

Sunday Homily: Resurrected Body (04.14.24)

127

Divine Mercy Sunday (04.07.24)

128

Good Friday Homily (03.29.24)

129

Holy Thursday Homily (03.28.24)

130

Catechesis on Confession (3 of 3) (03.24.24)

131

Sunday Homily: Palm Sunday (03.25.24)

132

Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.24)

133

Catechesis on Confession (2 of 3) (03.17.24)

134

Sunday Homily: Cremation (03.17.24) 

135

Catechesis on Confession (1 of 3) (3.10.24)

136

Sunday Homily: The Will of God (03.10.2024) 

137

Sunday Homily: Desperately Needing Jesus (03.03.2024) 

138

Catechesis on Mental Prayer (2.25.24)

139

Sunday Homily: Transfiguration (2.25.24)

140

Catechetical Talk: Plan of Life (02.18.2024)

141

Sunday Homily: Fasting (1st Sunday in Lent) (02.18.2024)

142

Ash Wednesday (02.14.2024)

143

Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#5 of 9) (2.4.24)

144

Sunday Homily: Technology (1.28.24)

145

Sunday Homily: Urgency of Good Works (1.21.24)

146

Sunday Homily: Epiphany (1.6.24)

147

Sunday Homily: Feast of the Holy Family (12.31.23)

148

Wedding Homily: Purpose of Marriage (12.27.23)

149

Christmas Homily (12.25.23)

150

Sunday Homily: the Humility of Mary (12.24.23 -- 4th Sunday in Advent)

151

Sunday Homily: Constant Rejoicing (12.17.23 – 3rd Sunday of Advent)

152

Sunday Homily on God’s “Delays” (12.10.23)

153

Homily on the Immaculate Conception (12.8.23)

154

Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#4 of 9) (12.3.23)

155

Sunday Homily: Works of Mercy (11.26.23)

156

Sunday Homily on Divine Visits (11.19.23)

157

Sunday homily: Good Works (11.12.23)

158

Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#3 of 9) (11.05.23)

159

Wedding Homily: Graces of Marriage (11.04.23)

160

Homily: All Souls’ Day (11.02.23)

161

Homily: All Saints Day (11.01.23)

162

Sunday Homily: Radical Love (10.29.23)

163

Sunday Homily: Duties Toward Society (10.22.23)

164

Sunday Homily: St. Faustina (10.8.23)

165

Wedding Homily on “Leaving and Cleaving”

166

Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#2 of 9) (10.1.23)

167

Sunday Homily: Personal Calling (09.24.2023)

168

Sunday Homily: Mercy & Forgiveness (09.17.2023)

169

Sunday Homily: Excommunication (9.10.23)

170

Talk: Living a Plan of Life

171

Meditation: Transforming Union

172

Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (9.3.23) (1 of 9)

173

Sunday Homily: Knowing vs. Loving God (8.27.23)

174

Sunday Homily: Holy Communion (8.6.23)

175

Sunday Homily: Kingdom of God (7.30.23)

176

St. Josemaria Escriva (Homily, 6.26.23)

177

Sunday Homily: Fear of Persecution (6.25.23)

178

Sunday Homily: False Salvation (6.18.23)

179

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Homily, 6.17.23)

180

Corpus Christi homily (6/11/23)

181

Wedding homily: Lessons from Tobit

182

Sunday Homily on the Holy Trinity (6.4.23)

183

Pentecost Sunday homily (5/28/23)

184

Sunday homily: Modern-day priest shortage (May 21, 2023)

185

Sunday homily: Common priesthood of the baptized (May 7, 2023)

186

Special homily: Mass of Remembrance for deceased little ones (May 6, 2023)

187

Wedding Homily on the gift of one’s spouse

188

Divine Mercy Sunday homily (4.16.23)

189

Easter Vigil homily

190

Good Friday homily (4/7/23)

191

Holy Thursday homily (4/6/23)

192

Palm Sunday homily (4/2/23)

193

Sunday homily on Faith, part 3 (3/26/23)

194

Meditation on Marian beauty (3/25/23)

195

Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph (3/20/23)

196

Sunday homily on Faith: Part 2/3 (Mar 19 2023)

197

Sunday homily series on faith: Part 1 of 3 (3/12/23)

198

Sunday homily on responding to evil (2/19/23)

199

Homily on St. Josephine Bakhita (2/8/23)

200

Sunday homily on the “wisdom of the cross” (2.5.23)

201

Sunday homily on humility (Jan 29 2023)

202

Sunday homily on how God encounters us

203

Homily for the Epiphany (1.8.23)

204

Homily for Mary, Mother of God (1.1.23)

205

Christmas homily (12/25/22)

206

Sunday homily on being a realist (12/18/22)

207

Homily for Feast of St. John of the Cross (12/14/22)

208

Special homily: City on a Hill “City Lights” Mass (3rd Sunday of Advent 2022)

209

Homily on Material Simplicity (2nd Sunday of Advent) *Corrected Version

210

Daily Mass homily – Feast of St. Ambrose (12/7/22)

211

Sunday homily on Renewing Society

212

Sunday Mass homily: Sacred Music

213

Daily Mass homily: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran

214

Sunday homily on preparation for death (11/6/22)

215

Homily for All Souls’ Day (11/2/22)

216

Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints (11/1/22)

217

Sunday homily on surrendering to God (10/30/22)

218

Jesus gives a warning in today’s Gospel to the crowd, telling them they must not think that having a certain “association” with Him is enough. True discipleship is much more than merely going by the n

219

Daily Mass homily on being an authentic disciple (10/26/22)

220

Meditation on Integrity (10/26/22)

221

Sunday homily: Humility in Confession

222

Daily Mass homily: Finding Christ in all Things (10/21/22)

223

Daily Mass homily: Making Jesus’ desires our own (10/20/22)

224

Daily Mass homily: Feast of the North American Martyrs (10/19/22)

225

Sunday homily on perseverance in prayer (10/16/22)

226

Sunday homily – The virtue of gratitude (10/9/22)

227

Daily Mass homily: Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (10/7/22)

228

Sunday homily on doctrinal confusion within the Church

229

Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Jerome

230

Homily for the Feast of Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & companions (9/28/22)

231

Daily Mass homily: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

232

Daily Mass homily on Exaltation of the Cross (9/14/22)

233

Daily Mass homily: Feast of the Nativity of Mary

234

Sunday homily on “people-obstacles” to holiness (9/4/22)

235

Daily Mass homily on availability for apostolate (9/1/22)

236

Homily for Chesterton Academy Opening School Year Mass

237

Sunday homily on generosity (8/28/22)

238

Daily Mass homily on Sincerity

239

Sunday homily on heaven, hell, despair, presumption, and other exciting things (8/21/22)

240

Daily Mass homily (8/17/22) on serving with joy

241

Homily for the Assumption of Our Lady

242

Sunday homily: True Grit (8/14/22)

243

Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Clare of Assisi

244

Daily Mass homily on Feast of St. Lawrence

245

Sunday homily (8/7/22) on materialism and vigilance

246

Daily Mass homily on Our Lady of Snows

247

Daily Mass homily (8/3/22) on 3 ways God answers prayers

248

Sunday homily on Natural Family Planning (7/31/22)

249

Daily Mass homily: Feast of Sts. Martha, Mary & Lazarus

250

Daily Mass homily on the Pearl of Great Price

251

Daily Mass homily – Feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne

252

Daily Mass homily on growing lukewarm

253

Sunday homily on meditative prayer

254

Sunday homily on obstacles to saving souls

255

Daily Mass homily: Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

256

Daily Mass homily: Feast of St. Irenaeus (6/28/22)

257

Roe v. Wade, gratitude, and looking ahead

258

Corpus Christi homily (6/19/22): The Sacrament of Charity

259

Heavenly treasure vs. earthly treasure

260

Pentecost Sunday homily: The Holy Spirit – a Fire that purifies and transforms

261

Sunday homily: Feast of the Ascension (5/29/22) - Why is heaven so great?

262

Daily Mass homily: Our Return to the Father

263

Daily Mass homily on mission towards influencers

264

Sunday homily: The New Covenant Dwelling of God

265

Daily Mass homily: The Hatred of the World

266

Daily Mass homily: Friendship with God (5/20/22)

267

Daily Mass homily: Long-game intercession for priests

268

Daily Mass homily: Don’t be a withered branch!

269

Sunday homily on not wasting time (5/15/22): 5th Sunday of Easter

270

Daily Mass homily on Our Lady of Fatima (5/13)

271

Daily Mass homily on Feast of St. Pancras (5/12)

272

Daily Mass homily on Christ enlightening our intellect (5/11/22)

273

Meditation on Fear and Courage

274

Sunday Homily: Roe v. Wade, Motherhood, the Devil’s Tactics, Persecution, and Joy

275

Daily Mass homily (5/7/22): Mary, Our Mother

276

Daily Mass homily (5/6/22): Roe v. Wade, Spiritual Attack, & Hope of Conversion

277

Daily Mass homily (5/5/22): Promptings of the Holy Spirit

278

Special Homily: Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Apr 26)

279

Daily Mass Homily – Feast of St. Catherine of Siena (Apr 29)

280

Daily Mass homily – Consistency in bearing witness to the Faith (5/4/22)

281

Sunday homily – 3rd Sunday of Easter (5/1/22)

282

Divine Mercy Sunday homily

283

Homily for Easter Sunday

284

Good Friday homily

285

Daily Mass homily (Wed, 4/13) on loyalty to Christ

286

Palm Sunday Homily on the pressure we face to abandon Jesus in time of trial

287

Daily Mass homily on gratitude for Jesus’ suffering and death

288

Daily Mass homily on spiritual slavery

289

Homily on Forgiving Others: 5th Sunday in Lent

290

Daily Mass homily - A spiritual work of mercy: Instructing the Ignorant

291

Daily Mass homily on sensitivity to suffering

292

Daily Mass homily on Knowing and Defending the Faith

293

Homily on Repentance (4th Sunday of Lent)

294

Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation

295

Meditation on Magnifying the Lord through Little Things

296

Homily on Almsgiving: 3rd Sunday of Lent

297

Homily on the Solemnity of St. Joseph

298

Lenten Homily Series, Part 2: Unceasing Prayer

299

Homily on Fasting (1st Sunday of Lent)

300

Ash Wednesday Homily

301

Homily on a Fresh Lenten Approach and the Importance of Self-Knowledge – 2.27.22

302

Homily on Loving Our Enemies – 2.20.22

303

Meditation on the Vice of Acedia

304

Homily on What We Can Learn From Isaiah and Peter – 2.6.22

305

Homily on Charity – 1.30.22

306

Ongoing Conversion

307

Homily on the Wedding Feast at Cana – 1.16.22

308

Homily on the Baptism of our Lord – 1.9.2022

309

Homily on the Feast of the Epiphany – 1.2.2022

310

Homily on the Feast of the Holy Family

311

Homily on Jesus as the Savior – Christmas 2021

312

Homily on Cultivating a Proper Attitude Toward God's Will – 12.19.21

313

Homily on Christian Friendship

314

Homily on Conversion – 12.4.21

315

Homily on the Feast of Christ the King – 11.21.21

316

Homily on End Times and Battles Within Our Souls – 11.14.21

317

Homily on Giving Everything to God

318

Homily on Becoming a Saint

319

Homily on the Great Commandment – 10.31.21

320

Homily on Understanding Real Christian Joy

321

Homily on St. Faustina and Divine Mercy – 10.10.21

322

Homily from Feast of the Holy Rosary - 10.7.21

323

Homily on the Indissolubility of Marriage – 10.3.21

324

How to Maximize the Fruitfulness of Your Confessions

325

How to Make a General and a Particular Examination of Conscience

326

How to Make a Plan of Life

327

Homily on Being a Good Witness

328

Homily on Leadership in Christ's Image

329

Homily on Doing All Things Well

330

Homily on the Eucharist (part V)

331

Homily on the Eucharist (part IV)

332

Homily on the Eucharist (part III)

333

Homily on the Eucharist (part II)

334

Homily on the Eucharist (part 1)

335

Homily on Resting Well

336

Homily on Approaching Physical Pain as Christians

337

Homily on Using Your Gifts Well

338

Homily on Bearing Fruit

339

Homily on Corpus Christi

340

Homily on Trinity Sunday

341

Homily on Pentecost

342

Homily on the Ascension

343

Homily on 6th Sunday of Easter

344

Homily on Abiding in Christ

345

Homily on Salvation of Souls

346

Homily on Redemptive Suffering

347

Homily on Divine Mercy

348

Homily on Palm Sunday

349

Homily on Dying to Yourself

350

Homily on Discovering Truth

351

Homily on the Woman at the Well

352

Homily on the Transfiguration of Jesus

353

Homily on Battling Temptation

354

Homily on Conversion

355

Homily on Zeal for Souls, Through the Lens of St. Paul

356

Homily on Three Potential Pitfalls of Living in an Apostolic Age

357

Homily on Christendom to Apostolic Mission

358

Homily on Reacting Virtuously to the World