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Padre's Points — 351 episodes
Easter Sunday (4.5.2026)
Good Friday Homily (4.3.2026)
Holy Thursday (4.2.26)
Palm Sunday (3.29.26)
Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part IV of IV
Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part III of IV
Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part II of IV
Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part I of IV
The Solemnity of St. Joseph (3.19.26)
Sunday Homily on the Raising of Lazarus (3.22.26)
What is Real Christian Community?
Daily Mass Homily from The Pelican Summit (3.15.26)
Sunday Homily on the Man Born Blind (3.15.26)
Sunday Homily on Almsgiving (3.9.2026)
Sunday Homily on Consolation & Desolations (3.1.2026)
Ash Wednesday Homily (2.18.2026)
Sunday Homily on Overcoming the Tactics of the Devil (2-22-2026)
What is a Parish?
Wedding Homily on The Mission & Consolation of Marriage (2.14.2026)
Sunday Homily on the Christian Moral Vision (2-16-2026)
Sunday Homily on The Wisdom of The Cross (2-8-2026)
Sunday Homily on Vocations (2-1-2026)
Sunday Homily on Discipleship (1-25-2025)
Epiphany Homily (1-4-2026)
Mary, Mother of God Homily (1-1-2026)
Holy Family Homily (12-28-2025)
Christmas Homily (12-25-2025)
Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part IV of IV (12-21-2025)
Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part III of IV (12-14-2025)
State of the Union (12-3-2025)
Homily on the Immaculate Conception (12-8-2025)
Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part II of IV (12-7-2025)
Sunday Homily on a Plan of Life, Part I of IV (11-30-2025)
Sunday Homily on Imitation (11-16-2025)
Sunday Homily on the Lateran Basilica (11-9-2025)
Sunday Homily on Death (11-2-2025)
Homily on All Saints (11-1-2025)
Sunday Homily on Pride and Humility (10.26.2025)
Sunday Homily on Gratitude (10/12/2025)
Sunday Homily on St. Faustina (10.5.2025)
Sunday Homily on Politics and Evangelization (9.21.2025)
Wedding Homily on Allegorical Love (9.20.2025)
Sunday Homily on The Exaltation of the Cross (09.14.25)
Sunday Homily on Eternal Rewards (08.31.2025)
Special Homily: Mass of the Holy Spirit (08.27.25)
Sunday Homily on Conflict and Division (8.17.2025)
Sunday Homily on Responsibility (8.10.2025)
Sunday Homily on Saving & Spending Money (08.03.25)
Wedding Homily on the Symbolism of Marriage (07.26.25)
Sunday Homily on Hospitality (07.20.25)
Sunday Homily on the Good Samaritan
Sunday Homily on Evangelization (07.06.25)
Corpus Christi Homily (06.22.25)
Trinity Sunday Homily (06.15.25)
Pentecost Homily (06.08.25)
Sunday Homily for the Ascension (06.01.2025)
Sunday Homily: Strange Glory (5.18.25)
Graduation Homily: Friendship (05.16.25)
Sunday Homily: Good Shepherd (05.11.25)
Wedding Homily: Ephesians 5:21-33 (05.10.25)
Divine Mercy Sunday (04.27.2025)
Easter (04.20.25)
Good Friday (04.18.25)
Holy Thursday (04.17.25)
Weekend Homily: Vigil Masses (04.05.25) (2 of 2)
Weekend Homily: Vigil Masses (03.29.25)
Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.25)
Sunday Homily: Sunday Homily on The Samaritan Woman (03.23.25)
Sunday Homily: The Transfiguration (03.16.25)
Ash Wednesday (03.05.2025)
Sunday Homily: Lenten Preparation (03.02.25)
Sunday Homily: High Bar of the Christian Life (02.23.25)
Sunday Homily: Personal Vocation Story (02.08.25)
Sunday Homily: Consecrated Life (02.02.25)
Sunday Homily: Mortification of Memory (01.26.25)
Wedding Homily: the Sacramental Sign of Marriage (01.25.25)
Epiphany (01.05.25)
Mary, Mother of God (01.01.25)
Feast of the Holy Family (12.29.25)
Christmas Homily (12.25.24)
Sunday Homily: Interior Peace (12.15.24)
Wedding Homily: On Life and Death (12.14.24)
Homily: Immaculate Conception (12.09.24)
Homily: Anniversary of Parish Consecration (11.28.24)
Sunday Homily: Digital Technology (12.01.24)
Wedding Homily: Unity (11.30.24)
Sunday Homily: Christ the King (11.24.24)
Sunday Homily: Memorizing Scripture (11.17.24)
Sunday Homily: Praying for the Dead (11.3.24)
Feast of All Souls (11.2.24)
Feast of All Saints (11.1.24)
Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (3 of 3) (10.27.24)
Sunday Homily: True Authority (10.13.24)
Wedding Homily: Marital Evangelization (10.19.24)
Sunday Homily: Rich Young Man (10.13.24)
Funeral Homily: Elizabeth Hilborn (10.11.24)
Special Homily: Feast of St. Faustina (10.06.24)
Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (2of 3) (09.29.24)
Sunday Homily: Voting & Society (1 of 3) (09.22.24)
Sunday Homily: Who is Jesus of Nazareth? (9.15.24)
Sunday Homily: Distribution of Holy Communion (09.08.2024)
Sunday Homily: Trust (08.25.2024)
Sunday Homily: The Process of Sin (09.01.2024)
Special Homily for Chesterton Academy (08.21.2024)
Sunday Homily: Supernatural Life and the Eucharist (08.18.2024)
Homily on how not to use people (08.04.24)
Sunday Homily: Cooperating with God (07.28.2024)
Sunday Homily: Discomfort (07.14.2024)
Sunday Homily: Perseverance (06.23.2024)
Sunday Homily: Courage (06.16.2024)
Wedding Homily: Double Charity
Sunday Homily: Corpus Christi (06.02.2024)
Wedding Homily: On the Crosses of Marriage
Sunday Homily: Pentecost (05.19.2024)
Sunday Homily: Ascension (05.12.2024)
Sunday Homily: the Romance of Christianity (05.05.2024)
Sunday Homily: the Vine & the Branches (04.28.24)
Sunday Homily: Spiritual Maturity (04.21.24)
Sunday Homily: Resurrected Body (04.14.24)
Divine Mercy Sunday (04.07.24)
Good Friday Homily (03.29.24)
Holy Thursday Homily (03.28.24)
Catechesis on Confession (3 of 3) (03.24.24)
Sunday Homily: Palm Sunday (03.25.24)
Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.24)
Catechesis on Confession (2 of 3) (03.17.24)
Sunday Homily: Cremation (03.17.24)
Catechesis on Confession (1 of 3) (3.10.24)
Sunday Homily: The Will of God (03.10.2024)
Sunday Homily: Desperately Needing Jesus (03.03.2024)
Catechesis on Mental Prayer (2.25.24)
Sunday Homily: Transfiguration (2.25.24)
Catechetical Talk: Plan of Life (02.18.2024)
Sunday Homily: Fasting (1st Sunday in Lent) (02.18.2024)
Ash Wednesday (02.14.2024)
Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#5 of 9) (2.4.24)
Sunday Homily: Technology (1.28.24)
Sunday Homily: Urgency of Good Works (1.21.24)
Sunday Homily: Epiphany (1.6.24)
Sunday Homily: Feast of the Holy Family (12.31.23)
Wedding Homily: Purpose of Marriage (12.27.23)
Christmas Homily (12.25.23)
Sunday Homily: the Humility of Mary (12.24.23 -- 4th Sunday in Advent)
Sunday Homily: Constant Rejoicing (12.17.23 – 3rd Sunday of Advent)
Sunday Homily on God’s “Delays” (12.10.23)
Homily on the Immaculate Conception (12.8.23)
Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#4 of 9) (12.3.23)
Sunday Homily: Works of Mercy (11.26.23)
Sunday Homily on Divine Visits (11.19.23)
Sunday homily: Good Works (11.12.23)
Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#3 of 9) (11.05.23)
Wedding Homily: Graces of Marriage (11.04.23)
Homily: All Souls’ Day (11.02.23)
Homily: All Saints Day (11.01.23)
Sunday Homily: Radical Love (10.29.23)
Sunday Homily: Duties Toward Society (10.22.23)
Sunday Homily: St. Faustina (10.8.23)
Wedding Homily on “Leaving and Cleaving”
Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (#2 of 9) (10.1.23)
Sunday Homily: Personal Calling (09.24.2023)
Sunday Homily: Mercy & Forgiveness (09.17.2023)
Sunday Homily: Excommunication (9.10.23)
Talk: Living a Plan of Life
Meditation: Transforming Union
Sunday Homily: The Eucharist as Sacrifice (9.3.23) (1 of 9)
Sunday Homily: Knowing vs. Loving God (8.27.23)
Sunday Homily: Holy Communion (8.6.23)
Sunday Homily: Kingdom of God (7.30.23)
St. Josemaria Escriva (Homily, 6.26.23)
Sunday Homily: Fear of Persecution (6.25.23)
Sunday Homily: False Salvation (6.18.23)
Immaculate Heart of Mary (Homily, 6.17.23)
Corpus Christi homily (6/11/23)
Wedding homily: Lessons from Tobit
Sunday Homily on the Holy Trinity (6.4.23)
Pentecost Sunday homily (5/28/23)
Sunday homily: Modern-day priest shortage (May 21, 2023)
Sunday homily: Common priesthood of the baptized (May 7, 2023)
Special homily: Mass of Remembrance for deceased little ones (May 6, 2023)
Wedding Homily on the gift of one’s spouse
Divine Mercy Sunday homily (4.16.23)
Easter Vigil homily
Good Friday homily (4/7/23)
Holy Thursday homily (4/6/23)
Palm Sunday homily (4/2/23)
Sunday homily on Faith, part 3 (3/26/23)
Meditation on Marian beauty (3/25/23)
Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph (3/20/23)
Sunday homily on Faith: Part 2/3 (Mar 19 2023)
Sunday homily series on faith: Part 1 of 3 (3/12/23)
Sunday homily on responding to evil (2/19/23)
Homily on St. Josephine Bakhita (2/8/23)
Sunday homily on the “wisdom of the cross” (2.5.23)
Sunday homily on humility (Jan 29 2023)
Sunday homily on how God encounters us
Homily for the Epiphany (1.8.23)
Homily for Mary, Mother of God (1.1.23)
Christmas homily (12/25/22)
Sunday homily on being a realist (12/18/22)
Homily for Feast of St. John of the Cross (12/14/22)
Special homily: City on a Hill “City Lights” Mass (3rd Sunday of Advent 2022)
Homily on Material Simplicity (2nd Sunday of Advent) *Corrected Version
Daily Mass homily – Feast of St. Ambrose (12/7/22)
Sunday homily on Renewing Society
Sunday Mass homily: Sacred Music
Daily Mass homily: Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran
Sunday homily on preparation for death (11/6/22)
Homily for All Souls’ Day (11/2/22)
Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints (11/1/22)
Sunday homily on surrendering to God (10/30/22)
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
Daily Mass homily on being an authentic disciple (10/26/22)
Meditation on Integrity (10/26/22)
Sunday homily: Humility in Confession
Daily Mass homily: Finding Christ in all Things (10/21/22)
Daily Mass homily: Making Jesus’ desires our own (10/20/22)
Daily Mass homily: Feast of the North American Martyrs (10/19/22)
Sunday homily on perseverance in prayer (10/16/22)
Sunday homily – The virtue of gratitude (10/9/22)
Daily Mass homily: Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (10/7/22)
Sunday homily on doctrinal confusion within the Church
Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Jerome
Homily for the Feast of Sts. Lawrence Ruiz & companions (9/28/22)
Daily Mass homily: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
Daily Mass homily on Exaltation of the Cross (9/14/22)
Daily Mass homily: Feast of the Nativity of Mary
Sunday homily on “people-obstacles” to holiness (9/4/22)
Daily Mass homily on availability for apostolate (9/1/22)
Homily for Chesterton Academy Opening School Year Mass
Sunday homily on generosity (8/28/22)
Daily Mass homily on Sincerity
Sunday homily on heaven, hell, despair, presumption, and other exciting things (8/21/22)
Daily Mass homily (8/17/22) on serving with joy
Homily for the Assumption of Our Lady
Sunday homily: True Grit (8/14/22)
Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Clare of Assisi
Daily Mass homily on Feast of St. Lawrence
Sunday homily (8/7/22) on materialism and vigilance
Daily Mass homily on Our Lady of Snows
Daily Mass homily (8/3/22) on 3 ways God answers prayers
Sunday homily on Natural Family Planning (7/31/22)
Daily Mass homily: Feast of Sts. Martha, Mary & Lazarus
Daily Mass homily on the Pearl of Great Price
Daily Mass homily – Feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne
Daily Mass homily on growing lukewarm
Sunday homily on meditative prayer
Sunday homily on obstacles to saving souls
Daily Mass homily: Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
Daily Mass homily: Feast of St. Irenaeus (6/28/22)
Roe v. Wade, gratitude, and looking ahead
Corpus Christi homily (6/19/22): The Sacrament of Charity
Heavenly treasure vs. earthly treasure
Pentecost Sunday homily: The Holy Spirit – a Fire that purifies and transforms
Sunday homily: Feast of the Ascension (5/29/22) - Why is heaven so great?
Daily Mass homily: Our Return to the Father
Daily Mass homily on mission towards influencers
Sunday homily: The New Covenant Dwelling of God
Daily Mass homily: The Hatred of the World
Daily Mass homily: Friendship with God (5/20/22)
Daily Mass homily: Long-game intercession for priests
Daily Mass homily: Don’t be a withered branch!
Sunday homily on not wasting time (5/15/22): 5th Sunday of Easter
Daily Mass homily on Our Lady of Fatima (5/13)
Daily Mass homily on Feast of St. Pancras (5/12)
Daily Mass homily on Christ enlightening our intellect (5/11/22)
Meditation on Fear and Courage
Sunday Homily: Roe v. Wade, Motherhood, the Devil’s Tactics, Persecution, and Joy
Daily Mass homily (5/7/22): Mary, Our Mother
Daily Mass homily (5/6/22): Roe v. Wade, Spiritual Attack, & Hope of Conversion
Daily Mass homily (5/5/22): Promptings of the Holy Spirit
Special Homily: Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Apr 26)
Daily Mass Homily – Feast of St. Catherine of Siena (Apr 29)
Daily Mass homily – Consistency in bearing witness to the Faith (5/4/22)
Sunday homily – 3rd Sunday of Easter (5/1/22)
Divine Mercy Sunday homily
Homily for Easter Sunday
Good Friday homily
Daily Mass homily (Wed, 4/13) on loyalty to Christ
Palm Sunday Homily on the pressure we face to abandon Jesus in time of trial
Daily Mass homily on gratitude for Jesus’ suffering and death
Daily Mass homily on spiritual slavery
Homily on Forgiving Others: 5th Sunday in Lent
Daily Mass homily - A spiritual work of mercy: Instructing the Ignorant
Daily Mass homily on sensitivity to suffering
Daily Mass homily on Knowing and Defending the Faith
Homily on Repentance (4th Sunday of Lent)
Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation
Meditation on Magnifying the Lord through Little Things
Homily on Almsgiving: 3rd Sunday of Lent
Homily on the Solemnity of St. Joseph
Lenten Homily Series, Part 2: Unceasing Prayer
Homily on Fasting (1st Sunday of Lent)
Ash Wednesday Homily
Homily on a Fresh Lenten Approach and the Importance of Self-Knowledge – 2.27.22
Homily on Loving Our Enemies – 2.20.22
Meditation on the Vice of Acedia
Homily on What We Can Learn From Isaiah and Peter – 2.6.22
Homily on Charity – 1.30.22
Ongoing Conversion
Homily on the Wedding Feast at Cana – 1.16.22
Homily on the Baptism of our Lord – 1.9.2022
Homily on the Feast of the Epiphany – 1.2.2022
Homily on the Feast of the Holy Family
Homily on Jesus as the Savior – Christmas 2021
Homily on Cultivating a Proper Attitude Toward God's Will – 12.19.21
Homily on Christian Friendship
Homily on Conversion – 12.4.21
Homily on the Feast of Christ the King – 11.21.21
Homily on End Times and Battles Within Our Souls – 11.14.21
Homily on Giving Everything to God
Homily on Becoming a Saint
Homily on the Great Commandment – 10.31.21
Homily on Understanding Real Christian Joy
Homily on St. Faustina and Divine Mercy – 10.10.21
Homily from Feast of the Holy Rosary - 10.7.21
Homily on the Indissolubility of Marriage – 10.3.21
How to Maximize the Fruitfulness of Your Confessions
How to Make a General and a Particular Examination of Conscience
How to Make a Plan of Life
Homily on Being a Good Witness
Homily on Leadership in Christ's Image
Homily on Doing All Things Well
Homily on the Eucharist (part V)
Homily on the Eucharist (part IV)
Homily on the Eucharist (part III)
Homily on the Eucharist (part II)
Homily on the Eucharist (part 1)
Homily on Resting Well
Homily on Approaching Physical Pain as Christians
Homily on Using Your Gifts Well
Homily on Bearing Fruit
Homily on Corpus Christi
Homily on Trinity Sunday
Homily on Pentecost
Homily on the Ascension
Homily on 6th Sunday of Easter
Homily on Abiding in Christ
Homily on Salvation of Souls
Homily on Redemptive Suffering
Homily on Divine Mercy
Homily on Palm Sunday
Homily on Dying to Yourself
Homily on Discovering Truth
Homily on the Woman at the Well
Homily on the Transfiguration of Jesus
Homily on Battling Temptation
Homily on Conversion
Homily on Zeal for Souls, Through the Lens of St. Paul
Homily on Three Potential Pitfalls of Living in an Apostolic Age
Homily on Christendom to Apostolic Mission
Homily on Reacting Virtuously to the World