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Padre's Points — 351 episodes

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1

Easter Sunday (4.5.2026)

2

Good Friday Homily (4.3.2026)

3

Holy Thursday (4.2.26)

4

Palm Sunday (3.29.26)

5

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part IV of IV

6

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part III of IV

7

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part II of IV

8

Story Time with Fr. Mattingly Part I of IV

9

The Solemnity of St. Joseph (3.19.26)

10

Sunday Homily on the Raising of Lazarus (3.22.26)

11

What is Real Christian Community?

12

Daily Mass Homily from The Pelican Summit (3.15.26)

13

Sunday Homily on the Man Born Blind (3.15.26)

14

Sunday Homily on Almsgiving (3.9.2026)

15

Sunday Homily on Consolation & Desolations (3.1.2026)

16

Ash Wednesday Homily (2.18.2026)

17

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

18

What is a Parish?

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

Sunday Homily on Vocations (2-1-2026)

23

Sunday Homily on Discipleship (1-25-2025)

24

Epiphany Homily (1-4-2026)

25

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

26

Holy Family Homily (12-28-2025)

27

Christmas Homily (12-25-2025)

28

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

29

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

30

State of the Union (12-3-2025)

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

Sunday Homily on Imitation (11-16-2025)

35

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

36

Sunday Homily on Death (11-2-2025)

37

Homily on All Saints (11-1-2025)

38

Sunday Homily on Pride and Humility (10.26.2025)

39

Sunday Homily on Gratitude (10/12/2025)

40

Sunday Homily on St. Faustina (10.5.2025)

41

Sunday Homily on Politics and Evangelization (9.21.2025)

42

Wedding Homily on Allegorical Love (9.20.2025)

43

Sunday Homily on The Exaltation of the Cross (09.14.25)

44

Sunday Homily on Eternal Rewards (08.31.2025)

45

Special Homily: Mass of the Holy Spirit (08.27.25)

46

Sunday Homily on Conflict and Division (8.17.2025)

47

Sunday Homily on Responsibility (8.10.2025)

48

Sunday Homily on Saving & Spending Money (08.03.25)

49

Wedding Homily on the Symbolism of Marriage (07.26.25)

50

Sunday Homily on Hospitality (07.20.25)

51

Sunday Homily on the Good Samaritan

52

Sunday Homily on Evangelization (07.06.25)

53

Corpus Christi Homily (06.22.25)

54

Trinity Sunday Homily (06.15.25)

55

Pentecost Homily (06.08.25)

56

Sunday Homily for the Ascension (06.01.2025)

57

Sunday Homily: Strange Glory (5.18.25)

58

Graduation Homily: Friendship (05.16.25)

59

Sunday Homily: Good Shepherd (05.11.25)

60

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

61

Divine Mercy Sunday (04.27.2025)

62

Easter (04.20.25)

63

Good Friday (04.18.25)

64

Holy Thursday (04.17.25)

65

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

66

Weekend Homily: Vigil Masses (03.29.25)

67

Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.25)

68

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

69

Sunday Homily: The Transfiguration (03.16.25)

70

Ash Wednesday (03.05.2025)

71

Sunday Homily: Lenten Preparation (03.02.25)

72

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

73

Sunday Homily: Personal Vocation Story (02.08.25)

74

Sunday Homily: Consecrated Life (02.02.25)

75

Sunday Homily: Mortification of Memory (01.26.25)

76

Wedding Homily: the Sacramental Sign of Marriage (01.25.25)

77

Epiphany (01.05.25)

78

Mary, Mother of God (01.01.25)

79

Feast of the Holy Family (12.29.25)

80

Christmas Homily (12.25.24)

81

Sunday Homily: Interior Peace (12.15.24) 

82

Wedding Homily: On Life and Death (12.14.24)

83

Homily: Immaculate Conception (12.09.24) 

84

Homily: Anniversary of Parish Consecration (11.28.24)

85

Sunday Homily: Digital Technology (12.01.24) 

86

Wedding Homily: Unity (11.30.24)

87

Sunday Homily: Christ the King (11.24.24)

88

Sunday Homily: Memorizing Scripture (11.17.24) 

89

Sunday Homily: Praying for the Dead (11.3.24) 

90

Feast of All Souls (11.2.24) 

91

Feast of All Saints (11.1.24)  

92

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

93

Sunday Homily: True Authority (10.13.24)

94

Wedding Homily: Marital Evangelization (10.19.24)

95

Sunday Homily: Rich Young Man (10.13.24)

96

Funeral Homily: Elizabeth Hilborn (10.11.24)

97

Special Homily: Feast of St. Faustina (10.06.24)

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

Sunday Homily: Distribution of Holy Communion (09.08.2024)

102

Sunday Homily: Trust (08.25.2024) 

103

Sunday Homily: The Process of Sin (09.01.2024) 

104

Special Homily for Chesterton Academy (08.21.2024) 

105

Sunday Homily: Supernatural Life and the Eucharist (08.18.2024) 

106

Homily on how not to use people (08.04.24)

107

Sunday Homily: Cooperating with God (07.28.2024)

108

Sunday Homily: Discomfort (07.14.2024)

109

Sunday Homily: Perseverance (06.23.2024)

110

Sunday Homily: Courage (06.16.2024)

111

Wedding Homily: Double Charity 

112

Sunday Homily: Corpus Christi (06.02.2024)

113

Wedding Homily: On the Crosses of Marriage

114

Sunday Homily: Pentecost (05.19.2024)

115

Sunday Homily: Ascension (05.12.2024) 

116

Sunday Homily: the Romance of Christianity (05.05.2024) 

117

Sunday Homily: the Vine & the Branches (04.28.24)

118

Sunday Homily: Spiritual Maturity (04.21.24)

119

Sunday Homily: Resurrected Body (04.14.24)

120

Divine Mercy Sunday (04.07.24)

121

Good Friday Homily (03.29.24)

122

Holy Thursday Homily (03.28.24)

123

Catechesis on Confession (3 of 3) (03.24.24)

124

Sunday Homily: Palm Sunday (03.25.24)

125

Feast of St. Joseph (03.19.24)

126

Catechesis on Confession (2 of 3) (03.17.24)

127

Sunday Homily: Cremation (03.17.24) 

128

Catechesis on Confession (1 of 3) (3.10.24)

129

Sunday Homily: The Will of God (03.10.2024) 

130

Sunday Homily: Desperately Needing Jesus (03.03.2024) 

131

Catechesis on Mental Prayer (2.25.24)

132

Sunday Homily: Transfiguration (2.25.24)

133

Catechetical Talk: Plan of Life (02.18.2024)

134

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

135

Ash Wednesday (02.14.2024)

136

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

137

Sunday Homily: Technology (1.28.24)

138

Sunday Homily: Urgency of Good Works (1.21.24)

139

Sunday Homily: Epiphany (1.6.24)

140

Sunday Homily: Feast of the Holy Family (12.31.23)

141

Wedding Homily: Purpose of Marriage (12.27.23)

142

Christmas Homily (12.25.23)

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

Homily on the Immaculate Conception (12.8.23)

147

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

148

Sunday Homily: Works of Mercy (11.26.23)

149

Sunday Homily on Divine Visits (11.19.23)

150

Sunday homily: Good Works (11.12.23)

151

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

152

Wedding Homily: Graces of Marriage (11.04.23)

153

Homily: All Souls’ Day (11.02.23)

154

Homily: All Saints Day (11.01.23)

155

Sunday Homily: Radical Love (10.29.23)

156

Sunday Homily: Duties Toward Society (10.22.23)

157

Sunday Homily: St. Faustina (10.8.23)

158

Wedding Homily on “Leaving and Cleaving”

159

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

160

Sunday Homily: Personal Calling (09.24.2023)

161

Sunday Homily: Mercy & Forgiveness (09.17.2023)

162

Sunday Homily: Excommunication (9.10.23)

163

Talk: Living a Plan of Life

164

Meditation: Transforming Union

165

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

166

Sunday Homily: Knowing vs. Loving God (8.27.23)

167

Sunday Homily: Holy Communion (8.6.23)

168

Sunday Homily: Kingdom of God (7.30.23)

169

St. Josemaria Escriva (Homily, 6.26.23)

170

Sunday Homily: Fear of Persecution (6.25.23)

171

Sunday Homily: False Salvation (6.18.23)

172

Immaculate Heart of Mary (Homily, 6.17.23)

173

Corpus Christi homily (6/11/23)

174

Wedding homily: Lessons from Tobit

175

Sunday Homily on the Holy Trinity (6.4.23)

176

Pentecost Sunday homily (5/28/23)

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

Wedding Homily on the gift of one’s spouse

181

Divine Mercy Sunday homily (4.16.23)

182

Easter Vigil homily

183

Good Friday homily (4/7/23)

184

Holy Thursday homily (4/6/23)

185

Palm Sunday homily (4/2/23)

186

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

187

Meditation on Marian beauty (3/25/23)

188

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

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

Sunday homily on humility (Jan 29 2023)

195

Sunday homily on how God encounters us

196

Homily for the Epiphany (1.8.23)

197

Homily for Mary, Mother of God (1.1.23)

198

Christmas homily (12/25/22)

199

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

200

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

201

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

202

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

203

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

204

Sunday homily on Renewing Society

205

Sunday Mass homily: Sacred Music

206

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

207

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

208

Homily for All Souls’ Day (11/2/22)

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

Meditation on Integrity (10/26/22)

214

Sunday homily: Humility in Confession

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

Sunday homily on doctrinal confusion within the Church

222

Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Jerome

223

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

224

Daily Mass homily: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

225

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

226

Daily Mass homily: Feast of the Nativity of Mary

227

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

228

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

229

Homily for Chesterton Academy Opening School Year Mass

230

Sunday homily on generosity (8/28/22)

231

Daily Mass homily on Sincerity

232

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

233

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

234

Homily for the Assumption of Our Lady

235

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

236

Daily Mass homily for Feast of St. Clare of Assisi

237

Daily Mass homily on Feast of St. Lawrence

238

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

239

Daily Mass homily on Our Lady of Snows

240

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

241

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

242

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

243

Daily Mass homily on the Pearl of Great Price

244

Daily Mass homily – Feast of Sts. Joachim & Anne

245

Daily Mass homily on growing lukewarm

246

Sunday homily on meditative prayer

247

Sunday homily on obstacles to saving souls

248

Daily Mass homily: Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul

249

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

250

Roe v. Wade, gratitude, and looking ahead

251

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

252

Heavenly treasure vs. earthly treasure

253

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

254

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

255

Daily Mass homily: Our Return to the Father

256

Daily Mass homily on mission towards influencers

257

Sunday homily: The New Covenant Dwelling of God

258

Daily Mass homily: The Hatred of the World

259

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

260

Daily Mass homily: Long-game intercession for priests

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

Meditation on Fear and Courage

267

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

268

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

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

Divine Mercy Sunday homily

276

Homily for Easter Sunday

277

Good Friday homily

278

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

279

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

280

Daily Mass homily on gratitude for Jesus’ suffering and death

281

Daily Mass homily on spiritual slavery

282

Homily on Forgiving Others: 5th Sunday in Lent

283

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

284

Daily Mass homily on sensitivity to suffering

285

Daily Mass homily on Knowing and Defending the Faith

286

Homily on Repentance (4th Sunday of Lent)

287

Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation

288

Meditation on Magnifying the Lord through Little Things

289

Homily on Almsgiving: 3rd Sunday of Lent

290

Homily on the Solemnity of St. Joseph

291

Lenten Homily Series, Part 2: Unceasing Prayer

292

Homily on Fasting (1st Sunday of Lent)

293

Ash Wednesday Homily

294

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

295

Homily on Loving Our Enemies – 2.20.22

296

Meditation on the Vice of Acedia

297

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

298

Homily on Charity – 1.30.22

299

Ongoing Conversion

300

Homily on the Wedding Feast at Cana – 1.16.22

301

Homily on the Baptism of our Lord – 1.9.2022

302

Homily on the Feast of the Epiphany – 1.2.2022

303

Homily on the Feast of the Holy Family

304

Homily on Jesus as the Savior – Christmas 2021

305

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

306

Homily on Christian Friendship

307

Homily on Conversion – 12.4.21

308

Homily on the Feast of Christ the King – 11.21.21

309

Homily on End Times and Battles Within Our Souls – 11.14.21

310

Homily on Giving Everything to God

311

Homily on Becoming a Saint

312

Homily on the Great Commandment – 10.31.21

313

Homily on Understanding Real Christian Joy

314

Homily on St. Faustina and Divine Mercy – 10.10.21

315

Homily from Feast of the Holy Rosary - 10.7.21

316

Homily on the Indissolubility of Marriage – 10.3.21

317

How to Maximize the Fruitfulness of Your Confessions

318

How to Make a General and a Particular Examination of Conscience

319

How to Make a Plan of Life

320

Homily on Being a Good Witness

321

Homily on Leadership in Christ's Image

322

Homily on Doing All Things Well

323

Homily on the Eucharist (part V)

324

Homily on the Eucharist (part IV)

325

Homily on the Eucharist (part III)

326

Homily on the Eucharist (part II)

327

Homily on the Eucharist (part 1)

328

Homily on Resting Well

329

Homily on Approaching Physical Pain as Christians

330

Homily on Using Your Gifts Well

331

Homily on Bearing Fruit

332

Homily on Corpus Christi

333

Homily on Trinity Sunday

334

Homily on Pentecost

335

Homily on the Ascension

336

Homily on 6th Sunday of Easter

337

Homily on Abiding in Christ

338

Homily on Salvation of Souls

339

Homily on Redemptive Suffering

340

Homily on Divine Mercy

341

Homily on Palm Sunday

342

Homily on Dying to Yourself

343

Homily on Discovering Truth

344

Homily on the Woman at the Well

345

Homily on the Transfiguration of Jesus

346

Homily on Battling Temptation

347

Homily on Conversion

348

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

349

Homily on Three Potential Pitfalls of Living in an Apostolic Age

350

Homily on Christendom to Apostolic Mission

351

Homily on Reacting Virtuously to the World