The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies

Friends this past Wednesday I traveled to Greensboro for the funeral Mass of Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio. He was for a time the priest secretary for Bishop Curlin (the bishop prior to Bishop Jugis and now Bishop Martin), and then he served for 24 years as pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Greensboro. Not long before passing away from cancer this past July, Monsignor wrote a heartfelt message to...

Have a few announcements this morning. The Catholic Kids Camp was a success with 104 kids in attendance. Thank you to all the teen and adult volunteers for all of their hard work, and a special thank you to the donors for your contributions to make that happen. The confirmation entrance exam is Saturday, August 3rd at 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. Please make sure your children eat before coming to...

Our Lord. In this gospel, he instructs his apostles who have been working to come and spend some time away, to come and spend some time just with the Lord alone and in his presence. And there's one more privileged moment where we see the interior life of the Son of God. What is the Son of God think about? How does he behave? One more moment. In Mark's gospel, the Lord's into your life is moved wit...

Brothers and sisters in Christ. It is very good to be with you. I have been pastor just since Tuesday and feel like I have already lived a lifetime in just these past few days. That has been busy, but very good and I look forward to getting to know you better as I focus on what I've been asked to do of preaching the gospel and sanctifying you through the sacraments.  I also look forward to what we...

At 12:00 today, I became your pastor. I'm Father Michael Carlson at Saint Mark this morning. And now here as your pastor, and I am. I'm here for you. I am here for you to lead you as best I can to Jesus Christ through the preaching of the gospel and through the sacraments. And I will do my utmost and ask especially for your prayers, because I need. I need those. This afternoon we're celebrating th...

In the name of the father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen  Seeking Our Lady's intercession, let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.  Good morning, brothers and sisters. Long time no see, thoughts since w...

The gospel today shows Jesus power over sickness and death. The story of the woman with hemorrhages demonstrates great faith because she tried every remedy without success. The story of Jairus and his daughter demonstrate also great faith on the part of a religious leader. Most religious leaders oppose Jesus, but Jairus comes as a believer. The story shows Jesus dealing with people of different so...

Jesus had ministered to the people all day long along the shore of Galilee, but in his humanity. Now he needed rest. The boat that he entered into, he goes to the stern of the boat, and as it says, he falls asleep on a cushion. Then the gospel says, suddenly a violent squall came and threatened to capsize the boat. The disciples woke him and said, teacher, do you not care how we are perishing? The...

In today's gospel, Mark emphasizes two parables concerning the kingdom of God. The question is, since Jesus emphasized so much about the parables, what are parables? They are short stories with a purpose. They teach moral and spiritual lessons through comparison or analogy. Jesus used everyday situations and characters to reveal the kingdom of God. They can help us reflect on our own lives, values...

Last week we discussed one of the great mysteries of the church, the Holy Trinity. That there are three divine persons in one God. This week we encounter another great mystery the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. Both mysteries, though not proceed by our senses, are revealed to us through God's wonderful theological gift to us. It is called faith. We first re...

Today is Trinity Sunday. One of the mysteries. Great mysteries of the church, a Holy Mother. The church has taught us that there are three Divine persons and one God. We cannot fathom it. We cannot understand it. And no human capacity is even the story that goes back to Saint Augustine when he was walking along the seashore. And a young boy approaches him, and he said to him, Augustine, I know you...

In today's gospel, Jesus talks about the coming of the advocate who is the spirit of truth. Jesus knew the disciples did not have the courage or confidence to continue what Jesus began. In order to console them, he promises to send them the advocate who proceeds from the father. Jesus says, the Spirit will testify on my behalf, and you shall also testify. That is, bear witness, because you have be...

In today's gospel, Jesus commissions the 11 notices, says the 11. Because of what happened to Judas, they had not yet chosen. Matthias says the 12th. He says, go into the world and evangelize, preach, and teach all that I have taught you to all creation. He says, the man who believes in it and accepts baptism will be saved. The man who refuses to believe will be condemned. Therefore, after hearing...

The gospel that I have just read. Jesus connects love, obedience, and joy. Jesus says he Himself found joy and fulfilling the will of His Father even in the face of adversity. That adversity was nothing less than laying down his life for his friends. By his sacrifice on the cross, this is how he can say there is no greater love than this to lay down one's life for his friends. Jesus says, you will...

My name is Father Noe Torres, I am the Vicar at Immaculate Conception in Hendersonville and at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville and now I am here at St. Dorothy, three churches! I will be with you celebrating the Holy mass and sacraments. If God asks us if you have done 7 works of charity before you enter heaven you will begin to remember that you only helped two or three, but you had in...

We continue to pray for Father Miller as he attempts to recover from illness. And I know it's somewhat difficult for you because you never know who you're going to get. On a given weekend, we have reached the bottom of the barrel. My name is Father Matthew Kauth, and for those of you I don't know. I work at the seminary in the rectory of Saint Joseph College Seminary and it's a pleasure to be here...

In our gospel reading today, Luke underscores the fact that Jesus is truly alive. Now, this might strike you as a very basic truth of all Christians believe but let me add a bit more to that sentence that makes it even more striking. He is very much alive in the Eucharist that is consecrated in every Catholic Mass that is offered throughout the world, every day until the end of time. This is a bas...

The Sunday is so rich, there's so much to be, to be shared and to be to reflect on. First, it's the first Sunday after Easter. The resurrection. The big deal. Resurrection is everything for us. And today we are celebrating that divine mercy that amazing sign of God's love. When he revealed to Saint Faustina, revealed to her, explain to her how much he cares about us, how much he loves us, pointing...

The name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.  What image comes to mind when you think of motherhood? Well, perhaps the most common image is or pictures of motherhood is that some form of image of Madonna and child that really takes center stage around Christmas time. However, this image of a mother holding her child presupposes another moment, because every birth is preceded by a co...

Third Sunday of Lent March 3, 2024 Good morning to all of you. I am Father Brian Becker. I got a call from Father Miller earlier in the week. I know you keep him in your prayers, but please continue to do. He is having a difficult weekend with his illness, and he was asking for some assistance with the masses this weekend and he gave me a call. I'm here to be with you from Saint Joseph's College S...

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of her death. Amen   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Today, I'll be speaking to you about the t...

First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2024 •   The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers and sisters. So, th...

Meditating on the four last things. Of course, we started with death. It's inevitable for all of us. Last night I spoke about judgment again, inevitable for all of us. And for tonight. And tomorrow I'll do hell. And then heaven. And this is where the divide comes in regards to our own personal experiences. Everybody is going to experience one or the other, heaven or hell. It all depends on the jud...

Earlier today and last night, I spoke to you about the first of the four last things death, the first experience that all of us will share whenever the end of our life comes, whether it's the end of time itself, when Christ comes again and glory, or if it's just most likely our particular death that that individual day and the church teaches correctly, as our Lord has revealed, that there are two...

The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. As you know, this Tuesday is the solemnity...