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When Did Mary Receive Her Crown? Its Significance to Us on Mother’s Day and Always! On this day, Mother’s Day and the Seventh Sunday of Easter, we hear that Jesus sends His disciples into the world. We also hear more about Mary within the Homily. When did Mary receive her crown? We hear in the Mysteries of the Rosaries, that we honor the crowning of Mary. When did she receive it? Was it after her...

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity This audio is Part II: Learning to Live in a Dignified Way. See all the titles within this conference below. Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God. “Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Digni...

The Spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort Produces the Biography of the Saint When we speak of the lives of the saints, regularly we speak of the works of the saints, or the events within their life, or their prayers or hymns. That is fine, but in doing so, it is incomplete. In speaking about the saints, we think of the saint who produced a spirituality. For example, for Saint Louis de Montfort, w...

Jesus Tells Us, Love Others As I Love You Now! The Homily begins as a number of children and their parents are in the pews. The Homily begins with the concept and explanation of Baptism and Sharing in the Life of Jesus. However, later in the homily, Jesus tells us something important. We all know Jesus tells us to love others . . . to love our neighbor. But Jesus also tells us to love others as Je...

Reading Through Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity : Part I Dignitas Infinita (which means Infinite Dignity) is a 2024 declaration on Catholic doctrine that outlines the importance of human dignity, explains its connection to God. “Dignitas Infinita – The Declaration on Human Dignity” is a profound testament to the intrinsic worth and rights of every individual. Crafted as a guid...

Remain In Me, Jesus Tells Us! A Fundamental Requirement in Sharing In the Life of Jesus. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us He is the Vine, and we are the branches. We must stay connected to Him! Jesus explains to us what that really means! We have heard this Gospel before, and many of us know it well. But Jesus goes on and exclaims, We Must Remain In Him! We cannot partially or sometimes remain in...

Jesus’ Call to Saul: Jesus’ Plans for St. Paul: Implications for Our Spiritual Journey! In Jesus' times, there was great violence. Saul was able to persecute “Christians” based solely on a letter from the high priests. Legally, there were no other documents, other than this letter that permitted the persecution. The Lord takes advantage of this for the spreading of the Gospel. Recently, we heard t...

What is Jesus Telling Us on Good Shepherd Sunday? How Should that Influence Our Spiritual Life? Today’s Gospel focuses on The Good Shepherd. We have all heard this Gospel in the past. “They know my voice”. Each year the fourth Sunday of Easter is The Good Shepherd Sunday. But what is the Lord telling us? Is He just telling us that He knows us? What is Jesus Telling Us on Good Shepherd Sunday? How...

I Am the Bread of Life. What is Jesus Actually Telling Us? Impact on Our Spiritual Life! Yesterday, we heard about the martyrdom of St. Stephen, and Saul was present. Stephen placed his spirit into the hands of Christ. This had an immediate impact. Stephen says, Lord do not hold this against them. The great Deacon’s actions echo what Jesus Himself says on The Cross. Saul is emboldened by the death...

Why Does the Church Insist We Celebrate the Easter for an Octave? The Gospel today is the Road to Emmaus. Jesus appears to two disciples. It is important to understand today’s Gospel to comprehend how the Easter Octave works. Why does Church celebrate and keep this octave in the first place? The reason is exactly what we hear in the Gospel reading. We move forward through the octave to consider al...

The Church Moves Across The Water Feeling Alone. Lessons for Our Own Spirituality! The first reading (not included within this audio, is very instructive on how the Church moves forward. No one in the ancient times was more vulnerable than a widow. Without the support of a husband, and often with small children, a widow was vulnerable. As the Church began to grow in numbers, many of them were wido...

Peter Exclaims to the World, In the Name of Jesus You Are Saved! The scene in the first reading (not included within this audio) has a theme of Holy Week. The scene is about two months after Good Friday. The numbers of “Christians” have swelled to several thousand and growing. The scene includes the Jewish religious leaders, Peter and John, the temple guards and others. The leaders thought they we...

The Apostles Were Slow to Believe the Lord Has Risen! One of the aspects of Easter we do not talk about is the topic of abundance. The Church places before us certain things that underscores how important this time really is to all Christians. The Homily explains this further. Today’s readings emphasize something. Have you ever experienced a difficult time in paying attention? If the answer is yes...

Jesus Chooses You on Easter Sunday and Every Day In today’s Gospel we hear about St. John and St. Peter running to Jesus’ empty tomb. Recall, they did not yet understand what Jesus’ Resurrection meant. After arriving at the tomb, the Gospel tells us . . . they understood what had happen. Imagine turning within the tomb, and looking out at the world, completely changed. They exited from the tomb ch...

The Lord Freely Gives Up His Life: Understand the Implications Freedom can actually be a terrible thing! Strange to say! How freedom is used has consequences. We see this in today’s Gospel and through Holy Week. The Lord will freely lay down His life. It is a freedom to obey a will other than one’s own. We don’t often connect freedom with obedience. The Homily explores this further. Judas also fre...

Understand How Our Lady of Sorrows Impacts Our Holy Week Devotion and Our Spiritual Life The audio opens up describing a specific image . . . Our Lady of Sorrows. The image within this post is further explained. Listen to the details behind this image and understand its importance within the Lenten Season. Weeping at the foot of The Cross is the result of a deep appreciation for everything her Son...

Why Did Jesus Have to Die? Inthe first reading, God is speaking of something eternal. God makes a promise. It involves the land and involves Jerusalem, but His promise goes beyond that. God addresses Israel, but reaches beyond it . . . to all mankind. Hear more within the Homily. The promise is also encountered in our Gospel. It occurs after Jesus’ last great sign . . . the raising of Lazarus. Jes...

Jesus Says I Am Here Now on Palm Sunday. Then He Asks Us a Question! The Palm Sunday Gospel is of the account of the Passion. We also hear that Jesus tells us He is here now. Then He asks us a question! Our response is the only thing that matters during Holy Week . . . in fact, it is the only thing that matters within our lives. Here more within the Homily. Listen to: Jesus Says I Am Here Now on P...

Our Lady of Sorrows: Unite the Last Two Lines of the Hail Mary With Mary at the Foot of the Cross Thisfour minute audio was originally recorded as part of a recent Passion of Mary. This brief homily reflects on the last two lines of the Hail Mary and Our Lady of Sorrows standing at the foot of The Cross praying for Jesus and mankind. Listen to this brief, but special Meditation Media. Note: The me...

It is God that Witnesses to Me, so I may Witness to Him! Impacts for Our Spiritual Life Scripture, especially during Lent, speaks to your heart and my heart. The readings are challenging today. They speak about the religious leaders’ hearts. In the first reading (not included within this media set), God is frustrated with His people even after all the things and signs He showed us. Even after seei...

Scripture Foretells of the Events of Good Friday In today’s Gospel we have a strong indication of Good Friday. This Sunday begins Passiontide . . . the time of The Cross. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, but Passiontide begins a week earlier. The readings have a strong message about The Cross. The first reading is from the third chapter of the Book of Wisdom. It is also a good reading to read at h...

The Mysteries of Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter The second conference walks through Good Friday through Easter. This conference is the fifth in a series of Leneten Conference. Listen to The Mysteries of Holy Week: The Passion through Holy Thursday before listening to this media set.

The Mysteries of Holy Week The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy Thursday Note: This audio is the fifth Friday conference within the Lenten Season. The first several media sets’ titles within this series appear below. The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy Thursday In a number of the Homilies during the Lenten Season, it has...

Healing by Christ of the Man by the Pool is a Foretelling of Our Spiritual Life. It is an Important Lesson During the Lenten Season Today’s Gospel is well known to many Christians. John tells us about the healing by Christ of the man by the pool. The Church selects this scripture as a reminder that we are all cleaned and healed in the pool of water at our Baptism. Baptism can only be done once, an...

The Lord Tells Us Do Not Fall Into the Trap of Doing the Details and Thinking Your Spiritual Life Must Be Alright: The Lord Explains What We Must Do Scripture’s focus on Mass this last week has been our relationship with the Word of God. It focuses on the need to receive it and respond to it. Today’s scripture continues this focus. The Lord Himself tells us the human heart, for many, goes through...