Hear to Heaven

Many Thanks to the Cauley Family. May the soul of Patrick, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Jesus calls out the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy and sin, Particularly their lack of an interior life... life revolving around God. St. Augustine defines sin as incurvatus in se—that means “caved in around oneself.” To be in sin is to be “caved in” around the ego and its narrow concerns. This is their ailment. Saint Louis, the good and just king of France knew that God was the center...

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https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081820.cfm Jesus says: 'And anyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, wife, children or land for the sake of my name will be repaid a hundred times over, and also inherit eternal life'. Try to find on earth anyone who repays so generously! -Saint Josemaria, The Way, 670

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Today's Gospel: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081620.cfm To St. Catherine of Siena Jesus says: Do you know, daughter, who you are and who I am? If you know these two things you have beatitude in your grasp. You are she who is not, and I AM HE WHO IS. Let your soul but become penetrated with this truth, and the Enemy can never lead you astray; you will never be caught in any snare of his,...

Mary points to the Ressurection on the last day and gives us reason to hope: Jesus Christ.  This was originally recorded on the Feast of the Assumption, 2018.  https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081520.cfm

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Feast of Saint Lawrence. https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081020.cfm "The holy martyrs followed Christ even to shedding their life’s blood, even to reproducing the very likeness of his passion. They followed him, but not they alone. It is not true that the bridge was broken after the martyrs crossed; nor is it true that after they had drunk from it, the fountain of eternal life dried up” (Sa...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080920.cfm “But when he saw how strong the wind was, he became frightened” Fear does something to us. Fear chokes us, drowns us, makes us panic. It is the same fear which arises in those grand moments when we encounter death and smaller moments of anxiety… In that moment of fear, we create a future in which God does not exist. At that moment I become the crea...

God invites us into the family business. Love for the sake of life!

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080620.cfm Heaven: 'the eye has not seen, nor the ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things that God has prepared for those who love him.’ Don't these revelations of the Apostle spur you on to fight? (The Way, 751) And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light...

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080520.cfm The memorial of the dedication of the basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome. 

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https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/080320.cfm "When our vision is clouded, when our eyes have lost their clarity, we need to go to the light. And Jesus Christ has told us that he is the Light of the world and that he has come to heal the sick. —That is why your weaknesses and your falls — when God allows them — should not separate you from Christ, but rather draw you closer to him!" -Saint Jos...

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/080220.cfm Jesus saw a large crowd. I wonder if we do? The large crowd is not limited to the people in this church. We, as disciples of Christ are called to bring this gospel to the large crowd out in the world. While it seems to us that the gospel is currently “out of season,” we must never forget that everyone is precious to the Lord; He wants to reach all and...

Dear Listeners, I was out of town for a family wedding yesterday, 8-1. Here is my homily from Trinity Sunday, 6-7-2020.  Expect today's homily this evening. -Fr. Bob

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/073120.cfm At the end of the homily I meant to say: "Isn't this the carpenter's son?" I should really drink coffee and observe the fast before 6:30 AM Mass! There is so much to say about Ignatius so I have added a few things here:  "Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam" "For the Greater Glory of God!" The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits,...

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/073020.cfm From a catechetical instruction by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop (Cat. 18, 26-29: PG 33, 1047-1050) The Church is the bride of Christ The Catholic Church is the distinctive name of this holy Church which is the mother of us all. She is the bride of our Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God (for Scripture says: Christ loved the Church and...

Martha gets a bad rap. In every scene (both options for today’s Gospel)… she is being corrected by our Lord… and yet, she is a saint. She is a saint because of her friendship with Christ. She is a saint apparently because of her reception of these corrections. This friendship demanded of her is not only that service which she is known for but a life of prayer, that better part which our Lord encou...

Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time.  http://usccb.org/bible/readings/072820.cfm The Forge, 579: There was a young priest who used to address Jesus with the words of the Apostles: explain the parable to us. He would add: Master, put into our souls the clarity of your teaching, so that it may never be absent from our lives and our works. And so that we can give it to others. —You too sho...

Today’s recording is just a quick update for our listeners. Dear listeners, thank you for your patience as "Fr. Bob‘s Daily Homilies" gets up and running. We are now on a new platform anchor.fm which is a great website. It is easy to use, easy to share, and free! Anchor automatically uploads to everyone’s favorite podcast and free music site Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7HM9YraauIb8lGbuh...