Sacred Heart Catholic Church

This homily was given by visiting priest, Dominican Father W. Becket Soule, Ph. D., J.C.D. He is regarded as an expert in the history, theory and application of canon law, as well as in medieval Church history. Considering his expertise in the canon law of the churches of the Eastern Rite, Father Soule was named Promoter of Justice for the Eparchy of St. Maron. One of the most talented and profici...

Readings from the Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122519at-the-vigil-mass.cfm Opening Prayer for Christmas Mass during the day: O God, who wonderfully created the dignity of human nature and still more wonderfully restored it, grant, we pray, that we may share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity.

Readings from the Fourth Sunday of Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122219.cfm ANOINTING after BAPTISM 98. Then the celebrant says: The God of power and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has freed you from sin, given you a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and welcomed you into his holy people. He now anoints you with the chrism of salvation. As Christ was anointed Priest, Prophet, and...

This was a question and answer session with 3 of the seminarians from Sacred Heart. This recording was on December 20, 2019. During this recording we were also making a Facebook LIVE video which you can find on our Facebook page, the link is on our SoundCloud home page. 2:25- (Noe) Can you explain your cassock and the symbolism of it and how it different from Darren's cassock? 4:15- (Darren) Do yo...

Readings from the Third Sunday of Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/121519.cfm The Temptation of Adam and Eve: Genesis 3 http://usccb.org/bible/genesis/3 Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met. To some extent this is because our “technological society has succeeded in multiplying occasions of pleasure, yet...

This homily was given by Father Marcel Amadi. From Lagos, Nigeria, Father Marcel was ordained in 2003. After which he served as Personal Secretary to the Archbishop of Lagos, and also Archdiocesan Secretary and Master of Ceremonies for 7 years. He edited and published a collection of the Cardinal’s messages, homilies, and speeches. He also published three other books including a book of his person...

Readings from the First Sunday in Advent: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120119.cfm Obituaries: Leonard Kobylus: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Leonard-Kobylus/#!/Obituary Fred Setzer: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Fred-Setzer/#!/Obituary Dolores Van Vorst: https://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dolores-Van-Vorst/#!/Obituary Romans 6:3-9 ;3 Or are yo...

Readings from The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/112419.cfm Catechism of Catholic Church 786: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p2.htm

Readings from the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111719.cfm Revelations of Fatima: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000626_message-fatima_en.html Saint Francisco: https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/francisco-marto.asp Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins becaus...

Readings from the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111019.cfm Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 996-1001: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a11.htm Virginia Schneider Obituary: :https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-schneider&pid=194299685&fhid=12198 Doubting Thomas (John 20:24-29): http://usccb.org/...

Readings from the Thirty-first Sunday in OT: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/110319.cfm Reading of the Rich Young Man (Luke 18:18-30): http://usccb.org/bible/luke/18

Readings from the Solemnity of All Saints: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/110119.cfm "Religion....It is the opium of the people." Karl Marx https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm Hard Days Night, by: Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2TFk0vh1I

Readings from the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/102719.cfm Catechism of Catholic Church 954: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a9p5.htm Three states of the church: https://aleteia.org/2017/10/22/the-visible-church-on-earth-is-only-one-part-of-a-much-larger-reality/ Mongr. Charles Pope quote: http://blog.adw.org/2019/10/standing-need-prayer-...

Readings from the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/102019.cfm

This homily was given by Deacon James Mazur, deacon at Sacred Heart. Readings from the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/101319.cfm Meaning of Saint Benedict Medal: http://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/the-st.-benedict-medal-when-the-church-is-no-longer-messing-around

This homily was given by Father Devereux. Father Peter Devereux, LC, Assistant Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and Catholic Campus Ministry at NC State is also part of the Legion of Christ. He is from New Zealand, and has served as a Legionary priest in Atlanta GA, San Jose CA, and Los Angeles CA. He has two brothers who are also priests, one works in Poland and the other in California. His pa...

Readings from the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/092919.cfm Summary of Amos: http://usccb.org/bible/scripture.cfm?bk=Amos&ch= "AND IN THE END THE LOVE YOU TAKE IS EQUAL TO THE LOVE YOU MAKE..." The End by The Beetles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12R4FzIhdoQ "The opposite of love's indifference." Stubborn Love by The Lumineers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk...

This homily was given by Father Paul McNulty. Father McNulty is currently the chaplain of Christ the King High School in Huntersville, NC but will soon be installed as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Church in Waynesville and Immaculate Conception Mission in Canton. https://catholicnewsherald.com/90-news/local/4785-father-paul-mcnulty-named-pastor-of-st-john-the-evangelist-church-in-waynesville...

Readings from the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/091519.cfm "Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction." Deus Caristas Est by Pope Benedict XVI: http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus...

Readings from the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/090819.cfm Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/archbishop-fulton-sheen-to-be-beatified-10161

Readings from the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/090119.cfm Luke Chapter 14: http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/14 Mere Christianity, Chapter 8 'The Great Sin', p61 (https://www.dacc.edu/assets/pdfs/PCM/merechristianitylewis.pdf)

This homily was given by Deacon James Mazur. Readings from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/082519.cfm

This homily was given by Father Paul McNulty, chaplain of Christ the King Catholic High School in Huntsville, NC. He will soon be installed as pastor of St. John's in Waynesville, NC https://catholicnewsherald.com/90-news/local/4785-father-paul-mcnulty-named-pastor-of-st-john-the-evangelist-church-in-waynesville.

Readings from the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/081819.cfm Pew Research Study: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/08/05/transubstantiation-eucharist-u-s-catholics/?fbclid=IwAR2Zru91xq5e0TVwn-Yagg4jXP-NWUbcH8wJFkZq68Bw4IBvOHqm5hDCpgI Eucharistic Congress: https://goeucharist.com/ Flannery O'Conner story: http://catholicnewsherald.com/viewpoints/104-news/viewp...

Readings from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: http://usccb.org/bible/readings/081519-day.cfm St. John the Evangelist: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08492a.htm Our Lady of Sorrows: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14151b.htm Mary the New Ark of the Covenant: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/mary-the-ark-of-the-new-covenant John 19:26-27 "When Jesus saw hi...