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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

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Healing the family

Sometimes We Forget, But God Doesn’t … Ever – Weekday Homily Video

Earlier this winter, I went into a Dunkin’ Donuts a ways from here. It was a really cold day, and so I had my ski jacket zipped all the way up, which blocked my Roman collar. And as I approached the counter, I heard a young woman’s voice say, “Don’t worry, I forge my signature on those forms all the time; it’s no big deal, really; I do it all the time!” Suddenly, the young woman turned and noticed she had a customer: me!

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Healing the family  |  Love thy Neighbor

The Standard of Mercy - Weekday Homily Video

What’s God’s standard of mercy? In other words, what are the ground rules when we sin against God and one another? If we’re interested in making it to Heaven, that’s a really important question; one that God answers in today’s reading from Ezekiel and the Gospel of Matthew.

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Healing the family  |  Love thy Neighbor

“Ephphatha!” (“Be Opened!”) - Weekday Homily Video

This afternoon we hear Jesus heal a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment. There are several other forms of deafness or speech impediments that each one of us needs to pay attention to and ask Jesus to heal us from.

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Healing the family

What Needs to Be Healed in Your Life? – Weekday Homily Video

On Saturday night, my dad and I watched the movie, Father Stu Reborn. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the story of a man whose life is full of family heartache and personal struggles who discovers a loving God and ultimately becomes a priest … but not without trials.

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Healing the family  |  Why pray?

Tragedy and Grief - Faith and Healing – Weekday Homily Video

Within the scope of today’s first reading and gospel are tragedy and grief and faith and healing … all parts of the lived experience for each of us to one degree or another. In the first reading, we hear of King David’s son, who had betrayed him, ultimately falling prey to Joab.

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Healing the family  |  Return to the Church

Jesus' Authority Over Evil Gives Us Hope – Weekday Homily Video

On Sunday and now, today’s gospel reveals Jesus’ authority over evil. In both cases, men’s souls have been captured by Satan. No human action can save them, either by their own efforts or anyone else. Only Jesus can set them free.

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