HOMILY   PENTECOST
SUNDAY      Cycle C  May 28, 2023

 The color for today’s Mass is Red.   Red is a good color.   What
do you think of when you see the color red? 
Watermelon?…

Our first Canonized Saint in over 60 episodes! The implementation of the Council of Trent, the Battle of Lepanto and the Triumph of the Rosary.
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Dr. Marie Meaney discusses her latest book, When Expecting Doesn’t Happen: Turning Infertility into a Journey of Hope.
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Day 1 Come, Holy Spirit! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy well beloved spouse. ♥️ Oh Comforter with Mary let us travel the world by our prayer of the heart, touching the… Continue Reading →

another reforming Pope who happened to have a saintly Cardinal Nephew.
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To us who celebrate it every year the Ascension of Jesus  seems to naturally follow the initial celebration of his Resurrection.  However I imagine it was an earth shattering surprise to his followers that he would be leaving them yet… Continue Reading →

Fr. Rob shares his thoughts on life after a post COVID Church and how the Church adapted to COVID-19.
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A very strict inquisitorial reforming Pope, who doesn’t make a lot of friends.
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Utilizing digital media to draw people into relationships while prayerfully protecting yourself against social media addiction and comparison.
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 Homily    5th
Sunday of Easter    May 7 2023

Stones.   Rocks.  
Boulders.  In our second reading this
morning St Peter – that is a statue of him holding the keys behind me – Peter
calls Chri…

Red had an easy laugh; open and free  He laughed at himself because he was funny,  And at the world because it was ridiculous.  At The Eagle Newspaper pressroom Red was irreplaceable  Ingenious  An out of the box thinker who… Continue Reading →

A short papacy but a beautiful Mass that came from it.
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Fr. Joe Rampino discusses the priesthood in the context of rural chapels.
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Last Sunday, we heard the third Resurrection account for this Easter season from Luke 24:13-25, famously known as The Road to Emmaus. Out of the many scriptures that I love to read, […]

A bit of a dissapointmnt for reformers, but some bright spots as the Council of Trent continues.
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Lisa Cotter explains the Catholic teaching on women, utilizing the wisdom of JPII feminine genius teaching and Catholic feminity.
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It was the spring semester of 2009, and I was in graduate school at Franciscan University of Steubenville, enrolled in Theological Foundations with Dr. Scott Hahn. One of the texts for the course we were […]

 HOMILY    Thirds
Sunday of Easter   Cycle A     April 23, 2023

           Today in the
Gospel a pair of disciples are on the way to a village called Emmaus.  Sc…

Reform, from another scandalous Renaissance Pope: A tentative start of the 19th Eccumenical Council, the Council of Trent.
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In this Catholic-Link podcast, Fr. Rob interviews J. Stephen and Austin Kelly, the creators of Knights of the Cross, a television series about the Crusades.
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“The most unfortunate of the popes”, the Sack of Rome, the Split with England, and a waffling indecisive Pope.
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Check out this interview with Samantha Kelley, founder of FIERCE Athlete, where she talks to Drew and Katie Taylor from Catholic-Link about women’s sports, femininity, theology of the body, identity as a daughter of God, body image issues, and so much …

Now that we have entered the Easter Season, the Regina Caeli is one of the four antiphons that can be chanted (or recited) to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This prayer is said […]

With Jesus risen and back for forty days I bet Our Lady could hardly stop cooking and bringing him food, watching him eat. It was probably hard not to hug him every minute. I bet she kept looking in on… Continue Reading →

I have been sick this Triduum so it’s been very different than most for me. I have been in bed with cats all over me, hearing Hannah Montana music non stop because my granddaughter loves it these days.( No fair… Continue Reading →

Oh silence you are so safe and all is contained in you. As much as music fills my soul so do you nourish me as you gather yourself to me and come into my heart. God’s embrace is silent, his… Continue Reading →

 HOMILY     HOLY
THURSDAY      April 6, 2023   St. Austin Church

 Jesus, I think we can all agree, was
a very good preacher.  Indeed, a great
preacher.  He often attracted larg…

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Where was Mary during the day Holy Thursday? I think Mary would have been helping to prepare her Son’s last Passover today with the other women, feeling the tip of the sword in her heart as she chopped vegetables, listened… Continue Reading →

The last non-Italian Pope until St John Paul II and the only Dutch Pope, a strict and pious reformer.
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It’s been just over 5 months since I have written anything on my website/blog. There are a lot of reasons why that’s been the case – the main reason is that I […]

Fr. Joe Rampino joins Fr. Rob again and discuss the priesthood from the patristic age and the discernment process for these early priests.
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 Jesus started out this Mass in triumph, hailed as a
conquering hero.  “Hosanna to the Son
of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the
highest.” 

It seems like a distant memory;  because Jesus ends up …

“Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.” Oh and a guy named Martin Luther and the Protestant Revolution.
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What is the National Eucharistic Revival 2022? What does the Catholic Church believe about the Eucharist and how do I have an encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist? Tim Glemkowski the Executive Director for the National Eucharistic Congress 2024 answer…

 HOMILY     Sixth Sunday of Lent   Cycle A   March 26, 2023 Did you like this Gospel?   It is long, but I find it very beautiful.  In this moving Gospel from St. John, Jesus is frustrated.&nb…

Imprinted fondly in my memory is the picture for “The First Joyful Mystery: The Annunciation” in the little paper book that taught me how to pray the rosary, The image showed a stately Mary, tall and dignified even on her… Continue Reading →

A powerful and ambitious pope, the builder of the new St. Peter’s and convoker of the 18th Eccumenical Council, Lateran V
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Fr. Rob interviews Fr. Justin Rose about fasting, its importance and significance, especially in the Byzantine Rites.
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St. Joseph Novena Day 9 You Lord, are a shield around me,my glory, the One who lifts my head high. Psalm 3:3 St. Joseph living in glory you work is not done but is different! Now you have tremendous ability… Continue Reading →