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Fr. Peter Crowe HomiliesDecember 19 O Antiphon: O Root of JessePray to Saint Gabriel to overcome skeptical hearts!
2025-12-1904 min2025-12-1702 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFirst Saturday Devotion December 6The First Saturday Devotion is a truly Catholic way of life!
2025-12-0605 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFirst Friday of Advent: Promises of the Sacred Heart of JesusJesus keeps His promises!!
2025-12-0609 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesCalled By Name Sunday: Priests share Vocation StoriesCalled By Name Submissions can be sent through the Vocations Website: https://www.ajvocations.org
2025-11-0919 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesNov 2: Pray for the Souls in Purgatory!Don't forget to pray for the faithful departed everyday!
2025-11-0214 min2025-10-1914 min2025-10-1213 min2025-10-0705 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies27th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Stir into a flame!Zeal is required to stir up the gift of God, for it lies within our power to kindle or quench this grace. By laziness and carelessness it is extinguished, and by attentiveness and diligence it is kept aflame (St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on 2 Timothy 1).
2025-10-0511 min2025-10-0404 min2025-10-0407 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesOct. 2 Memorial of the Guardian AngelsGet to know your Guardian Angel! God has given him the task to protect you and guide you!
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The Vance Crowe PodcastWorthy Adversaries: The Courage To Disagree. Vance Crowe speech at Flinchbaugh Ag Policy ForumIn this episode, Vance Crowe shares a keynote delivered at the inaugural Flinchbaugh Forum for Agricultural Policy in Manhattan, Kansas, honoring Dr. Barry Flinchbaugh’s legacy of courageous, civil discourse. Vance unpacks the concept of “worthy adversaries,” explaining how respect and even resentment can guide individuals toward those who sharpen their ideas, and offers practical tools for productive disagreement: steelmanning, providing “click” moments of fascination, asking “how” instead of “why,” saying “tell me more,” and diagramming arguments to debate ideas shoulder-to-shoulder rather than person-to-person. Vance also explores how the Overton window shifts what’s thinkable and why humility and openness to change are e...
2025-10-0245 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFeast of the Archangels--St Therese TriduumAngel of my EucharistIt is you who will delight my heartYes, it is your sweet melodyThat will console my sorrow. I thirst to give myself to soulsBut too many hearts are indifferentSeraphim, give them your flamesBring them with your sweet songs. I would like the soul of the PriestTo look like the heavenly Seraphim!I would like him to be born anewBefore going up to th...
2025-09-3014 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesNovena to St Therese of Lisieux Opening Night at Carmel of LorettoI was asked to help with the Novena to St Therese for the Loretto Carmel. I was happy that I was able to offer the Mass for the opening night of the Novena!
2025-09-2413 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies25th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Prepare by dint of little thingsRemember the four last things daily!Death, Judgment, Heaven, Hell.
2025-09-2110 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesExaltation of the Holy CrossThe Cross is the school of love-St Maximilian Kolbe
2025-09-1411 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies23rd Sunday Ordinary Time: New Saints!Let these two challenge you with their hidden intensity:daily Mass, daily Rosary, Real daily charity
2025-09-0713 min2025-09-0610 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time: Everyone observed Jesus. We should too.The Saints teach us how to live humility.
2025-08-3108 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies21st Sunday OT: Enter through the narrow gate"Modern society is drowning in the sorrows of human passions and it is distancing itself from every ideal of love and peace. Catholics, we and you, must bring the breath of goodness that can only spring from faith in Christ." Pier Giorgio Frassati
2025-08-2412 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies20th Sunday Ordinary Time: Sacred Scripture is Fire!For as they who know how to purify gold and silver, destroy the dross by fire, so the Saviour by the teaching of the Gospel in the power of the Spirit cleanses the minds of those who believe in Him. This then is that wholesome and useful fire by which the inhabitants of earth, in a manner cold and dead through sin, revive to a life of piety. -Saint Cyril
2025-08-1708 min2025-08-1609 min2025-08-1012 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies18th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Priesthood and the Church are not worldlyThere is a strong temptation to view the Church and the Priesthood from a worldly angle. Saint Paul exhorts us to think otherwise. Our Lord makes the point that He came not to settle earthly disputes, but to save us.
2025-08-0309 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies17th Sunday-Importance of Persevering Prayer and Struggle for HolinessDon't Give Up! Keep Praying!
2025-07-2713 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies16th Sunday Ordinary Time: MortificationIf you don't deny yourself you will never be a soul of prayer.St. Josemaría Escrivá.
2025-07-2011 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesThe Good Samaritan: 15th Sunday of Ordinary TimeJesus is the Good Samaritan!
2025-07-1313 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesSolemnity of Saints Peter and PaulSaints Peter and Paul, pray for us. Fill us with the zeal and vigor which filled your hearts!
2025-06-2911 min2025-06-2213 min2025-06-1512 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesDevotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapter 2The Means employed by Almighty God to Promote the devotion."Behold this heart, which has loved men so much, and has spared nothing, even to consuming itself, in order to show them Its love; and in return, I receive nothing by ingratitude from the greater number through the contempt, the irreverence the sacrileges, and the coldness shown towards me in this Sacrament of love..."
2025-06-1307 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesPentecost Year C: Pray for the Gift of Piety!Piety is, principally, revering God with filial affection, paying worship and duty to God, paying due duty to all men on account of their relationship to God, and honoring the saints and not contradicting Scripture. The Latin word pietas denotes the reverence that we give to our father and to our country; since God is the Father of all, the worship of God is also called piety (I/II.68.4; II/II.121.1).
2025-06-0813 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFirst Friday! Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! June 6, 2025Quotes taken from "Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus" by Fr. John Croisset, SJ and "The Holy Spirit Within" by St. John Avila
2025-06-0610 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies7th Sunday of Easter, Month of the Sacred Heart and Jubilee for FamiliesFrom Pope Leo XIV: Dear friends, if we love one another in this way, grounded in Christ, who is “the Alpha and the Omega,” “the beginning and the end” (cf. Rev 22:13), we will be a sign of peace for everyone, in society and the world. Let us not forget: families are the cradle of the future of humanity.In recent decades, we have received a sign that fills us with joy but also makes us think. It is the fact that several spouses have been beatified and canonized, not separately, but as married couples. I think of L...
2025-06-0112 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies6th Sunday of Easter: The Holy Spirit Guides the ChurchJesus promises to send the Holy Spirit. We see the Magisterium working from a very early point.
2025-05-2511 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies5th Sunday of Easter: Love one anotherLove of neighbor is thus shown to be possible in the way proclaimed by the Bible, by Jesus. It consists in the very fact that, in God and with God, I love even the person whom I do not like or even know. This can only take place on the basis of an intimate encounter with God, an encounter which has become a communion of will, even affecting my feelings. Then I learn to look on this other person not simply with my eyes and my feelings, but from the perspective of Jesus Christ. His friend is my friend...
2025-05-1911 min2025-05-1110 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesSt Peter and the Eucharist!I believe in One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church
2025-05-0414 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesSt Athanasius and First FridaySaint Athanasius courageously defended the true Catholic Faith. May we imitate his example!
2025-05-0307 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies5th Sunday of Lent: The woman caught in adulteryJesus calls us to return to Him.
2025-04-0611 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFirst Friday and Saint Isidore of SevilleThe Saints show us that the way to glory is through the cross.
2025-04-0508 min2025-03-3018 min2025-03-2305 min2025-03-2011 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies2nd Sunday of Lent Transfiguration--The importance of parish devotionsCome participate in devotions your parish has this Lent!
2025-03-1609 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies1st Sunday of Lent TemptationsJesus conquers temptation. Stay close to Jesus in the Eucharist. We can't combat temptations on our own will power. We need God's help.
2025-03-0911 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFirst Friday in Lent Saints Perpetua and FelicityThe power of the splendor of the liturgy to draw us to the heart of Jesus and the powerful witness of the saints. The Lord calls each of us to give that same witness.
2025-03-0809 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies8th Sunday of OT-Get ready for Lent!Ash Wednesday is this week. Remember abstinence and fasting!
2025-03-0209 minFr. Peter Crowe Homilies7th Sunday OT-Forgiveness and not reacting in angerLots of good ideas from Venerable Luis of Granada and his book "The Sinner's Guide"
2025-02-2314 min2025-02-1610 min2025-02-0913 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesFebruary First Friday-Be an Apostle of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!Readings available at: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020725.cfm
2025-02-0808 min2025-02-0208 min2025-01-2608 min2025-01-1213 min2025-01-0512 min2025-01-0205 min2024-12-2913 min2024-12-2211 min2024-12-1512 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesImmaculate Conception! We should not be suspicious of handing our lives to God!
2024-12-0908 min2024-12-0811 min2024-12-0109 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesSaint Andrew-Holy Friendship!From a homily on the Gospel of John by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop(Hom. 19, 1: PG 59, 120-121)We have found the MessiahAfter Andrew had stayed with Jesus and had learned much from him, he did not keep this treasure to himself, but hastened to share it with his brother. Notice what Andrew said to him: We have found the Messiah, that is to say, the Christ. Notice how his words reveal what he has learned in so short a time. They show the power of the master who has convinced them of this truth. They reveal th...
2024-11-3009 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesViva Cristo Rey! Is Christ King of your life? --Solemnity of Christ the King
2024-11-2416 min2024-11-1712 min2024-11-1016 min2024-11-0320 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesGet up! Jesus is calling you 30th Sunday Ordinary TimeGospel: Mark 10:46-52
Quote from St John Chrysostom:
"'Many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. As people have done to you, when you sensed that Jesus was passing your way. Your heart beat faster and you too began to cry out, prompted by an intimate longing. Then your friends, the need to do the done thing, the easy life, your surroundings, all conspired to tell you: 'Keep quiet, don't cry out. Who are you to be calling Jesus? Don't bother him.'
"But poor Bartimaeus would not listen to...
2024-10-2709 min2024-10-2007 min2024-10-1528 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesImitate the Apostles, not the rich man: 28th Sunday Ordinary TimeGospel:
Mark 10:17-30
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,knelt down before him, and asked him,"Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.You know the commandments: You shall not kill;you shall not commit adultery;you shall not steal;you shall not bear false witness;you shall not defraud;honor your father and your mother." He replied and sai...
2024-10-1314 min2024-10-0615 min2024-09-2916 min2024-09-2505 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesBe a child, but not childish! 25th Sunday Ordinary TimeMark 9:30-37
Jesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee,but he did not wish anyone to know about it.He was teaching his disciples and telling them,“The Son of Man is to be handed over to menand they will kill him,and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.”But they did not understand the saying,and they were afraid to question him.They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house,he began to ask them...
2024-09-2211 min2024-09-1905 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesCarry Your Cross! 24th Sunday of Ordinary TimeMk 8:27-35
Jesus and his disciples set outfor the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples,"Who do people say that I am?" They said in reply,"John the Baptist, others Elijah,still others one of the prophets." And he asked them,"But who do you say that I am?" Peter said to him in reply,"You are the Christ." Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.He began to teach themthat the Son of Man m...
2024-09-1511 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesGod heals in the Sacraments-23rd Sunday Ordinary TimeMark 7:31-37
Again Jesus left the district of Tyreand went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impedimentand begged him to lay his hand on him.He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s earsand, spitting, touched his tongue;then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,“Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” —
2024-09-0811 min2024-09-0405 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesTradition- 22nd Sunday of Ordinary TimeMark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalemgathered around Jesus,they observed that some of his disciples ate their mealswith unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. —For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews,do not eat without carefully washing their hands,keeping the tradition of the elders.And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves. And there are many other things that they have traditionally observed,the purification of cups and j...
2024-09-0110 min2024-08-2809 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesJesus' Flesh saves! 21st Sunday OTGospel:
John 6:60-69
Many of Jesus' disciples who were listening said,"This saying is hard; who can accept it?"Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this,he said to them, "Does this shock you?What if you were to see the Son of Man ascendingto where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life,while the flesh is of no avail.The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life.But there are some of you who do n...
2024-08-2509 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesMidweek Meditation- St Pius X Lord give us Shepherds After Your own Heart!Pray to St Pius X to grow in devotion to the Eucharist and for priestly vocations in our diocese.
2024-08-2105 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesUnless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood...20th Sunday OTJohn 6:51-58
Jesus said to the crowds:"I am the living bread that came down from heaven;whoever eats this bread will live forever;and the bread that I will giveis my flesh for the life of the world."The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,"How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them,"Amen, amen, I say to you,unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,you do not have l...
2024-08-1814 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesMid Week Boost St Maximilian Kolbe, Assumption of Mary“A prayer both simple and sublime that the Immaculata herself indicated when she appeared in Lourdes is the holy rosary. May it become the sword of each knight of the Immaculata, just as the Miraculous Medal is the bullet that strikes down evil!”-Saint Maximilian Kolbe
2024-08-1409 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesThe Eucharist, Necessary Food for Eternal Life 19th Sunday OTGospel: John 6:41-51
The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said,"I am the bread that came down from heaven, "and they said,"Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say,'I have come down from heaven'?" Jesus answered and said to them,"Stop murmuring among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him,and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in th...
2024-08-1111 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesMid Week Boost: Saint Dominic, God's Faithful Dog"One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world." Saint Dominic
2024-08-0807 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesThe Eucharist-True food from Heaven. 18th Sunday OTGospel: John 6:24-35
When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,they themselves got into boatsand came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.And when they found him across the sea they said to him,"Rabbi, when did you get here?"Jesus answered them and said,"Amen, amen, I say to you,you are looking for me not because you saw signsbut because you ate the loaves and were filled.Do not work for food that perishesbut for the food that...
2024-08-0417 minFr. Peter Crowe HomiliesRenew Devotion to the Eucharist as a way of reparation 17th Sunday of OTGospel: John 6:1-15
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him,because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain,and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyesand saw that a large crowd was coming to him,he said to Philip,"Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?" He said this to test him,because he himself knew what...
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