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The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesOne of the MysteriesToday is Trinity Sunday. One of the mysteries. Great mysteries of the church, a Holy Mother. The church has taught us that there are three Divine persons and one God. We cannot fathom it. We cannot understand it. And no human capacity is even the story that goes back to Saint Augustine when he was walking along the seashore. And a young boy approaches him, and he said to him, Augustine, I know you trying to contemplate how you get 3 in 1. He says, but you shall not really know until you see him face to face and then the...
2024-05-2805 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesCome, Holy Spirit, fill the heart of the faithfulIn today's gospel, Jesus talks about the coming of the advocate who is the spirit of truth. Jesus knew the disciples did not have the courage or confidence to continue what Jesus began. In order to console them, he promises to send them the advocate who proceeds from the father. Jesus says, the Spirit will testify on my behalf, and you shall also testify. That is, bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. Jesus says, I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. Jesus told them, The Son...
2024-05-2003 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesGo into the world and evangelizeIn today's gospel, Jesus commissions the 11 notices, says the 11. Because of what happened to Judas, they had not yet chosen. Matthias says the 12th. He says, go into the world and evangelize, preach, and teach all that I have taught you to all creation. He says, the man who believes in it and accepts baptism will be saved. The man who refuses to believe will be condemned. Therefore, after hearing the word of God, it is our choice to accept it or to deny it. Our Lord uses a rather harsh word when he says condemnation, but he means...
2024-05-1404 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesJesus connects Love, Obedience and JoyThe gospel that I have just read. Jesus connects love, obedience, and joy. Jesus says he Himself found joy and fulfilling the will of His Father even in the face of adversity. That adversity was nothing less than laying down his life for his friends. By his sacrifice on the cross, this is how he can say there is no greater love than this to lay down one's life for his friends. Jesus says, you will live in my love if you keep my commandments. Even as I kept my father's commands and I live in his love, when...
2024-05-0701 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesPray the RosaryMy name is Father Noe Torres, I am the Vicar at Immaculate Conception in Hendersonville and at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville and now I am here at St. Dorothy, three churches! I will be with you celebrating the Holy mass and sacraments. If God asks us if you have done 7 works of charity before you enter heaven you will begin to remember that you only helped two or three, but you had in your life the commandments and sacraments. God invites us to fulfill and bear fruit and love, love your wife, love your...
2024-04-3002 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesI am the good shepherd, says the LordWe continue to pray for Father Miller as he attempts to recover from illness. And I know it's somewhat difficult for you because you never know who you're going to get. On a given weekend, we have reached the bottom of the barrel. My name is Father Matthew Kauth, and for those of you I don't know. I work at the seminary in the rectory of Saint Joseph College Seminary and it's a pleasure to be here with you. I have been here a million times, but in many years gone by as well. So, it's good to be...
2024-04-2306 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesLet us open our heart to JesusIn our gospel reading today, Luke underscores the fact that Jesus is truly alive. Now, this might strike you as a very basic truth of all Christians believe but let me add a bit more to that sentence that makes it even more striking. He is very much alive in the Eucharist that is consecrated in every Catholic Mass that is offered throughout the world, every day until the end of time. This is a basic truth that many Christians do not believe, and it is this that I want to focus on today. Let's zero in on the...
2024-04-1604 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesBe A Man and Women of GodThe Sunday is so rich, there's so much to be, to be shared and to be to reflect on. First, it's the first Sunday after Easter. The resurrection. The big deal. Resurrection is everything for us. And today we are celebrating that divine mercy that amazing sign of God's love. When he revealed to Saint Faustina, revealed to her, explain to her how much he cares about us, how much he loves us, pointing to his heart, telling us through her that his mercy is so great, and we are so oblivious. We have no clue how much God...
2024-04-0806 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Sixth Sorrow of MaryThe name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.  What image comes to mind when you think of motherhood? Well, perhaps the most common image is or pictures of motherhood is that some form of image of Madonna and child that really takes center stage around Christmas time. However, this image of a mother holding her child presupposes another moment, because every birth is preceded by a conception. The mystery of our Lord's Nativity is preceded by the mystery of the Annunciation. And recalling that first joyful mystery, the Angel Gabriel delivers the divine i...
2024-03-1908 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesFourth SorrowThird Sunday of Lent March 3, 2024 Good morning to all of you. I am Father Brian Becker. I got a call from Father Miller earlier in the week. I know you keep him in your prayers, but please continue to do. He is having a difficult weekend with his illness, and he was asking for some assistance with the masses this weekend and he gave me a call. I'm here to be with you from Saint Joseph's College Seminary. It's my current assignment and it is one of those assignments in the dioceses, which we refer...
2024-03-0508 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThird of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed virgin Mary.In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of her death. Amen   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Today, I'll be speaking to you about the third of t...
2024-02-2616 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesMeditating on the Second Sorrow of the Blessed Mother First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2024 •   The name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers and sist...
2024-02-2408 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesHomily-HellMeditating on the four last things. Of course, we started with death. It's inevitable for all of us. Last night I spoke about judgment again, inevitable for all of us. And for tonight. And tomorrow I'll do hell. And then heaven. And this is where the divide comes in regards to our own personal experiences. Everybody is going to experience one or the other, heaven or hell.It all depends on the judgment. But tonight we're going to address hell. I thought it would be more appropriate to address heaven tomorrow for the feast of or the solemnity of...
2024-02-0616 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesReflection-JudgmentEarlier today and last night, I spoke to you about the first of the four last things death, the first experience that all of us will share whenever the end of our life comes, whether it's the end of time itself, when Christ comes again and glory, or if it's just most likely our particular death that that individual day and the church teaches correctly, as our Lord has revealed, that there are two judgments and that's the tonight's topic. Judgment after death, every one will be judged by the king. And there are two judgments. The one that...
2024-02-0636 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesReflection-DeathThe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. As you know, this Tuesday is the solemnity of o...
2024-02-0514 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWe believe in Providence, not in coincidenceIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of the womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.  Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. This past Thursday, as you know, we usually ha...
2024-01-3011 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesVirtueIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. As Catholics, all of us should know the words virtue and vice, virtue having t...
2024-01-2211 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and JosephIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking a lady's intercession, let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters and Merry Christmas. Remember, we celebrate Christmas for t...
2024-01-0222 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesJesus was bornIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb, Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen   Merry Christmas, brothers, and sisters. In this great day in which we celebrate o...
2023-12-2706 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesHis Kingdom will have no end.In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Usually on this fourth Sunday, this la...
2023-12-2718 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Fruit of LoveIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. One of the things that you hear from parents all the time i...
2023-12-1110 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesBe obedient of authorityIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Today we celebrate the great solemnity of our Lord Jesus C...
2023-11-2715 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesMass Etiquette Have you ever wondered why we do what we do during Mass? Is it tradition or Church law? We invite you to listen to Fr. Miller's homily on the Mass Etiquette.   You may watch the Mass in its entirety on our YouTube channel. Homily begins at 20:21
2023-11-1434 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesJesus call to Love | PadreCast Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe reading for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time call to love.  And in the Gospel Jesus give us The Great Commandment that will be used for our judgment.  He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and wht all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.  The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."    Ex 22, 20-26; Ps.18:2-3, 3-4,47,51; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:34-40  You ma...
2023-10-3110 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTwenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Making the Rosary an Intentional Habit If you’re looking to grow your spiritual self, one of the best things you can do is to make praying the Rosary an intentional, purposeful part of your everyday life. Part of that is finding a rosary you can easily bring with you, no matter where you go. https://catholicwoodworker.com/blogs/older-posts/why-the-holy-rosary-is-important
2023-10-1029 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTwenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. The Holy Father has asked all the bishops of the world to a...
2023-10-0213 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTwenty-Second Sunday Ordinary TimeThe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.   Good morning, brothers, and sisters. I actually feel much better than I sound.  I you know, I...
2023-09-0809 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTwenty-First Ordinary TimeIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen   Good morning, brothers, and sisters.   Oh, I don't know how many of you re...
2023-08-2710 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesNineteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.   Normally I do announcements at the end of mass, but this week I've got a lot of announcements to m...
2023-08-1312 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Transfiguration of the LordThe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's Intercession. Let US pray. Hail Mary full of Grace. The Lord is with the Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb. Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.  Good morning, brothers, and sisters. Earlier in this week, I was reading a book entitled The Rights and the Obligations of a Pastor. It's something the church put out just to help us pastors remind b...
2023-08-0619 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary full of Grace. The Lord is with the Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy wound. Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers and sisters. Something that's been on my mind, uh, quite a bit recently. Uh, a topic on which to preach has to do with proper Catholic guilt. It's something that especially...
2023-07-3010 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with the blessed heart among women, and blessed is the fruit of Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Good morning, brothers and sisters. In our first reading today from the prophet of Isaiah, there's a very important phrase that helps us understand the nature of grace and the will of God in the world...
2023-07-1618 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesFourteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeIn the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit seeking our Lady's intercession. Let us pray. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with the blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of the womb. Jesus, Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Those of you who don't know Deacon Martin is one of the deacons of the diocese. He and his family are visiting today. So we're very to have you served with us at...
2023-07-0912 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesMy Loss is My Gain | PadreCast Twelfth Sunday Ordinary Time John's words should ultimately become our own. In what ways can I decrease, so that Christ can increase in me? Saint Paul got to a place in his life in which this had totally taken place. Saint Paul said very beautifully: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ Who lives in me." Paul had decreased to such an extent that there was very little of Paul left. It was just Jesus. One of the fears that we have in the spiritual life is if I really die to myself in this way then what am I? Who am...
2023-06-2518 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesEleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Tithing to the church - do you know what it has to do with theologically and according to the Scriptures? It has to do with your keeping 90%. The Bible says if you do not tithe to the Lord, the 90% He lets you keep will not be enough to meet your needs. The imagery the Bible uses, is that you carry your coins around in a purse, a little drawstring bag. The Lords says, "If you do not give my tithe to Me, to the temple of God, the house of God, then it's like walking around with a hole in...
2023-06-1827 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesDo What I Say | PadreCast Solemnity of Corpus Christi The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. Of course "source and summit" means our faith flows from the Eucharist - from the Body of Christ - and it goes back to the Body of Christ. It begins and ends with Jesus. . . . Since the Eucharist is His real presence, and Jesus is the source and the summit, then the Eucharist is the source and the summit. All other Sacraments lead from the Eucharist and to the Eucharist because it is the Real Presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Body, Blood, Soul, and...
2023-06-1126 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThese Three Things | PadreCast Trinity Sunday This weekend, we welcome Fr. William Lesak, USN (Ret); State Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus   So there are the three. Those are the things you and I must do everything we make the sign of the cross. To see Thee more clearly Lord in the world in which I live. To love Thee more dearly in all the things that are broken out there in the world. And to follow Thee more nearly as Your disciple walking together in solidarity with others. That's what you do. That's what I do. So when someone asks you why you do the s...
2023-06-0420 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesA Recipe for Salvation | PadreCast Pentecost Sunday Bread. It's the easiest way to understand these mysteries of salvation. Today - Pentecost - the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and the Virgin Mary and appeared as tongues of fire. So, why is bread the perfect analogy, the perfect example that God has given us to understand all of these great mysteries? It's because Jesus chose bread to be the main symbol to be used in the Eucharist, which is His Body, His Real Presence among us. Jesus is the One Who chose bread to be used at the Last Supper, and that we've used ever since. But...
2023-05-2910 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesCall out in Confidence | PadreCast Ascension Sunday So many people nowadays think they can just talk to God on their own and He's gong to listen? None of us - none of us - deserves to be heard by the Father. Yes, He hears everything because He's God. But do you think for a moment He's going to grant any favor that you've asked? What have you done for Him? How many times have you failed Him? And suddenly, because you're in need now, you want something. Why would He listen to you?   That's what today's feast is all about.   Because we have and Advocate Who sits be...
2023-05-2110 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesExplain Yourself | PadreCast Sixth Sunday of Easter   Without faith you cannot believe. Without faith you cannot hope. There is no hope without faith and belief: in Christ, in what He has done for us, in the gifts He has given us. Without faith and hope, you can't love. You'll be so filled with anxieties and stresses and the problems of the world. It is precisely faith and hope that empower Christian love to manifest in the world. As St Peter says in our second reading today: Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope. What does he m...
2023-05-1418 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe early Church created this ministry | PadreCast Fifth Sunday of Easter The word "deacon" means servant. That's their job. They are there to serve. To serve the needs of the Bishops and the priests. And there to serve the needs of the faithful. Deacons are ordained to "Christ the Servant". Priests and Bishops are ordained to "Christ the Head". A deacon's role first and foremost is to serve in those areas of the Church where the Bishops and the priests just don't have the time and energy. . . . So what does the Church look for when we interview candidates for the diaconate formation? We look for someone who is reputable / respectable wise...
2023-05-0716 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesAI, Masters of the Universe, and the Good Shepherd | PadreCast Fourth Sunday of Easter Spiritual beings have no power to create anything spiritual at all. That power only exists in the physical universe by what we believe as God's design. Why is this important? Because it helps us to understand in our attempts to create AI (artificial intelligence) something simple should be clear: it will never become self-aware. That's impossible. Dogs aren't self-aware. Trees aren't self-aware. Only human beings are self-aware. Now, in the rejection of Judeo-Christian philosophy and theology, there is this heresy of "materialism" that believes that everything in the universe is the only thing that actually exists, and that human beings...
2023-04-3016 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesLawless Men | PadreCast Third Sunday of Easter The Jews saw this gift of Law as the greatest gift that God bestowed upon them. He did it through His prophets, through Moses, by speaking His Word to them. As Catholics, we understand that Jesus Christ is the Word of God. What the old law symbolized, Jesus Christ is. The difference between the Old Testament law, and the New Testament Christ is that one is verbal and the other, Incarnate. An actual living law. That's Who Jesus Christ is. He is the living Law of God. . . . Jesus Christ is the completion of everything that was taught to the Israelites...
2023-04-2320 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesJesus is the Man | PadreCast Divine Mercy Sunday If the Pharisees and Sadducees knew it was the Lord, then of course He'd have the power to forgive sins, He's God. But their objection was legitimate. Honestly, it's the same objection that Catholics and Christians in general have about priests hearing confessions and forgiving sins: How can a man forgive sins? Why do I need to go to a man to get my sins forgiven? Jesus says you do. Jesus is the man. The human through which our sins are forgiven. He is the only one through Whom our sins can be forgiven. He has determined the mode by...
2023-04-1612 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesGod is devoted to you. How devoted are you to God? | PadreCast Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection The words that the angel spoke to Abraham are quite profound. He says: "I know now how devoted you are to God since you did not withhold from me your own beloved son."   God chose Abraham because he was most like Him, like God the Father. We know this because God the Father perfectly offered His own Son in sacrifice. For love. So if the angel says to Abraham: "You are clearly devoted to God because you are willing to sacrifice your own beloved son", then that means God is devoted to you. Because he did offer his only begotten S...
2023-04-0905 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesYou’re Going to be Tested. Pray. | PadreCast Holy Thursday You'll recall that it was on this night that our Lord warned the Apostles to stay awake and pray. Stay awake and pray. Every time He went off a little distance to pray, He'd come back, and there were Peter, James and John. Fast asleep. They were just so exhausted they could not stay awake. He warns them: "Get up. Pray. You're going to be tested, you need strength. I've already given you My Body and Blood in the Eucharist. I've washed your feet as a sign of spiritual cleansing. But now it is time to pray." He chides Peter: "...
2023-04-0608 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesYou must follow Me | PadreCast Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Men, as the heads of our homes we have a moral obligation to speak the truth to our wives and our children whether they want to hear it or not. Regardless of the consequences. Now, we should do it in love, but we have to remember that obligation. So often, like Adam in the garden, we let things go on because we don't want to rock the boat. We don't want Eve to get upset with us. That was Adam's first sin. Adam's second sin, after not speaking up when he should have, after not defending the Lord's teaching, the...
2023-04-0219 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesSubmission to a rightly ordered reality always precedes love | PadreCast Fifth Sunday of Lent The Church has maintained this tradition of veiling because of what is symbolizes. Women, you are a "type" of the Church. Because the Church is the Bride of Christ, every bride represents the Church - especially every Catholic bride. To symbolize the Church's own desire for modesty, for chastity, and for submission to Christ, women wore veils. That's why whenever you see a picture or a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, She's got a veil on. Even over the last two thousand years when She has appeared in mystical ways to people, She's always veiled. Always. Why? Because of...
2023-03-2630 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesOpen Your Eyes | PadreCast Fourth Week of Lent / Laetare Sunday We know He is the Light of the world. Those that live in sin, live in darkness - they are the blind ones. Those who have been forgiven of sin, set free, have their sight restored to them. Now we know Jesus is not referring to physical sight. Yes, in the Gospel He performed a physical miracle, but that wasn't the point of the miracle. He even said to His apostles before He performed it: the reason this man was born blind is so I could do the will of God here. So I can reveal the Truth. And what...
2023-03-2014 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWater from a Stone | PadreCast Third Sunday of Lent You see, hardness of heart is the main problem in our relationship with God and in salvation. But it's also the main problem in our relationships with one another. It's most clearly experienced in marriage, when you harden your heart against your spouse. Why do you do this? Well, for several seemingly justified reasons: they keep hurting you, over and over again, in the same way. You try to get over it, you try to love, you try to forgive, you try to be patient. But after a while you say: I can't do this anymore. It's too painful, I'm...
2023-03-1227 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWhose Rite? | PadreCast Second Sunday of Lent One of the things (Pope Benedict) clearly explains in Spirit of the Liturgy is why he thinks God wants, at least for a while in the history of the Church, two different rituals to be celebrated in one rite of the Church. One r-i-t-e of the Church. You see, the definition of a "rite" within the Catholic Church is a "way of celebrating the liturgy". So different rites are ways of celebrating the Mass. There's the Coptic rite, Ukranian rite... it's all the same Mass. The same Last Supper of the Catholic Church. But they're different rites. We are the...
2023-03-0525 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesLent is not a preparation for Easter | PadreCast First Sunday of Lent Lent is not a preparation for Easter. It's a preparation for Good Friday, the death of our Lord. When our Lord fasted forty days and forty nights in the desert, He was preparing for his inevitable death. And we - rightly following His example - we prepare for our own deaths by fasting forty days and forty nights each year. But since we don't know when our death will come, it's not enough to do that just once a year and then we don't have to think about death till next Lent. No. Every day. Memento mori. Remember death.   Another L...
2023-02-2610 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesBringing Love to the Other Person | Seventh Sunday Ordinary Time Visiting Priest: Fr Philip Mackenzie, Food for the Poor   Being Christ for the other person means bringing love to the other person. The love is of course, serving others. A call to perfection, that's what it is. That your body is really a temple of the Holy Spirit. . . . The Lord is saying, let the Spirit of the law exist - not adhering to the law in its strictest sense. Because, out of the Ten Commandments, it is said the Hebrews made over 360 different laws. So people were walking on pins and needles. The Lord, in His moment, said no. If y...
2023-02-1914 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesI can be your Brother. Or I can be your Opponent. You choose | Sixth Sunday Ordinary Time Jesus is speaking here about our final judgement. He's saying we have to get ready before we die. If we don't "settle our debt" before we go to our judgement - "the court" - we're in trouble. So how do we settle the debt? How do we take care of these issues, these sins, which offend God, while still here in this life? Jesus gives us the answer. He's not trying to trick or deceive us, or make the Christian life impossible. He is setting for us a very high goal: perfect love. But He knows most of us aren't...
2023-02-1211 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThere is nothing in this world I want more than our Lord | Feast of Saint Dorothy What was it? What enabled Dorothy to be so willing, at such a young age, to not only consecrate herself to Christ in chastity, but also to freely throw away her life for her love for our Lord. You see, our culture (and this is not new by the way, it happens generation after generation) has this basic heresy, this idea, that the only real things are what your senses can perceive. Touch. Taste. Smell. Hear. See. Only the physical things, only the world around you that you can touch and measure and evaluate, only that is real. Of course...
2023-02-0613 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesSilence | PadreCast Fifth Sunday OrdinaryTime In this passage from Isiah, we're told that not only are there certain things we have to do, there are certain things we have to remove to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world! Oppression. False accusations. Malicious speech. You know, about a month ago I preached about gossip and it's come up several times because people keep bringing it up to me. It was one of those homilies that stirred up a lot of concern and conversation. Notice for a moment: false accusations and malicious speech. You have to remove that from your life...
2023-02-0608 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWe See God | PadreCast Fourth Sunday Ordinary Time You know the old saying: a picture is worth a thousand words. An image, a picture, is able to say so much . . . when this image is an image of Jesus Christ - a holy image of Jesus Christ, or the Stations of the Cross, or the Crucifix, the Word of God - in essence, it's like reading the Bible. It's like reading the Gospel stories. There's no greater mediation that you can do. Having holy images and utilizing them is so important, so helpful in the Christian life. We can close our eyes and see that image in our mind...
2023-01-2910 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesQuiet Your Mind. Master Your Speech | PadreCast Third Sunday Ordinary Time Father offers a follow-up to last week's homily on gossip.   Knowledge, truth. These are good for everyone. But data, facts, and information aren't for everyone. As parents, you know this inherently for your own children. You keep certain information away from them because it's not helpful. They're either too immature, or it's just not important. It doesn't mean that the things you know aren't true, just that they are not ready for it. That's perfectly justified. But as adults, we think "Oh I'm mature enough." "I need to know what's going on out there." Really? How well do you handle t...
2023-01-2217 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesYou Don’t Say | PadreCast Second Sunday Ordinary Time Now, the sin of gossip, typically falls under the eighth commandment: thou shalt not bear false witness. technically it has to do with lying, but any type of sin in regards to your speech. What you might not know, is that the Saints and the Church Fathers tell us it also relates to the fifth commandment. Thou shalt not kill. Gossip, slander, calumny, these things are a form of murder. Obviously it's not the body of the person that you're killing. It is their good name, their reputation. you are murdering three reputation, and they may never get it back...
2023-01-1520 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTo be conformed to Christ is to be conformed to Christ crucified | PadreCast Solemnity of the Epiphany What lead these men to Christ? It was the star. It was the sign in the sky, that God had placed there, to direct them on their journey to Truth. Each of us in our lives need some type of guiding star. Some sign - some person - to direct us to Christ. We were all lead to Christ by someone else. . . . It is the Lord's plan that a mother and a father be the first people to bring their children to Him. In a sense, they are to be the shining star that points to the manger. "This is...
2023-01-0811 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThis Theology is Essential for Belief in Jesus Christ | PadreCast Mary, Mother of God This dogma of our faith that Mary is not just the Mother of Christ, She is the Mother of God Himself, is necessary for belief in Jesus Christ. It is necessarily tied to the incarnation and birth of our Savior. We are required to believe it.   It was in the plan of the Father that the Logos, the Word, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, His eternally begotten Son, would take on human flesh to save us from our sin. He was sent, He took flesh of the womb of the Virgin Mary, and built Himself up a body. I...
2023-01-0117 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesIt’s not about you. Our joy, our hope is in Heaven. | PadreCast Christmas Day It's a special time of the year - we have high hopes. We get together with family and friends. We give and we receive gifts. It's supposed to be a time of great joy. That makes sense not only spiritually because Christ has come into the world, but because of this opportunity to be with family. To be with friends. To reconnect with one another. But inevitably, when family gets together, tensions can begin to rise . . . if we're not as virtuous as the Saints, obviously not as virtuous as Jesus Christ, then in those moments of tension and strife, and...
2022-12-2505 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Heart of the Christian Message | PadreCast Fourth Sunday of Advent Joseph, after Mary, is probably the most significant Saint in the Church. That's why you see statues of Mary and Joseph in the sanctuary of Catholic Churches. This is the Holy Family. Without Joseph, this would not have happened. He had an essential role to play in the coming of the Christ. It was his job to care for Jesus' Mother and to help raise Jesus as a Child. We don't often appreciate and love Joseph the way we should. He a Saint that we all need in our lives. If you think about it logically, it makes perfect sense...
2022-12-1814 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesRemember these words - because they’re spoken to you | PadreCast Third Sunday of Advent One of Mary's most beautiful titles is "the Dawn". Mary is the dawn. Every morning before you can see the sun, you begin to see some of its light. Mary is the dawn, but Christ is the day. Mary doesn't give light to the world, but She ushers in the sun. That is Her role, that's why She is preeminent. She is the One that ushered the Son into the world not only two thousand years ago, but she continues to do that even into the present. Our Lord has chosen Her in this unique way to be the One...
2022-12-1217 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThe Grace of the Immaculate Conception was Given For Me | Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Normally, when a child is conceived in the womb, the body - the body formed by the parents - cries out to God for a soul. And God creates a soul and sends it, instills it, in that newly formed body. Since the body was created in original sin by the parents who have original sin, then the soul is also tainted by original sin. This is not what happened with the Blessed Mother. Even though Her body called out for a soul - with original sin - that's not what He gave Her. He gave Her an immaculate soul. ...
2022-12-0913 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesDarkness. And doubt. | PadreCast Second Sunday of Advent Only Christ and His Church can establish real peace where the lion lays down with the lamb. . . . What did John call the Saducees and Pharisees? A "brood of vipers". He uses this prophetic language. "You're a bunch of vicious serpents." He tells them, "Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce good fruit as evidence of your repentance." It is clear that to join the Kingdom of Heaven and to find the peace that Christ wants you to have, you first have to repent. That is required. Without repentance, there is no forgiveness. Without forgiveness, there is no...
2022-12-0420 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTrue Love | PadreCast First Sunday of Advent Since during this Advent season we reflect upon the coming of Christ and we prepare ourselves to celebrate His birth, I think it's a good time to be reminded of the way in which our God has chosen to bring new life into the world. Obviously when Christ came into the world, it was a totally supernatural event. The Blessed Mother conceived Him virginally. Even gave birth to Him virginally. So it was a miraculous birth, a miraculous conception in this regard. Our Lord was very careful however, to preserve the structure if you will, by which this Child, the...
2022-11-2724 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesYou are meant to be a King | PadreCast Solemnity Christ, King of the Universe He comes in mercy. He comes in compassion to save us. But if we refuse His mercy and compassion, He will destroy us. And we deserve no better. Anyone who would refuse the forgiveness of God deserves eternal damnation. If in their pride and arrogance they do not recognize their need for a Savior, then they do not deserve one. Hell has been prepared for them and for the demons. You can have the merciful, and gentle and loving King. Or the wrathful and judgmental one. Its your choice. You're here on a Sunday morning, so obviously, you prefer the...
2022-11-2015 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesPersevere through the silence | Thirty-third Sunday Ordinary Time It is through perseverance that we secure our lives. Perseverance. Perseverance is the ability to suffer patiently as long as it takes until you reach your goal. The goal of course for us is salvation, Heaven. Being faithful to Christ, persevering to the end, regardless of the pain and suffering we have to endure . . . if we do that, then Jesus says we will secure our salvation, our lives. Though many people would like to think that the end is near, it's important to remember this final point. The Lord says that before these things happen you will be "persecuted because...
2022-11-1316 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesIf I Suffer, What Then? | PadreCast Thirty-second Sunday Ordinary Time You've got seven brothers in the first story, seven brothers in the second story. And one woman in each. At the end of all the stories, everybody dies. In the first story, the seven brothers and their mother die because they're murdered. They're murdered for the law, tortured by the king. In the second story, the seven brothers and the wife die, we aren't told how. . . . but the reason they all married the same woman was because of God's command. The first reading, the law was against eating pork. Second reading: the law to marry your dead brother's wife to...
2022-11-0614 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesSainthood Pre-Reqs | PadreCast Solemnity of All Saints If you don't love God first, then you can't have God, because He's the first good. . . . The Saints have learned to seek all goods in the right order, and God above all others. Which is why when they die and go to Heaven, they get to look at the "goodest" thing ever, for all eternity. The get to bask for all eternity in the greatest desire of their hearts. . . . We were designed by God to seek these things out so that in seeking them we might find... Him, Who is the greatest of all goods. The Saints did that. It's...
2022-11-0110 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesHow Can Salvation Come to My House? | PadreCast Thirty-first Sunday Ordinary Time Why is penance so essential to the forgiveness of our sins? If Jesus Christ paid the price for our sins, why do you and I, when we confess, have to pay at least some price? Because that's what penance is. The mode by which - at least in a small way - we seek to make up for our sin. Obviously our penances are not sufficient to make up for our sin. Only the Cross of Jesus can do that. But He still expects us to contribute. To do some type of act of sacrifice or penance. The simple reason...
2022-10-3014 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWords and Actions | PadreCast Thirtieth Sunday Ordinary Time What we say when we pray, and what we do with our bodies when we pray reflects our beliefs. . . . Throughout the Mass there are different rituals that we practice with our bodies, different postures that we have to express different things. . . . Why do we kneel during the consecration and yet are forbidden from kneeling during the Our Father? Again, it's because of what the position of my body expresses in those moments. I'm kneeling out of humility because of the miracle that is happening, for the God Who is coming to me. But when I pray the Our Father, I...
2022-10-2322 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesPrayer without ceasing - for over two thousand years | PadreCast Twenty-ninth Sunday Ordinary Time That's why intercessory prayer is so essential. Moses, the leader of the people was interceding for them to God in his prayer so they could win the battle they were fighting. And it worked. Notice, though, the prayer had to be continuous. Now that seems a little unfair of God, right? We get tired. Humans are finite creatures. We don't have infinite energy. The beauty of this first reading is that it shows us just because you have to "pray without ceasing" doesn't mean you have to do it alone. Moses had his deacons. The two men who assisted him...
2022-10-1716 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesOrdinary Miracles | PadreCast Twenty-eighth Sunday Ordinary Time In our lives - 99% of the time - this is how God will give you grace. This is how God will answer the prayers that you are lifting up to Him. Whatever you're asking. Whether it's a healing. A conversion. Virtue. Whatever it is that you're asking, God will give you that grace through your ordinary lives. Your ordinary vocations, and the humble obedience and fulfillment of those responsibilities. Like Naaman, we can sometimes be tempted to think, "OK, I gotta pray a thousand rosaries to get this intention from God." Or "I have to go into the church and...
2022-10-0916 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesOur problem is that we know too much evil | PadreCast twenty-seventh Sunday Ordinary Time Our difficulty with faith is not so much not having it, as it is with other things getting in the way. Remember when Jesus says we are like the ground that needs to receive the seed of Truth, of the Gospel Truth, that He wants to plant in our minds and hearts. But there’s a problem with the ground. There are rocks in it. Seeds can’t grow well in rocky soil. Maybe there are weeds or other plants in the way. To make the ground fertile, you have to till it, pull up the weeds, get rid of the...
2022-10-0227 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWhen is generosity required? | PadreCast Twenty-sixth Sunday Ordinary Time It's an important rule to remember that Jesus is the only one Who can require you to be generous. God is the only One Who can require - according to justice - that we give to those in need. The reason is, is that He is the One Who gives to us when we are in need, even thought we might not deserve it. Now, why do I point this out? All of us know intuitively that we are supposed to support, so far as we are able, those in need. But it doesn't mean everybody who asks for help...
2022-09-2519 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesAm I uniting my suffering with the suffering Christ? | PadreCast Twenty-fifth Sunday Ordinary Time Mary was so conformed to the will of God that She did not only endure the agony of Her Son, but She consented to it. It is said by the Fathers of the Church that if Mary had not consented to the immolation and death of Jesus, God the Father would not have had Him crucified. Mary was so in union with the will of God - like her Son Jesus - She, along with our Lord, consented to this cross. That's why She is co-redemptrix. No one has so perfectly suffered, alongside Jesus, and united their will with His...
2022-09-1826 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesCan you love Her too much? | PadreCast Twenty-fourth Sunday Ordinary Time We, baptized believers, make up the members of the Body of Jesus. And that's not just some pious understanding, (Saint) Paul is speaking literally. It's in a mystical way, but it is literally true. That means, if you and I are united in the Body of Christ, and Christ is the One mediator between God and man, then we share in His mediation. To the degree that we share in His life, we share in his whole life. Even His ministry to bring about the forgiveness of sins, and union between man and God. So anyone who is a member...
2022-09-1113 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWhat’s in a Name? More than you thought | PadreCast Twenty-third Sunday Ordinary Time We are only ever allowed to call upon angels by name if we're referring to Michael, Gabriel, or Raphael. It is forbidden to attempt to call upon any other angelic name. It's forbidden. Those are the only three angelic names we are allowed to use. You can't name your guardian angel. You can't follow other traditions who believe they know the names of other angels or other archangels. Basically, we know the name of Lucifer - and we don't call on him, the reason is pretty obvious; and we know the three archangels. That's the Church's teaching. It does not...
2022-09-0422 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesNo one loves sinners more than the Lord | PadreCast Twenty-second Sunday Ordinary Time There's a very good reason why God did not do what (Monica) asked. The Bishop of Milan at that time, was Saint Ambrose. Augustine encountered Ambrose during his stay in Milan. Because of the wisdom and holiness of this man, Augustine was converted. Now, Saint Monica, again: the example of a holy wife and mother. Her greatest desire is to help obtain the salvation of the souls of her husband and of her children. In her life she got to she the baptism of her whole family. Imagine what a consolation and a joy this was for her. For those...
2022-08-2813 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesJudge Responsibility, Not Guilt. That is the Lord’s. | PadreCast Twenty-first Sunday Ordinary Time This is an important distinction: the difference between guilt and responsibility. You can be responsible and guilty at the same time. You can be responsible and not guilty. But if you're guilty, you're always responsible. It's in understanding the relationship and differences between these two things that helps us understand how judgements should be made against individuals who are responsible. . . . If you're the one - the actor, the mover - in regards to any action, you're responsible. . . . Justice follows a simple law of physics. For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction. If I perform an act, there is...
2022-08-2115 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesTruth Brings Division | PadreCast Twentieth Sunday Ordinary Time ...Christ tells us that's not why He came. "I didn't come to establish peace on the earth, I actually came to bring division."... The reason Christ is, by His very nature, divisive, is because He always speaks the Truth....   You can have a false sense of peace when you simply reject all truth. When you say it doesn't matter what's true. What you believe, what I believe, who cares? That's being lukewarm. The devil can mock peace in that regard, and that's what was happening in our country, and all first world countries for decades. Absolute relativism. Which made it s...
2022-08-1424 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWithout faith, we cannot be saved | PadreCast Nineteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Our Lord today in the Gospel is trying to teach us to put greater faith in Him. That's why He begins by telling the disciples that they should not be afraid any longer. That's a complete statement. He's not saying about some things. There's no reason to be afraid of anything any longer. He calls us His "little flock." The reason we shouldn't be be afraid of anything any longer, He says, is because "your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom." Of course He's speaking about the Kingdom of Heaven. Ultimately, that's salvation, that's life for eternity with...
2022-08-0720 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesI’m not in charge. He knows what I need. | PadreCast Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time It is very difficult for us to distinguish between" wants" and "needs". . . We have so many basic needs, and if we seek to fulfill them in right order - and this is what the philosophers teach, the theologians of course too - then you'll find contentment in life. But we're constantly fed this lie that you need more. . . . It's an important lesson we have to learn: to distinguish between necessity and want. And it's not always clear or obvious. What did our Lord say to this young man who came to Him and said, "Teacher, tell my brother to share...
2022-07-3110 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesPersist. | PadreCast Seventeenth Sunday Ordinary Time It is appropriate that we pray today for our brothers and sisters in need, because the readings today focus specifically on the importance of prayer, and on one element in particular which is persistence or perseverance. Our Lord is telling us in the gospel that you need to be faithful, you need to continue to pray for that which you need, that which you want, that which is good for you, and if you persist, you will receive. . . . Now, if your neighbor who is not necessarily helping you out of virtue, is willing to give you what you want just...
2022-07-2411 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesThink about it this way | PadreCast Sixteenth Sunday Ordinary Time "... Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her." It is precisely because of this passage in scripture that the Church teaches that the highest vocation, the highest action you can perform in life outside of the sacraments themselves, is meditation. Here is Mary, sitting there, listening to Jesus speak. Now our Lord does not say, "Martha, Martha loving and serving your neighbor is not good", He doesn't say that. He says in comparison, your acts of love and service, as good and high and exalted as they are, are not as exalted as this...
2022-07-1733 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesNothing Teaches Humility Like Failure | PadreCast Fifteenth Sunday Ordinary Time The reason the Church set up the Saints, or I should say, Christ sets up the Saints is to be an example to us. Not only to intercede for us, but also to be an example of how to turn to the Lord, how to grow in holiness. We see this in the majority of the lives of the Saints, especially when we know their history. We see that they may have lived sinful lives, but then they convert, they repent, and they grow in holiness. In our first reading, Moses, obviously speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit...
2022-07-1022 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesWhat Should I Wear? | PadreCast Fourteenth Sunday Ordinary Time As human beings, we intuitively recognize that the way we present ourselves, the clothing that we wear matters culturally. It always has and always will.. . . In fact, in many very formal events - a fancy restaurant, the opera - the won't let you if you're not dressed appropriately. It's not a new thing in this day and age. It's always been like this in every culture because human beings, by God's design, recognize the importance of externals. Now externals aren't everything. They're not the most important thing, that's the internal, the spiritual, the soul. But the externals matter. And they're...
2022-07-0426 minThe PadreCast - Faithful Catholic Homilies
The PadreCast - Faithful Catholic HomiliesOur Work Has Just Begun | PadreCast Thirteenth Sunday Ordinary Time On one level, we can consider the Supreme Court decision (Dobbs) a great victory. because federal law forced the legalization of abortion upon the country. So thank God that that's over, and now states can decide. But we're not done, that's just the beginning. The next step for us is to get North Carolina declared a state of life, meaning abortion is declared completely illegal. The Church explains in the Catechism that the laws of nations- of any nation - must protect life. That's an obligations. It's not an option. It doesn't matter what religion you are or what country...
2022-06-2621 minSantoFlow Podcast
SantoFlow PodcastPADRE RODOLFO CAMAROTTA (PadreCast) | SantoFlow Podcast #41episódio especial em parceria com o @padrecast da @redevida . Será um bate papo muito especial com o @padrerodolfocamarotta
2022-05-201h 45TMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastPadrecast: Kicking off 2019-2020The first Panthercast episode of the 2019-2020 school year is out today! We kick off with a Padrecast episode with Fr. Scott Brown, Head of School, who shares his theme and goals for the year ahead. Opening with 484 students, TMI is celebrating its highest enrollment in history. We invite our TMI parents to come learn more about what lies ahead for TMI by attending the upcoming Head of School Social on September 11.  2019-2020 Theme: See the Light in Each Other Head of School Social:  Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:00 pm TMI Campus, Alkek Refectory RSV...
2019-08-2811 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 49: Padrecast #10 with Head of School, Fr. Scott BrownBack for our 10th Padrecast episode is TMI Head of School, Fr. Scott Brown! In today’s show, Fr. Scott recaps our “Walk & Talk” events we introduced last month in February to give parents a chance to walk around campus and visit with Fr. Scott, bringing any question or conversation topic they wanted to hear about directly from him. We are excited to be offering two more opportunities for parents to participate in the “Walk & Talk” events in April on: Wednesday, April 17, at 5:30 pm Thursday, April 18, at 8:00 am Parents can visit the school’s website cale...
2019-03-2025 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 43: Padrecast #9 with Fr. Scott (Forum Friday, Walk & Talk, Strategic Updates, and Valentine's)In Padrecast #9, Head of School Fr. Scott talks about the Forum Friday in chapel with students, updates in the strategic planning process, and introduces the new "Walk & Talk with Fr. Scott" events.   Find out more about the wide variety of questions that students submitted for the Forum Friday chapel on Feb. 1–from deep and thoughtful questions to lighthearted and fun ones. At the end of Forum Friday, Fr. Scott extended the invitation to students to continue the conversation and visit with him every Wednesday at noon in the amphitheater to just talk or ask questions about what's happ...
2019-02-1426 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 35: Padrecast #8 - Strategic PlanningIn Padrecast #8 Head of School, Fr. Scott Brown, shares some highlights of the last couple months here at TMI and gives an update on the Strategic Planning process and what’s ahead. Fr. Scott talks in depth about some of the new and exciting positions we’re bringing on for the 2019-2020 school year, including the new Associate Head of School, Dean of Community and Wellness, and Associate Director of College Placement. He also gives a teaser of some upcoming strategic plans that could have us breaking ground on a new building!   Military Ball...
2019-01-1735 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 26: Padrecast 7 – Service, Fine Arts, and Fall AthleticsIn Padrecast #7, The Rev. Scott Brown talks about the 8th grade class service project at the Hill Country Daily Bread (HCDB). Students had the opportunity to participate in service for two hours at the beginning of this month, helping the HCDB to separate and pack food and sort clothes. We also talk about the Fine Arts Department’s recent production of “Our Town” that ran Nov. 14-17 in the Margaret M. Alkek Theater. All five shows were sold out. The cast included both students and faculty and involved many late nights and dedication to prepare for the show...
2018-11-2931 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 18: Padrecast 6, Highlighting Classroom ActivitiesIn Padrecast #6, The Rev. Scott Brown, TMI Headmaster, talks about the whirlwind of activities we had this past week with Homecoming celebrations. TMI Panthers beat Brooks Academy 48-7, alumna Jessica Leibowitz ’00 sang the National Anthem, Fine Arts Teacher Allan Rupe ’80 organized all the student activities, Coach Amanda Quiroga led a great pep rally, and the Advancement Office led a number of wonderful events to welcome home all our TMI alumni. We also dive in and talk about what’s happening in a few of our classrooms this semester. The science department had their first opportunity last week to use...
2018-10-2527 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 14: Padrecast 5, Educational Philosophy, Curriculum Mapping, and HomecomingIn this episode, we dive deep into understanding the Institutional Educational Philosophy that TMI Headmaster The Rev. Scott Brown shared with our faculty and staff at the beginning of this year as a guiding document of who we are and where we’re going as a community. This is our philosophy that we were founded on 125 years ago; we were founded to educate servant leaders, to be crazy about students and curious about their lives, and to prepare students for life after school. The Institutional Educational Philosophy covers: Our mission of educating servant leaders and history as a mi...
2018-10-1134 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 6: Padrecast 3, Writing Curriculum and Kairos MinistryIn Padrecast #3, Fr. Scott talks about the 18th Annual Alumni Modified Sporting Clay Shoot, highlighting the success of raising over $8,000 for the TMI Alumni Association Scholarship and thanking our event sponsors: Briones Engineering Don Elliott ‘63 Wayo Canales ‘91 and Susanna Madrigal Ruben Calderon Dorado Development Drash Contracting, LTC Ernest Brown ‘80 We also talked about the Kairos Prison Ministry cookie-baking event that was led by Science Teacher Sherry Lim this past weekend. The Kairos ministry is a redemptive program that addresses the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women, youth, and their families. Their program is a redemptive one that incorp...
2018-09-1331 minTMI Episcopal Panthercast
TMI Episcopal PanthercastEpisode 1: Padrecast 1, Back to SchoolIn our very first Panthercast podcast, we talk with TMI Headmaster, The Rev. Scott Brown, for the first “Padrecast” episode. We’ll be releasing the Panthercast/Padrecast episdodes every Thursday, alternating weeks between the Padrecast with Fr. Scott and regular Panthercast episodes that will feature either a TMI faculty member or alumni. You’ll have a chance to get to know our faculty on a deeper level and hear how TMI influenced and supported our alumni in their journey to success. This summer saw a lot of renovation and changes as our facilities team helped to trans...
2018-08-1631 min