Homilies and Stuff

Lenten Mission Talk 1 - St. Margaret Mary Parish

The case for holiness. Holiness means love of God and love of neighbour. It results in a better kind of life — a kind of life in which we can be at peace with all people, no matter how much they annoy us.

Given Sunday night at the Lenten Mission at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Hamilton.

Resources for the Lenten Mission at St. Margaret Mary Parish

Sunday Night - Holiness through love of neighbour

  • Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacques Philippe (click here for link to Amazon — I notice that they only have it for Kindle right now. You could also try ordering it from Di Carlos in Hamilton)
  • Story of a Soul by St. Thérèse of Lisieux (click here for link to Amazon. If you Google around, you should also be able to find it for free)
  • The Road of Hope: A Gospel from Prison by Cardinal Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận (click here for link to Amazon)

Monday Night - Holiness through love of God (Prayer)

  • Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay (click here for link to Amazon)
  • Prayer Primer by Fr. Thomas Dubay (click here for link to Amazon)
  • Difficulties in Mental Prayer by Fr. Eugene Boylan (click here for link to Amazon)

Tuesday Night - Confession

Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family

What makes a Catholic family holy?

Full disclosure: The good borrow, the best steal. Ideas stolen (once again) from Fr. Robert Barron. Go listen to his (better) homily here. You can also subscribe to his homilies by searching for them in your favourite podcast app. Here's the iTunes link.

Homily for the First Sunday in Advent

When was the last time you went to confession? If it's been a while, go (Pope Francis).

Here's how the Catechism describes the difference between mortal and venial sin.

Canon 988 - §1. A member of the Christian faithful is obliged to confess in kind and number all grave (i.e., mortal) sins committed after baptism and not yet remitted directly through the keys of the Church nor acknowledged in individual confession, of which the person has knowledge after diligent examination of conscience.  §2. It is recommended to the Christian faithful that they also confess venial sins.

Finally, if we've committed a mortal sin, we should not receive Holy Communion until we've been to confession. Otherwise, we should also confess receiving Communion in the state of mortal sin (CCC 1457).

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First Sunday of Advent - Confession Stuff

Act of Contrition (traditional)

O my God,
I am heartily sorry for having offended you,
and I detest all my sins,
because of Your just punishments,
but most of all because they offend You, my God,
who are all-good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace,
to sin no more and to avoid the near occasion of sin.
 

Act of Contrition (modern)

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart.
In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good,
I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things.
I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more,
and to avoid whatever leads me to sin.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us.
In His name, my God, have mercy. Amen.