The Lord does not call you to be good. He calls you to be perfect.
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Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Be a missionary disciple.
From the Vatican II document on the laity (click HERE to read the whole document):
The Church was founded for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of Christ throughout the earth for the glory of God the Father, to enable all men to share in His saving redemption,(1) and that through them the whole world might enter into a relationship with Christ. All activity of the Mystical Body directed to the attainment of this goal is called the apostolate, which the Church carries on in various ways through all her members. For the Christian vocation by its very nature is also a vocation to the apostolate. No part of the structure of a living body is merely passive but has a share in the functions as well as life of the body: so, too, in the body of Christ, which is the Church, "the whole body . . . in keeping with the proper activity of each part, derives its increase from its own internal development" (Eph. 4:16).
Indeed, the organic union in this body and the structure of the members are so compact that the member who fails to make his proper contribution to the development of the Church must be said to be useful neither to the Church nor to himself.
Corporal works of mercy:
To feed the hungry.
To give water to the thirsty.
To clothe the naked.
To shelter the homeless.
To visit the sick.
To visit the imprisoned, or ransom the captive.
To bury the dead.
Spiritual works of mercy:
To instruct the ignorant.
To counsel the doubtful.
To admonish the sinners.
To bear patiently those who wrong us.
To forgive offenses.
To comfort the afflicted.
To pray for the living and the dead.
Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do you trust God when you sit in the region and shadow of death?
Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Behold the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world.
Homily for the Solemnity of Epiphany
Click HERE for the podcast by Jimmy Akin on the Mysteries of the Magi.
Homily for the Solemnity of Christmas
The miracle of Christmas is that we don't have to be afraid of our Saviour.
Homily for the Third Sunday in Advent
When you have doubts, remember what you've heard God say and seen Him do.
Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe
Let Christ be the King of your mind, will, heart, body, and time.
Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do you want heaven, or hell?
Homily for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Catholic Classics Podcast
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Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Be like the Pharisee AND the tax collector.
Homily for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Be persistent in prayer.
Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What's your leprosy? Might it lead you down the path of humility to spiritual healing and the praise of God?
Homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We need to care for the poor.
The corporal works of mercy:
To feed the hungry.
To give water to the thirsty.
To clothe the naked.
To shelter the homeless.
To visit the sick.
To visit the imprisoned, or ransom the captive.
To bury the dead.
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Homily for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do you strive for the Kingdom of God more than for other things?
Homily for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus is searching for YOU. Make Him happy and repent.
Homily for the Twenty-second in Ordinary Time
Humility.
If you've got the courage, try the Litany of Humility:
Lord Jesus. Meek and humble of heart, Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Don't ask, How many will be saved. Rather, ask, will I be saved?
Homily for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We can have peace with God, or peace with the world, but not both.