Abbot Gueranger – The Liturgical Year – Pentecost: God’s Plan for Uniting Humanity; Our Quest for Happiness – The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost; Martin VanCochem’s – Life of Christ – Through Pentecost Christ Establishes His Church.
Aired 5/22
In which we talk a bit about the Holy Spirit and about love of God.
Will the Catholic Church soon face another Schism from Germany? We ask this question on the heels of the recent announcement from parishes in nearly 80 cities, that they have conducted blessing ceremonies for same-sex unions in open defiance of the pope and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). Beginning with Charlemagne, […]
Aired 5/22
The Lord appeared once again to his disciples after his resurrection, and questioning Peter, who from fear had thrice denied him, extracted from him a threefold declaration of love. Christ had been raised to life in the flesh and Peter to life in the spirit; for when Christ died as a result of the torments he endured, Peter was also dead as a result of denying his master. Christ the Lord was raised from the dead; Christ the Lord raised up Peter through Peter’s love for him. And having obtained from him the assurance of that love, he entrusted his sheep to Peter’s care.
We may wonder what advantage there could be for Christ in Peter’s love for him. If Christ loves you, you profit, not Christ; and if you love him, again the advantage is yours, not his. But wishing to show us how we should demonstrate our love for him, Christ the Lord made it plain that it is by our concern for his sheep.
“Simon, son of John, Do you love me?” he asked. “I do love you.” “Then feed my sheep.” Once, twice, and a third time the same dialogue was repeated. To the Lord’s one and only question, Peter had no other answer than “I do love you.” And each time the Lord gave Peter the same command: “Feed my sheep.” Let us love one another then, and by so doing we shall be loving Christ.
Saint Augustine of Hippo, Guelferbytanus Sermon 16,1, via DailyGospel.org
Aired 5/16
In Defense of Celibacy, Fr John Hardon; Humility in Prayer – Hamon’s Meditations; Ascension of Our Lord, Hamon’s; Our Quest for Happiness – The Strength we Received in Confirmation; The Secret of Mary – Preparation for Total Consecration to Mary. Aired 5/9
At that time, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near her, he said to his mother, “woman behold your son”. Then he said to the disciple, “behold your […]
