admin March 15th, 2010
The following were taken from Word On Fire.
Sermon 479 : The Father and The Sons : The 4th Sunday of Lent
The parable of the prodigal son is a portrait of God’s gracious love and two negative responses to that love. Both sons, in their own ways, indicate the disposition of the soul in estrangement from God.
Click here to listen to Fr. Robert Barron’s sermon for the 4th Sunday of Lent.
Previous Sermons:
Sermon 478 : A Tale of Two Trees : 3rd Sunday of Lent
The 3rd Sunday of Lent scriptures present stories of two trees: the burning bush, that represents the reality of a soul that is receptive to God’s presence, and the fig tree, which represents God’s presence resisted and refused.
Sermon 477 : Transfigured Prayer : 2nd Sunday of Lent
The startling event of the Transfiguration displays a model of prayer. The mountain represents the place of Divine encounter, the radiance of the Lord displays the interior life of the soul in relationship to the Divine life, the conversation with the prophets is a symbol of the communion of saints. All this culminates is a sending forth in mission.
Sermon 476 : The True and the False Messiah : 1st Sunday of Lent
The First Sunday of Lent Gospel presents the dramatic scene of the Lord Jesus’ confrontation with the evil one. The evil one attempts to frustrate the Lord’s mission by tempting him to become a “false” messiah by succumbing to sensual desire, exercising worldly power, and using the power of God for ego driven purposes. These temptations are intended, not just to frustrate the Lord in his mission, but our own mission as well.
Tags: Barron, Lent
admin July 28th, 2009
Do you have an inspiring story about a priest, whether you’ve read about, or have experienced? Have you heard or do you have a joke or a funny story regarding priests? Have you stumbled upon an article, quotation, poem, prayer about the priesthood or priests?
We are requesting that you post any or all of these here or at the church forum to share with your brothers and sisters in the community.
admin June 10th, 2009
The Jubilee Year of St. Paul will end this month of June. Let’s celebrate it not with a whimper, but with a little appropriate bang. We are inviting all parishioners to join us in celebration.
- June 12th (2nd Friday) starting at 7:00 pm – Calling on all Parish and Liturgy ministers to attend this gathering. We are the leaders of the parish and we must show initiative and good example by our participation.
- June 26th (4th Friday) starting at 7:00 pm- While it is recommended that all parishioners are encouraged to attend, it is requested that the Charismatic Community will sponsor this evening of praise and worship, in prayer and song.
- June 28th (4th Sunday) at 12:00 noon Mass – Special Parish Mass to conclude the Jubilee Year of St. Paul.
- June 29th (Monday, Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul) – Scriptural Rosary at 6:15 pm and Holy Mass at 7:00 pm.
We are enjoining parishioners to share with us some reflections and thoughts, Title it “My favorite Pauline verse is…”
Tags: St. Paul
Angelo April 23rd, 2009
Fr. Robert Barron’s reflections on Resurrection and Metanoia
SermonNo: 433, 04/26/2009
The readings for this weekend effect a correlation between the resurrection of Jesus and conversion. The biblical word for conversion is “metanoia” which has the sense of “going beyond the mind that you have.” What would it be like to move from a death-haunted consciousness to resurrection-haunted one? It would involve a conversion.
If you’d like to listen to additional reflection, please, visit the Word on Fire website at http://wordonfire.org/
Tags: Barron, Word, Word on Fire
Angelo April 13th, 2009
Fr. Robert Barron’s reflections
Sermon 431 : April 12, 2009
Easter Sunday : The Resurrection of Jesus is Not a Myth
There are some debunkers of religion around today who want us to believe that the story of the resurrection is just another iteration of the myth of the dying and rising god that can be found in many ancient cultures. Nothing could be further from the truth. A careful reading of the Easter accounts shows that they have to do with a very particular, historical individual and with a very particular, unrepeatable event.
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