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W Pat Cunningham
Contributing sermons since Aug 5, 2008
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Evangelization Has Many Forms--Some That Would Not Work Today
Contributed on Aug 11, 2018
Forgive those who offend you or God cannot forgive your own sins. Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful.
Thursday of 19th Week in Course St Stephen of Hungary Today’s first reading, from the prophet Ezekiel, is so short that it tends to run right through our heads without finding purchase. So I’ll read it again, The word of the LORD came to me: 2"Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious ...read more
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Holiness And Controversy
Contributed on Aug 6, 2018
The life of St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross is inspirational but off-putting to some.
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross August 9, 2018 We are the people of the New Covenant, the covenant made in the blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Israel was brought out of Egypt by the power of God. He then gave them the Old Covenant made in the blood of lambs and oxen, written on stone in the ...read more
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The Perpetual Virginity Of Mary And The Kingship Of Jesus
Contributed on Aug 3, 2018
The perpetual virginity of Mary, which was believed by the Church throughout its existence with almost no question, and even believed by the original Protestant reformers, is a basic Christian doctrine. To deny this is to deny the kingship of Jesus.
Friday of 17th Week in Course Importance of Mary’s Perpetual Virginity So let’s suppose I got on the radio here in San Antonio and said: “people of South Texas, the Lord says to you today that your sins are crying out to heaven for punishment. If you do not heed God’s Law, close down all ...read more
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Me, Too And Saint Maria Goretti
Contributed on Aug 3, 2018
Contraception enabled many to adopt sinful lifestyles without fear of pregnancy, and the other results were predictable and damaging.
July 6, 2018 Feast of St. Maria Goretti Our God is a God of mercy and compassion, but He is also the God of justice and equity. Defenseless people are His particular specialty. Crimes against those who cannot defend themselves, who have no physical or political power, are very offensive to the ...read more
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"Ephpheta, Be Thou Opened”
Contributed on Jul 30, 2018
We need to get very, very serious about promoting priestly vocations
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Extraordinary Form “Ephpheta, be thou opened,” Jesus said, after groaning, “and immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment to his speech was loosed, and he spoke clearly.” Come to any baptism–as we’ll have here on Saturday the eighteenth, and you’ll ...read more
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Revolution/Reformation
Contributed on Sep 16, 2017
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Reformation/Revolution
Contributed on Sep 9, 2017
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Reformation
Contributed on Sep 2, 2017
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Lessons And Grace In The Reformation
Contributed on Aug 26, 2017
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Thirteen Days Of Christmas
Contributed on Dec 20, 2014
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Now A Man Can Scarcely Arrive At The Needed ...
Contributed on Jun 8, 2013
"Now a man can scarcely arrive at the needed sense of responsibility, unless his living conditions allow him to become conscious of his dignity, and to rise to his destiny by spending himself for God and for others. But human freedom is often crippled when a man encounters extreme poverty just as ...read more
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Error Vs. Person In Error
Contributed on Apr 26, 2013
ERROR VS. PERSON IN ERROR This love and good will, to be sure, must in no way render us indifferent to truth and goodness. Indeed love itself impels the disciples of Christ to speak the saving truth to all men. But it is necessary to distinguish between error, which always merits repudiation, ...read more
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That Means, As Dominic Savio Once Said, ...
Contributed on Mar 16, 2013
That means, as Dominic Savio once said, preferring death to ...read more
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Only In Freedom Can Goodness Occur
Contributed on Mar 16, 2013
Only in freedom can man direct himself toward goodness. Our contemporaries make much of this freedom and pursue it eagerly; and rightly to be sure. Often however they foster it perversely as a license for doing whatever pleases them, even if it is evil. For its part, authentic freedom is an ...read more
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The Church, Therefore, Earnestly Desires That ...
Contributed on Jan 26, 2013
The Church, therefore, earnestly desires that Christ's faithful, when present at this mystery of faith, should not be there as strangers or silent spectators; on the contrary, through a good understanding of the rites and prayers they should take part in the sacred action conscious of what they are ...read more