Widow of Nain
Sermon for the 15th Sunday After Pentecost.
Sermon on the Scandals
In the beginning of this sermon, I quote breaking news from last night via the National Catholic Register. To see why Cdl. Wuerl is the featured image on this blog post, go to the sixth and seventh paragraph here. Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas has already written to his faithful today regarding the credibility of the allegations of those occupying the Holy See covering up the child abuse of Cardinal McCarrick. The letter is found towards the end of this The American Conservative article, including this sentence: “Let us be clear that they are still allegations but as your shepherd I find them to be credible. Using this standard the response must be a thorough investigation similar to those conducted any time allegations are deemed to be credible.”
Why Did So Many Gay Men Enter the Priesthood in the 20th Century?
Here are 10 very important Nota Benes to read before the account of homosexuality in the American Catholic Church: 1. This is not a gay-bashing blog-post. I have good friends who have struggled with same-sex attraction. Most of them were smart enough not to enter seminary or religious life. I say "smart" because it would be stupid to go live with 100 people you're sexually attracted to for over seven years in a celibate vocation. 2. I do not believe anyone is born “gay,” so the correct Catholic term is actually “someone who struggles with same-sex attraction.” However, for the sake of brevity, I will often use the term “gay” or “homosexual.” 3. There have always been gays in the priesthood, but this blog post is a cultural evaluation of what is different about the 20th and 21st centuries. I [...]
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sermon
Today's Daily Mass sermon was about the Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. John the Beloved and your role in the Church today leading to the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
I'll be posting some daily Mass sermons like this one since I'm [surprisingly] back in a parish.
Confession and the 10 Lepers
The four parts of a good confession.
St. Maximus the Confessor
A history of Christological errors and their remedies in six minutes.
The Simplicity of Catholicism Sermon
How the parable of the Good Samaritan links the two Great Commandments in the Eucharist and corporal works of mercy.
May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons?
This was a real email I got tonight. My response also follows verbatim. Hi, Fr. DN, I asked three local pastors in the area I live in in NJ about what Catholics should do if they are invited to same sex marriages. They all said that if it is a close relative that you should attend so as not to lose the relationship or bond with that relative. Does the Catholic Church have any dogma on this? Thank you, Karen Dear Karen, Those priests are wrong. You would be committing grave mortal sin in participating in the attempted "marriage" of same-sex people by going to their "wedding." Your sin would be what the Catholic Church calls "being an accessory to another's sin" and it comes in 9 ways. In your case, you would be committing sins number 3 and 5 [...]
How to Attend Holy Mass Like the Saints
This is an hour long video on how to attend Holy Mass like the saints. They come from meditations from St. Francis De Sales on the Passion of Christ within the Traditional Latin Mass. https://vimeo.com/283322245