Homilies & Recorded Talks Downloads
We have recorded the following homilies and talks for you to download and listen.
| Take From Lent What God Has for You | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: March 7, 2010
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Size: 4.8 MB
Length: 5:12
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| Look at others and you may miss what God has for you. Even when it's Lent, God has something just for you. Notable moment: "The misfortunes of the less fortunate are never an occasion for us to stand in judgment over them, but an invitation to us from God to make sure that our own lives are in order, to repent and bear the good fruit of justice, love, and righteousness in our lives." | |||
| Lent-Our Annual Spring Training | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: February 28, 2010
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Size: 8.8 MB
Length: 9:37
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| Father tells us that there is more to Lent than mere drudgery; that God encourages us on in our Lenten resolutions and penances. Father examines heaven and the obstacles to God that we remove in this Lenten path to holiness. Notable moment: "When it comes to heaven, we have more questions perhaps than answers. We know that we, too, must walk in faith, heeding the command of our heavenly Father to listen, to listen to the voice of His Son. If we resolve to do nothing more this Lent than that, then we will have done more than enough. For to spend this Lenten time listening in prayer and penance to the voice of Jesus is to say, 'Yes, yes, Jesus, I will follow where You lead.'" | |||
| The Priesthood Given by Christ | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Frank Sherry, C.P.M.
Date: February 25, 2010
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Size: 30.1 MB
Length: 32:55
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| Father Frank Sherry of the Fathers of Mercy explains the priesthood and the way the Church offers the unique ministry of Christ through faithful men called by God to this office. | |||
| Confession-Healing, and Good for Our Souls! | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Frank Sherry, C.P.M.
Date: February 21, 2010
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Size: 14.5 MB
Length: 15:53
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| Notable moment: Fr. Frank tells the story of a recently healed young man, saying, "When he was age nine, he said he got involved in drugs, pornography, immoral sex... Nine years old! A nine year old kid! But he said, 'You know, when I walked into that confessional, it was the first time that I have ever experienced any peace within my life, and cleanness in my soul!' Confession, confession, my brothers and sisters, is great for our souls." | |||
| Find God and Thrive in Hard Times | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: February 14, 2010
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Size: 5.7 MB
Length: 6:16
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| Father's homily uses the words of Jeremiah, the final despair of actor George Sanders, and the loving discipline of a wise father to draw us to a simple conclusion: We need God's love more than anything. Notable moment: "So much of our time and effort are spent tending to our physical needs and yet I would dare say that there is not a person here who does not understand that our greatest needs are not physical; that our ultimate thirst is not for water. Our ultimate thirst is for God." | |||
| How to Become Love | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: January 31, 2010
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Size: 2.9 MB
Length: 6:20
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| Father Harris takes St. Paul's discourse on love (1Cor 13) to challenge St. Mark to love as Jesus loves and to be utterly practical in turning ourselves into the love of Jesus in the world. Notable moments: "Love is a person. His name is Jesus Christ. Thus, if we want to know what love means, we must look at Jesus. Jesus tells us love's meaning in the most convincing language of all." "Saint Paul's description of love does not reduce love to a bunch of warm feelings. His description is all about attitudes... and the deeds that attitudes inspire. Love, Saint Paul says, is an action, something that we do." "The goal of every Christian should simply be to become love." | |||
| God Is Present, Speaking as His Word Is Proclaimed | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: January 24, 2010
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Size: 2.5 MB
Length: 5:25
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| Father offers us his own plea for us to take the Word of God at Mass seriously. He uses the admonitions of St. Augustine and of the writer Origen as well as the modern story of an imprisoned pastor to call us to recognize Christ in the proclamation of the Word of God at Mass and in our daily lives. This homily is highly recommended for readers and Lectors. Notable moments: “…many of us fail to grasp the significance and importance of the Liturgy of the Word. I can imagine that many of us even find ourselves daydreaming during this part of the Mass, rather than listening carefully to God speaking to us. … Dear people, today let us renew our love and reverence for God who is truly present to us and speaks to us his Word in and through the Sacred Scriptures. | |||
| Water to Wine, from 'What We Are' to 'What God Wants Us to Be' | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: January 17, 2010
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Size: 2.4 MB
Length: 5:19
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| From chapter 2 of St. John's Gospel, Father Harris offers insight into the story of Jesus' first miracle. Notable moments: "Jesus dismisses His Mother's request saying, 'My hour has not yet come.' His Mother, in turn, dismisses His remark and says to the waiters, 'Do whatever He tells you.' It's as if Our Lady is saying, 'Son, Your years of making tables and chairs in your Father's carpentry shop are over.'" and, "It would be great if we could change from sinful to saintly as quickly as Jesus changed the water into wine. But our transformation from what we are to what God wants us to be takes time, perhaps a lifetime and beyond. And it also takes adversity. And that's why life is not the walk in the park we'd like it to be." And there is more: Please listen. | |||
| Who Is the Light of Bethlehem Now? | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: January 3, 2010
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Size: 2.4 MB
Length: 5:16
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| Father offers an episode from his life in a quote from Shakespeare, who wrote, “When he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars. And he shall make the face of heaven so fine, that all the world will fall in love with night and pay no mention to the garish sun.” Father closes his homily with this admonition: "Dear people, I pray that you will always stand firmly for Jesus Christ and shine brightly as his light even in eternity." | |||
| When Mary Leaves Jesus with Us | Listen Now | Download | |
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Speaker: Father Harris
Date: January 1, 2010
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Size: 1.7 MB
Length: 3:40
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| A poignant story opens Father's homily and he then leaves us with this notable moment: "[Mary] then places the Christ Child in our hearts. And we are left asking-not only on this feast, but every day of our lives-'Who is this Child? What will I do with child in my life? How will, and how has, His life changed mine?'" | |||
Only the last ten messages are listed above, but you may also view the entire sermon archive if you wish.