SERMONS OF ST JOHN VIANNEY PART 2

This is a series of the sermons of St. John Marie Vianney. Click the link below for part 1. https://sanctemichaeldefense.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/sermons-of-st-john-vianney-part-1/ “When he is with those who have no religion, he will talk only about the pleasures of the world. He would blush to fulfil his religious practices in front of his companions or those boys

TEACHING HOLINESS TO CHILDREN – 01/31/22 (Memorial of St. John Bosco)

Mark 5:18-2018 And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 But He refused, and said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had

PREACHING OUT OF LOVE – 01/30/22 (Sunday)

Mark 4:38-4024 And He said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.28 When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and put him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city

REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD – 01/29/22 (Saturday)

Mark 4:38-4038 But He was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” 39 And He awoke and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40

IS POPE FRANCIS RIGHT ABOUT HAVING CHILDREN INSTEAD OF PETS?

Pope Francis provides catechesis to the general audience every Wednesday. Last January 5, his topic on the catechesis about St. Joseph was about his role of being an adoptive father where the Pope described adoption as “among the highest forms of love [1].” Then, he made a statement that led to him being criticized by

REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD – 01/28/22 (Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas)

Mark 4:26-27,2926 And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed upon the ground, 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he knows not how.29 But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the

REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD – 01/27/22 (Thursday)

Mark 4:2424 And He said to them, “Take heed what you hear; the measure you give will be the measure you get, and still more will be given you. For the full readings, click here: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings Blessed Thursday in the Third Week of Ordinary Time! We often desire, hope and expect that more people will

ABORTION IS WRONG

We defend the right to life of the unborn as Catholics. Unfortunately, not everyone has the same views as ours. Some people are pro-choice because they advocate for the choice of women to undergo abortion. They will mention some severe cases where abortion, as they claim, is morally permissible such as in raped and incest

REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD – 01/26/22 (Memorial of St. Timothy and St. Titus)

Mark 4:18-2018 And others are the ones sown among thorns; they are those who hear the word, 19 but the cares of the world, and the delight in riches, and the desire for other things, enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 20 But those that were sown upon the good soil

REFLECTIONS ON THE WORD – 01/25/22 (Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul)

Acts 22:6-86 “As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, `Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ 8 And I answered, `Who are you, Lord?’ And He said