Greetings from Cork City Ireland, please pray for us in Ireland,we are under severe attack from our leaders , also pray for our priests and Bishops many of them are afraid to stand up for their beliefs 🇮🇪🕊☘️✝️🙏
I shall pray for all. Pray for all people and priestly sons of Our Most Blessed Mother. Those that love Her know in the circles of life Mother Mary is with us as we and Her children pray. Be strong in prayer 🙏 And May God bless and give us the strength to carry on with our journey. 🙏 amen.
I and my family are praying for you and all over the world in all the nations, especially for our brothers and sisters in Christ suffering under religious persecution. Most especially pray for the priesthood. God is planting His seeds and we must help them to grow. My theory is for every Catholic boy to serve at the Altar and I'd the Lord calls him he can come.Especially if they can receive at 7 or 8...why do we wait until 5th grade?
I love you in CHRIST and will hold you forever before the LORD. Especially your Bishops and Priest to be able to stand before the higer ups with power from the Holy GHOST.
I am grateful to my Parents for having helped me receive the gift of Faith in Baptism in 1958. My life has been filled with grace & love throughout my life as I faced major challenges only because I was Catholic. I believe in Jesus.
Father Mike when you deliver sermons there is no such thing as too Catholic, not in my life. We need the truth as you put it forward in our today lives. Thank you Father Mike. God bless you and protect you always!
No priest will tell the truth!! I posted this several months ago. NOT one catholic has replied! Why???? Catholics claim Sunday is a holy day made by God. I will ask these questions again which NO ONE can answer. And I know you will NOT!!! ---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He rested on the first day of the week to make that day special?? ----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He BLESSEDthe first day of the week to make that day special?? ----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He SANCTIFIED the first day of the week to make that day special?? ---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He Gave a name to the first day of the week to make that day special?? ---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He DECLARES the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special?? FACTS" --The ONLY day GOD RESTED ON--Seventh day!! Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD BLESSED--Seventh dayt---Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD SANCTIFIED--Seventh day--Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD NAMED--Seventh day--SAbbath--Isaiah 58:13 --The ONLY day GOD DECLARES as HIS HOLY DAY--Seventh day--Isaiah 58:13, Matthew 24:36-41
Oh, my goodness, he didn't have enogh bandwidth for his entire homily. I am a convert of 50 years and I hung on every word. Thank you, thank you, thank you Father. What a discovery!! I mean, I just discovered your homily today and I feel like I have found gold.
Y his is a great supper homily.Great help to each personthere.we learned much 😊Father you do so well. Priests are to TEACH PREACH AND SANCTIFY. THIS YOU ALWAYS DO. THANK YOU.
Today Is The Feast Of Saint Monica: Saint Monica was born of a Christian Family at Tagaste in Africa in 331. While still a Maiden She was married to Patricius. They had children among them was Augustine. She Prayed and Suffered and poured forth many tears to God never ceasing to believe for Augustine's Conversion. A Model of Her Faith by Her Prayers and Witnessed to it by Her Deeds. She is the Patroness of Married Women and a Model for Christian Mothers She Died in Ostia Antica in the Ancient City of Rome in 387. Saint Monica Pray For Us.
@@katperson7332 quote--I’d forgotten, so I shall now ask St Monica for her intercession.---unquote Why do you insist that God is a liar??? 1 Timothy 2:5 In-Context 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Me too I do wish and pray when the church of our Lord and God is returned once and forever more. Pray, and trusting in Jesus Christ for He is the Son of God and we who love and BELIEVE in Him will need to standby His Love for those pray and kneel in prayer with trusting in Him. Amen 🙏 He
Thank you Fr Mike 🙏 I shared this on FB today. Really relevant to everyone regardless of religion! You have a way of waking me up with every sermon. A rarity in any church today! God bless America 🇺🇸
@@KMF3 there’s a better than good chance I wouldn’t watch a podcast. At 80 I am just trying to do the basics, be faithful at my parish, and feed my soul.
@@bettye444 then it would be better for you to read the saints and the early church documents to learn more about your faith. You can also listen to audiobooks. Another good source of the faith is ludwig ott fundamentals of Catholic dogma.
There have been a number of comments on this video concerning Alpha and the fact that it is not a Catholic course, which is something Fr. Mike did not specifically clarify in his Homily. Alpha was started in the '70s by Anglican Pastor Nicky Gumbel. Over the years, the Alpha course has been adopted by scores of Catholic parishes throughout the world. It has been successful at rejuvenating parishes and helping faithful develop a personal relationship with Jesus. There is also a Catholic content to Alpha that assists Catholic parishes in running Alpha. Fr. Mike did not intend to imply that Alpha teaches Catholic doctrine, nor that the title to this video was related to anything he said concerning Alpha. Of course, Alpha does not teach the doctrines of the Catholic church, rather it teaches the basics of Christianity. Blessings! - OLG
Fr Mike happy Sunday I could not see people in the church but to day I can see all around look at the baby put veil on her head wow great 👏 family I too put 👏 thank you fr 🙏 Amen.
Absolutely right! Our faith has to be more than just Sunday Mass... that way we can truly answer "Jesus is God our Savior"! Because we will really know Him and love Him with our entire hearts! Thanks, Fr Mike for your thoughtful homilies!
quote---Our faith has to be more than just Sunday Mass.--unquote FACTS" --The ONLY day GOD RESTED ON--Seventh day!! Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD BLESSED--Seventh dayt---Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD SANCTIFIED--Seventh day--Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11 --The ONLY day GOD NAMED--Seventh day--SAbbath--Isaiah 58:13 --The ONLY day GOD DECLARES as HIS HOLY DAY--Seventh day--Isaiah 58:13, Matthew 24:36-41 >>>>quote---"Jesus is God our Savior--unquote Nope--Jesus is the SON of God!!!" quote---"! Because we will really know Him and love Him with our entire hearts! --unquote AGAIN--NOPE--you do NOT love God!! In John 14:15, Jesus says, “If you love me, keep my commandments.”
Father, you are so good at explaining the Catholic faith and the core of our beliefs and faith. I always learn something from you, even though I went to Catholic School. You are a great teacher. You can feel the sincerity and love with which you speak. Teaching about what the word Christ means, ( that it’s not his last name). That Simons name was Peter, I guess I had heard that before but forgot, but I knew Peter was the rock. (I am 68 yo😊). That Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven! And I was like OH! That’s why they say , “when you meet Peter at the pearly gates! “ Particularly the way you brought everything together; about Jesus confirming that He was The Christ, that Peter was going to be the Rock of His Church, that what you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven and what you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven , and finally that this was all leading to the authority of the Church. I never knew how to answer Christians that always say, ‘well it’s not in the Bible! Show me where it says that in the Bible.’ You just said it all so amazingly well. It really enlightened me. I am going to show this video to my 40 year old daughter who asks these questions too, saying , well how do you know that man didn’t just make that up in the church. We are so blessed to be able to hear your homilies on You Tube Father Mike. I wish I lived in your parish. Your parishioners are so lucky! God Bless you Father and keep you.
Thank you, Fr Mike. When I was just thinking how your connection with The Word helps bind up the broken heart, you spoke kindly of binding. It was a neat moment I appreciated came today.
My patenta told me,my Catholic church,the Bible but most od all my testimonies of living God Jesus who saved my life 🙏✝️♥️from devil .thank You my Lord my God my Savior ♥️Jesus♥️✝️♥️✝️♥️
Thank you for teaching us the truth! We need to hear the truth of our Catholic faith. There aren't enough priests out there teaching us how to live our faith. Thank you, thank you, and thank you! God bless you!
Father Michael what an astounding talk. I am so enlightened about Jesus by it. I want to know Him better so i can get closer to him. I want to be more fully bond to him. I had a difficult relationship with my father which has made me standoffish with men. To hold them at arms length and i have done this with Jesus. Your talk here has helped me with this. Bless you.🇦🇺
Roman Catholic churches I played the organ for years ago were centered around the Mass and the homily was short and simple. In the Episcopal Church where I belonged the Eucharist and homily were both important. Its good to hear that Catholic priests are now giving real and instructive sermons.
You said: Roman Cathoic churches I played the organ for years ago were centered around the Mass…. That is correct as the Sacrifice of the Mass IS the focal point. The homily is important of course and it needs to be precise and relevant to the Scripture readings of the day. Homilies need NOT be more than 15 minutes.
Thank you, Fr Mike! Your homily was my my second today, and I’m so grateful that I caught it…appreciate sharing your homily as a solo offering. Btw, I live in VA. Any chance you could live stream your Alpha course? Or, if possible, I’d pay for it. I hope the course is a fruitful endeavor for your parish!
«Pour qui dit-on que je suis ?» Nous devons tous répondre à cette question. Dès mon plus jeune âge, j'ai été béni de connaître Jésus. Il est mon Seigneur, mon Christ, mon grand prêtre et humblement je peux dire mon frère.
JESUS SAVED ME FROM ALCOHOLISM AND MY SEX ADDICTION BY FORGIVING ME NO MATTER WHAT HE FORGIVES ME NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I MAY SIN HE SEES MY BROKENESS I BELIEVE HE WILL HEAL ME.HIS LOVE IS NOT FICKLE LIKE MANS IS.
That's wonderful Jesus did that for you but what have you done for others is what matters. The world is more Jesus to us than we can be Christ to the world; "Do unto the least of these and you have done it as unto Me." Don't sow your talent in the ground. Take up your responsibility.
Alpha comes from Anglican Church I don’t understand how such a good priest wants to provide this program I would never attend.We have this program in Poland this is not good for Catholic people.Sorry Father.
I did Alpha several years ago… I was looking for answers to why Catholics believe what we believe… Early Fathers, Aquinas… it was not there. I found it was very emotions-based, seemed to be geared towards atheists or agnostics. Perhaps it would lead Catholics to deeper understanding to faith, but it certainly didn’t for me; I didn’t finish the program and looked elsewhere.
My parish is very big and they are always promoting Alpha, I've never done it before but it's good to know I can just ignore it and don't need to do it.
@@EpoRose1 Reluctantly, I took the course at my parish, being talked into it. Wasn't thrilled with it but I did like the lesson on the Holy Spirit. I was asked to join again but I declined not needing to hear the same basic things again.
Dear lord almighty you understand my financial predicament please open my path change my situation and answer my prayers I pray for a urgent financial miracle for my family amen
Father, love your Homily’s. I was excited to hear about the Alpa program. That is until I researched it. It has been denounced by Cardinal Burke as Protestantism even in the “Catholic” version. Please anyone considering enrolling in this program research it yourself first.
I didn’t think it was fear but when I think about the Lord saying “I never knew you” it breaks my heart. All I can do is beg he doesn’t. The people who thought they were doing what they should were wrong.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this homily!!! SOOOO many people believe the pope can do no wrong and that he's sinless like Jesus WHICH IS A LIE. They have made the pope their idol and often will reject God's laws in favor of the pope's FALLIBLE SINFUL words/actions/inactions. ANYTIME anyone including the pope is trying to bind or loose sins and pass them off as not sins they are indeed still sins. NO MAN on this earth can change God's laws--EVER regardless of their title because God cannot deceive or be deceived. God is the TRUTH the WAY and the LIFE and NO MAN can say that.
Sorry, I need to correct one thing! Muslims call Jesus a prophet BUT they do not believe that He died on the Cross nor do they believe that He Resurrected and even less that He is God! They say that another man died on the Cross ( who replaced Him) and that Jesus continued on living, marrying Mary Magdalene and having a family! No, Muslims have no clue of who Jesus is, nor do the Jews who are not Messianic. Thank you for you wonderful videos! All Praise and Glory to God Almighty! Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah! 🙏🏻🌹❤️✝️🕊️🌹🙏🏻
Fabulous that you have communion rails and kneelers for holy communion ❤ you are also quoting the creed some catholic churches here not saying it during mass anymore 😢😢😢
I loved this homily so much! I'm about to attend RCIA classes at my local Catholic church and you mentioned a priest named John Hourrican...I think that's my priest! Was he from TN?
Doesn't Islam claim that Our Lord wasn't crucified, that someone else was crucified instead? I could be wrong, and in any case, a brilliant homily. Father: best wishes from Australia!
Remember the words of Christ: ...and the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church. I happen to love Pope Francis, and I pray that God will not let His church be led astray.
Father Mike, the alpha group does not bear the fruits of the Holy Ghost. It has freemasonic roots, and I pray daily that the Holy priests of the One True Holy Catholic Church do not force this unholy group onto God's Holy Church.
Truth . The ma Sonic and other cults have infiltrated every single one of the Jesus based religions . And the Catholic Churches were already are ath top of the list . Too many led others astray Bella Dodd confessed it . Others too So called neighbors who ... They were and are hypocrites . Local government thieves and badges stole Our house and EVERYTHING in it. JESUS PLEASE INTERCEED
A fervent listener of your kind homilies, enlightened by your theological explanation of the gospel🙏. A sad observation though: of the congregation in the front pew. Veil is worn in reverence to the most sacred being in the tabernacle. Please correct the posture obtained hence forward…. will keep praying for correctness
You are correct. Micheal Voris of Church Militant has discussed alpha and what it is in-depth. After listening to Michael, I will not get involved with Alpha!
Ironic that this video warns it may be "too Catholic " and then proceeds to recommend a program (alpha) full of Protestant theology; written by Protestants. The Catholic supplement doesn't change the errors contained within the program. Please proceed with caution
This may be too Catholic for you? Father, we left a parish after being there 35 years because it wasn't Catholic enough. I doubt this homily would sink in to some/many in that parish. It's like you said when I began listening to you, no "fluff", "cotton candy" homilies.
Alpha program hides the Blessed Virgen Mary from sinners. Jesus gives her to them from the cross. Our Blessed Mother says "Do whatever he tells you" and Jesus tells us "Behold your Mother". Christianity without Mary's crushing heel is a garden flourishing not with Grace but with venomous serpents.
Not interested in ALPHA when first hearing about it, but finally persuaded to attend, I quickly saw that it was very basic and Protestant to the core. A long time Catholic and well-informed, it felt like returning to kindergarten much of the time. It does have its merits ( I liked the session about the Holy Spirit) and is probably just right for many people. I would never put down a program that helps people to come to Christ, but when asked to participate in the program again, with the same videos, I politely declined.
This is a beautiful church, wish I lived closer, I would be there everyday for Mass. Love Fr. Mike O'Conner!
Greetings from Cork City Ireland, please pray for us in Ireland,we are under severe attack from our leaders , also pray for our priests and Bishops many of them are afraid to stand up for their beliefs 🇮🇪🕊☘️✝️🙏
I shall pray for all. Pray for all people and priestly sons of Our Most Blessed Mother.
Those that love Her know in the circles of life Mother Mary is with us as we and Her children pray. Be strong in prayer 🙏 And May God bless and give us the strength to carry on with our journey. 🙏 amen.
Praying for you
I and my family are praying for you and all over the world in all the nations, especially for our brothers and sisters in Christ suffering under religious persecution. Most especially pray for the priesthood. God is planting His seeds and we must help them to grow. My theory is for every Catholic boy to serve at the Altar and I'd the Lord calls him he can come.Especially if they can receive at 7 or 8...why do we wait until 5th grade?
I love you in CHRIST and will hold you forever before the LORD. Especially your Bishops and Priest to be able to stand before the higer ups with power from the Holy GHOST.
Look at the altar rail with kneeling pads! How I wish I could find a church like that. Love the sermon!
Find a traditional Latin Mass
How sad...I pray you find a Church that is allows us to show reverence. May God Bless you 🙏🏽
I think your point has been missed, yes the bare timber was a memorable part of my learning the faith, 🙂.
Episcopal and most Lutheran churches have altar rails and kneeling cushions. Even other Protestant churches do as well.
@@DavidSmith-sb2ix But they don't have the Real Presence .
Prayers for this holy priest.
I am grateful to my Parents for having helped me receive the gift of Faith in Baptism in 1958.
My life has been filled with grace & love throughout my life as I faced major challenges only because I was Catholic.
I believe in Jesus.
Father Mike when you deliver sermons there is no such thing as too Catholic, not in my life. We need the truth as you put it forward in our today lives. Thank you Father Mike. God bless you and protect you always!
😁🇭🇷❤
Every pope that doesn't call a crusade is liberal
No priest will tell the truth!!
I posted this several months ago. NOT one catholic has replied! Why????
Catholics claim Sunday is a holy day made by God.
I will ask these questions again which NO ONE can answer.
And I know you will NOT!!!
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He rested on the first day of the week to make that day special??
----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He BLESSEDthe first day of the week to make that day special??
----Where in the Holy Bible does God say He SANCTIFIED the first day of the week to make that day special??
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He Gave a name to the first day of the week to make that day special??
---Where in the Holy Bible does God say He DECLARES the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY to make that day special??
FACTS"
--The ONLY day GOD RESTED ON--Seventh day!! Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD BLESSED--Seventh dayt---Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD SANCTIFIED--Seventh day--Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD NAMED--Seventh day--SAbbath--Isaiah 58:13
--The ONLY day GOD DECLARES as HIS HOLY DAY--Seventh day--Isaiah 58:13, Matthew 24:36-41
May the Lord bless you Fr Mike
Looook!!!!! A Communion rail!!!! 😮
I would love that at my church!!!!
We have communion rails but we can’t use them
I pray all Catholic temples bring back and install the H Communion railings. Love 💞 your railings The Holy of Holies is giving it's rightful honor .
Amen
Nothing is never too Catholic for me. Thank you Father
Thank you Fr. Mike. I love hearing your homilies. May God bless you and protect you.
Wonderful homily! Love this! That authority created by God is why I will never abandon my Catholic faith.
Oh, my goodness, he didn't have enogh bandwidth for his entire homily. I am a convert of 50 years and I hung on every word. Thank you, thank you, thank you Father. What a discovery!! I mean, I just discovered your homily today and I feel like I have found gold.
Thank you Fr. And praying God will bestow abundant graces and blessings upon you 🙏
Y his is a great supper homily.Great help to each personthere.we learned much
😊Father you do so well.
Priests are to TEACH PREACH AND SANCTIFY. THIS YOU ALWAYS DO. THANK YOU.
Today Is The Feast Of Saint Monica: Saint Monica was born of a Christian Family at Tagaste in Africa in 331. While still a Maiden She was married to Patricius. They had children among them was Augustine. She Prayed and Suffered and poured forth many tears to God never ceasing to believe for Augustine's Conversion. A Model of Her Faith by Her Prayers and Witnessed to it by Her Deeds. She is the Patroness of Married Women and a Model for Christian Mothers She Died in Ostia Antica in the Ancient City of Rome in 387. Saint Monica Pray For Us.
Thank you for your reminder about today’s feast day. I’d forgotten, so I shall now ask St Monica for her intercession.
Your Very Welcome & God Bless.
St.Monica, Intercede and Pray for us sinners Amen ✝️💕
Us
@@katperson7332 quote--I’d forgotten, so I shall now ask St Monica for her intercession.---unquote
Why do you insist that God is a liar???
1 Timothy 2:5 In-Context
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Me too I do wish and pray when the church of our Lord and God is returned once and forever more. Pray, and trusting in Jesus Christ for He is the Son of God and we who love and
BELIEVE in Him will need to standby His Love for those pray and kneel in prayer with trusting in Him. Amen 🙏 He
Always such wonderful and thought provoking homilies!!
Thank you Fr Mike 🙏 I shared this on FB today. Really relevant to everyone regardless of religion! You have a way of waking me up with every sermon. A rarity in any church today! God bless America 🇺🇸
Thank you Fr.Mike for your Wisdom and Guidance
May God Almighty Bless you and everyone who reads this ✝️ 💕
Father Mike is truly blessed and we are blessed to be able to listen to his God inspired words
Still love your homilies, Father Mike. No matter where we are in the world, we can tune in and listen to you, and for that we are grateful.
Fabulous homily Fr Michael. Thank you!
This is so important, Father Mike. It too, is a reason, that is, authority, that I stay or at least try to stay faithful. Thank you so much!!!❤❤❤❤
Thank you father
Thanks again Fr Mike for a very illuminating homily.
I hope we might have video access to ALPHA at some point.
Alpha is a Protestant program. Even the Catholic version has many problems with it. Do not be deceived.
@@KMF3 there’s a better than good chance I wouldn’t watch a podcast. At 80 I am just trying to do the basics, be faithful at my parish, and feed my soul.
@@bettye444 then it would be better for you to read the saints and the early church documents to learn more about your faith. You can also listen to audiobooks. Another good source of the faith is ludwig ott fundamentals of Catholic dogma.
@@KMF3 I do listen to audios and am reading the Fire Within by Dubay on Sts Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. Thanks for your suggestions.
@@bettye444 you are welcome
There have been a number of comments on this video concerning Alpha and the fact that it is not a Catholic course, which is something Fr. Mike did not specifically clarify in his Homily. Alpha was started in the '70s by Anglican Pastor Nicky Gumbel. Over the years, the Alpha course has been adopted by scores of Catholic parishes throughout the world. It has been successful at rejuvenating parishes and helping faithful develop a personal relationship with Jesus. There is also a Catholic content to Alpha that assists Catholic parishes in running Alpha.
Fr. Mike did not intend to imply that Alpha teaches Catholic doctrine, nor that the title to this video was related to anything he said concerning Alpha. Of course, Alpha does not teach the doctrines of the Catholic church, rather it teaches the basics of Christianity. Blessings! - OLG
Wow! Beautiful!
Always feeding your lambs, thank you Fr Mike, & may God bless you always🙏🏻🐾McMinnville, Oregon
Thank you, For. Mike.
Fr Mike happy Sunday I could not see people in the church but to day I can see all around look at the baby put veil on her head wow great 👏 family I too put 👏 thank you fr 🙏 Amen.
Awesome Communion Rail !
Hope it gets a lot of use.
I noticed the altar rail right off too! Of course it gets a lot of use or there wouldnt be a kneelung cushion 😉
Great homily, Fr Michael. Spot on, you hit all points of the Faith.
I love to hear the truth. God will Bless this priest abundantly.
Technical, inspired, clear. Wonderful!
I love Fr. Mike!
Father I love your homilies , I learn a lot ❤God bless
Great homily!
Absolutely right! Our faith has to be more than just Sunday Mass... that way we can truly answer "Jesus is God our Savior"! Because we will really know Him and love Him with our entire hearts! Thanks, Fr Mike for your thoughtful homilies!
quote---Our faith has to be more than just Sunday Mass.--unquote
FACTS"
--The ONLY day GOD RESTED ON--Seventh day!! Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD BLESSED--Seventh dayt---Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD SANCTIFIED--Seventh day--Gen 2:1-3, EX 20:8-11
--The ONLY day GOD NAMED--Seventh day--SAbbath--Isaiah 58:13
--The ONLY day GOD DECLARES as HIS HOLY DAY--Seventh day--Isaiah 58:13, Matthew 24:36-41
>>>>quote---"Jesus is God our Savior--unquote
Nope--Jesus is the SON of God!!!"
quote---"! Because we will really know Him and love Him with our entire hearts! --unquote
AGAIN--NOPE--you do NOT love God!!
In John 14:15, Jesus says, “If you love me, keep my commandments.”
Praised be Jesus and Mary...
God bless you...
Praise be Jesús, only…..Quit worshipping Mary.
Father Mike, will you put this ALPHA on youtube podcast so that we (those who are in other countries - I'm in Australia) can participate?
Does he know that non- Catholics started this program?
If it were possible, I would love that too!
Father, you are so good at explaining the Catholic faith and the core of our beliefs and faith. I always learn something from you, even though I went to Catholic School. You are a great teacher. You can feel the sincerity and love with which you speak. Teaching about what the word Christ means, ( that it’s not his last name). That Simons name was Peter, I guess I had heard that before but forgot, but I knew Peter was the rock. (I am 68 yo😊). That Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven! And I was like OH! That’s why they say , “when you meet Peter at the pearly gates! “
Particularly the way you brought everything together; about Jesus confirming that He was The Christ, that Peter was going to be the Rock of His Church, that what you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven and what you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven , and finally that this was all leading to the authority of the Church. I never knew how to answer Christians that always say, ‘well it’s not in the Bible! Show me where it says that in the Bible.’ You just said it all so amazingly well. It really enlightened me. I am going to show this video to my 40 year old daughter who asks these questions too, saying , well how do you know that man didn’t just make that up in the church. We are so blessed to be able to hear your homilies on You Tube Father Mike. I wish I lived in your parish. Your parishioners are so lucky! God Bless you Father and keep you.
Amen. Thank you, Fr. Mike. You do a great deal to help us further understand our faith.
Thank you, Fr Mike. When I was just thinking how your connection with The Word helps bind up the broken heart, you spoke kindly of binding. It was a neat moment I appreciated came today.
My patenta told me,my Catholic church,the Bible but most od all my testimonies of living God Jesus who saved my life 🙏✝️♥️from devil .thank You my Lord my God my Savior ♥️Jesus♥️✝️♥️✝️♥️
Thank you for teaching us the truth! We need to hear the truth of our Catholic faith. There aren't enough priests out there teaching us how to live our faith. Thank you, thank you, and thank you! God bless you!
Yes, please do! Many of us would be so blessed by this.
Very very interesting.
Fr Michael let your holyness make us to do his will always.
I pray all Catholic Churches will be like this. We’ve strayed too far.
Thank you St.Michael!
Father Michael what an astounding talk. I am so enlightened about Jesus by it. I want to know Him better so i can get closer to him. I want to be more fully bond to him. I had a difficult relationship with my father which has made me standoffish with men. To hold them at arms length and i have done this with Jesus. Your talk here has helped me with this. Bless you.🇦🇺
Love it - spot on. God bless!
Yes, I live in Eugene, Oregon. Please broadcast on line would love to be apart of this Alpha program 🙏
Roman Catholic churches I played the organ for years ago were centered around the Mass and the homily was short and simple. In the Episcopal Church where I belonged the Eucharist and homily were both important. Its good to hear that Catholic priests are now giving real and instructive sermons.
You said: Roman Cathoic churches I played the organ for years ago were centered around the Mass…. That is correct as the Sacrifice of the Mass IS the focal point. The homily is important of course and it needs to be precise and relevant to the Scripture readings of the day. Homilies need NOT be more than 15 minutes.
Thank you
The Pope has approved Muslim-Jewish-Catholic House of Worship. We need to stand against this.
We need to pray for the pope of Rome.
Hours after afters hiurs
Thank you, Fr Mike! Your homily was my my second today, and I’m so grateful that I caught it…appreciate sharing your homily as a solo offering. Btw, I live in VA. Any chance you could live stream your Alpha course? Or, if possible, I’d pay for it. I hope the course is a fruitful endeavor for your parish!
«Pour qui dit-on que je suis ?» Nous devons tous répondre à cette question. Dès mon plus jeune âge, j'ai été béni de connaître Jésus. Il est mon Seigneur, mon Christ, mon grand prêtre et humblement je peux dire mon frère.
Awesomeness
JESUS SAVED ME FROM ALCOHOLISM AND MY SEX ADDICTION BY FORGIVING ME NO MATTER WHAT HE FORGIVES ME NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I MAY SIN HE SEES MY BROKENESS I BELIEVE HE WILL HEAL ME.HIS LOVE IS NOT FICKLE LIKE MANS IS.
Hang in there many of us struggle with those issues. Only God can take us out of those addictions! Pray!
That's wonderful Jesus did that for you but what have you done for others is what matters. The world is more Jesus to us than we can be Christ to the world; "Do unto the least of these and you have done it as unto Me." Don't sow your talent in the ground. Take up your responsibility.
Sex addiction. Oh, Satan really loves and uses that!
Thank You Lord for all your Faithful Apostles throughout the centuries! ✝️
ALPHA sounds like a great program for adult catechesis.
Alpha comes from Anglican Church I don’t understand how such a good priest wants to provide this program I would never attend.We have this program in Poland this is not good for Catholic people.Sorry Father.
I did Alpha several years ago… I was looking for answers to why Catholics believe what we believe… Early Fathers, Aquinas… it was not there. I found it was very emotions-based, seemed to be geared towards atheists or agnostics. Perhaps it would lead Catholics to deeper understanding to faith, but it certainly didn’t for me; I didn’t finish the program and looked elsewhere.
My parish is very big and they are always promoting Alpha, I've never done it before but it's good to know I can just ignore it and don't need to do it.
@@EpoRose1 Reluctantly, I took the course at my parish, being talked into it. Wasn't thrilled with it but I did like the lesson on the Holy Spirit. I was asked to join again but I declined not needing to hear the same basic things again.
I love this !
Dear lord almighty you understand my financial predicament please open my path change my situation and answer my prayers I pray for a urgent financial miracle for my family amen
I very love the title of this vid
Father, love your Homily’s. I was excited to hear about the Alpa program. That is until I researched it. It has been denounced by Cardinal Burke as Protestantism even in the “Catholic” version. Please anyone considering enrolling in this program research it yourself first.
Exactly 💯
Amen!✝️
There’s no such thing as being “too Catholic”! Especially in this day in age!
Tell my neighbor that, lol.
She says I’m way too catholic. Still don’t understand how or why. But I think my curiosity on it is so I can do a better.
If you liked this I recommend reading Rome sweet Home by Scott Hahn, his story of conversion. ☺
You mean conversion. 😌
@@EastCoastGal66 sorry, old eyes.
Love it!❤ REALLY LOVE IT!🤗
Amen hallelujah
Thank you father I hope to watch the event of the meeting with the people, God bless you 🙏
I didn’t think it was fear but when I think about the Lord saying “I never knew you” it breaks my heart. All I can do is beg he doesn’t. The people who thought they were doing what they should were wrong.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this homily!!! SOOOO many people believe the pope can do no wrong and that he's sinless like Jesus WHICH IS A LIE. They have made the pope their idol and often will reject God's laws in favor of the pope's FALLIBLE SINFUL words/actions/inactions. ANYTIME anyone including the pope is trying to bind or loose sins and pass them off as not sins they are indeed still sins. NO MAN on this earth can change God's laws--EVER regardless of their title because God cannot deceive or be deceived. God is the TRUTH the WAY and the LIFE and NO MAN can say that.
Yes! I've been a Catholic my whole life and this was not too Catholic for me! Praise the Lord, Father Mike! God Bless you!
Please create a podcast too!
Sorry, I need to correct one thing! Muslims call Jesus a prophet BUT they do not believe that He died on the Cross nor do they believe that He Resurrected and even less that He is God!
They say that another man died on the Cross ( who replaced Him) and that Jesus continued on living, marrying Mary Magdalene and having a family!
No, Muslims have no clue of who Jesus is, nor do the Jews who are not Messianic.
Thank you for you wonderful videos!
All Praise and Glory to God Almighty! Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah!
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Yes, bring back the Communion Rails! We need to have that reverence back again!
Fabulous that you have communion rails and kneelers for holy communion ❤ you are also quoting the creed some catholic churches here not saying it during mass anymore 😢😢😢
Jesus is my Savior! He Gives me Everything I need..He is my Provider. I have seen him in a vision! 😊❤
I loved this homily so much! I'm about to attend RCIA classes at my local Catholic church and you mentioned a priest named John Hourrican...I think that's my priest! Was he from TN?
I have the same question regarding your ALPHA program. Please put it on your TH-cam podcast. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.
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Doesn't Islam claim that Our Lord wasn't crucified, that someone else was crucified instead? I could be wrong, and in any case, a brilliant homily.
Father: best wishes from Australia!
You are correct.
Jesus is God in human form with a mortal body..so He could relate to us Personally. 😊❤
i love the high church
Jesus meets me in my heart. So I'm aware of Him in person - I exist not apart from Him -the Creator.
A point of correction, my understanding is that Muslims do not believe Jesus died on the cross, nor do they believe in his resurrection.
I bet I can go in this Church and I would be chased out!
The Church of Pope Francis seems to be leaving me.
It is not his church. You follow truth.
Remember the words of Christ: ...and the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church. I happen to love Pope Francis, and I pray that God will not let His church be led astray.
Father Mike, the alpha group does not bear the fruits of the Holy Ghost. It has freemasonic roots, and I pray daily that the Holy priests of the One True Holy Catholic Church do not force this unholy group onto God's Holy Church.
Truth . The ma Sonic and other cults have infiltrated every single one of the Jesus based religions . And the Catholic Churches were already are ath top of the list . Too many led others astray
Bella Dodd confessed it .
Others too
So called neighbors who
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They were and are hypocrites .
Local government thieves and badges stole Our house and EVERYTHING in it.
JESUS PLEASE INTERCEED
I appreciate these sermons but this one got cut off at the end. God bless, Native NYer
A fervent listener of your kind homilies, enlightened by your theological explanation of the gospel🙏. A sad observation though: of the congregation in the front pew. Veil is worn in reverence to the most sacred being in the tabernacle. Please correct the posture obtained hence forward…. will keep praying for correctness
QUOTE>>>This may be too Catholic for you.
The Alpha I did in 2020 wasn’t Catholic it was made by an Anglican
Sadly many Catholic Churches run this study every year!!
You are correct. Micheal Voris of Church Militant has discussed alpha and what it is in-depth. After listening to Michael, I will not get involved with Alpha!
This is so strange, knowing this I wonder why so many Catholic churches promote Alpha then?
Ironic that this video warns it may be "too Catholic " and then proceeds to recommend a program (alpha) full of Protestant theology; written by Protestants. The Catholic supplement doesn't change the errors contained within the program. Please proceed with caution
This may be too Catholic for you? Father, we left a parish after being there 35 years because it wasn't Catholic enough. I doubt this homily would sink in to some/many in that parish. It's like you said when I began listening to you, no "fluff", "cotton candy" homilies.
Alpha program hides the Blessed Virgen Mary from sinners. Jesus gives her to them from the cross. Our Blessed Mother says "Do whatever he tells you" and Jesus tells us "Behold your Mother". Christianity without Mary's crushing heel is a garden flourishing not with Grace but with venomous serpents.
Perhaps it's changed but alpha used to be very protestant
There is a Catholic version with some additional modules
Even the “Catholic” version has been denounced by Cardinal Burke as Protestantism. Please research yourself before enrolling.
Not interested in ALPHA when first hearing about it, but finally persuaded to attend, I quickly saw that it was very basic and Protestant to the core. A long time Catholic and well-informed, it felt like returning to kindergarten much of the time. It does have its merits ( I liked the session about the Holy Spirit) and is probably just right for many people. I would never put down a program that helps people to come to Christ, but when asked to participate in the program again, with the same videos, I politely declined.
The muslims do not say, that Jesus ressurected from the death. They say he did not die.
Browsing the internet and seeing this title as a Reformed Christian immediately made me want to click on this, lmao
Wonderful homily. I don’t get the title though. How might this be too Catholic?