Nearly a month ago, I began a series of homilies on why we should practice our faith. In the first homily I set out to show that science and reason verify for us that God really does exist, next, using history, I attempted to show that if we believe that God is real and we… Continue reading All Saints Day 2020
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24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
If you have been with us for the past three weeks you know that Jesus has been laying out for us the path to being a Christian. Over these past four weeks, including this Sunday, He is showing us what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ. Four weeks ago, He asked us… Continue reading 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
When you read the bible, have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “how would I respond if I were in that situation?” Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “if I were in today’s gospel, and Jesus told me to feed 5,000 people with a few loaves of bread a couple of fish,… Continue reading 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
A Prayer for the Anniversary of 9/11
A Prayer for the Anniversary of 9/11 Offered at the VFW Post 1045 on September 11, 2019 by Fr. Peter Fonseca (Department Chaplain of the Florissant Police Department) Just hours after the attacks of September 11, while the smoke was still rising over New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Pope John Paul II addressed… Continue reading A Prayer for the Anniversary of 9/11
3rd Sunday of Easter Year C
I really need to be careful what I say in my homilies, because my siblings stalk my website and podcast every week to hear what I said. While I wish I could say they were interested in what I said, they really only want to know if I said anything about them. For example,… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Easter Year C
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Have you ever stopped to think what people 500 years from now will think about our society? Well if they come across a copy of our newscasts and use that to draw conclusions about our culture they will certainly be surprised that the world still exists. After all it seems that every time… Continue reading 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Do me a favor. Close your eyes, and imagine yourself as the woman in today’s Gospel. Here’s the situation, your daughter is at home tormented by a demon, you have tried everything to heal her and as your hope for a cure is fading you hear that Jesus is passing through your village. While… Continue reading 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Last year I was back in school furthering my studies in medical moral theology and had to fly to Philadelphia to sit for final exams in the fall. After a long morning all that stood between me and my flight back to St. Louis was a 15 minute oral exam. I had studied… Continue reading 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
