Liturgical Year

The Valiant Woman

DVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

In Proverbs, Solomon asks “Who shall find a valiant woman?” Ultimately, Solomon is speaking of the Catholic Church. Commenting on Lamentations, St. Albert notes it too refers to the search for a valiant woman, a kind of test which reveals and purifies. We can find this woman, but do we value her? The saints teach the whole world was created by God for the sake of the Church. The Church is the goal of all things and there is no salvation without her. All things are willed, or permitted, by God for the good of the Church. When Our Lord speaks of a treasure hidden in a field, [...]

The Valiant WomanDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Great Gift and Responsibility of Motherhood

DVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:51-05:00

God's best gifts come from above. They are perfect and unchanging. They make us more like Him. We are to conform our lives to them. Motherhood is one such gift. It is sacred and unchanging. However, our fallen world is doing much to try to change, devalue, even destroy motherhood. It is so great a gift that God provides us with two spiritual mothers: Our Lady and the Church. It is through them that God chooses to transmit His life (grace) to us. A mother [1] gives life and she [2] nourishes life. She must also strive to [3] bring the life of [...]

Great Gift and Responsibility of MotherhoodDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:51-05:00

Come to Me and I Will Refresh You

DVRodriguez2020-05-14T00:26:22-04:00

What has happened to our Catholic Faith that we have fallen into this present abyss? How can some speak as if taking our Lord in the Eucharist away is the will of God? The very words of Christ run counter to this. He promised to remain with us always in the Holy Eucharist - to nourish and strengthen us. He calls all who labor and are burneded to come to Him, always and everyday, and He shall refresh us. Compare the words we hear today from our prelates with those of the saints and teaching of Pope Leo XIII. The Mass [...]

Come to Me and I Will Refresh YouDVRodriguez2020-05-14T00:26:22-04:00

Do You Really Believe

DVRodriguez2020-04-26T05:16:51-04:00

St. John teaches that true faith in Jesus Christ conquers the world. The Easter Gospels are replete with examples of belief that Jesus is God. Moreover, true faith in Jesus must necessarily be a Eucharistic faith. Our human nature wants to "see" and understand, but this Mystery is beyond human limits. Many profess to be Christians but do not believe; even many Catholics. When urged to go see a Eucharistic Miracle, St. Louis IX remained before the Blessed Sacrament explaining, "Let those who do not beleive by faith go and see. I believe more firmly than if I saw Christ with my eyes!" Would [...]

Do You Really BelieveDVRodriguez2020-04-26T05:16:51-04:00

Every Soul Has a Price

DVRodriguez2020-04-24T05:59:01-04:00

The salvation of souls is very costly and requires tremendous effort. St. Catherine of Siena and Archbishop Fulton Sheen provide inspiring examples of how great penances are needed to win the conversion of a sinner. Consider the following: It took God little effort to create. He merely spoke and made things out of nothing. Yet God's redemptive work (re-creation) was only achieved through - divine - blood sweat, tears, untold effort and terrible agony. Applying the most Precious Blood and the fruits of redemption is a most difficult work, especially since there is so much resistance to good in fallen man. Yet every soul has a [...]

Every Soul Has a PriceDVRodriguez2020-04-24T05:59:01-04:00

Resurrection Faith and the Mass

DVRodriguez2020-04-24T05:54:38-04:00

Four brief Easter week sermons. The Easter Octave overflows with grace to increase our Faith, especially in the Sacrifice of the Mass and Holy Eucharist. Meditation with the ecuharistic prayers composed by St. Thomas Aquinas brings a greater depth of understanding and sheds greater light upon how terrible it is that Masses for the faithful have been cancelled. * Mary Magdalene lamented 'They have taken away my Lord.' We are living in such times. After Vatican II, modernists replaced the high altar with a table, removed crucifixes and tabernacles from the center of the catholic sanctuary, and destroyed communion rails and statues. Now [...]

Resurrection Faith and the MassDVRodriguez2020-04-24T05:54:38-04:00

Prophecy is Difficult to Discern

DVRodriguez2020-04-15T10:15:49-04:00

We have yet to suffer as the saints, despite what we are enduring. Considering the grave tribulations others have survived, helps us appreciate our tiresome duties and present difficulties. Men have a natural tendency to want to survive life's trials on their own terms and be in the know. Many look to prophecy, but easily misinterpret it thinking now is the time of fulfillment. Proceed with caution for prophecy is mysterious and very hard to understand. It helps when approved prophecies harmonize as that provides a clearer picture. For example, consider what we know of the Three Days of Darkness. Those [...]

Prophecy is Difficult to DiscernDVRodriguez2020-04-15T10:15:49-04:00

Mane Nobiscum

DVRodriguez2020-04-15T07:24:03-04:00

Two brief Easter week sermons. This Easter Octave, take time to reflect upon the readings of Holy Mass. They clearly show the Risen Lord is different and His disciples are now called to know Him in a deeper way, which is primarily by faith. Jesus is present through [1] the ministry of His Apostles, particularly Peter; [2] the Scriptures explained by Him; and [3] in the Holy Sacraments. Apart from these, one cannot come to truly know Christ. Our Lord's greatest desire is to remain with us and to nourish us. The Christian's greatest desire should be stay with Jesus, Mane nobiscum! In [...]

Mane NobiscumDVRodriguez2020-04-15T07:24:03-04:00

Ye Seek Jesus of Nazareth

DVRodriguez2020-04-14T07:42:37-04:00

"Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified." On Easter morning, despite their fears, the holy women went to the tomb to seek Christ - because they loved Him! This is the vocation of every Christian: to constantly seek and love Him more. 'Going to the tomb' is a beautiful description of the Catholic Mass, for the altar mystically represents the tomb. So ask yourself, which is greater: fear you have or your love for Christ? St. Thomas' faith was enlivened by touching the Sacred Wounds, signs of Christ's passion. We must be willing to sacrifice and suffer in order to seek Christ and [...]

Ye Seek Jesus of NazarethDVRodriguez2020-04-14T07:42:37-04:00

Divine Fervor

DVRodriguez2020-04-10T05:02:52-04:00

Two brief holy week sermons. Christ's sacrifice unto death is His greatest act of love for us. A responding act of fervent love by the faithful, in Mary Magdalene, is seen in today's gospel. May the sweet odor of our Christian charity fill the world. Every single grace that ever comes to us was merited by Christ in His Passion and Death. Pray for these five graces: (1) to hate sin, (2) to patiently endure wrong, (3) for meekness and humility in trails, (4) to love enemies, (5) and to pray for persecutors.

Divine FervorDVRodriguez2020-04-10T05:02:52-04:00