Liturgical Year

Do We Believe Christ is King

DVRodriguez2020-04-07T05:53:23-04:00

As Catholics, we affirm the Kingship of Jesus Christ. We also commemorate His passion and death. And these two go together, as we so clearly see in the Mass of Palm Sunday. Now to affirm Christ as King, we must be united to His Passion. This is why so many souls do not truly acknowledge His Kingship, because they are unwilling to follow Him in His passion and death. Yet we beleive 'Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands.' This has many implications. Let us consider some especially relevant right now. Does our reaction to the threat of COVID-19 reflect our firm belief that Christ [...]

Do We Believe Christ is KingDVRodriguez2020-04-07T05:53:23-04:00

Remain Faithful at the Foot of the Cross

DVRodriguez2021-01-26T09:24:16-05:00

Come what may, we must remain faithful to Jesus Christ: to His Church, to the Sacraments, to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and to His Real Presence among us in the Holy Eucharist. No pandemic, no crisis, no human or ecclesial authority should ever separate us from the Love and Real Presence of Christ. Only He can save us! Let us persevere unto the end.

Remain Faithful at the Foot of the CrossDVRodriguez2021-01-26T09:24:16-05:00

Foster Devotion to St. Joseph

DVRodriguez2025-03-03T12:48:17-05:00

Three brief daily sermons. After the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph is the saint dearest to God. His intercession is universal and exceedingly powerful. Among many patronages, he is the Protector of the Universal Church and Helper of Christians in times of difficulty. Thus, we should go to Him and obey him as Jesus and Mary obeyed him. We ought to consult, honor and thank him as they did; and love him as they still love him. The best form of devotion to St. Joseph is to imitate his virtues; to think, speak and act as he did. These sermons also [...]

Foster Devotion to St. JosephDVRodriguez2025-03-03T12:48:17-05:00

Guided by Faith Not Pandemic Precaution

DVRodriguez2020-03-23T15:03:05-04:00

As we pass through this supposed Coronavirus pandemic, let us have our eyes ever upon the Lord. In turning our hearts to God, we also seek the intercession if the saints, such as St Roch, and St. Rosalia. I pose to you three questions having to do with Faith which every Catholic ought to seriously ponder. [1] Do I truly believe that the most dangerous virus is sin? That sin is disastrous for the soul and the body? [2] Do I truly believe that that Jesus Christ is present in the Holy Eucharist? [3] Do I truly believe in the present reality [...]

Guided by Faith Not Pandemic PrecautionDVRodriguez2020-03-23T15:03:05-04:00

Power of Sacramentals

DVRodriguez2020-03-18T05:17:55-04:00

We should obviously be careful in regards to preventing the spread of the coronavirus by practicing proper hygiene. Those who are sick should not come to Mass – out of charity to others. The history of past flus, such as the Spanish Flu (1918) or Swine Flu (2009), should serve as warnings that these diseases can be deadly. Yet more importantly, we should employ spiritual means to combat such diseases: holy water, blessed palms, scapulars, the St. Benedict Medal and processions to name a few. Churches should be open, Holy Mass available, and public prayer encouraged. Above all, this is a [...]

Power of SacramentalsDVRodriguez2020-03-18T05:17:55-04:00

Pray for Courage

DVRodriguez2020-03-17T21:47:47-04:00

St. John of the Cross explains that we need two kinds of purgation to make it to the higher levels of holiness and ultimately Heaven. Active purgation is taking on voluntary penances so as to overcome ourselves, as we do in Lent. But, truth be told, we are too weak, too slow and too small of soul in performing such penances. So, God provides the needed cleansing though passive purgation. God normally does this by allowing us to undergo various trials through our neighbors, attacks by the devils, and natural disasters, war, famine, and plagues. The soul that loves God will [...]

Pray for CourageDVRodriguez2020-03-17T21:47:47-04:00

The Deadliest Virus

DVRodriguez2020-03-16T21:49:26-04:00

Many people are presently very concerned over the coronavirus. This is natural. However, by far the deadliest 'virus' is sin. We should be far more concerned about the state of our soul, resisting the capital sins, and avoiding the terrible sins of blasphemy, heresy and impurity so rampant in our world. If you are not, there is something very wrong with you. Closing churches and limiting our access to the sacraments and sacramentals is not the authentically Catholic response. We should instead look to the example of St. Gregory the Great. Also, use holy water and blessed candles. In faith, we [...]

The Deadliest VirusDVRodriguez2020-03-16T21:49:26-04:00

End Pandemics by Stopping the Pollution of Sin

DVRodriguez2020-03-15T10:38:47-04:00

A grave error today is an inordinate focus upon - and misunderstanding of - physical evils. Sin leads to physical evils. Recall that physical evil entered the world through Adam's Original Sin. God is also NOT an 'environmentalist.' He does use natural disasters to punish sinful men. Occultists and atheists often worship the cosmos, perceiving nature as an animate 'living being' and are easily aroused over environmental issues. Christians know that the human person sums up all the best qualities of the world - and more. Man is the world in miniature. Thus, one single human is worth more than all [...]

End Pandemics by Stopping the Pollution of SinDVRodriguez2020-03-15T10:38:47-04:00

The Passion Keeps the Devil at Bay

DVRodriguez2020-03-15T08:32:46-04:00

Christian meditation is reflecting upon a mystery of Christ and thereby making it real to ourselves. The devils do all they can to prevent us from such meditation as they can't easily find entrance into a soul unless they first deprive it of all holy thoughts. With the growing rise in the occult today, how much more important it is for us to increase such prayer. Christian meditation is most especially effective when focused on the Passion of Our Lord and Savior. For example, consider that at the end of time, the Cross and all the instruments of the Passion, will be carried by angles [...]

The Passion Keeps the Devil at BayDVRodriguez2020-03-15T08:32:46-04:00

Purity of Heart and the Commandments

DVRodriguez2020-03-15T08:29:50-04:00

Lent is a time to turn away from sin (convert!) and to turn to God. Christ asks of us our heart and that we follow Him. Now is a time to strive after a clean heart, that we may see God! Many people mistakenly think the Ten Commandments are merely a list of "thou shalt nots" and they fail to see how the Commandments also call us to practice virtue, to do good, to love our neighbor, and to love God. In fact, the Commandments are a wondrous expression of God's love and the most basic means by which we can [...]

Purity of Heart and the CommandmentsDVRodriguez2020-03-15T08:29:50-04:00