Short Catholic Homilies: Perseverance in Prayer Download MP3 of Short Catholic Homiles: Perseverance in Prayer (Right Click and Select Save As) Summary: In this short Catholic Homily we learn why God does not always grant all of our prayers quickly. ” (Prayer) is like the fall of a tree in the woods under the blows of the axe: the tree will come down, but not at the first, the second, the tenth, or perhaps even the hundredth stroke.” …The Full Text of Short Catholic Homily: Perseverance in Prayer Yet if he shall continue, knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity he will rise; and give him as many as he needeth.
Short Catholic Homilies: Temptation Download MP3 of Short Catholic Homiles: Temptation… (Right Click and Select Save As) Summary: In this short Catholic Homily we learn why God allows us to be tempted, and the value of steadfastly resisting it. To overcome temptations does only increases our virtue, but wins for us jewels in our crowns for the kingdom of heaven.
Catholic Homily: Reverence for the Holy Name of God …Summary of Catholic Homily In this homily we first consider that even wretched sinners keep up appearances with God by practicing one of two good things (like abstaining from meat on Friday) or avoiding some particular sin.
Catholic Homily For Epiphany: Following God’s Guidance …Summary of Homily This homily explains how to become like little Children in our relationship with God. It explains how prayer is the means of spending time with God, listening to his every word in the depths of our heart in silence, the holy scriptures and the councils of the Saints and perfected, the importance of behaving in the same manner that God does, and obedience to our lawful superiors.
…Catholic Homily Summary of Homily True repentance of our sins is not something that is done once, but a work of a lifetime. Through frequent confession and reception of Holy Communion we can conquer our habits of sin and live the life of grace.