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Called To Communion - Why Did God Make Tornadoes?

Attached to this recording is the official insignia of the pope, which consists of a threefold crown with a set of keys. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome. Catholics believe that the Pope has the authority of St. Peter.  In the the gospel, we hear about Our Lord giving the keys of the kingdom of heaven to St. Peter.  We Catholics believe that St. Peter handed on that authority to the Man he established as his replacement; that man being the Bishop of Rome, who in turn handed on that authority to his successors. In my homily this morning, I wanted to make the point that the authority and responsibility of the keys are not absolutely exclusive to St. Peter and his successors; to a lesser or greater degree all of us who are baptized share in the authority and the responsibility of the Keys albeit in union with the successor of St. Peter.  I also wanted to make the point that in various ways we open doors to give people access to Christ and his Divine Mercy, but we must do it with the same profession of faith which St. Peter made; that Jesus is truly Lord and Savior, and the only way to the Father. For more details, you can listen to my homily by using this link to my Sound Cloud Recording.  I gave this homily on August 24, 2014: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time; Cycle "a" readings; Ordinary Form of the Roman Catholic Mass; 9:30 AM Sunday Mass at St. John's in Rapids City.

Open Wide the Doors to Christ

I gave this homily on Feb. 14, 2024: Ash Wednesday; 9:30 AM Our Lady of Grace School Mass at St. Anne's in East Moline. Attached to this recording is a photo of Pope Francis receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday.  They do it differently in Rome from how we do it in the United States.  In Rome, the ashes are imposed on the crown of the head; whereas in the United States the ashes are imposed on the forehead.  Despite the difference, receiving ashes on Ash Wednesday is a demonstration of our solidarity with Catholics and non-Catholic Christians in our desire to consecrate these 40 days of Lent to the Lord in preparation for Easter.

Sincerity and Solidarity

Poland's Savior and Your Savior

Praying for Dad's Conversion

Today as we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent, we are reminded that Jesus came once before and He will come again.  And that as we are preparing for Christmas, a remembrance of His first coming, why we should on a daily basis prepare for His second coming.  Today we are also reminded that God made a promise to His people Israel in today's first reading from Isaiah and that Jesus was the fulfillment of that promise.  So today as we begin Advent I focus on God keeping His promises and in the homily I also include a true story from Matthew Kelly's book, "Rediscovering Catholicism" about the underground Catholic Church.  Happy Advent everyone!

A God Who Keeps His Promises

In the Gospel today we see Jesus, the sinless one, allowing Himself to be baptized by John the Baptist in the River Jordan.  He did not need it, yet He allowed Himself to be baptized.  Why is that?  In the homily today I explain how allowing Himself to be baptized shows Jesus' humility, was necessary for the sake of identification of who He was, and how it propels Jesus into His public ministry.  In setting the example for us, it ought to inspire us too to be humble, to understand just how important it is to be identified as a child a God through Baptism, and a gentle reminder that we too are part of God's plan and share in His mission in taking the Gospel message to the ends of the earth,

Jesus Did Not Need To Be Baptized, Yet He Did It

My homily for the beginning of Catholic Schools Week 2019.

Re-defining Success

Morning Glory, with Gloria Purvis, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, and Monsignor Charles Pope. Today on Morning Glory we discuss a silent Priest is a dead Priest, temptation can corrupt the soul, and keeping symbols of Faith out of the public square. All of that and more today on Morning Glory including your emails! Join the conversation, email us MORNINGGLORY@EWTN.COM

5/13/19 6:00 AM

Morning Glory 051319 - A Silent Priest is a Dead Priest

The Catholic Cafe - 05/18/19

Morning Glory, with Gloria Purvis, Doctor Matthew Bunson, and Monsignor Charles Pope. Today on Morning Glory we discuss the sensory appeal, why do people love incense, the declining numbers in the Church, and not your average New Year's resolution. All of that and more today on Morning Glory including your emails! Join the conversation, email us MORNINGGLORY@EWTN.COM

5/20/19 6:00 AM

Morning Glory 052019 - Why do people love Incense?

Fr. Glenn H. Harris is a Roman Catholic Priest: Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Rapids City and St. Mary of Hampton, in the State of Illinois in the United States of America; Ordained for the Diocese of Peoria.   This is part of his efforts to implement the "New Evangelization." 

Sincerity and Solidarity

Fr. Harris

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