Recorded Homilies at St. Dominic’s

 

February 2018

Sunday, February 25th, 2018 TheTransiguration

Br. Christopher preaches at St. Dominic’s on February 25th, the Second Sunday of Lent,  on the mountain top experience and the transfiguration. 



Sunday, February 11th, 2018 Jesus Heals the Leper

Fr. Jerome preaches at St. Dominic’s  on the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time about Jesus healing the Leper. He discusses how isolation can lead to despair, even when we are attending Church.  How does the Sacrament of Reconciliation break down the last barriers that keep us in isolation and feeling distant from God, family members or their neighbors?



Sunday, February 4th, 2018

Fr. Jerome preaches at St. Dominic’s Benicia on Sunday, February 4th about how to make sense of why God allows bad things happen to good people. 



January 2018

Sunday, January 28th, 2018 Jesus as the Authority

Fr. Vincent Serpa, OP preaches at St. Dominic’s on January 29th, 2018.  In this week’s Gospel Jesus shows us who God is.  Everything about Jesus spoke of the Father. He is our direct link to the Trinity so we can experience him with all of our senses and what does he show us?



January 28th, 2018 Catholic Schools, A Pillar of the Church

Fr. Jerome preaches on Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at St. Dominic’s and kicks off Catholic Schools Week with a message about Jesus’ authority and why great Catholic Schools are a pillar of our Church mission today. 



Sunday, January 21st, 2018 Jesus is the Good News

Br. Christopher Wetzel, OP preaches about Jesus being the Good News of the Gospel, a new way to encounter God. What does the Incarnation teach us about the value of human life?



Sunday, January 14th, 2018 Call to Discipleship & Purity

Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. preaches on the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time at St. Dominic’s in Benicia. He ties the first and second readings, the Call to Discipleship and the Importance of Purity together with the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas, OP. How can we ready our hearts with purity to answer our own calling to discipleship in our lives when God calls. 



Sunday, January 7th, 2018 The Epiphany of the Lord

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P. preaches at St. Dominic’s Benicia on the Epiphany of the Lord. He shares how our modern culture mimics the values of King Herod, self-serving, lack of concern for the unborn, prioritizing wealth and image.  What can we learn from the Wise Men?  How can we imitate their reverence and pay homage to Christ ? How can we be wise in the contrast to the culture? Listen and Trust. 



December 2017

Sunday, December 31st, 2017 The Holy Family

Br. Christopher Wetzel, O.P. preaches at St. Dominic’s on New Year’s Eve on the Solemnity of the Holy Family of Jesus Mary and Joseph. What makes Jesus, Mary and Joseph THE Holy Family and what is Holy about all families? How do our own families reflect the Holy Family?
 
Listen and reflect on how we can strive this new year in our homes to mimic the love of the Holy family and ask God for His help to live up to what the Gospel says about the Holy Family. The family grew strong, filled with wisdom and the favor of God was upon them.


Sunday, December 24th, 2017 4th Sunday of Advent

Fr. Jerome Cudden, OP preaches on the 4th Sunday of Advent at St. Dominic’s. He asks us to consider our Christian vocation and answering that calling when it comes from God. Finding the courage to respond like Mary did, “Let it be done to me according to your will.”





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