October 2016

October 23rd, 2016 The Parable of the Pharisee vs the Tax Collector

Fr. Jerome preaches on the thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time on the parable of the self-righteous Pharisee vs the humility of the tax collector. He reminds us of the beauty and simplicity of the tax collector's prayer, "Oh God, have mercy on me for I am a sinner".



October 16th, 2016

Fr. Corwin preaches on the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, when we make our prayers of petition to God does He listen to us? Does He care? We all have hope that God will grant us our desires, today's Gospel is about the widow making persistent petitions.



September 2016

September 25th, 2016 Preaching Mission on Common Life/Community

We are wired to be social animals and to want to be in relationship with another persons. Fr. Jerome shares why he chose to be a religious priest and not a diocesan priest and the gift of living in community. He offers advice on making our church feel smaller and more personal by becoming involved in a specific ministry and getting to know one another better.



September 18th, 2016 Dominican Spirituality of PRAYER

Fr. Jerome's preaching mission continues with the Dominican pillar of PRAYER. Fr. Jerome shares how is practice of the Rosary helped him learn to develop a more meditative prayer life and the impact on his life and by putting himself in the events of Christ life it started to bring him closer to Christ and understanding God's love for him. Next he began to long for the sacred silence and appreciate Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament where he could hear the voice of God in his life.



September 4th, 2016 Carry Your Own Cross

Fr. Corwin's homily on Sunday, September 4th, 2016 on Carrying our own crosses is a metaphor that means our road to holiness may not be to our liking and it may be difficult. We may be called to do something or be something that makes some sacrifice and suffering to our own desires for the sake of God and others.



August 2016

August 28th, 2016 The Books of the Bible, Protestant vs Catholic

Fr. Jerome preaches about the differences between a Catholic vs Protestant Bibles, who added or removed which books and how can we understand the differences. What is scripture and what is not scripture, the great debate. Listen and learn.



August 21st, 2016 Fr. David’s Homily “The Narrow Gate”

Fr. David preaches at St. Dominic's on the lock out of salvation that could happen if we don't take Jesus' teachings seriously. The gate is open, narrow, but open. Everyone is welcome.



August 21st, 2016 Deacon Errol “The Last Shall Be First”

August 21st, 2016 Deacon Errol "The Last Shall Be First"



August 14th, 2016

Fr. Corwin Low, OP preaching at St. Dominic's on August 14th, 2016. "I have to come to set the earth on fire!" Jesus comes to set division? Jesus asks us to be different, to love differently, and to think of others before ourselves which often invites mockery and persecution.



July 2016

July 24th, 2016 Dominican Missionaries

Fr. Charles Onwordi, OP from Nigeria preaches at St. Dominic's Catholic Church in Benicia, Ca on how each one of is called by God, we come unworthy but He makes us worthy.





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