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".
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.
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.
July 2016
July 3rd, 2016 Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral in Sacramento
Is nothing Sacred? The sacredness of our spaces as Jesus protected the sacredness of the temple and how we approach and prepare to be in the sacred space of our Church on Sunday today.
June 2016
June 12th, 2016 Forgiveness in the Journey of Conversion
Fr. Jerome preaches on June 12th at St. Dominic's about having an inner conversion and coming to terms with our sins through the stories of King David and the sinful woman. King David is confronted and so he repents and accepts responsibilities and seeks to come back into right relationship with God. The woman seeks Jesus out on her own and wants to humble herself at Christ and repents with a sorrowful heart.Both sinners find grace and love that heals.
May 2016
May 15, 2015 Pentecost Sunday
Fr. Jerome preaches on Sacramental Theology as children at Mass receive First Eucharist and we celebrate Pentecost, the gift of the Holy Spirit.
April 2016
April 24th, 2016 Fifth Sunday of Easter
Fr. Jerome preaches on the revelations about Christ and how to live from the book of Revelations. The old testament helps us prepare the way of the Lord, then the Gospels detail to us his teaching and miracles, but the book of Revelations does talk about the end times but when we look at them at a whole we see how relevant they are to our lives today.
April 10th, 2016 Third Sunday of Easter
Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. preaches on the Third Sunday of Easter about the post resurrection appearances of Jesus after Easter. The concept of resurrection is perhaps taken for granted today by Christians who were raised with the understanding of Jesus, but at the time it was so radical. Listen and hear how radical it is today as well.
March 2016
March 26th, 2016 Easter Vigil
Fr. Jerome preaches at the Easter Vigil at St. Dominic's. He shares the simple prayer that lead to a major change in his life. When we learn to pray "God what do YOU want me to do with the life YOU have given me?" we open ourselves up to a life in Christ and experience the joys heaven right here on earth.
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