April 2018

Sunday, April 1st Easter Vigil Mass

Fr. Jerome preaches at St. Dominic's Catholic Church in Benicia at the Easter Vigil Mass, the biggest liturgy of the year! We are loved by God and we are all His children. 



March 2018

Sunday, March 4th, 2018 The Woman at the Well

Fr. Jerome preaches on the 3rd Sunday of Lent about the meeting of the Samaritan woman at the well. A seemingly forbidden conversation turns to salvation by worshiping the one true God and abandoning false gods. What is getting in the way of your relationship with God?



February 2018

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?



Sunday, February 4th, 2018

Fr. Jerome preaches at St. Dominic's Benicia on Sunday, February 4th on why bad things happen to good people. 



January 2018

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 the Jesus' authority and why great Catholic Schools are a pillar of our Church mission today. 



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. 



December 2017

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."



November 2017

Sunday, November 19th, 2017 Sharing your Talents

Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. preaches about the parable of the servants that are given talents, each to their ability, and what they did with them.  If we were all given the same exact same gifts how could we complement one another andcomeplete the mission. The scripture says the master says, "come and share your gifts". How are we sharing the gifts that God has given each of us? Are we using them to further the Glory of God?



October 2017

Sunday, October 29th, 2017 Reformation Theology: Soli Deo Gloria

Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. preaches on the last of the Solas of Reformation Theology, Soli Deo Gloria to the Glory of God Alone. A common objection of protestants to our Catholic faith is our honoring of Mary and the Saints. He takes us through the scriptures that honor the lives of prophets and saints and how their examples of virtue are really an example of God's power at changing our human lives for His glory. Listen and learn at the conclusion how we can bring the understanding of these five solas together to do the work in reuniting Christ's Church.



Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 Reformation Theology: Solus Christus

Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P. continues his preaching on the Five Solas of the Reformation. This week he provides the Catholic answer to Solus Christus or "Christ Alone". Father shares his lengthy conversation with a protestant friend that he met to talk through the differences within our faith





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