Father Rays Homilies

By Fr. Raymond Suriani

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Father Raymond Suriani served as associate and pastor of Saint Pius X Church in Westerly, RI from 1988 to 2016. He remains active in the parish for masses, confessions etc..There are hundreds of homilies from 2003 to the present. ..................... .. ..You can also visit Fr Ray's Blog which include the printed homilies at http://fatherrays.blogspot.com/..

Episode Date
Persecution of the Church
May 21, 2026
How to Deal With our Losses in Life: ‘Look up’ and ‘Look out
May 14, 2026
Our Lady of Fatima
May 13, 2026
Sacraments that are Only Valid; Sacraments that are Valid and Fruitful
May 10, 2026
Is Jesus MY Shepard?
Apr 29, 2026
Overview of First 3 Weeks of Easter Readings
Apr 22, 2026
When will they realize who is in their midst? When will we realize who is in our midst?
Apr 22, 2026
We worship a God, who likes to "Shake Things Up"
Apr 14, 2026
The Gift of Easter and How to Experience It
Apr 07, 2026
Judas knew the price of everything AND the value of nothing
Mar 30, 2026
A Lesson From the Events of Holy Week: Never Base Your Beliefs on Public Polling Data
Mar 30, 2026
The Importance of Knowing the WHOLE Truth About Sin and Suffering
Mar 15, 2026
Scourging of Jesus
Mar 05, 2026
God has Power Over Us
Mar 05, 2026
Remembering the Lessons of the Past in the Present Moment of Suffering Brings Hope for the Future
Mar 04, 2026
A dirty 4 letter word`
Feb 19, 2026
Lent and Perseverance
Feb 19, 2026
Be a Spiritual Olympian!
Feb 16, 2026
Baptism: for Jesus, it was LESS than it appeared to be; for us, it was MORE than it appeared to be
Jan 11, 2026
Following in the Footsteps of the Wise Men
Jan 06, 2026
Why We Begin Every Year with Mary
Jan 02, 2026
Avoidable and Unavoidable Stress
Dec 29, 2025
St. Joseph: Adversity Revealed His True Character
Dec 21, 2025
Being Immaculate: An Experience for Mary, an Expectation for Us
Dec 08, 2025
John the Baptist: Back Again This Advent with His Message of Repentance
Dec 08, 2025
The Proper Use of Time: The Way to Prepare for Eternity
Dec 01, 2025
Are You at Least as Good as the ‘Good Thief?
Nov 24, 2025
The Importance of our Unity with the Holy Father
Nov 09, 2025
Thank God for Purgatory!
Nov 03, 2025
The ‘Humanity’ of the Saints
Nov 02, 2025
How to Make the Pharisee’s Prayer Acceptable to the Lord
Oct 26, 2025
Reflections on 40 Years of Priestly Service
Oct 13, 2025
The ‘Children of This World,’ the ‘Children of Light’—and the ‘Ungodly’
Sep 22, 2025
Jesus asks "Am I the Lord of your Sabaoth?
Sep 07, 2025
The Irony of Humility
Aug 31, 2025
Mary, the Conqueror
Aug 16, 2025
Circumcise your Heart
Aug 11, 2025
Transfiguration - The past becomes the Future
Aug 07, 2025
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
Aug 04, 2025
If God Knows What We Need Before We Ask Him, Then Why Do We Have To Ask Him For Things?
Jul 27, 2025
How the Blessedness of a Child (Blessed Carlo and Our Blessed Mother) can affect their Mother
Jul 26, 2025
Our Lady of Mt Carmel - Pray for Us
Jul 17, 2025
And Who Is My Neighbor?
Jul 14, 2025
The Mission of the 72 in Luke 10; the Mission of the Laity in the Church Today
Jul 06, 2025
God writes straight with crooked lines!
Jul 06, 2025
How to interpret the Challenges of Jesus
Jun 16, 2025
The Blessed Trinity and the Family
Jun 15, 2025
Have you had a Barnabas in your life?
Jun 11, 2025
Stir the Gift into Flame!
Jun 08, 2025
Am I Ready for Heaven?
Jun 01, 2025
Three Important Lessons We Learn from the Ascension of Jesus
May 29, 2025
Would St Paul be comfortable in your home?
May 26, 2025
Answering the ‘Big Questions’ of Life
May 25, 2025
There is no Vocational Crisis only a Response Crisis
May 14, 2025
Hearing the voice of the Good Shepherd is not always a pleasant experience!
May 11, 2025
The truth of the Eucharist
May 11, 2025
Forgiveness and Satisfaction
May 04, 2025
What God wants of us - usually goes unnoticed!
May 03, 2025
Pope Francis and Confession
Apr 28, 2025
Direct—and Indirect—Evangelization
Apr 14, 2025
When you are having a Bad Day!
Apr 05, 2025
Answering Some Common Objections to Confession
Mar 31, 2025
Too Many Pilates, and not Enough Baudouins
Mar 24, 2025
Do Not Judge
Mar 12, 2025
The 3 Great Fears of Human Beings, and the 3 Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
Mar 09, 2025
What will the Ashes I Wear Today be a Sign of?
Mar 06, 2025
The ‘David Syndrome’ and How to Deal With it
Mar 02, 2025
What Does Jesus Mean When He Tells Us To ‘Turn The Other Cheek'?
Feb 23, 2025
No one is immune from temptations!
Feb 17, 2025
Reverence
Feb 13, 2025
A seed sown reached good soil!
Jan 30, 2025
’You Can Pick Your Friends, But You Can’t Pick Your Relatives’: The Spiritual Truth Of That Statement
Jan 27, 2025
How do you judge a homily?
Jan 18, 2025
The past is history, the future is a mystery, but today is a gift—that’s why they call it ‘the present’”: How These Words Apply to Baptism
Jan 14, 2025
We belong to God!
Jan 11, 2025
Good News IS NOT ALWAYS good news; at the same time Good News IS ALWAYS good news
Jan 05, 2025
Why the Church Calls Mary the ‘Mother of God’
Jan 01, 2025
The Holy Family: Three Lives with the Same Center
Dec 30, 2024
The difference in a Question - Mary vs Zacharias
Dec 19, 2024
Great Expectations of God
Dec 19, 2024
Heeding John the Baptist’s Call to Repentance
Dec 09, 2024
Vocation Crisis is a Resonse Crisis
Dec 07, 2024
Interpreting ‘the Signs
Dec 02, 2024
The Relativism of Pontius Pilate; the Relativism of Our World Today
Nov 25, 2024
The Psychology of Sin
Nov 21, 2024
How to make a Prayer of Petition
Nov 18, 2024
Civil law vs Natural Moral Law
Nov 15, 2024
Homily after national election
Nov 06, 2024
Having a Healthy Self-love
Nov 03, 2024
The Communion of Saints: We’re All Connected!
Nov 03, 2024
Bartimaeus and ‘Choice’
Oct 28, 2024
Be careful what you pray for, because you just might get it
Oct 21, 2024
How well do you accept criticism?
Oct 17, 2024
Find the fruits of the Spirit that you need to cultivate
Oct 16, 2024
Fr Ray's 39th Anniversary of Ordination Homily
Oct 12, 2024
Seven Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Oct 06, 2024
My Guardian Angel
Oct 03, 2024
Why a Priest Will Mention Purgatory in a Funeral Homily
Sep 24, 2024
Simon Peter: Quick Fall and Quick Rise
Sep 15, 2024
Blessed are you who are poor in spirit
Sep 11, 2024
How to live a balanced Christian Life!
Aug 28, 2024
Pope St Pius X
Aug 21, 2024
The Feast of Mary’s Assumption: A Time to REFOCUS
Aug 15, 2024
St Lawrence gave the emperor the treasures of the church
Aug 10, 2024
Who is speaking the Truth?
Aug 05, 2024
Recognizing the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist
Aug 05, 2024
All in ??
Aug 01, 2024
In The Midst Of All That You Don’t Understand, Focus Your Attention On What You DO Understand: What You Know, By Faith, To Be True
Jul 15, 2024
Renewal of Christ's Love
Jul 13, 2024
We need to change the way we look at things
Jul 07, 2024
Good Fruit vs Bad Fruit
Jun 27, 2024
The Importance of Reflecting on What God has Done for us in the Past
Jun 23, 2024
The ‘Sowing’ Father
Jun 17, 2024
Clarity – Honesty - Sincerity
Jun 17, 2024
Jesus - Either-OR the world - NOT AND!
Jun 12, 2024
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
Jun 11, 2024
The Health of a Body Determines its Ability to Process Natural Food; the Health of a Soul Determines its Ability to Process SPIRITUAL FOOD (i.e., the Holy Eucharist!)
Jun 07, 2024
Creating Heaven in the images of life on Earth
Jun 07, 2024
Everyone Has a ‘Religion’. Is the Blessed Trinity at the Center of Yours?
May 27, 2024
How to Make Better Choices
May 14, 2024
Ordinary and Extraordinary Signs ‘That Will Accompany Those Who Believe
May 09, 2024
’Love’ and ‘Approval’ are NOT Synonyms!
May 06, 2024
Three Signs of Positive Change
Apr 29, 2024
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
Apr 21, 2024
Except the Apostles!
Apr 17, 2024
Which Gospels Do You Want—The Four In The Bible, Or The Ones Written By The Gnostics?
Apr 15, 2024
Pray that your Faith will be strong
Apr 04, 2024
Easter: The Only Answer to the ‘Walter Jameson’ Inside Each of us
Apr 01, 2024
Be a Peter and not a Judas
Mar 27, 2024
What will you Leave Behind This Holy Week?
Mar 25, 2024
Learning Obedience from What We Suffer
Mar 17, 2024
The Wrath of God: What Exactly is It?
Mar 10, 2024
Setting up the Wrong Standard
Mar 09, 2024
Commandments, Consequences—and Confession
Mar 03, 2024
Life Is a Process of ‘Letting Go’
Feb 25, 2024
How big is your Circle of Mercy?
Feb 21, 2024
How to deal with challenging people!
Feb 18, 2024
Lent: It’s About Love
Feb 15, 2024
Faith conquers Fear!
Feb 11, 2024
The Leper’s Request: A Model Prayer for us
Feb 11, 2024
The Big Difference Between Job and Monsignor Aloysius Schwartz
Feb 04, 2024
We need to pray for our leaders!
Jan 31, 2024
How Jesus Teaches Today—With Authority!
Jan 29, 2024
Easy to see the sins of others!
Jan 28, 2024
Conversion of St Paul
Jan 28, 2024
We are the sowers!
Jan 25, 2024
Repentance: It’s The Best Thing You Can Do—For Yourself!
Jan 21, 2024
Never underestimate your opponent!
Jan 17, 2024
Ther are only 2 types of people in the world!
Jan 13, 2024
What is the most important day of your life?
Jan 10, 2024
Self-Absorbed Herod and the Self-Giving Magi
Jan 07, 2024
The Lord needs us to reveal Jesus
Jan 06, 2024
Feast of St John Neumann
Jan 05, 2024
Feast of St Elizabeth Ann Seton
Jan 04, 2024
Why Practicing Your Catholic Faith is Good for You and Your Family!
Dec 31, 2023
Lessons learned from the Prophetess Anna!
Dec 30, 2023
What St John did not do?
Dec 29, 2023
A Christmas Lesson from ‘Santa-to-the-Stars’
Dec 26, 2023
Do You Have Doubts, or Do You Simply Have Difficulties?
Dec 24, 2023
We could never put God into a Box!
Dec 23, 2023
The One Reason to Rejoice Always
Dec 18, 2023
The Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence
Dec 15, 2023
Eve, Mary, and the Oldest Game in the World
Dec 08, 2023
You Can’t Change History, But You Can MAKE History!
Dec 03, 2023
Sufferring
Nov 25, 2023
Acting prudently!
Nov 17, 2023
Avoiding the Ultimate Consequence of Neglect
Nov 13, 2023
When Priests Don’t Meet Your Expectations
Nov 05, 2023
Saved, but not ready for Heaven!
Nov 02, 2023
If You Love Someone With ALL Your Heart, How Much Love Do You Have Left To Give To Others?
Oct 29, 2023
Simon says!
Oct 28, 2023
Hypocrisy: What it is, and What it Isn’t
Oct 22, 2023
What if Luke didn’t write his Gospel ???
Oct 19, 2023
In a World of Moral Confusion, There Can be no Peace
Oct 08, 2023
Positive effect of Suffering in our Lives
Oct 07, 2023
Sharing our Faith
Oct 02, 2023
Equality: What It Means, and What It Doesn’t Mean
Sep 24, 2023
Pray - Hope - Don’t Worry
Sep 23, 2023
Knowing the Truth - talking to jehovah witness
Sep 20, 2023
Ten Good Reasons to Forgive
Sep 17, 2023
The closer we get to Jesus
Sep 16, 2023
Persevering Peter
Sep 03, 2023
Using your Talents!
Sep 02, 2023
4 devil have their ways to get souls to hell
Sep 02, 2023
Ruth was faithful to Naomi
Aug 29, 2023
’Pick-a-Pope’: It’s the game EVERYBODY plays!
Aug 27, 2023
Forgiving yourselfs
Aug 17, 2023
Consequences of our sin
Aug 16, 2023
God’s Great Spiritual Remedy for All the Noise in Our Lives
Aug 16, 2023
St Maximilian Kolbe - Real Love
Aug 14, 2023
FAITH is not for just Sundays in church
Aug 12, 2023
Transfiguration Experiences: They’re Given so That They Will be Remembered
Aug 06, 2023
You can kill the Truth Giver- BUT you can’t kill the Truth!!
Aug 05, 2023
We control where the seed lands!!
Jul 26, 2023
The Kingdom of God: It’s Present Wherever and Whenever Jesus Rules!
Jul 23, 2023
A good movie that is not easily seen
Jul 19, 2023
What would you do if you were Joseph?
Jul 13, 2023
Was Jesus Christ a Schlep?
Jul 09, 2023
How to approach Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!
Jul 02, 2023
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul - Friends
Jun 30, 2023
Would you eat BAD Food?
Jun 29, 2023
HOW to do the Will of GOD!
Jun 21, 2023
What must it be like to have an Immaculate Heart?
Jun 17, 2023
”Blessed are” translated as ”Happy are”
Jun 12, 2023
Our Heavenly Father’s ‘Dinner Rules’
Jun 12, 2023
Lord, you know me, Let me know YOU!
Jun 03, 2023
Fig leaves and fruit!
Jun 02, 2023
The Visitation of Our Blessed Mother to her cousin Elizabeth
May 31, 2023
The First Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: for Forgiveness
May 28, 2023
God has 2 images of us!
May 28, 2023
We are a divided nation
May 26, 2023
Attacks from within are most dangerous!
May 24, 2023
Preaching the Gosple of Jesus
May 17, 2023
Love and Obedience
May 15, 2023
Why is Our Blessed Mother hated?
May 14, 2023
The things that Jesues did NOT say were important!
May 11, 2023
What is Fortitude?
May 07, 2023
Do not let your hearts be troubled!
May 07, 2023
The Fold of the Good Shepherd: Easy to Get Into, But Difficult to Stay In
Apr 30, 2023
Except the Apostles!
Apr 26, 2023
Changes sinice Covid!
Apr 23, 2023
We Can Become More Aware of the Presence of Christ OUT THERE in the World...
Apr 23, 2023
Jesus on the road to emmaus
Apr 12, 2023
Why Today is Called ‘Good’ Friday
Apr 08, 2023
We worship a God who can bring GOOD out of EVIL!
Apr 01, 2023
Good News or Bad News?
Mar 30, 2023
Thier FAITH was not conditional!
Mar 29, 2023
Those Who Witnessed the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead: Why Didn’t They ALL Believe?
Mar 27, 2023
Mary did your know ... ?
Mar 25, 2023
God Forgets Sins BUT never Forgets People
Mar 22, 2023
Our faith is NOT a private matter
Mar 16, 2023
Pride can undermine the work of God’s grace in our lives
Mar 16, 2023
What is wrong with this request?
Mar 08, 2023
Our Personal Experience: God’s Classroom
Mar 06, 2023
Everyone is our neighbor!
Mar 04, 2023
Satan, the Master of Verbal Deceit
Feb 26, 2023
Would you have stayed in Line??
Feb 25, 2023
How to choose what to do with the Crosses in Our Life!
Feb 24, 2023
What will the Ashes I Wear Today be a Sign of?
Feb 22, 2023
Loving Your Enemies: What It Means and What It Does NOT Mean
Feb 20, 2023
Faith is Power
Feb 19, 2023
Beware of half truths
Feb 09, 2023
Light Only Makes a Difference Where There Isn’t Any
Feb 05, 2023
John the Baptist lost his head NOT his soul
Feb 03, 2023
Simeon & Anna
Feb 02, 2023
The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness
Jan 29, 2023
Failh is like the Flu!
Jan 26, 2023
St Paul’s ”clariification”
Jan 26, 2023
3 Easy and Effective Ways to Promote Vocations
Jan 23, 2023
Lord, make me Crazy!
Jan 21, 2023
What Do You See?
Jan 16, 2023
testing
Jan 16, 2023
What Do You See?
Jan 16, 2023
What Do You See?
Jan 16, 2023
What Do You See?
Jan 16, 2023
What Do You See?
Jan 16, 2023
Jesus, If you wish you will make me clean!
Jan 12, 2023
3 Lessons on Prayer
Jan 11, 2023
Are you a Slave?
Jan 11, 2023
Why the World Needs Mary Now More Than Ever
Jan 01, 2023
And the Word became Flesh!
Dec 31, 2022
The Spirit of the Age
Dec 28, 2022
The importance of Silence in your Spiritual Life
Dec 24, 2022
Holy people can see things that ordinary people can’t
Dec 21, 2022
St. Joseph: Adversity Revealed His True Character
Dec 18, 2022
God desires the the salvation of ALL people!
Dec 18, 2022
John the Baptist knew who Jesus was!
Dec 15, 2022
A tale of 2 Women - Eve and the new Eve (Mary)!
Dec 08, 2022
Repentance—Without Excuses!
Dec 04, 2022
The Harvest is Abundant!
Dec 03, 2022
3 Things that Prevent God’s healing power from touching our lives
Dec 02, 2022
Then, he brought him to Jesus!
Nov 30, 2022
How to approach jesus with our prayers
Nov 28, 2022
The Extraordinary Happens Within the Context of the Ordinary
Nov 27, 2022
Jesus preaches Life not Death
Nov 27, 2022
How can God be Wrathful and Loving?
Nov 23, 2022
Don’t belive the Media & Journalism regarding the issue of life
Nov 23, 2022
How to Be Persecuted for the RIGHT Reason
Nov 14, 2022
United with the Holy father
Nov 09, 2022
We have to be careful about what we teach
Nov 07, 2022
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration for the Terminally Ill
Nov 06, 2022
A person who is dishonest in small things
Nov 05, 2022
Children of this world are more prudent than children of light
Nov 04, 2022
Is it Possible to Go to Heaven by Accident?
Nov 01, 2022
Would Jesus Feel Welcome in Your Home?
Oct 30, 2022
Put on God’s shield for our protection
Oct 27, 2022
Parents, preparing your children for Heaven
Oct 26, 2022
The Difference Between the Pride of the Pharisee and the Pride of the Modern World
Oct 24, 2022
Feast of Blessed John Paul 2
Oct 22, 2022
We have received MUCH!
Oct 21, 2022
What is a sin against the Holy Spirit?
Oct 16, 2022
I wonder what the Lord is trying to tell me today?
Oct 13, 2022
Focus On What You Have, Not on What You Don’t Have
Oct 09, 2022
The Our Father
Oct 08, 2022
Our Lady of the Rosary
Oct 08, 2022
“GUARD the Deposit of Faith!”—St. Paul’s Command to Timothy and to All Priests
Oct 02, 2022
Job questions God
Oct 01, 2022
Following Jesus
Sep 29, 2022
There are 2 kinds of Curiosity!
Sep 22, 2022
Jesus says, ”Follow Me”!
Sep 21, 2022
What people think about their body!
Sep 17, 2022
Go to Mary with your suffering!
Sep 15, 2022
you can do something good with your cross!
Sep 15, 2022
The Prodigal Son: He Made a Good Confession
Sep 11, 2022
Where do you go to find out what the church teaches?
Sep 10, 2022
If Philemon had Written Back to St. Paul, What Would he Have Said?
Sep 04, 2022
I am your Father
Sep 03, 2022
Sometimes when God says no to a prayer
Sep 02, 2022
The devil never sleeps.
Aug 31, 2022
The Irony of Humility
Aug 28, 2022
Don’t bury your Talents!
Aug 28, 2022
Do you have plenty of Time?
Aug 25, 2022
It’s not my Problem!
Aug 13, 2022
St Dominic
Aug 08, 2022
The Reasonableness of Faith
Aug 08, 2022
The Canaanite Woman - teaches us how to Pray!
Aug 03, 2022
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
Aug 01, 2022
Capitalizing on the Conditional
Jul 25, 2022
The Apostles were weak and human
Jul 25, 2022
The seed that falls on rocky ground!
Jul 20, 2022
When is it most Difficult to remain Faithful?
Jul 10, 2022
Abortion and the Mission of the “72 in 2022”
Jul 04, 2022
When will they ever learn?
Jul 01, 2022
Why was the Archbishop right?
Jul 01, 2022
Good Fruit vs Bad Fruit
Jul 01, 2022
Praying for other people
Jul 01, 2022
A bit of Good News!
Jun 17, 2022
Deal with it OR it will deal with you!
Jun 09, 2022
Mary Mother of the Church
Jun 07, 2022
The Saints: The ‘Best’ of the Church, Whose Lives Were Transformed by the Power of the Holy Spirit
Jun 06, 2022
God has 2 images of us!!
Jun 05, 2022
Making amends!
Jun 04, 2022
St Paul warns about savage wolves
Jun 01, 2022
For Unity to be Attained, Something Radical Must Happen on the Inside of Everyone Involved
May 31, 2022
He didn’t know everything!
May 28, 2022
The Ascension of Jesus and the Importance of the Human Body
May 26, 2022
The gift of Discernment
May 22, 2022
What does it mean to be a Christian?
May 22, 2022
Misdirected Worship
May 16, 2022
We know WHEN but we don’t know HOW!
May 12, 2022
The Faithfulness of a Mother’s Love
May 09, 2022
Faith vs Trust
May 07, 2022
Philip knew his Bible!
May 06, 2022
Sometimes the Truth Hurts
May 06, 2022
The ‘Reparation’ of Simon Peter: An Example for Us
May 02, 2022
Becoming more aware of the presence of Jesus!
Apr 25, 2022
To HEAR is one thing; to UNDERSTAND and BELIEVE what you hear is something else entirely!
Apr 18, 2022
Priests: Flawed, But Not Hopelessly Flawed
Apr 15, 2022
The church is attacked from the inside!
Apr 13, 2022
Holy Week: It’s About Priorities
Apr 10, 2022
Insights into the Fire of Suffering or Temptation
Apr 06, 2022
The sin of Pride!
Apr 04, 2022
The Woman Caught in Adultery: Convicted but not Condemned
Apr 03, 2022
Are you Obnoxious?
Apr 02, 2022
God’s mercy is greater than any sin!
Mar 30, 2022
Seeing the hand of God at work!
Mar 28, 2022
What ‘Experience’ Taught the Prodigal Son
Mar 27, 2022
What was lacking in the request of the mother of James & John?
Mar 22, 2022
The actions of St Joseph
Mar 22, 2022
Pilate & Putin are two of a kind!
Mar 22, 2022
Everyone is your neighbor
Mar 12, 2022
We must ask!
Mar 10, 2022
The Word of God is Powerful
Mar 09, 2022
The 3 Great Fears of Human Beings, and the 3 Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
Mar 06, 2022
Fasting vs Dieting
Mar 04, 2022
The Theme Word for Lent: Light
Mar 02, 2022
The ‘David Syndrome’ and How to Deal With it
Feb 27, 2022
Why did the disciples rebuke the children?
Feb 26, 2022
NEVER treat uncertainty like they are certain!
Feb 23, 2022
How To Love Your Enemies—Especially The ‘Instant’ Ones!
Feb 20, 2022
Another temptation of Jesus
Feb 17, 2022
God’s gradual healing
Feb 16, 2022
Fear leading to sin
Feb 13, 2022
My favorite religious shrine!
Feb 11, 2022
No sin is Private
Feb 10, 2022
Thoughts-Actions-Habits-Character-Destiny
Feb 09, 2022
Religion is about relationships
Feb 02, 2022
Who Defines ‘Love’ for You? Is it St. Paul, or is it Hugh Hefner?
Jan 30, 2022
King David’s repentance is a model for all of us!
Jan 28, 2022
The Devil’s 7 steps!
Jan 26, 2022
St. Paul, Clarence, and ‘The Holes’
Jan 23, 2022
Who is anointed by the Lord?
Jan 22, 2022
Jesus brings people together!
Jan 19, 2022
How to approach Jesus as the leper did?
Jan 13, 2022
Everybody needs an ELI in their life!
Jan 12, 2022
No one can replace YOU!
Jan 10, 2022
Are You Born Again?
Jan 09, 2022
Be on your guard against idols!
Jan 08, 2022
What is Real Love?
Jan 05, 2022
Lessons from the Magi
Jan 02, 2022
Why We Begin Every Year with Mary!
Jan 01, 2022
What did Simeon and Anna see that nobody else did?
Dec 29, 2021
If you were Satan, what would you do?
Dec 27, 2021
God’s Plan; Our Plans
Dec 20, 2021
Knowing the Whole Truth is Important!
Dec 18, 2021
Great Expectations of God: You Need Them If You Want to be Able to Rejoice Always
Dec 15, 2021
Are you the ONE who is to Come?
Dec 15, 2021
You can call it ”The Elijah Rule”
Dec 11, 2021
Always try to please God - Not other people!
Dec 10, 2021
The Immaculate Conception: The Perfect Description of Mary’s Uniqueness
Dec 08, 2021
7 Loaves of Bread and 7 Baskets of Leftovers!!
Dec 01, 2021
The Difference between Christian Hope and Human Optimism
Nov 29, 2021
How long do Kingdoms (Civilizations) last?
Nov 27, 2021
The Handwriting is NOT on the Wall!
Nov 24, 2021
The Relativism of Pontius Pilate; the Relativism of Our World Today
Nov 21, 2021
Journalists and Secular Media are like the Sadducees!
Nov 20, 2021
Don‘t be Affraid!
Nov 17, 2021
Will Jesus find Faith on Earth?
Nov 13, 2021
Where is the Kingdom of God?
Nov 11, 2021
Obedience and Gratitude go together!
Nov 10, 2021
The Truth About Reincarnation
Nov 07, 2021
Those who are dishonest!
Nov 06, 2021
God doesn‘t see things the way that we do!
Nov 04, 2021
Is it Love or Hate?
Nov 03, 2021
The First Great Commandment: Always a Goal, Never an Achievement. The Second Great Commandment: An Achievement, But Not a Constant One.
Oct 31, 2021
Observing Jesus carefully
Oct 30, 2021
All things work for good!
Oct 27, 2021
Bartimaeus and ‘Choice’
Oct 25, 2021
Allowing the Mercy of God
Oct 23, 2021
Why Purgatory is so Important
Oct 22, 2021
Are we a Slave?
Oct 21, 2021
What we only find in St Luke‘s Gospels
Oct 18, 2021
To sin against the Holy Spirit
Oct 16, 2021
What is the ONE thing that ALL saints had in common?
Oct 13, 2021
The Rich Young Man: A Spiritual Minimalist
Oct 11, 2021
Blood is Thicker than Water
Oct 09, 2021
How is your inner Jonah doing?
Oct 06, 2021
Archangels-MichaelGabrielRaphael
Sep 29, 2021
How To Keep From Getting A Millstone-Necktie
Sep 27, 2021
How does a cross enter into the plan of God?
Sep 25, 2021
Shake the Dust from your Feet!
Sep 22, 2021
The Sower of the seed Knows!
Sep 18, 2021
Our Ldy of Sorrows
Sep 16, 2021
A Divided Mind is a Terrible Thing
Sep 12, 2021
What do you have in common with the Saints!
Sep 12, 2021
What areyou planning to give your Heavenly Mother for her Birthday?
Sep 08, 2021
The Sin of Partiality and How to Deal with It
Sep 06, 2021
Spying on Jesus
Sep 05, 2021
St Paul‘s Letter to Colossians - Affirm and then Challenge
Sep 02, 2021
Make sure your traditions don’t violate the ‘Tradition’
Aug 30, 2021
God's Judgement - What is Inside of Us
Aug 25, 2021
You are Invited!
Aug 19, 2021
Does your Spirituality guide your Economics?
Aug 18, 2021
Mary's Continuous 'Yes' to God: What it Meant for her, and What it Means for us
Aug 16, 2021
Making the Choice to Serve the Lord
Aug 15, 2021
The Importance of Remembering
Aug 13, 2021
Temporal Consequences of Sin
Aug 12, 2021
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Aug 09, 2021
“The Holy Eucharist and Eternal Life”
Aug 08, 2021
Perserverence & St John Vianney
Aug 04, 2021
Recognizing the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist
Aug 01, 2021
If you kill the Messenger - do you Kill the Truth?
Jul 31, 2021
Speak the Truth to Others as Moses did
Jul 28, 2021
Soggy Fish Sandwiches?
Jul 25, 2021
Never Judge
Jul 24, 2021
The 10 Options or Commandments!
Jul 23, 2021
Mary Magdalene
Jul 22, 2021
We are all Sowers!
Jul 22, 2021
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Jul 19, 2021
Don't take your freedom for granted!
Jul 17, 2021
What is Sacred now!
Jul 15, 2021
Never project your own sins!
Jul 10, 2021
Making Good from Evil
Jul 09, 2021
What Would Our Founding Fathers Say?
Jul 06, 2021
Faith AND Action - working together
Jul 05, 2021
2 Kinds of Unbelievers - Thoretical and Practical
Jul 03, 2021
The Sadest Line in the Gospel
Jun 30, 2021
Abraham's prayer to God and our prayers
Jun 29, 2021
Sarah and the Centurian
Jun 28, 2021
‘The Three P Approach’ to Situations of Tragic Death
Jun 28, 2021
The Faith/our faith and the Holy Eucharist
Jun 07, 2021
The Dogma of the Blessed Trinity: Highly Theoretical—and Very Practical!
May 31, 2021
When you say, ‘I believe in the Holy Spirit,’ what do you mean?
May 26, 2021
How to Deal with Our Losses in Life: ‘Look up’ and ‘Look out’
May 16, 2021
The Powerful, Natural Bond between a Mother and Her Child
May 11, 2021
How to Stay Connected—to Jesus
May 11, 2021
Make a Holy Week Schedule and Set a Holy Week Goal—like Jesus did!
Mar 29, 2021
Lent: A Time to Get Right with the Family
Mar 22, 2021
“I’ve fallen and I CAN’T get up”; “I’ve fallen but I WON’T get up.” Which of those best describes your attitude right now?
Mar 07, 2021
Hold On—But Not Too Tightly
Mar 01, 2021
Why the Holy Spirit Sometimes Drives Us into the Desert
Feb 21, 2021
The Theme Word for Lent: Permanent
Feb 17, 2021
Funeral Homily: Rev. Francis J. Giudice
Feb 12, 2021
‘The Pain Chain’ and How to Break It
Feb 09, 2021
Jesus’ War—and Ours
Feb 01, 2021
Will It Be ‘Forgiveness and Freedom’ or ‘Unforgiveness and the Torturers’?
Jan 25, 2021
We’re on a Mission from God
Jan 11, 2021
Mary: She Pondered the Past to Prepare for the Future
Jan 04, 2021
The Spiritual Benefits of Eternal Light Therapy
Jan 04, 2021
Why Practicing Your Catholic Faith is Good for You and Your Family
Dec 28, 2020
Joy and ‘Circumstances’
Dec 14, 2020
Friendship with Mary
Dec 11, 2020
The Incredible and Awesome Patience of God
Dec 11, 2020
‘Signs’—and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dec 02, 2020
All Saints?
Nov 23, 2020
Seize the Day!
Nov 16, 2020
Live Like You Were Dying
Nov 09, 2020
All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day—and the Communion of Saints
Nov 02, 2020
If You Love Someone With ALL Your Heart, How Much Love Do You Have Left To Give To Others?
Oct 26, 2020
How to ‘Give Caesar His Due’ On Election Day
Oct 21, 2020
In a World of Moral Confusion, There Can be no Peace
Oct 04, 2020
It’s Not About Where You Start, It’s About Where You Finish!
Sep 28, 2020
The Reward Will Be the Same, But People’s Capacity to Enjoy the Reward Will Be Different!
Sep 24, 2020
Ten Good Reasons to Forgive
Sep 17, 2020
Going to God with the Solution versus Going to God with the Problem
Sep 08, 2020
Sometimes it’s wrong to try to shield people from suffering
Sep 01, 2020
’Pick-a-Pope’: It’s the game EVERYBODY plays!
Aug 26, 2020
Do I allow the circumstances of life to bring out the worst in me, or do I allow Jesus Christ to bring out the best in me?
Aug 17, 2020
What will separate us from the love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress . . . or Covid-19?
Aug 15, 2020
You say/God says
Jul 28, 2020
The Kingdom of God: It’s Present Wherever and Whenever Jesus Rules!
Jul 22, 2020
The Loss of Childhood Innocence and What We Can Do About It
Jul 06, 2020
Respect, Courtesy and Hospitality
Jun 30, 2020
Jesus’ Words—‘This is my body’—and How Those Words Apply to Us
Jun 15, 2020
God: Our True Standard of Fatherhood
Jun 08, 2020
The Many Works of the Holy Spirit
Jun 02, 2020
How Dealing with COVID-19 Can Help Us to Understand the Ascension of Jesus
May 22, 2020
Sacraments that are Only Valid; Sacraments that are Valid and Fruitful
May 19, 2020
“Oh Lord, give me patience!”
May 04, 2020
‘Hope’ and ‘Hopes’
Apr 27, 2020
Appreciating the Gift of the Eucharist
Apr 10, 2020
Lord Technology, Lord Politics and Lord Entertainment: How Are They Doing?
Mar 02, 2020
Lent: A Time to Deal with Your Foundation
Mar 01, 2020
Turning the Other Cheek
Feb 24, 2020
The Consequences of Moral Mediocrity
Feb 19, 2020
Getting—and Staying—On Track
Jan 27, 2020
Do Your Job!
Jan 20, 2020
The Dangers of Astrology
Jan 06, 2020
Some Important Lessons That Mary Taught Jesus
Jan 03, 2020
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys to Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
Jan 03, 2020
Christmas and the Tragedy at Babcock Village
Jan 03, 2020
In Early 21st Century America, How Well Would St. Joseph Fit In?”
Jan 03, 2020
Fr. Ray’s Top Ten Reasons to Repent
Dec 09, 2019
How to Ruin Things
Dec 02, 2019
Do You Want To Know The Truth, Or Do You Simply Want To Win Arguments?
Nov 11, 2019
Would Jesus Feel Welcome in Your Home?
Nov 04, 2019
Seven Benefits of Being a Saint
Nov 04, 2019
Prayer That Presumes Too Much; Prayer That Presumes Too Little
Oct 29, 2019
How to Pray Better
Oct 22, 2019
“GUARD the Deposit of Faith!”—St. Paul's Command to Timothy and to All Priests
Oct 07, 2019
It’s Not Just a Competition—it’s a Fight!
Oct 01, 2019
The ‘Children of This World,’ the ‘Children of Light’—and the ‘Ungodly’
Sep 23, 2019
Legality and Morality
Sep 17, 2019
Legality and Morality
Sep 10, 2019
The Irony of Humility
Sep 03, 2019
The Solemnity of the Assumption and the Dignity of Motherhood
Aug 16, 2019
Vanity: Satan’s Favorite Sin
Aug 05, 2019
If God Knows What We Need Before We Ask Him, Then Why Do We Have To Ask Him For Things?
Jul 29, 2019
The Importance of Living a Balanced Life
Jul 23, 2019
The Mission of the 72 in Luke 10; the Mission of the Laity in the Church Today
Jul 09, 2019
Our Call as Catholic Christians: To Reveal the Blessed Trinity to the World
Jun 17, 2019
Coping With Loss: The Lessons Given To Us by the Apostles
Jun 01, 2019
Answering the ‘Big Questions’ of Life
May 28, 2019
The Persecution of Christians in 2019
May 20, 2019
The Faithfulness of a Mother’s Love
May 13, 2019
Forgiveness and Satisfaction
May 07, 2019
The Gift of Easter and How to Experience It
Apr 22, 2019
Which Wound am I Most Grateful for?
Apr 22, 2019
Holy Week: A Time of Change
Apr 15, 2019
The Parable of the Prodigal Son: What Was the Rest of the Story?
Apr 01, 2019
Thank God for the ‘Fourth Year’
Mar 25, 2019
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
Mar 20, 2019
What Does Jesus Mean When He Tells Us to ‘Turn the Other Cheek’?
Feb 26, 2019
Why We Have Difficulty Trusting in the Lord, and How to Overcome These Obstacles
Feb 18, 2019
The Importance of Helping Other Members of the Body of Christ
Jan 30, 2019
Following in the Footsteps of the Wise Men
Jan 07, 2019
How to Imitate the First Adorers of the Body and Blood of Christ
Jan 03, 2019
The Holy Family: Three Lives with the Same Center
Dec 31, 2018
There Was No Room in the Inn
Dec 31, 2018
Three Important Lessons from the Visitation
Dec 31, 2018
Sin: Name it, claim it, and get rid of the blame for it!
Dec 13, 2018
When ‘A World’ Ends
Dec 06, 2018
Having a Healthy Self-love
Nov 14, 2018
The Communion of Saints: We’re All Connected!
Nov 14, 2018
Tune Out the World; Tune In to Jesus; Tune Up Your Faith!
Oct 29, 2018
Re-defining ‘Service’ and Other Words
Oct 22, 2018
God, Sex and Gender
Oct 09, 2018
God’s ‘Vantage Point’—and Ours
Oct 02, 2018
What’s going on inside of us is ultimately more important than what’s going on outside of us
Sep 24, 2018
A Time to be Silent, and a Time to Speak
Sep 17, 2018
The ‘Why’ of Sexual Abuse in the Church
Aug 27, 2018
Pope Paul VI’s ‘John 6 Moment’
Aug 01, 2018
The "Mystery" of Death
Jul 10, 2018
My Three ‘Go-to Verses’
Jul 10, 2018
The Desire to ‘Fit in’
Jun 25, 2018
The ‘Sowing’ Father
Jun 19, 2018
What is ‘the sin against the Holy Spirit’?
Jun 11, 2018
Before You Come Forward, Don’t Forget To Look Backward
Jun 05, 2018
The Blessed Trinity in the Life—and Death—of St. Isaac Jogues
Jun 01, 2018
Confirmation and ‘Conformation’
May 22, 2018
Ascension Thursday:'Mission Accomplished!'
May 17, 2018
’Love’ and ‘Approval’ are NOT Synonyms!
May 17, 2018
Easter and the Search for Happiness
May 17, 2018
Mercy—and Justice
May 17, 2018
The Ten Commandments and the Natural Law—18 Years Later
May 17, 2018
What Will We Learn from our National Suffering?
May 17, 2018
Is Jesus Worth It?
May 17, 2018
Peter’s ‘Rough Start’ in the Priesthood, and what that means for Priests Today
May 17, 2018
Job’s Transforming Encounter with God
May 17, 2018
Lent: It’s about Love
May 17, 2018
A Lesson on the Love of God from 'The 15:17 to Paris'
May 17, 2018
People Often Ask More of Others than They Ask of Themselves; God Asks Much More of Himself than He Asks of Us
May 17, 2018
Why the Church Calls Mary the ‘Mother of God’
May 17, 2018
What Matters Most in this Life is not What You Know; What Matters Most in this Life is What You DO With What You Know
May 17, 2018
What Jesus Saw in Peter; What Jesus Sees in Us
May 17, 2018
Jesus’ War—and Ours
May 17, 2018
Watching Lessons’ from a ‘Watching Dog’
May 17, 2018
Being Immaculate: An Experience for Mary, an Expectation for Us
May 17, 2018
Dan Mattson and the Transformative Power of a Good Confession
May 17, 2018
Three of the Best Choices You Can Possibly Make in this Life
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Communication in Family Life
May 17, 2018
Mark Wahlberg and the Desire to Be a Saint
May 17, 2018
When Priests Don’t Meet Your Expectations
May 17, 2018
Live Like You Were Dying
May 17, 2018
What Matters Most is not What You’ve Been Given; What Matters Most is What You DO With What You’ve Been Given
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Avoiding ‘Cheap Talk’
May 17, 2018
ow to Minimize the Influence of ’Professor’ Hefner
May 17, 2018
Love God (Not Your Neighbor) With ALL Your Heart
May 17, 2018
Offering Your Body as a Living Sacrifice
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Developing a Divine Perspective on Reality
May 17, 2018
The ‘Transfiguration Moment’ at Dunkirk
May 17, 2018
Retirement Mass Homily of Fr. Raymond Suriani—St. Pius X Church, August 20, 2017
May 17, 2018
Respect, Courtesy and Hospitality
May 17, 2018
The Loss of Childhood Innocence and What We Can Do About It
May 17, 2018
How ALL Things Work for Good for Those Who Love God
May 17, 2018
The First Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: for Forgiveness
May 17, 2018
Aaron Hernandez and the Misuse of Religion
May 17, 2018
The 'Eucharistic' Love of a Good Father
May 17, 2018
The Fold of the Good Shepherd: Easy to Get Into, But Difficult to Stay In
May 17, 2018
The Importance and Dignity of Motherhood
May 17, 2018
Love and Obedience
May 17, 2018
Three Important Lessons We Learn from the Ascension of Jesus
May 17, 2018
A Spiritual Insight from the Rolling Stones: Don’t Try to Get on Earth What You Can Only Get in Heaven!
May 17, 2018
Making Holy Week ‘Holy’ for Ourselves
May 17, 2018
God Has Redeemed Us 'from Head to Toe'
May 17, 2018
Where do you draw the ‘Mercy Line’?
May 17, 2018
Ash Wednesday 2017
May 17, 2018
Abraham—and Immigration
May 17, 2018
’Making Judgments’ versus ‘Judging Souls’
May 17, 2018
How to be a ‘Salty’ Catholic
May 17, 2018
Loving Your Enemies: What It Means and What It Does NOT Mean
May 17, 2018
How to ‘Rein in’ Worrisome Thoughts
May 17, 2018
The ‘Light’ of the Magi and the ‘Darkness’ of Herod
May 17, 2018
What Do You See?
May 17, 2018
In the Christian Life, What’s Most Important is What You Take with You, Not What You Leave Behind
May 17, 2018
The Beatitudes: Jesus’ Prescription for Happiness
May 17, 2018
John the Baptist’s Annual Advent Call to Repentance
May 17, 2018
Preparing to Vote in the 2016 Election
May 17, 2018
Nine Things That Young People Have Been Taught by the 2016 Presidential Campaign
May 17, 2018
How to Help Those Struggling with Same-Sex Attraction
May 17, 2018
Helping Young People Deal with ‘Mrs. Culture’
May 17, 2018
Zacchaeus and His ‘Holy Curiosity’
May 17, 2018
Three Ways to Make Confession Easier
May 17, 2018
How to Help Jesus ‘Light a Fire on the Earth’
May 17, 2018
Prayers that are Answered; Prayers that are ‘Fulfilled’
May 17, 2018
Make Sure that You’re Planning FAR ENOUGH Ahead
May 17, 2018
The Power of a Forgiven Sinner
May 17, 2018
Three Lessons on Fatherhood from St. Peter
May 17, 2018
Putting Our Hands to the Plow Thirteenth Sunday 2016]
May 17, 2018
Sin: the Opposite of Peace
May 17, 2018
The Human Body: It Matters
May 17, 2018
Know Your Place
May 17, 2018
Reparation and Indulgences
May 17, 2018
Reparation and Indulgences
May 17, 2018
The Difference between ‘Convicting’ and ‘Condemning’
May 17, 2018
Make Time For Jesus This Holy Week
May 17, 2018
The Connection between Love and Suffering
May 17, 2018
The Theme Word for Lent: Mercy
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Knowing the WHOLE Truth
May 17, 2018
Mary: The Most Powerful Woman in the World
May 17, 2018
Science and the Case for God
May 17, 2018
The Most Important Day of Your Life
May 17, 2018
Three Important Lessons on Prayer that We Learn From the Wedding at Cana
May 17, 2018
Jesus: Perfectly Consistent
May 17, 2018
Fr. Ray’s Mercy Equation: Recognition plus Repentance equals Reception
May 17, 2018
How Mercy ‘Prevents’
May 17, 2018
The Greatest Destroyer of Peace Today
May 17, 2018
Have a ‘MERCY’ Christmas!
May 17, 2018
Some Practical Implications of the ‘Communion of Saints’
May 17, 2018
Some Reflections on St. Pius X Parish’s Sixtieth Anniversary
May 17, 2018
What Would Abe Say?
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Allowing ‘Dr. Jesus’ to Finish the ‘Operation’
May 17, 2018
The Importance of Allowing ‘Dr. Jesus’ to Finish the ‘Operation’
May 17, 2018
How Do You Define ‘Greatness’?
May 17, 2018
God’s Blessings: Yes, They Sometimes DO Come through ‘Raindrops’
May 17, 2018
Polling Data and ‘the Truth’
May 17, 2018
How to Properly Understand the Gospel of Jesus—and the Teaching of Pope Francis
May 17, 2018
‘Futility of Mind’ as Evident in the People of Planned Parenthood and in the Editors of the New York Times
May 17, 2018
Three Very Important Lessons that We Learn from the Eucharist
May 17, 2018
Make sure your traditions don’t violate the ‘Tradition'
May 17, 2018
Discipleship and Discipleship 'With an Asterisk'
May 17, 2018
Justin’s Three Bs: Baptism—Belief—Behavior
May 17, 2018
What’s Grown Depends on What’s Sown
May 17, 2018
Some Messages for Fathers
May 17, 2018
Three False Beliefs about Death—and Their Antidote
May 17, 2018
A Lesson from Pope John Paul II: Culture Drives History
May 17, 2018
The Logic of ‘Gay Marriage’
May 17, 2018
Sharing the Truth: An Act of Love or Bigotry?
May 17, 2018
Everyone Has a ‘Religion’. Is the Blessed Trinity at the Center of Yours?
May 17, 2018
Jesus, True Manhood—and the Catholic Priesthood
May 17, 2018
Miracles of Divine Mercy
May 17, 2018
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
May 17, 2018
“I’ve fallen and I CAN’T get up”; “I’ve fallen but I WON’T get up.” Which of those best describes your attitude right now?
May 17, 2018
Which Jesus is Your Shepherd?
May 17, 2018
Learning Obedience from What We Suffer
May 17, 2018
Holy Week ‘Priorities’
May 17, 2018
‘The Pain Chain’ And How To Break It
May 17, 2018
The Satanic Nature of Cynicism
May 17, 2018
The Word for Lent: Priorities!
May 17, 2018
hy the World Needs Mary Now More Than Ever
May 17, 2018
Yes, Carrie, there IS something ‘in the water’!
May 17, 2018
“I am a Catholic, but …” or “But, I’m a Catholic ...”
May 17, 2018
Forgiveness: Hard but not Impossible
May 17, 2018
The Message of John the Baptist: “Everyone’s a Bit of a Fixer-Upper.”
May 16, 2018
Motherhood: A Vocation Which Has Been Forever Exalted And Sanctified By Mary’s Immaculate Conception
May 16, 2018
The One Reason to Rejoice Always
May 16, 2018
A Brief Reflection On Four Very Important ‘Houses’
May 16, 2018
Christmas: It’s All About Priorities!
May 16, 2018
A Reflection on Purgatory
May 16, 2018
Pope Francis and ‘Junk Journalism’
May 16, 2018
Brittany Maynard and the Message of the Parable of the Talents
May 16, 2018
How Your Soul Is Like Your Cell Phone
May 16, 2018
Giving To God What Is God’s
May 16, 2018
“Love Week” at St. Pius: October 13-20, 2014
May 16, 2018
Love and Conflict
May 16, 2018
You Can Do a Lot of Good With a Cross.
May 16, 2018
It’s Not About Where You Start, It’s About Where You Finish!
May 16, 2018
What You Have Increases As You GIVE
May 16, 2018
The Feast of Mary’s Assumption: A Time To REFOCUS
May 16, 2018
The Importance Of Imitating the Canaanite Woman
May 16, 2018
The Stupidity Of Some Really Smart People
May 16, 2018
How Much Do You Treasure ‘The Treasure’?
May 16, 2018
They Prayed—and They “PUSHed.”
May 16, 2018
Earthly Fathers Who Live In Imitation Of The Heavenly Father
May 16, 2018
Eucharistic Miracles And Their Purpose
May 16, 2018
Why The Church Is Better Than Facebook
May 16, 2018
The “small g, small s” good shepherds of life.
May 16, 2018
What Jesus Left Behind At His Ascension
May 16, 2018
Did Jesus Waste His Time On Good Friday?
May 16, 2018
When It Comes To The Resurrection, There Are Only Two Possibilities.
May 16, 2018
Heaven Is For Real!
May 16, 2018
The Word for Lent: Detach!
May 16, 2018
She Left Her Water Jar . . .
May 16, 2018
SIN AND SUFFERING: There’s no direct connection between them in THIS life, but there WILL BE a direct connection the next.
May 16, 2018
Lessons On Being A ‘Light’ From The Movie, ‘Gimme Shelter’
May 16, 2018
Be A Spiritual Olympian!
May 16, 2018
‘Turning The Other Cheek’
May 16, 2018
Baptism: for Jesus, it was LESS than it appeared to be; for us, it was MORE than it appeared to be.
May 16, 2018
The Danger of ‘Individual Discernment’
May 16, 2018
What Are YOU Doing To Promote And Nurture Vocations To The Priesthood?
May 16, 2018
John the Baptist’s ‘Bifocals’
May 16, 2018
Joy: It Comes from UNSATISFIED Desires
May 16, 2018
Mary, Joseph and ‘the Obedience of Faith’
May 16, 2018
‘Sin-itis’ and How to Get Rid of It
May 16, 2018
Chase Perfection; Catch Excellence
May 16, 2018
The 12 Steps for ‘Recovering Sinners’
May 16, 2018
Spiritual Lessons from the 2013 Red Sox
May 16, 2018
How To Be Persecuted For The RIGHT Reason
May 16, 2018
Paul’s Priorities: Are They Yours?
May 16, 2018
The Importance of Doing the Right Thing Even When It’s Not the Easy Thing
May 16, 2018
How to Make the Pharisee’s Prayer Acceptable to the Lord
May 16, 2018
Eating the Evil Elephants of this World “One Bite at a Time”
May 16, 2018
Why Does the Story of the Prodigal Son End with a Meal?
May 16, 2018
You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody
May 16, 2018
The Contemporary Culture of Lying
May 16, 2018
To Live a Fully Human Life You Need Faith—Even if you’re an Atheist!
May 16, 2018
Mary’s Ultimate Destiny—and Ours!
May 16, 2018
Prayer and Our Relationship with God
May 16, 2018
The Health of a Body Determines its Ability to Process Natural Food; the Health of a Soul Determines its Ability to Process SPIRITUAL FOOD (i.e., the Holy Eucharist!)
May 16, 2018
The PLANS of Young Mike Rogers, Jr.--and the PLAN of God
May 16, 2018
A Lesson from King David: What Happens When a Father “Spurns the Lord”?
May 16, 2018
What Exactly Are We Celebrating On Independence Day?
May 16, 2018
The Ascension: A Disappearance, not a Departure!
May 16, 2018
Who Defines Love For You?
May 16, 2018
The Dogma of the Blessed Trinity: Highly Theoretical—and Very Practical!
May 16, 2018
Holy Week: A Time to Move Beyond ‘Iffy’ Love
May 06, 2018
Priest Of God, What Are You In It For?
May 06, 2018
The Two Men Who Died in Steve Scheibner’s Place
May 06, 2018
The “Jesus Train” And What It Means For The Salvation Of Non-Christians
May 06, 2018
Life Is a Process of ‘Letting Go’
May 06, 2018
How Our Sufferings Change Us
May 06, 2018
The Job Syndrome
May 06, 2018
Catholics Today: Social and Cultural Lepers
May 06, 2018
The Word for Lent: Cross!
May 06, 2018
Repentance and Belief: Two Sides of the Same Coin
May 06, 2018
Mary, Us—and the Moon
May 06, 2018
Two Questions Answered by the Cross of Jesus Christ: Does true justice exist? Does God really care?
May 06, 2018
Reasons Why I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
May 06, 2018
The Word for Lent: Foundation!
May 06, 2018
Peter, Benedict—and the Advice of God the Father
May 06, 2018
How To Get Away From The ‘Herods’
May 06, 2018
Jean Valjean and the Grace of Baptism
May 06, 2018
St. Paul, Clarence, and “The Holes”
May 06, 2018
Interpreting 'the Signs'
May 06, 2018
Lessons from ‘The Breezy Point Madonna’
May 06, 2018
Fr. Ray’s Advent Equation: PREPARATION equals CONTEMPLATION plus RECONCILIATION plus DONATION
May 06, 2018
The Mass: The Place Where We Are Supposed To PRACTICE Rejoicing In The Lord!
May 06, 2018
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys To Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
May 06, 2018
Faith, Fidelity and Forgiveness: The Three Keys To Undermining Satan’s Anti-Family Strategy
May 06, 2018
Fifteen Common Misconceptions about the Saints
May 06, 2018