Fr. Christopher Mahar offers Catholic homilies that focus on the Gospel, the teachings of Sacred Scripture and the Catholic Church. How do I grow in my Catholic faith? How do I learn more about Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God? the Bible and the Sacred Liturgy provide answers to our questions about God, faith, life, death, heaven and hell. Why do we suffer? Where is God in our lives? How do I grow in prayer? God has answers to the questions that matter most!
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This free worship music CD is written and composed by brothers from the fellowship. Words to “Let Me See Thy Face And Die” are based from Wesley hymn No. 284. You are welcome to make additional copies of these messages for free distribution to others. The copies must be in their entirety and their meanings may not be changed. All other forms of distribution and reproduction are prohibited. May God bless you and His word as you listen with an honest and humble heart.
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The kerygma or core Gospel message has the power to change and transform the world. How are we receiving it and is it changing our lives in this Easter season?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The Divine Mercy comes to us from the pierced side of Christ. Out of His side flows blood and water, washing away our sins in the waters of baptism and strengthening us in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. Thus God provides for us all that we need to make a free and generous return to Him.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Easter is about rediscovering our story-our life in Christ-and announcing it to God in worship and the world in evangelization.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The Church is called, in Holy Week, to accompany Christ on the road to calvary and the Resurrection.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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St. Paul urges us to "put on the whole armor of God." When we do so we can win the battle for virtue, the battle for prayer and the battle against spiritual apathy.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Christ, in our Gospel this weekend, introduces us to the paradox of the cross. It is the seed that dies and is buried in the ground that bears much fruit. How are we called to unite ourselves more completely to His cross and so share in the fullness of His resurrection?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us to a covenant relationship in Christ, giving us His own body and blood in the Eucharist and offering Himself as the new and eternal covenant.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Jesus Christ gives us Himself in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. As a meal and a sacrifice, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian faith.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The Church celebrates the Paschal Mystery-the suffering and death and the resurrection of Christ-as a single and life-giving event. Wherever we are experiencing the cross in our lives at this time, God is drawing us ever more deeply into the glory of Easter.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us because He loves us, and by His grace He helps us to become holy.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God's answer to a broken world is . . . water! In the waters of Baptism we are regenerated and with Christ living in us we can change the world.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us to an intimate, loving relationship with Him in Christ. We are invited into friendship with God. When we strain or even break that friendship, Jesus Christ can restore it and heal us by His mercy and grace. What a gift, to have friendship with God!Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God's response to human misery is to send Jesus Christ, His Son, as the remedy. Christ founds the Church to continue that healing mission.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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In the Gospel this weekend Jesus teaches with great authority and by His own power casts out the unclean spirit. Christ gives His authority to the Church to teach and drive away evil. How are we able to grow and thrive in our Christian life through and because of that authority?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Christ is the perfect Messenger, who preaches the total and complete message of the Gospel and offers us the opportunity to encounter God and be transformed.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls all of us to seek Him, know Him and love Him with all of our strength and to be formed in the unity of the Church (CCC, #1), so that He can send us out to renew the face of the earth. Are we hearing Him?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Christ born in Bethlehem is manifested as the salvation of all nations. We are called to discover in Him all that we need and desire.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Our Opening Prayer this week encourages us to imitate the Holy Family in "practicing the virtues of family life." By practicing faith, hope and charity, we grow closer to God and to each other.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God made visible in Jesus Christ calls us to become swept up in love of all things invisible and to make His love known in the world.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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In this season when we decorate our homes and our Churches, we also seek to decorate our lives with the virtues and grace that will warmly welcome Jesus Christ this Christmas.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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To live true humility is to have an accurate assessment of who we are and to live within the limits of the person God has created us to be. The Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist teach us this weekend-in their own words-what it means to be humble and to serve the Lord.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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We celebrate with great joy the coming of Christ as a child in Bethlehem so that we may be all the more ardent in our desire for His second coming. May Christ find us watchful and ready this Advent!Fr. Christopher Mahar
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When we place Christ as King of our hearts and King of the nations, He gives us His peace and newness of life.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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St. John Paul II teaches that women are first in the order of love. Women teach all of humanity what it means to receive the gift of love from God and to express that love in the world around us.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The Scriptures for this weekend's reading help us to meditate on the four "last things": Death, judgment, heaven and hell. How is Christ, who calls us to eternal life with Him, asking us to be more mindful of that final end?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us to seek Him in humble prayer to ask for good shepherds and good leaders in the Church. How are we called, during this Vocations Awareness Week, to ask for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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We are completely dependent upon God for mercy, grace and forgiveness. Starting from there, we are able to love God and our neighbor freely and generously.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us to give ourselves entirely to Him. In letting Christ completely into our lives we are set free and become the men and women we have always been created to be.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Jesus pours out His life for us on the cross and in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist. How are we receiving that awesome gift and letting it change us?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Christ calls us to become His precious vineyard and to bear the fruit of the Kingdom of God.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God manifests His power in a most significant way by pardoning and showing mercy. That power is able to effect change in our lives and transform in Christ.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God's mercy and generosity surprises us and transforms our lives, helping us to offer the sacrifice of praise.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The supreme law of the Church, states Canon Law, is the salvation of souls (Can. 1752). The readings this weekend challenge us to confront sin because nothing is as important as that salvation. God desires the triumph of mercy over sin and draws us home to eternal life with Him.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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The Paschal Mystery of the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ is the central mystery of our redemption. Christ calls us to unite ourselves to His sacrifice and to become "a living sacrifice" to God.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God grants authority to human persons according to our dignity. He confers the "Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven" on St. Peter in this Sunday's Gospel, granting him the power to absolve sins, to teach doctrine and to discipline. This authority is given to draw souls into the Kingdom of Heaven and the gates of the netherworld will not prevail against i…
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God calls all of us to salvation, to be fully alive in a relationship of love with Him. That reality begins with the Jewish people and, through the Messiah, is offered to all the nations of the world. Are we living the abundant life that God calls us to in salvation?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Although we often experience drama in our everyday lives, God is often at work in the silence and in the solitude. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the drama of prayer is most fully revealed in the Word, who became flesh and dwells among us (CCC, #2598). How is God calling us to become more entrenched in that drama as we follow Chr…
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Jesus manifests His glory on the mountain to Peter, James and John in order to strengthen them for the changes, trials and tribulations that they will face. God is calling us to eternal glory, something wonderful and amazing. That truth can carry us through the challenges we face and bring us home to God.…
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Our freedom is what makes us most like God. In freely choosing the good that God reveals and ultimately the good which is God as our final end, we can grow in joy and peace. God offers us the greatest of choices, a true treasure buried in the field and the pearl of greta price!Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God, who loves us and creates us for good, gives us the entire Christian faith and message as an answer to the Question of evil. Only the Christian faith in its entirety is sufficient to help us navigate the complexities and challenges of daily life and the struggle against evil.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God is constantly revealing Himself in our lives, through the created world, in Sacred Scripture and in daily life. Are we listening? God want us to bear tremendous fruit in Christ. What is He saying to you?Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God comes to us in our suffering. When we are struggling with the challenges and difficulties of life, God enters into our lives and gives us hope. He helps to carry our burdens and invites us to participate in His amazing work of redemption.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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In our baptism we have died to sin and Christ now lives in us. When God looks at us He sees in us another Christ, even Christ Himself.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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In the Christian life we are on a pilgrimage home to heaven. Christ comes to us in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist to strengthen us on the way and lead us to eternal life with God.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Sometimes our love for God can grow cold and we need to reignite the fire of faith. Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His disciples, the Advocate who remains with us and and is in us! The Holy Spirit is the Gift of God to us when we want to draw close to Jesus and follow Him more closely in our daily loves. Come Holy Spirit!…
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Christ, the Good Shepherd, calls us each by name. We are called to tune in to that voice in our vocation, in Sacred Scripture and in our daily prayer. He is leading us to new and eternal life. Are we listening?!Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God's mercy comes to us to transform our lives and to bring us forgiveness and grace. Open the door! Allow God's mercy to flood your life and become an instrument of God's mercy for those around you.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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Death is a finality that we will all face. We cry out to God "de profundis", from the depths, and He answers us not simply with the promise of the resurrection but with the amazing gift of Himself.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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We are created with the desire for something . . . Someone . . . greater than ourselves, greater than we can even imagine. In the Christian faith, that One we are searching for has found us!Fr. Christopher Mahar
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God calls us to live the moral life by the decisions and choices that we make. We become who we are by the way we cooperate with grace and follow Christ.Fr. Christopher Mahar
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