tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184650632024-03-17T10:02:37.091-05:00Living Sacrifice"I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a LIVING SACRIFICE, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect." Romans 12:1-2Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comBlogger438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-665087782122875512024-03-17T10:01:00.004-05:002024-03-17T10:01:56.756-05:00Paradoxes<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Fifth Sunday of Lent-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on March 17, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Hebrews 5:7-9 and John 12:20-33</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKobpUxn4ItoRrj_jyha9nqfyYB7JAm6M1-IunOJhP6gfEJPXA8lvni1Jwdn9XO_Pm9xgujmeaHWbqDDA6n8TpUku8GSLHEBuMy1YBQl1DoM5HHkY4LLfiKfkE-ZrfqxKRQ9dCGThFlTg4bHD3lQWZ3fMjOBYSIav7971Y0lmPpqD-VocCLTh/s1519/Portrait_de_Dante.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKobpUxn4ItoRrj_jyha9nqfyYB7JAm6M1-IunOJhP6gfEJPXA8lvni1Jwdn9XO_Pm9xgujmeaHWbqDDA6n8TpUku8GSLHEBuMy1YBQl1DoM5HHkY4LLfiKfkE-ZrfqxKRQ9dCGThFlTg4bHD3lQWZ3fMjOBYSIav7971Y0lmPpqD-VocCLTh/s320/Portrait_de_Dante.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)</b></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14704612-paradoxes.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Paradoxes"</span></a><br /></p><div><br /></div></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-50153428372026541402024-03-03T11:29:00.003-05:002024-03-03T11:29:41.922-05:00Chords of Love<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Third Sunday of Lent-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on March 2 & 3, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-25</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQhq8TKHaAS7QahFxVOj3Ki3XkLUqGey2C8nxdz9QAuy6aJIOiDxvP-ZIQabgEmgn0qG2cKg7wI8tdqj3UdibWOGzGCLd-INZiwTmvTCaZ2eC3vmdpmP2qG42XVEfQbeFN9d3w1hgVdDwn5fYir2qb3zx5m_fALEs0KLNVpdYnEjfY_yxnTM/s2848/Scarsellino_-_Driving_of_the_merchants_from_the_temple_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="2848" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQhq8TKHaAS7QahFxVOj3Ki3XkLUqGey2C8nxdz9QAuy6aJIOiDxvP-ZIQabgEmgn0qG2cKg7wI8tdqj3UdibWOGzGCLd-INZiwTmvTCaZ2eC3vmdpmP2qG42XVEfQbeFN9d3w1hgVdDwn5fYir2qb3zx5m_fALEs0KLNVpdYnEjfY_yxnTM/s320/Scarsellino_-_Driving_of_the_merchants_from_the_temple_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14617819-chords-of-love.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Chords of Love"</span></a><br /></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-31656009123431412962024-02-25T13:32:00.005-05:002024-02-25T13:32:58.618-05:00Transfiguration and Pasch<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Second Sunday of Lent-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on February 24 & 25, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Genesis 22:1-18 and Mark 9:2-10</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUfC7frbow6v6KAYMjqNXb3OtIBJw4ov6m2El8djY_m4ITTPE_dNghOLLrB-R4PlCmH5NOroGjkbV7bY2BdcPymU0EoLuagpkmv1-aEN6hSRGc676oYxmLMZsNovxvemXeM4XKTYGSZ4Tqokrd5XeH8zbe-awhjckzt4hf5WSqh13m4HGrpVL/s1608/Transfiguration_Raphael.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUfC7frbow6v6KAYMjqNXb3OtIBJw4ov6m2El8djY_m4ITTPE_dNghOLLrB-R4PlCmH5NOroGjkbV7bY2BdcPymU0EoLuagpkmv1-aEN6hSRGc676oYxmLMZsNovxvemXeM4XKTYGSZ4Tqokrd5XeH8zbe-awhjckzt4hf5WSqh13m4HGrpVL/s320/Transfiguration_Raphael.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14571587-transfiguration-and-pasch.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">PLAY "Transfiguration and Pasch"</span></a><br /></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-89583036239636184752024-02-18T14:20:00.002-05:002024-02-18T14:21:29.139-05:00Saved by Baptism<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(First Sunday of Lent-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on February 17 & 18, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Genesis 9:8-15, 1 Peter 3:18-22 and Mark 1:12-15</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvhpbJk3QMzm-fJqcLv0XhdIZvTGkUx08pQHIbiOL0MbFLecOmTZNkJ4IBWTHW816YPjLoBNN6JM-dN-RbI0HslTAQvvTaeKzp-N9ZynpFig416ljgNQaF7r-RA6FemsxRJtkZyJpVM3XYJQ8OBO_Ls9GhDD5_62yOEawYmA5CNCONtt7KFfW/s2470/Augustine%20Baptism.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2470" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvhpbJk3QMzm-fJqcLv0XhdIZvTGkUx08pQHIbiOL0MbFLecOmTZNkJ4IBWTHW816YPjLoBNN6JM-dN-RbI0HslTAQvvTaeKzp-N9ZynpFig416ljgNQaF7r-RA6FemsxRJtkZyJpVM3XYJQ8OBO_Ls9GhDD5_62yOEawYmA5CNCONtt7KFfW/s320/Augustine%20Baptism.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Baptism of St. Augustine</b></div></span><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14525950-saved-by-baptism.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Saved by Baptism"</span></a><br /></p></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-63832268794511833942024-02-11T13:03:00.003-05:002024-02-11T13:03:57.814-05:00Friendship with God<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on February 10 & 11, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Leviticus 13:2-46 and Mark 1:40-45</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kJas7fM51hc2EcPF7iLHaD5g-pFpPhhWTgTdI3M48yo_0rtIobdnho1UVj2A3J5fbEe91cpVTqFf4c3BJmG8ZW-hRv1i42DWZwiVYgTkuKCXb9tPK9UiTzWyC2O5oFnZvFejwAoSsp60dVkbvqMx5vNdc2ZQsqXfsD-rmFGNHu8wtwEpN5gA/s810/Jesus_heals_the_leper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kJas7fM51hc2EcPF7iLHaD5g-pFpPhhWTgTdI3M48yo_0rtIobdnho1UVj2A3J5fbEe91cpVTqFf4c3BJmG8ZW-hRv1i42DWZwiVYgTkuKCXb9tPK9UiTzWyC2O5oFnZvFejwAoSsp60dVkbvqMx5vNdc2ZQsqXfsD-rmFGNHu8wtwEpN5gA/s320/Jesus_heals_the_leper.png" width="224" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14480946-friendship-with-god.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Friendship with God"</span></a><br /></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-40547531197298790472024-02-04T14:00:00.002-05:002024-02-04T14:00:31.433-05:00God's Remedy<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on February 3 & 4, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Job 7:1-7 and Mark 1:29-39</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjnsFCjeDQz3Mx4u-MLlq0uHxVaGGwUy5XtBXxOsODixSL3IZpDUr-4gvZdcY8iU2KCU4LZZIkyBvz_g5Fso5sQb7ittZuN8eLhO7Eoo4d3KBSbksxaiLIdrpzp_XlIStT2E5HCBZesBHovecTlJxk8cjUaYe2JjYBfLufrUJuckYTOuP80te/s656/Teresa%20of%20Avila.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjnsFCjeDQz3Mx4u-MLlq0uHxVaGGwUy5XtBXxOsODixSL3IZpDUr-4gvZdcY8iU2KCU4LZZIkyBvz_g5Fso5sQb7ittZuN8eLhO7Eoo4d3KBSbksxaiLIdrpzp_XlIStT2E5HCBZesBHovecTlJxk8cjUaYe2JjYBfLufrUJuckYTOuP80te/s320/Teresa%20of%20Avila.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14435785-god-s-remedy.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "God's Remedy"</span></a><br /></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-89736576061200573202024-01-28T10:52:00.002-05:002024-01-28T10:52:34.915-05:00Authority<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on January 27 & 28, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Deuteronomy 18:15-20 and Mark 1:21-28</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3flkrlutC944rndm4cNwmcZbqFPj_7hVcR333vNMqRR4dUdl4wITOgT58kJfG01d9lGZOdyjrhjbdtatybR2neT4hZU5ipCg-VszLNTMFGQLzeG5kBL1zorXtxh_HKb0g69xHIC5dq37RrxID8G8nnLpes7qjYjpLaHXkpOFob-ltwLklQ0PT/s1545/Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3flkrlutC944rndm4cNwmcZbqFPj_7hVcR333vNMqRR4dUdl4wITOgT58kJfG01d9lGZOdyjrhjbdtatybR2neT4hZU5ipCg-VszLNTMFGQLzeG5kBL1zorXtxh_HKb0g69xHIC5dq37RrxID8G8nnLpes7qjYjpLaHXkpOFob-ltwLklQ0PT/s320/Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14391429-authority.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Authority"</span></a><br /></div><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-61187784938737240372024-01-21T11:03:00.002-05:002024-01-21T11:03:44.053-05:00Time of Fulfillment<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Third Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on January 20 & 21, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Jonah 3:1-10, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 and Mark 1:14-20</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-cvtG7MQvFHJIKjwFiH7SlkaGgbOV4z4ZFPllAUS4_eV2vWlHQVLPoPxDZ4Z9wXxlFB4JlKP6luZeGAPUMUDOYtylhjFxY1Ep4mC0Ijr39biK00FhXkwBsMWXamQZdP_VkWuCu5zVsQJIkBsHRu5N-n7FZTWmkNq6bR2JY4ZwEq5hAKiECW_/s3393/Jonah.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="3393" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-cvtG7MQvFHJIKjwFiH7SlkaGgbOV4z4ZFPllAUS4_eV2vWlHQVLPoPxDZ4Z9wXxlFB4JlKP6luZeGAPUMUDOYtylhjFxY1Ep4mC0Ijr39biK00FhXkwBsMWXamQZdP_VkWuCu5zVsQJIkBsHRu5N-n7FZTWmkNq6bR2JY4ZwEq5hAKiECW_/s320/Jonah.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14347592-time-of-fulfillment.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Time of Fulfillment"</a><br /></span></div><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-49651599997712660572024-01-14T14:41:00.002-05:002024-01-14T14:41:44.249-05:00Vocation<p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Second Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year B</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on January 13 & 14, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> 1 Samuel 3:3-19 and John 1:35-42</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja35z2O0Ee1tsTOoCJiomHzP8VATSuXFWHmkGGsc3gIr9NbCaCr8-pKZAdh4OR03d9bNgmsllk9PYWQH3G3UzIJlVkS5DkpFkVu8ma76o6LGqeE002PikL2ysfpbW7__5N00cIGuHPNANEaIbMxBK8oYufZ5E0hxT2SsJox3Nzc7SFP_eLf_oA/s1359/Calling_of_the_Apostles.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1359" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja35z2O0Ee1tsTOoCJiomHzP8VATSuXFWHmkGGsc3gIr9NbCaCr8-pKZAdh4OR03d9bNgmsllk9PYWQH3G3UzIJlVkS5DkpFkVu8ma76o6LGqeE002PikL2ysfpbW7__5N00cIGuHPNANEaIbMxBK8oYufZ5E0hxT2SsJox3Nzc7SFP_eLf_oA/s320/Calling_of_the_Apostles.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14306202-vocation.mp3?download=true" style="font-style: italic;">PLAY "Vocation"</a></div></span></span></span><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-75274152782549692862024-01-07T13:33:00.002-05:002024-01-07T13:33:54.558-05:00Epiphany<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i style="text-align: justify;">(Solemnity of the Epiphany</i><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on January 6 & 7, 2024 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Matthew 2:1-12</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8qV2cHgc_McgRJ_Ott3VTLZu_cb1JHOiQ8J3zO87CuwzLKiA0q-opskJwU_GSYU8Ho-TvCbBVL3XkeloJL06l0WZMHSplRDv6v1NLpGWVVig1TmUyx6BqPaIBjDVd88KMDix9akw_NSB0zuOLSV8DYFhmNxiE-hJiwaz7EIF_kcVBGsLPu6X/s2035/Magi_(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2035" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8qV2cHgc_McgRJ_Ott3VTLZu_cb1JHOiQ8J3zO87CuwzLKiA0q-opskJwU_GSYU8Ho-TvCbBVL3XkeloJL06l0WZMHSplRDv6v1NLpGWVVig1TmUyx6BqPaIBjDVd88KMDix9akw_NSB0zuOLSV8DYFhmNxiE-hJiwaz7EIF_kcVBGsLPu6X/s320/Magi_(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14265310-epiphany.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Epiphany"</a><br /></span></div></span></span><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-1781344945728071222023-12-31T11:06:00.003-05:002023-12-31T11:06:35.799-05:00Virtues of Family Life<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on December 30 & 31, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3, Hebrews 11:8-19 and Luke 2:22-40</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKsfYuojhI67z4r__T3-Z3VJDXPGFn1rNny4rnJqCQgIFEB6_alLFWKRmk5nUTtzxTmAhW10iIV7v6vediSOYj3fgYb7DLeZw9ez4cicnfnXKvnj14nQD-oRRCtC4isVK-5GCaUQMYgULau0FfpKK04-d-5XxFScUNcp894OKPyMpHxCkIX6W/s1303/Holy%20Family.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="829" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKsfYuojhI67z4r__T3-Z3VJDXPGFn1rNny4rnJqCQgIFEB6_alLFWKRmk5nUTtzxTmAhW10iIV7v6vediSOYj3fgYb7DLeZw9ez4cicnfnXKvnj14nQD-oRRCtC4isVK-5GCaUQMYgULau0FfpKK04-d-5XxFScUNcp894OKPyMpHxCkIX6W/s320/Holy%20Family.jpeg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14225466-virtues-of-family-life.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Virtues of Family Life"</span></a></div></div><div></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-80854605395800854042023-12-25T11:48:00.004-05:002023-12-25T11:48:55.627-05:00God Became Man<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(The Nativity of the Lord</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>; This homily was given on December 24 & 25, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> John 1:1-18</i></b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP4bRRSQ6P8-fUNBdRPI5KgNm2eACscpF8VC_MbdQLGqMPosZhV1rTAxsa6ZoBw0mViQ-N5uCSKcoRclIZ8gbg8NbxYgqYnJpWyQQQgPmYZiWDZx6U-LK3sl9Jr6CV73M5M11WsnMpp9AaFObVdfruZwMStI_RRKiXP-hh_g0RPfxvtKEHIxM/s2057/Decorated.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2057" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP4bRRSQ6P8-fUNBdRPI5KgNm2eACscpF8VC_MbdQLGqMPosZhV1rTAxsa6ZoBw0mViQ-N5uCSKcoRclIZ8gbg8NbxYgqYnJpWyQQQgPmYZiWDZx6U-LK3sl9Jr6CV73M5M11WsnMpp9AaFObVdfruZwMStI_RRKiXP-hh_g0RPfxvtKEHIxM/s320/Decorated.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14202506-god-became-man.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "God Became Man"</span></a></div></div><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-32048767393447601902023-12-24T11:20:00.000-05:002023-12-24T11:20:05.719-05:00Decorated<p></p><div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Fourth Sunday of Advent</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year B; This homily was given on December 23 & 24, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> 2 Samuel 7:1-16 and Luke 1:2</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;">6-38</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0aKmUjR90Wk1qIDPHK41mGXWv92F7QMmUL2ckk2KeP_xp1VGGGNemgZ4hDg87HeLp-40HhAhRpE1GrMfbuE9bxJcd8UsV18nuBaauEkIWz6MTYWX1A3YNMG-VwicXLeKDVbQPo7Lv0esYlTniB5VVQrej2IfgYMHgxk4NlB4vWYSt2gn2pi1/s3761/Decorated%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3761" data-original-width="2686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0aKmUjR90Wk1qIDPHK41mGXWv92F7QMmUL2ckk2KeP_xp1VGGGNemgZ4hDg87HeLp-40HhAhRpE1GrMfbuE9bxJcd8UsV18nuBaauEkIWz6MTYWX1A3YNMG-VwicXLeKDVbQPo7Lv0esYlTniB5VVQrej2IfgYMHgxk4NlB4vWYSt2gn2pi1/s320/Decorated%202.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">King David</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></b><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14199499-decorated.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Decorated"</a></div></span><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-7236273887909583032023-12-17T13:22:00.003-05:002023-12-17T13:22:49.830-05:00Humility<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Third Sunday of Advent-Gaudete Sunday</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year B; This homily was given on December 16 & 17, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Luke 1 and John</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 1:6-28</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qJkv13Vvt0VzjifDMnxMBoJRbX7mUaFUIol-0Vz1rSK5JPM2VNtSmcRSJB5r9nIkaVZVhi1Fug5AGJy1REG8K1dyxEijMxbPJ_Ub0F6KTzqqpqcL8aRugKSavG2eRAQZFGObuqnb-LrLwCoh_vzMOwX6Th45YLYzPzlW2XRwAHHtOsYahosx/s572/1200px-Annunciation_(Leonardo)_(cropped).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="572" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qJkv13Vvt0VzjifDMnxMBoJRbX7mUaFUIol-0Vz1rSK5JPM2VNtSmcRSJB5r9nIkaVZVhi1Fug5AGJy1REG8K1dyxEijMxbPJ_Ub0F6KTzqqpqcL8aRugKSavG2eRAQZFGObuqnb-LrLwCoh_vzMOwX6Th45YLYzPzlW2XRwAHHtOsYahosx/s320/1200px-Annunciation_(Leonardo)_(cropped).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14161210-humility.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Humility"</span></a></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-88231551878473906902023-12-03T13:31:00.002-05:002023-12-03T13:31:57.848-05:00Adventus<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(First Sunday of Advent</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year B; This homily was given on December 2 & 3, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Isaiah 63:16-64:7, Psalm 80, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 and Mark</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 13:33-37</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTBSY2NDbX5xILj7UYzxVKh6lyQNFLO3rJCbWGCvFW0OXJIipvm-Z3KhLqrHNNczl1hW3yZ6-7anf9VlZvB3csqtvgXVoE-XmLBh5iR24OpuHsi0cLTxokf20taPfTjevtOE8_6S4REl9KT4IyTHqCAP6VlbJody5QMnmTq0-N99e6pj1V5_D/s1200/Advent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTBSY2NDbX5xILj7UYzxVKh6lyQNFLO3rJCbWGCvFW0OXJIipvm-Z3KhLqrHNNczl1hW3yZ6-7anf9VlZvB3csqtvgXVoE-XmLBh5iR24OpuHsi0cLTxokf20taPfTjevtOE8_6S4REl9KT4IyTHqCAP6VlbJody5QMnmTq0-N99e6pj1V5_D/s320/Advent.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14079390-adventus.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Adventus"</a></div></span><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-26910987688353631672023-11-26T14:59:00.002-05:002023-11-26T14:59:42.124-05:00Christ the King<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Solemnity of Christ the King</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on November 25 & 26, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Ezekiel 34: 11-17 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 25:31-46</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UiZZIz2ZJEmXC9CqO_ZIUOH4o2hIljHSgVyAXkZU29ZWVA67BLolTTFMUh_cE7gBWx-TKHOeLr4Vxjhvbe4gdIXTyRUrLyJzD-JA17kvKm2nwEwWxb424IlrJKPQ6eKllhcjjjnT0HiQMKjQzWfe21JFkB2i74yS-uqee3m8Pdqf0WFudNtn/s1423/Hubert_van_Eyck_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="941" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1UiZZIz2ZJEmXC9CqO_ZIUOH4o2hIljHSgVyAXkZU29ZWVA67BLolTTFMUh_cE7gBWx-TKHOeLr4Vxjhvbe4gdIXTyRUrLyJzD-JA17kvKm2nwEwWxb424IlrJKPQ6eKllhcjjjnT0HiQMKjQzWfe21JFkB2i74yS-uqee3m8Pdqf0WFudNtn/s320/Hubert_van_Eyck_023.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/14035829-christ-the-king.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Christ the King"</a><br /></span></div><p></p><p> </p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-11240993183127082472023-11-19T17:18:00.002-05:002023-11-19T17:18:27.863-05:00Dignity of Women<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on November 18 & 19, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Proverbs 31: 10-31 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 25:14-30</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEhWaSc1GZz1Dl8brq2MficgRSrzGZ75GpHQgw9qg_9Ie_ENNA22p64vd29Ar5ymgeayOA_azKH81O07IZOHXkaAEtkP_VbKtIpT4K880Sg8EsDDNnyJRbNePVNJ0L1DRAGsV8l4FYjnOBoC_ZB1TpQUQp6dLItZqz7u0vqlSl1xQDDWfY1N2/s678/Saint%20JP%20II.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="678" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEhWaSc1GZz1Dl8brq2MficgRSrzGZ75GpHQgw9qg_9Ie_ENNA22p64vd29Ar5ymgeayOA_azKH81O07IZOHXkaAEtkP_VbKtIpT4K880Sg8EsDDNnyJRbNePVNJ0L1DRAGsV8l4FYjnOBoC_ZB1TpQUQp6dLItZqz7u0vqlSl1xQDDWfY1N2/s320/Saint%20JP%20II.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13999968-dignity-of-women.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Dignity of Women"</a><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-8477164947906028092023-11-12T15:08:00.001-05:002023-11-12T15:08:33.391-05:00Last Things<p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on November 11 & 12, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 25:1-13</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTdP54mFusiGPWjqWzmQtXTOwi9zWB0Nzm2UPdg4ksOtSSfqbaG39ajZMgh8UU_ldklrM9bsg8bPwDwNxD8bVmbJQK9FG_85gjwGvtpBMJ8aR4lbvJPbzkB2SI6ilojQtXN5-mzTlfgnglXqkMSe5WxzOQLuPowMixvndqUr-zfDK6Z3zD8Vm/s1384/Time.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTdP54mFusiGPWjqWzmQtXTOwi9zWB0Nzm2UPdg4ksOtSSfqbaG39ajZMgh8UU_ldklrM9bsg8bPwDwNxD8bVmbJQK9FG_85gjwGvtpBMJ8aR4lbvJPbzkB2SI6ilojQtXN5-mzTlfgnglXqkMSe5WxzOQLuPowMixvndqUr-zfDK6Z3zD8Vm/s320/Time.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13956081-last-things.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Last Things"</a><br /></span></div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-81717364903550203172023-11-05T14:09:00.002-05:002023-11-05T14:09:30.874-05:00Vocations Awareness<p></p><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on November 4 & 5, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Malachi 1:14-2:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:7-13 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 23:1-12</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinto2TtfePLbf0eFK9h6GN2l_Re1-bpqE-4JjWWOOy5lzj4YdPLCvRf07sAj5fxo8m2Bu7ixZmctI06tTXGVo3kEUJRyHbhmMYtyYwe4jTfLCArWiea2OuT_-ldQjR1fnP0LXOAyO9nKK3skn6a27PSrn8IXyI7wE9EyRFiF68UXDrugC6-30/s2307/Carlo_Borromeo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinto2TtfePLbf0eFK9h6GN2l_Re1-bpqE-4JjWWOOy5lzj4YdPLCvRf07sAj5fxo8m2Bu7ixZmctI06tTXGVo3kEUJRyHbhmMYtyYwe4jTfLCArWiea2OuT_-ldQjR1fnP0LXOAyO9nKK3skn6a27PSrn8IXyI7wE9EyRFiF68UXDrugC6-30/s320/Carlo_Borromeo.jpg" width="277" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>St. Charles Borromeo (1538-1584)</b></div></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13912489-vocations-awareness.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Vocations Awareness"</span></a><br /></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-642693894547320772023-10-29T10:05:00.002-05:002023-10-29T10:05:39.073-05:00Dependence on God<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on October 28 & 29, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 22:34-40</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14bawk1CDgoNMFxMtW_wwzdJpVu8Fu_FbIjZxTKLN25rZWnCKSKWXEiUA4zrGm9Nm4pqUyHKp2R31gj41FQVBQQG1uzBDVwHlKVIcUh0X1lLXb0TZ7zm0LiP3MgrUM93WTVP4UmIq5LGquevADr9b43Eg-Ea5st_eVp1SQws7EZWoonF724YD/s4436/Cimabue_(attr.),_tavola_di_san_francesco,_museo_della_porziuncola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4436" data-original-width="1486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14bawk1CDgoNMFxMtW_wwzdJpVu8Fu_FbIjZxTKLN25rZWnCKSKWXEiUA4zrGm9Nm4pqUyHKp2R31gj41FQVBQQG1uzBDVwHlKVIcUh0X1lLXb0TZ7zm0LiP3MgrUM93WTVP4UmIq5LGquevADr9b43Eg-Ea5st_eVp1SQws7EZWoonF724YD/s320/Cimabue_(attr.),_tavola_di_san_francesco,_museo_della_porziuncola.jpg" width="107" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13866227-dependence-on-god.mp3?download=true" style="font-style: italic;">PLAY "Dependence on God"</a></div></span></span></span></div>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-63049701893041477832023-10-22T14:05:00.003-05:002023-10-26T14:08:56.542-05:00Set Free<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on October 21 & 22, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 22:15-21</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aO3JxJHjVs0sgsdnPgaFLjJXNQWGmg-j2hsu00ImZyaVCG8_gAnXM4TLaS6Dvq79jjAOAynXz7lL6JJvy1YakdH9BIhG56K4ykx7ReBYMs7AVa3HUOVIRR7kUrxzhB-J07ci6o7FYsqGmhlBLW4ZAtAtQkWq0A5oMFANE8vL8q0PyUGBb4sa/s1545/Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="1377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_aO3JxJHjVs0sgsdnPgaFLjJXNQWGmg-j2hsu00ImZyaVCG8_gAnXM4TLaS6Dvq79jjAOAynXz7lL6JJvy1YakdH9BIhG56K4ykx7ReBYMs7AVa3HUOVIRR7kUrxzhB-J07ci6o7FYsqGmhlBLW4ZAtAtQkWq0A5oMFANE8vL8q0PyUGBb4sa/s320/Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13822531-set-free.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Set Free"</span></a><br /></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-1804323792669110512023-10-15T14:54:00.002-05:002023-10-15T14:54:53.736-05:00Banquet of Heaven<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on October 14 & 15, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Isaiah 25:6-10 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 22:1-14</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCaQXZ8IvIwEvntfSTigyn6jk4Kdov0-A2kSCuzSrYQmtgJ3QxuSNz4JTS5GAusq3xLakgBzYyW3H8UKYds0xwNwdtFC5JVYYPn8oGqm20o5V9S7vtTK-KP_lR9hSpEsUFLk5C4KZA7gSV_mJzg0w7yLsgK19nZQvtHwkJ3vt_aH0wdKmIp1I/s272/Babettesg%C3%A6stebudposter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="200" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCaQXZ8IvIwEvntfSTigyn6jk4Kdov0-A2kSCuzSrYQmtgJ3QxuSNz4JTS5GAusq3xLakgBzYyW3H8UKYds0xwNwdtFC5JVYYPn8oGqm20o5V9S7vtTK-KP_lR9hSpEsUFLk5C4KZA7gSV_mJzg0w7yLsgK19nZQvtHwkJ3vt_aH0wdKmIp1I/s1600/Babettesg%C3%A6stebudposter.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13781010-banquet-of-heaven.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Banquet of Heaven</a>"<br /></span></div><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-73694796378350451522023-10-08T09:56:00.003-05:002023-10-08T09:56:54.789-05:00Recovering the Vineyard<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on October 7 & 8, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Isaiah 5:1-7 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 21:33-43</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB30MRrZMQlfjbdHDQ-VsFJKTEgXdh-FjHDmqiYHOnofQh1pIJ-TLmQ95Bfij9FlEbGIS9csXs5D75VgwnwHQZq-BSJ749F-Sl-J2cM4GUXM6pz59MJqr1QdMKHe6__0FPU5KZI04YNFDwgOckqpvUjwz-Nh-QtQpC1k9-iUh0EEcv6x_c3dHp/s656/Teresa%20of%20Avila.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB30MRrZMQlfjbdHDQ-VsFJKTEgXdh-FjHDmqiYHOnofQh1pIJ-TLmQ95Bfij9FlEbGIS9csXs5D75VgwnwHQZq-BSJ749F-Sl-J2cM4GUXM6pz59MJqr1QdMKHe6__0FPU5KZI04YNFDwgOckqpvUjwz-Nh-QtQpC1k9-iUh0EEcv6x_c3dHp/s320/Teresa%20of%20Avila.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13736985-recovering-the-vineyard.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Recovering the Vineyard"</span></a></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-18185390681047777652023-10-01T13:02:00.000-05:002023-10-01T13:02:15.124-05:00Power of Mercy<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on September 30 & October 1, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Philippians 2:1-11 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 21:28-32</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUWZcJfjdBLGVrH3wy_2XTWWNaZ2-NuGMHmlXCf49YjU8xgiQC5QrPpak2bF4JS8h6X8LGwnPGQtguusw0giFOSrIupRbMIjBHO3NbbzHCNDCTSzjsm0rObyTx5m00iBzOKysYY7ohv5g2POpUk5BORM8NoJSrqy0io7uETi4sMf8O-1SHn5z/s1001/Palma_il_Giovane_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUWZcJfjdBLGVrH3wy_2XTWWNaZ2-NuGMHmlXCf49YjU8xgiQC5QrPpak2bF4JS8h6X8LGwnPGQtguusw0giFOSrIupRbMIjBHO3NbbzHCNDCTSzjsm0rObyTx5m00iBzOKysYY7ohv5g2POpUk5BORM8NoJSrqy0io7uETi4sMf8O-1SHn5z/s320/Palma_il_Giovane_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13694371-power-of-mercy.mp3?download=true">PLAY "Power of Mercy"</a><br /></span></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465063.post-9935542242614139632023-09-24T10:09:00.002-05:002023-09-24T10:09:34.646-05:00Surprised by Love<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">(Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time</i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span>-Year A; This homily was given on September 23 & 24, 2023 at Saint Augustine Church in Providence, Rhode Island; See</span></span><span><span><span><b><i> Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew</i></b><b style="font-style: italic;"> 20:1-16</b></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOG3vTWRmMXMa5UCfBn4XS9m2BeACBx0bARl9DXOzbPG4eb2Al__xIzKBgK6xVBQHOhTmoA7Npp6shuqlW8rcQ6zo9NWClZuVyXX2yxCnxI5YCWuvNFvpnCV9QkbESia3QPKud-qfc4wfTBLt8FosR7ew2tHNax3rKVoYNuyyNMLdoCISedb2o/s379/C.s.lewis3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOG3vTWRmMXMa5UCfBn4XS9m2BeACBx0bARl9DXOzbPG4eb2Al__xIzKBgK6xVBQHOhTmoA7Npp6shuqlW8rcQ6zo9NWClZuVyXX2yxCnxI5YCWuvNFvpnCV9QkbESia3QPKud-qfc4wfTBLt8FosR7ew2tHNax3rKVoYNuyyNMLdoCISedb2o/s320/C.s.lewis3.JPG" width="221" /></a></span></span></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">C.S. Lewis (1898-1963)</span></b></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;"><span><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2044743/13647513-surprised-by-love.mp3?download=true"><span style="font-size: large;">PLAY "Surprised by Love"</span></a><br /></span></span></p>Rev. Christopher M. Maharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500718171135845119noreply@blogger.com