Saint Clement Shrine Podcast

Don’t underestimate the Power of the Divine Spirit. I said to my father, “Dad, I qualified. I am going to run the Boston Marathon this year.” He retorted, “Are you crazy; you are too old for that; you are going to get an injury.” I replied, “What about you? You are 92 years old, and you... The post Gospel-Homily for Third Sunday of Easter (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

“Peace Be With You”: The Resurrection Gift from God to Us. The circulating pump broke, so Br. Chris and I went to the motor store to get some parts. A woman came out of the back room to help us. She knew everything about motors, so I asked her how she knew so much. She... The post Gospel-Homily for Second Sunday of Easter (2024) Mercy Sunday appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

On the day I left the parish in New Jersey to come to Boston many years ago, the parishioners came to say goodbye. There were many tears that day. Some of them were theirs, and some were mine. About two years later, I was invited back to the parish to give a talk. I was... The post Gospel-Homily for Easter (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross The post Gospel-Homily for Good Friday (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Commemoration of the Last Supper The post Gospel-Homily for Holy Thursday (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

“Why Does God Hate Me”: Maybe to Set Us Up for Something Great. I was in my sixth-grade gym class. It was floor hockey, boys against the girls. “This should be fun,” I thought. Then, the teacher pulled me aside to ask if I would play on the girls’ side to balance the teams. I... The post Gospel-Homily for Palm Sunday (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

The Rose Stands out, Not in Spite of, but Because of the Thorns. So, the Greeks want to see Jesus. The reason is because they want to see God. Jesus tells us how we can see God. Glory. What exactly is Glory? It is contrast. The rose basks in glory when thorns surround it: contrast.... The post Gospel-Homily for Fifth Sunday in Lent (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Learning Now Means You May Not Need It Now, But You Will in the Future. When my friend came back from lunch, I asked him, “What took you so long? Did you go to Florida”? He told me the car wouldn’t start because of the activated anti-theft device. Apparently, the car itself thought that Jerry... The post Gospel-Homily for Fourth Sunday of Lent (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

You Want to Be the First, Not The Last to Find Out. Imagine if I had lived in the first century on my way to the Temple to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. So the first thing I need to do is go to the moneychangers table and exchange my Gentile money for temple... The post Gospel-Homily for Third Sunday of Lent (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

What Is Your Road to Success? Someone once asked a rich man, “What is the secret to success?” The man responded, “Make sure you are the dumbest person in the room.” In other words, if you are doing all the talking, you are not listening. My worst grade in college was a B-. It was... The post Gospel-Homily for Second Sunday of Lent (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

First Sunday of Lent 2024 What Is in the Treasure Box for You?: Find Out When You Meet the Father At the bottom of the Cape Cod Canal, there is a hole, a crater. Fish love to gather in this hole to get out of the fast current. It also allows them to reach out... The post Gospel-Homily for First Sunday of Lent (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Christianity is Ordinary People Empowered to Do the Extraordinary The goal for Lent is to get to Easter. Paul, in his letter, told us how to do that. We are buried with Christ so we can rise with Him. Allow me to illustrate this with an analogy. There was a buy-one-get-one-free deal, so I bought 500... The post Gospel-Homily for Ash Wednesday (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Valuable Information Can Get You Through Any Hardship A man built like a lumberjack, walking his Chihuahua, saw me standing with my fly rod and approached me.  “How was the fishing?” I truthfully told him that I had caught nothing.  He replied, “Morris Island is loaded with fish. I was just there this morning.” My... The post Gospel-Homily for Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Live Like You Are the Luckiest Person in the World. In one of my classes, my Scripture professor explained that the Bible was meant to teach, convince, and inspire us to stand with God no matter how hard it got.  In the 1970s, his only son, who had just turned six, was hit by a... The post Gospel-Homily for Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Devils May Be Powerful, but We Can do Something They Cannot Do: Say to Jesus: I Know You I was teaching a class this past week, and I needed to use a PowerPoint presentation. But I could not get it to work. There were hundreds of wires connecting the computer to the white smart board.... The post Gospel-Homily for Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2023) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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Good Doing Comes After Good Listening. When I worked for my father in construction, he always started the day by meeting with the workers. The supply house delivered sheet rock and left it on the sidewalk. Dad turned to me and told me to bring it to the fourth floor. Naturally, it did not fit in... The post Gospel-Homily for Second Sunday of Ordinary Time (2023) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Seeing True Treasure The greatest archeological find, ever, was the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls. When the Romans went to war with the Jews in Jerusalem, rich aristocrats took their precious scrolls of the Bible, walked into a pottery shop, bought clay jars, and hid the scrolls in caves near the Dead Sea at... The post Gospel-Homily for Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord (2024) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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