Saint Clement Shrine Podcast

It was buy-one-get-one-free Monday at Kohl’s department store. That means that you pay the highest gouging price for an item and then you get a second for free. My mother was sitting in her wheelchair holding a “froggy” beanbag pillow. I explained to her that if we wait until half-price Wednesday, we could get the... The post Forty Days: Getting Close to God in Difficult Times appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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After Job lost everything, his friends came to talk. The three are non-Israelites and represent the best in the ancient world. They told Job that God was perfect and just, therefore, Job must have sinned against God and that is why he lost everything. Right away we know that the smartest men in the world... The post God Believes in Us, Let’s Show that He Is Right appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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Nineveh was home to the terrorists of the ancient world. Once they went on a campaign and swept through a gaggle of cities like a group of school bullies, telling the inhabitance to give over their lunch money. They finally descended upon the Jewish city Lachish, without a doubt the place you want to be... The post Repent and believe in the Gospel – And Do It Immediately appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

What does the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit do all day together? Let’s take a look. At the Baptism of the Lord, Jesus is pulled out of the water. Next, the sky opens and the Holy Spirit descends. While this takes place, the Father offers a short speech about the greatness of His Son. And... The post Baptism of Jesus appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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Feast of the Holy Family. Just before my ordination, I met with the pastor of Saint Catherine of Siena in Norwood where I would say my first Mass. He gave me some valuable advice that I would like to share with you. He said, “When I was first made pastor I wanted to make a... The post It Is About Who You Are With appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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If the angel Gabriel appeared to me, I would be very surprised. In fact, I would be shocked. When the angel appeared to Mary she was not surprised at the appearance; she was surprised by the message. Why would the greeting “full of grace” surprise Mary more than the appearance of a heavenly angel? The... The post Hail Full of Grace appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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I was about to take the youth group to Six Flags Great Adventure. while I was gathering up some permission slips, one of the chaperones came in and told me that too many kids showed up and that I had to turn away some of them. I looked out the window and saw about 30... The post All Saints appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Jesus was walking by a village, and there was a funeral procession. A widow was about to bury her only son. The Scripture said that Jesus had “pity” on her. The original word for “pity” is a Greek word splagchnizomai. I mention this because it is very hard to translate this word into English. We... The post Wiggle-guts appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.