Saint Clement Shrine Podcast

The Lord said to the disciples, “Gather up the crumbs.” Why crumbs? God can do a lot with crumbs. Jesus told the parable of the rich man who ate sumptuously, and he didn’t give poor Lazarus anything to eat. Later, the rich man died and was tortured in flames. Naturally, when we hear the unfortunate... The post Gospel-Homily for Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

My provincial (my boss) came to me one day and asked, “Do you need a generator?” I told him we didn’t need a generator; I need a plumber. I tried to explain to him that the city does not have telephone poles and all the electrical lines in the city are underground. We have never lost power here... The post Gospel-Homily for Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

There is a village of farmers who have to travel a distance to church. This is an added burden to their heavy load of work. So the local pastor got permission to build them a church, and they are now making good progress. The problem is this: the farmers are poor, and you can only... The post Gospel-Homily for Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

Here is my short list to good health. Get plenty of rest, breathe clean air, eat well, exercise, and don’t do drugs. What is the first thing they do when someone is admitted in the hospital? They connect you to an I.V. machine with a loud alarm and place it beside your ears so that... The post Gospel-Homily for Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

She is not a renowned saint, she is not the Blessed Mother, she is not an angel, but no matter where you go her image is in every Catholic church. The sixth station of the Cross captures the story of Veronica who wipes the face of Jesus. A woman steps forth from the crowd and... The post Gospel-Homily for Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

John the Baptist ate locusts and wild honey, wore camel’s hair and a leather belt. What does that tell us?  The man is crazy?  No.  It tells us that he has no overhead. To understand the full implications of this, allow me to illustrate. Let’s say I am in Jerusalem “back in the day.” It is winter, and I am thinking about a nice... The post Gospel-Homily for Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (2018) appeared first on St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine.

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