The Ascension
The Ascension
Why is the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven is a critically important day in the Church? Is it a Holy Day of Obligation? Join Fr. Chris Alar as he discusses this important feast and hear the story of an extraordinary community service organization where the healthcare is provided by physicians who are from the congregation of the Sisters of Mercy.
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The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011626.cfm
Father Chris Alar, MIC, draws us into the dramatic Gospel scene of the paralytic lowered before Jesus and reveals why this passage speaks so clearly of the Sacraments of the Church. What Jesus responds to first is not the man’s condition, but faith — specifically, the faith of those carrying him. “When Jesus saw their faith” (Mk 2:5; NABRE), He forgives sins before He heals the body.
September is the month of Our Lady of Sorrows, also called Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. This title focuses on Mary's intense suffering during the Passion of Her Son, Jesus. Father Chris Alar, MIC, explains why the feast, celebrated on Sept. 15, is one of the most popular Marian feasts in the Catholic Church, and notes its special connection to Our Lady of Kibeho in Rwanda.
Evolution and Creationism have always been at odds with each other, with science and modernism being pitted against religion and tradition. Father Chris Alar, MIC, asks if this has to be the case, and does the Catholic Church actually condemn evolution?Then hear the story of Scott Weeman, who went from addiction and despair to discovering new life in Christ, and now helps others to do the same.
