Who is Pope Leo XIV?
Who is Pope Leo XIV?
Habemus Papam! But is this good? Is Cardinal Robert Prevost really chosen by the Holy Spirit? While we trust that God is at work, we also need to know the background of our new Bishop of Rome, our new Shepherd. Listen as Fr. Chris Alar explains who Leo XIV is, from both his progressive and conservative background, and in his own words.
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The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021626.cfm
Father Chris Alar, MIC, reminds us of a truth the world constantly tries to obscure: Your soul is immortal — and it matters more than anything you own, achieve, or experience in this life. Jesus asks a question that cuts through every distraction: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”
On this great solemnity, Fr. Chris reflects on the mystery at the heart of the Marian Fathers’ charism: the Immaculate Conception—God’s greatest act of mercy ever given to a creature. Despite the grief of losing his father just days earlier, he reminds us that Our Lady’s purity is the blueprint for our own path to holiness. Long before the dogma was defined in 1854, the Church cherished this truth in Scripture and Sacred Tradition, seen in Gabriel’s greeting, “Hail, full of grace,” revealing Mary as wholly transformed by divine life.
A parish mission by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC. discussing hate, betrayal, and forgiveness.
