St Peter Chrysologus Sermon 3 on the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Teaching #5) Details of event: Bishop Conlon briefly introduces St Peter Chrysologus and his times as he presents the Sermons on the Parable of the Prodigal Son. This Sermon is entitled, ""The Welcome of the Father"". ""In the forgiveness of the Father, the child rises higher by pardon than he fell low by guilt."" He welcomes us with love - there is no desire to humiliate us. First aired on: 9/8/2014

St Peter Chrysologus Sermon 2 on the Prodigal Son (Teaching #4) Details of event: Bishop Conlon continues his series on St Peter Chrysologus. He begins with a brief introduction about St Peter Chrysologus and then gives an exposition on his 2nd Sermon on the Prodigal Son. In this Sermon, St Peter Chrysologus focuses on how the prodigal son came back to himself, his senses, he had lost track of his identity. First aired on: 9/1/2014

St Peter Chrysologus Sermon 1 on Prodigal Son (Teaching #3) Details of event: Bishop Conlon gives a brief introduction to St Peter Chrysologus' Sermons and then delves into some insights from St Peter Chrysologus' 1st Sermon on the Prodigal Son and helps to apply this to our own lives. In particular he focuses on the departure of the son and the way we can depart from Mother Church and God our Father. First aired on: 8/25/2014

Bishop R. Daniel Conlon prepares to speak about the sermons or homilies of St. Peter Chrysologus. He begins with an overall explanation of the style and goal of his preachings and explains the historical setting in which St. Peter preached. In so doing he prepares us to receive the teaching that will be coming in subsequent episodes.

Bishop R. Daniel Conlon introduces a new series of teachings on St. Peter Chrysologus. He begins the series, in this episode, by giving some biographical information about St. Peter Chrysologus.

Growing toward perfection. We should strive for perfection, recognizing we are also human. We have to claim what we get when we receive during baptism - that we put on Christ. We have to claim that new identity. We have to work on this image of life and love in the world. The world needs strong Christian couples who love intensely and forgive each other and pray together.

Gratitude. Husband and wife need to recognize each other a as a great gift and grateful to God for that gift. We need each other and marriage is the most intimate of human communities and so gratitude comes from people being married and in the day-to-day living in the married life. Couples should give thanks for the blessings in their lives. When couples are self giving to each other, that is a sign of gratitude of couples to each other. Gratitude is also a school for kids for them to learn about it from their parents’ expressing it.

Temperance means keeping things in good balance. Marriage should be free and self-giving and a mutuality, not just a passivity in the acts between husband and wife. Chastity means there has to be an openness to children. A chaste relationship between husband and wife is intended to elevate their overall commitment and beauty of their marriage. Pornography and adultery are violations of marital chastity.

People will have to keep learning how to relate to one another and how to grow individually and with each other. There needs to be growth in the virtues. Faith, hope and charity are the graces given to us during our baptism.

How do married couples live out marriage? The wedding is just the beginning. Marriage is a sharing in the life of Christ. The holy trinity is alive in them and is a the center of their lives is vital, because a couple can’t provide for each other everything they want or need without the Holy Spirit.