Feeding the Flock

Jesus chose to pick up the sinner, rather than pick up a stone. What does he call us to do?   (Endless is Your Love - Kendzia - sung by Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Contemporary Choir, Ridgewood, NJ) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Jesus has given us this familiar parable to tell us that it is the Father who is "Prodigal": Extravagant with His Love and Mercy for us. (Father, I Have Sinned -Eugene O'Reilly -sung by Choir of St. Francis de Sales PArish in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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John Newton was a slave trader who, over time converted to the Christian faith and wrote the lyrics to one of the most well known Christian hymns.  (Amazing Grace - Judy Collins) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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This is a rebraodcast of my 2022 homily. 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Our life can often veer off course by distracted driving, taking us off our mission.   (Into the Deasert - Curtis Stephan- Sarah Hart)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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When on a plane, we are instructed to place our oxygen masks on first and THEN help another.  Spiritually, we need to do the same.   (By Our Love - Tom Kendzia) 

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Forgive and love someone who has wronged us is impossible without knowing Christ's love for us.   (The Lord is Kind and Merciful - Jeanne Cotter)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Rebraodcast 2022  Music from Fr. Steve's Music Group in Rome 1981  

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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In all three readings, we hear of God calling others to serve Him and yet they feel unworthy. How might you think God is calling you?  (Put Out into the Deep - Richard Clark -  Boston Archdiocesan Choir )

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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Simeon and Anna recognize Christ as their Light. Do we?    (Christ, Be Our Light - Farrell - sung by Notre Dame Folk Choir)

The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. Avila
Pastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MA
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