On her death bed, the Blessed Mother appeared to Saint Jacinta in 1920. Jacinta was dying of TB and pneumonia--in isolation. The Mother of God told this little 9 year old girl (who offered her suffering to save souls) that more souls go to hell (yes, it is real!) because of sins of the flesh (i.e. lust) that anything else. If this was true in 1920, imagine how much worse it is now, in 2020, with the Internet. Lust is powerful. But it CAN be defeated...if you go to God and Mary. Here's how...

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Do you commit any of these sins: physical assault, violence, thoughts of revenge, indignation, contention, animosity, antagonism, fury, impatience, rage, quarreling, temper, cursing, insults and blasphemy against God. 

The root is Anger or Wrath. Here is how to defeat this deadly sin once and for all!

If you struggle with sins like: BOASTING, OBSTINACY, DISCORD, CONTENTIOUSNESS, QUARRELING, or DISOBEDIENCE — you suffer from the capital vice of VAINGLORY…which I will focus on in today’s homily. There is a remedy...but it hurts!

May everything we do be for God's glory and not our own.

Avarice is an “immoderate love of possessing.” It is the feeling that we can never have enough stuff…or money. If you are a workaholic...if you constantly think about acquiring more (even when you have enough)...if you are slow to offer mercy...you may suffer from Avarice. There are 3 remedies to rid this deadly sin from your life!

If you want to practice generosity and fight against avarice, we could really use your help at the Basilica--especially in this time of "lock down." Please consider giving to the Basilica or our Source of All Hope Mission. 

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Envy is spiritual sadness at the fortune of another. It cripples the spiritual life. But there are several ways to overcome it. In this homily, Deacon Bob Shephard explains exactly how to erase envy from your soul...forever.

Do you experience an apathy to all things holy? Do you doubt God's mercy? Do you struggle with feeling of malice or sadness all the time? When your mind wanders, do you find yourself dwelling on unholy things? The root cause could well be the deadly sin of SLOTH. There are 4 main ways to defeat this deadly sin and start enjoying progress in the spiritual life.

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Jesus came to show us how to love. Simply refraining from murder, adultery and divorce isn't all it takes to love. Love demands the whole heart. It demands a total and complete YES--to God and one another. This is the love we need to get to heaven. This is the love that will change our world.

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Mother Teresa defined the hungry as those who are unwanted, unloved and rejected. She defined the naked as those who have lost their human dignity, those who have lost their purity, those who are wrapped up with immorality. By those standards, Baltimore is very hungry and naked. But there is a solution...and it is proven to work in the most dangerous town in Mexico.

If you will be part of this radical, but totally obvious, solution to help Baltimore, please click here: https://www.sourceofallhope.org/support/#donate

Why was Mary purified? Why was Jesus consecrated in the Temple? What does it mean when Simeon said Jesus was a sign that would be contradicted? These questions are answered in today's homily on the Feast of the Presentation.

How do you counteract the 348 murders in Baltimore? How to you dispel the darkness of drugs and abortion and gangs? There is only one way. And it has nothing to do with public policy or social programs. It has to do with making Christ radically present through Eucharistic Adoration.

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