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Fr. Jerome's homily talks about surrendering ourselves to God's will. Jesus is the one person who came into the world not to live, but to die. To those who are called, Christ has the power and will of God. Our salvation comes from our own surrender to God. Fr. Jerome talks about the importance of keeping Christ as the center of our own lives and in the church on Christ the King.

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The Passion of Jesus is not over, it continues in those who follow Him. But Jesus promises on that because of our perseverance of faith we will gain our souls.

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St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Benicia

Fr. David Preaches on Sunday, November 13th, 2016. In today's Gospel Jesus gives us signs of his coming glory and he wants us to be prepared to see his Glory. We are destined to die someday, but we are to be joyful and harmonious if we live by the Gospel.

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Where do we get our understanding of Heaven? In search of perfect happiness. We imagine heaven from experience, from scripture, from Jesus Himself. Fr. Corwin preaches on November 6th, the Thirty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time.

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Deacon Errol Kissinger preaches on the Gospel of Luke and the story of the tax collector Zacchaeus, a short man that goes to great heights to encounter Jesus. We become taller and less petty when we embrace the Grace of God.

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St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Benicia

Fr. Jerome preaches on the thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time on the parable of the self-righteous Pharisee vs the humility of the tax collector. He reminds us of the beauty and simplicity of the tax collector's prayer, "Oh God, have mercy on me for I am a sinner".

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St. Dominic's Catholic Church, Benicia

Fr. Corwin preaches on the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, when we make our prayers of petition to God does He listen to us? Does He care? We all have hope that God will grant us our desires, today's Gospel is about the widow making persistent petitions.

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Fr. Jerome preaches at the introduction of our Rosary Sunday homily, considering our answer to "what do you want to be when you grow up?"and explains today's appeal. Now listen to Dominican Student Brother Chrysostom talk about his journey to become a priest and serve the greater Church.

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We are wired to be social animals and to want to be in relationship with another persons. Fr. Jerome shares why he chose to be a religious priest and not a diocesan priest and the gift of living in community. He offers advice on making our church feel smaller and more personal by becoming involved in a specific ministry and getting to know one another better.

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Fr. Jerome's preaching mission continues with the Dominican pillar of PRAYER. Fr. Jerome shares how is practice of the Rosary helped him learn to develop a more meditative prayer life and the impact on his life and by putting himself in the events of Christ life it started to bring him closer to Christ and understanding God's love for him. Next he began to long for the sacred silence and appreciate Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament where he could hear the voice of God in his life.

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