St Francis Catholic

Luke 21:5-19. Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.

What are we willing to sacrifice for our faith? Sports on Sunday mornings? Our job? Our reputation? Fr. Michael Casey invites us to consider Jesus’s call on us to be willing to die rather than give up our Catholic faith.

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John 2:13-22. Homily from the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome.

Fr. Michael Casey discusses the significance of the Lateran Basilica and public worship. All churches point to Jesus as the true temple, and then to Christians as temples of the living God.

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Homily from the Commemoration of All the Faithfully Departed (All Souls Day).

Fr. Michael Casey discusses the great mercy of purgatory. God gives people who have died in friendship with Him the opportunity to rid themselves of unhealthy attachments to things of this world before spending eternity with Him. He also allows them to help fix the windows they’ve broken in their lives on earth.

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10/27/2025. The second half of the second of four adult confirmation classes for 2025.

Father Michael Casey discusses the sacrament of confession in detail, explaining the requirements for form, minister, and recipient, and giving practical advice on how to actually go about confessing sins. He then briefly discusses the sacraments of matrimony, anointing the sick, and holy orders.

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Adult Confirmation 2025 Part 4: Confession specifics by Fr. Mike Casey

10/27/2025. The first half of the second of four adult confirmation classes for 2025.

Father Michael Casey discusses the sacramental system as a whole and details regarding the matter, form, minister, and recipient of baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, and anointing the sick.

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10/20/2025. The second half of the first of four adult confirmation classes for 2025.

Father Michael Casey discusses the origin of the church and its four characteristics: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. He also covers the fundamentals of the church’s teachings on the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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10/20/2025. The first half of the first of four adult confirmation classes for 2025.

Father Michael Casey discusses the nature of the Trinity (the mystery of one God in three Persons); God’s creative power and how to understand Genesis 1; man’s rebellion against God, which is sin; a brief summary of salvation history as revealed in the bible; and what Jesus did for us.

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Luke 18:9-14. Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Fr. Michael Casey discusses the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector and what it tells us about how we should approach God in prayer. We cannot impress God. We need to approach Him from a position of poverty.

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Luke 18:1-8. Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Fr. Michael Casey talks about the importance of continuous prayer. Prayer is the best first response a Christian can have to any situation, and it is the only way we can defend the gift of grace God has given us.

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