Fall Preaching from St. Louis, MO
2019
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So Now What?
Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Brother Andrew Martin is blunt: this life can often be tedious, humdrum and even boring and so we ask ourselves in moments of doubt: So Now What? We are encouraged to use these moments as encounters with Christ and as encouragement for deeper conversion to the ideals and endurance which Christ calls us to give. “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ." |
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Do I Trust God?
Br. Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 for the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Brother Matthew Paul invites us to read the Sacred Scriptures knowing that they contain answers to questions that we do not know yet know that we have. Then we will realize that trust in the Lord precedes all other concerns. “It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the hope God gives of being raised up by him.” |
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We Must Not Be Shaken
Br. Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Thessalonians 1:11--2:2 for the Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Thomas Mary exhorts us to be worthy of our calling in Christ and not to be shaken by the struggles and difficulties of this world. The day is coming when all struggle will be utterly and magnificently worth it. "We ask you, brothers and sisters, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds..." |
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Your Father is Ready to Catch You
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Wisdom 11:22-12:2 for the Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. James Martin reminds us that the same God who promised to care for Israel, makes the same promise to us today. God is our loving Father, Lord of the Universe, and is ready to help us. Do we trust in him? "For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made..." |
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God Knows No Favorites
Br. Ben Keller, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18, 13-14 for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
God is a God of justice who knows no favorites. Br. Ben invites us all to ask, "Who do I look down upon? Who do I make myself better than?" And he reminds us that just as Jesus laid down his life for us, so He laid down his life for them. "The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds..." |
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Wash In New Rivers
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers at the Dominican Come & See on 2 Kings 5:14-17 for the Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. James Martin preaches on the story of Naaman the Syrian, and asks if we are comfortable following his example. Are we comfortable letting go of control, and letting God work through others in our lives? For men discerning a Dominican Friar vocation, are they comfortable 'washing in new rivers of discernment?' "...I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the LORD." |
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Remember Who You Are
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. James Pierce asks what it means for a Christian to remember his or her identity. How do we intentionally live out our faith in Jesus Christ? And how does our life in faith impact our relationship with those who have gone before us? "Beloved: I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God..." |
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God Does Not Disappoint
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Andrew Martin reminds us that the cross reveals to us the mind of God; that any present difficulty is not the end of our story. True faith requires patience, humility and trust in God. Do we settle for comfort, or seek deeper grace? "For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint..." |
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The Noble Confession
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 6: 11-16 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Dominick reminds us that we are loved, we are forgiven and we are called. If we believe this, we are called to respond to God: to say 'yes' to Him. "Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession..." |
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The Presence of God Among Us
Brother Carlos Salas, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 6:1A, 4-7 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Carlos reminds us of God's omnipresence and especially of God's presence in the poor we encounter each day. Jesus Christ himself became poor for our sake. We owe it to him to sit up and take notice of God and his work among the least of us. We cannot just ignore them or walk away. "Thus says the LORD the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion!" |
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A Spiritual School of Baptism
Brother Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 2:1-8 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Matthew Paul asks: are we willing to accept the invitation to ascend the 'stair-steps' of prayer? Are we resolved to live our baptism? "...that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity." |
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What Will You Do To Get Ahead?
Brother Ben Keller, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 8: 4-7 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Ben Keller asks the hard question: what do we do to get ahead instead of striving to follow after Christ? Do we trample the poor? Do we gossip about our co-workers? Or do we imitate Jesus? "Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!" |
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God's Plans Are Greater Than Ours
Brother Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P., preaches during Vespers on the Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time.
We try so hard to plan our lives and organize our days and years and yet what do we do when something comes along and changed everything? How do we react? For Br. Thomas Mary it all comes down to what it says in Wis 9:13-18B. "For who knows God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?" |
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Our Guides to Christ:
Gratitude, Reverence and Humility Brother James Martin, O.P., preaches on The Letter to the Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 A for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Jesus Christ can change our lives and this change begins in this present moment by cultivating gratitude, reverence and humility. When we turn over our lives to Christ, when we turn over the must mundane of our community experiences over to Christ, we find these actions and our very selves transfigured. |
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Merciful, Humble Hearts
Brother James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 for the Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time.
How do our views of ourselves line up with how God sees us? Are we open to healing and conversion? Will we will to have merciful, humble hearts? "My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts." |