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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Videos, Homilies, Images and Multimedia Slides

The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells the crowd that they should “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

READINGS

FIRST READING: Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23
PSALM: Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17
SECOND READING: Col 3:1-5, 9-11
GOSPEL: Lk 12:13-21

LITURGIES

VIDEOS

Free Responsorial Psalm • 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Source: http://vimeo.com/13491949

HOMILIES

One’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions [Daily Scripture Readings & Meditations]
In this little parable Jesus probes our heart – where is your treasure? Treasure has a special connection to the heart, the place of desire and longing, the place of will and focus. The thing we most set our heart on is our highest treasure. What do you treasure above all else? Read more…
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time [Catholic Doors]
Now, since life does not consist in the abundance of possessions, how do we accumulate spiritual treasures in Heaven? We accumulate spiritual treasures in Heaven by our acts of love towards others, by our acts of charity, through the goodness that we manifest towards our neighbours in the love of Jesus. What we do to others, we do to Christ. Read more…

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-18th-sunday-ordinary-time

Year C – 18th Sunday Ordinary Time

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Guard Against All Greed by Fr. Stephen, MSC

CLIPART

by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)

by Maximino Cerezo

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Videos, Homilies, Images and Multimedia Slides

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The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus prays in a certain place, and when he’s finished, he teaches his disciples to pray. Afterwards he tells them a parable.

READINGS

FIRST READING: Gn 18:20-32
PSALM: Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8
SECOND READING: Col 2:12-14
GOSPEL: Lk 11:1-13

LITURGIES

VIDEOS

Our Father
Source: http://vimeo.com/3029573

The Lord’s Prayer
Source: http://vimeo.com/11431748

HOMILIES

Ask, and It Will Be Given You… [Daily Scripture Readings & Meditations]
We can approach God our Father with confidence and boldness because Jesus Christ has opened the way to heaven for us through his death and resurrection. When we ask God for help, he fortunately does not give us what we deserve. Instead, he responds with grace and mercy. He is kind and forgiving towards us and he expects us to treat our neighbor the same. Read more…
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time [Catholic Doors]
Jesus concluded His teaching by saying that if you ask, it will be given to you; if you search, you will find; and if you knock, the door will be opened to you. It should be noted here that the reference to asking, searching and knocking is a reference to requesting the Holy Spirit. For it says, “How much more will the Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.” The asking, searching and knocking is in reference to Divine knowledge, understanding and wisdom. It is a reference to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is a reference to the fruit of the Holy Spirit. All of these are needed for the sanctification of the soul during its perseverance in the living faith. Read more…

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-17th-sunday-ot

Year C – 17th Sunday Ordinary Time (Lk 11:1-13)

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Our Father by Fr. Stephen, MSC

. by Randy OHC

Father and daughter by apdk

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by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)

by Maximino Cerezo

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Videos, Homilies, Images and Multimedia Slides

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The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus visits Martha and her sister Mary. Mary sits beside the Lord and listens to him speak while Martha, burdened with much serving, comes to Jesus and says, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?” Jesus tells Martha that Mary has chosen the better part and that it will not be taken from her.

READINGS

FIRST READING: Gn 18:1-10a
PSALM: Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5
SECOND READING: Col 1:24-28
GOSPEL: Lk 10:38-42

LITURGIES

VIDEOS

Martha & Mary
Source: http://vimeo.com/12247069

Free Responsorial Psalm • 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Source: http://vimeo.com/13279655

HOMILIES

One Thing is Needful [Daily Scripture Readings & Meditations]
The Lord Jesus desires that we make a place for him, not only in our hearts, but in our homes and in the daily circumstances of our lives as well. We honor the Lord when we offer to him everything we have and everything we do. Afterall, everything we have is an outright gift from God (1 Chronicles 29:14). Read more…
16th Sunday – Year C (July 18th) [Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy]
And so to the gospel for next Sunday, which is clearly about hospitality – but whose? At one level, it is true, the hospitality is clearly that of Martha, who accepts Jesus into her home. But it is also the hospitality of Jesus, who thinks that it is permissible and proper to be with women and to talk to them about the things of God; like the three men in our first reading, Jesus actually honours the house of the two sisters simply by being there and not worrying about ritual impurity. Read more…
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time [Catholic Doors]
Were others hurt by the actions of Mary? Was Martha hurt? It sure appears as if Martha was hurt because she was left to do all the work by herself. But, according to the Words of Jesus, Martha was being distracted by many things. The work that Martha was doing was not necessary. Martha created her own work. It was not demanded of her. She could have sat alongside Mary in order to be enriched by the spiritual foods that Jesus was feeding to Mary. But no, Martha chose to be a people pleaser. She was probably running right and left to prepare worldly food for Jesus as the Guest in the house. But Jesus was telling Martha that the Heavenly food is greater than the worldly food. Read more…

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-16th-sunday-ot-4634669

Year C – 16th Sunday Ordinary Time (Luke 10:38-42)

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Mary’s Choice by Fr. Stephen, MSC

One Thing is Needful jjjaspersen

Jan Vermeer Christ in the House of Martha and Mary jimmiehomeschoolmom

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by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)

by Maximino Cerezo

Featured Website and Short Film

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This week’s featured website is marriageuniqueforareason.org. The main purpose of the site is to provide catechetical and educational resources on sexual difference and complementarity. The resources include a video, a viewer’s guide and a resource booklet. The project is an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage.

Featured Website: Marriage Unique for a Reason

URL: http://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org

Featured Short Film: Your Secret

Source: http://vimeo.com/12890334

This week’s featured short film is “Your Secret”. This colorful and touching short is the work of Jean-Sebastien Monzani. It encourages viewers to do something beautiful, something that will have a positive impact on the self and on other people. It is a very creative piece of work.

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Videos, Homilies, Images and Multimedia Slides

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The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan. In the parable, a traveling Jew is beaten, robbed, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the injured man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally do not like each other, but the Samaritan helps the Jew.

READINGS

FIRST READING: Dt 30:10-14
PSALM: Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37
SECOND READING: Col1:15-20
GOSPEL: Lk 10:25-37

LITURGIES

VIDEOS

The Good Samaritan (by Munn Brothers)
Source: http://vimeo.com/9227554

Good Samaratian
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeyYYmFINm4

HOMILIES

Go and do likewise [Daily Scripture Readings & Meditations]
What does Jesus’ story tell us about true love for one’s neighbor? First, we must be willing to help even if others brought trouble on themselves through their own fault or negligence. Second, our love and concern to help others in need must be practical. Good intentions and showing pity, or emphathizing with others, are not enough. And lastly, our love for others must be as wide and as inclusive as God’s love. God excludes no one from his care and concern. God’s love is unconditional. Read more…
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C [Kairos]
The love which Jesus has for us, the love which caused him to make us, the Church, into his own body, is the same love he shares with the Father. This is the love to which we are all called. We must love all as he loves all. If, therefore, there is nothing and no one outside God’s love, how can we even dare suggest there is someone outside our love, someone who is not our neighbour? Read more…
15th Sunday of Ordinary Time [Catholic Doors]
Our neighbours are all around us. Our obligations consist of raising our children in the faith, providing for the homeless, feeding the hungry, helping the refugees and the immigrants, tending to the seniors, adopting the orphans, defending those who are persecuted, bringing the Gospel to the prisoners, reaching out to the prostitutes, etc… These are our neighbours, my neighbours, your neighbours. What we do for them, we do for the Lord Jesus. By reaching out to those in need, we reach out to Jesus. By refusing to extend our friendship to those in need, we are withholding our friendship from Jesus. Read more…

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-15th-sunday-ot-4634637

Year C – 15th Sunday Ordinary Time (Luke 10:25-37)

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Be a Good Samaritan. by Fr. Stephen, MSC

Good Samaritan clarkvr

The Good Samaritan larryyoung63

CLIPART

by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)

by Maximino Cerezo

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Videos, Homilies, Images and Multimedia Slides

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The following are homilies, images, clipart, videos, and multimedia slides you might find useful for your celebration of the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C).

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” He sent them on their way with the warning that they will be “like lambs among wolves.”

READINGS

FIRST READING: Is 66:10-14c
PSALM: Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20
SECOND READING: Gal 6:14-18
GOSPEL: Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 or 10:1-9

LITURGIES

VIDEOS

Into the Harvest
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F94t_0uZDm4

Laborer
Source: http://simplyyouth.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/14828/Laborer

HOMILIES

The Harvest is Plentiful… [Daily Scripture Readings & Meditations]
When Jesus commissioned seventy of his disciples to go on mission, he gave them a vision of a great harvest for the kingdom of God. Jesus frequently used the image of a harvest to convey the coming of God’s reign on earth. The harvest is the fruition of labor and growth – beginning with the sowing of seeds, then growth, and finally fruit for the harvest. Read more…
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C [Kairos]
Jesus again has to help them get the perspective right. It was not human success that mattered, but rather that their names were written in heaven. The challenge for us is to check our baggage and see whether anything is weighing us down and preventing us from experiencing the freedom that comes to the disciples of Jesus. Read more…
14th Sunday – Year C (July 4th) [Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy]
There is enormous joy in being disciples of Jesus; but that does not mean that we live in a magic world which no pain ever approaches. Next Sunday’s readings are all quite clear-eyed about the suffering that we can expect; but they know that it is not the end of the story, because God is in charge of our world. Read more…

SLIDE PRESENTATION

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/happyfaith/year-c-14th-sunday-ot

Year C – 14th Sunday Ordinary Time (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20)

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The Harvest Is Abundant But… by Fr. Stephen, MSC

Fields of gold… harvest by spisharam – AWAY

CLIPART

by Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón (Perú)

by Maximino Cerezo

Featured Short Film, Website and Pages

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In this week’s roundup, we’ll see why Pope Benedict XVI considers priests as a gift for the church and for the world. If you are a Linux newbie you’ll surely find the next link useful as it shows you 5 things new users of the free operating system should know. Would you like to know what it means to call God “Father”? Then the third link is just right for you. This may raise a lot of eyebrows but the Vatican endorses the “Blues Brothers” film. Curious? Then click on the fourth link. The fifth link will show you that where you start your digital day says a lot about you.

The featured website this week is Kuya Mac’s Kuwaderno and the featured short film is Joaquin Baldwin’s “Sebastian’s Voodoo”.

Priests are a Gift for the Church and for the World
“The Year for Priests came to an end on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus which is traditionally the ‘day of priestly sanctification’, and this time it was especially so”, the Pope told the faithful gathered below his study window in St. Peter’s Square. Read more…
5 Things New Linux Converts Should Know
If you’ve recently converted to Linux from Windows, or if you’re just giving Linux a shot, there are a few things you need to know right off the bat about how Linux works and where the major differences are when compared to Windows. Read more…
Why Call God “Father?”
A hundred years ago this month, Father’s Day was first observed in Spokane, Washington. This June not only the USA but 55 other countries around the world will honor the roles fathers play in the family and the community. This modern secular holiday invites us to ask a very important question — what does it mean to call God “Father?” Read more…
Vatican Endorses “The Blues Brothers”
On the 30th anniversary of the film’s release, “L’Osservatore Romano,” the Vatican’s official newspaper, called the film a “Catholic classic” and said it should be recommended viewing for Catholics everywhere. Read more…
What Do You Check First: Email or Facebook?
Where you start your digital day says a lot about you, according to a new study from ExactTarget, an email and social media marketing company. If you check email first, the company said, you tend to be more task-oriented and only interact with brands online when you need something, such as researching a deal, getting information about promotions or finding new product information. Read more…

Featured Website: Kuya Mac’s Kuwaderno

URL: http://kuyamac.tumblr.com/

Kuya Mac’s Kuwaderno is the blog of Michael Vivas. Among other things, Michael is a youth leader, an artist, a musician, a prayer warrior, a web designer, a user interface engineer and a usability practitioner. His blog is both eye candy and inspirational.

Featured Short Film: Sebastian’s Voodoo

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePWK0qfisE

A voodoo doll must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death.

The director, Joaquin Baldwin, is an Annie Award nominee director and animator from Paraguay. Living in Los Angeles, he is now finishing his MFA in animation at UCLA. He has received over 50 international awards for his animated films Sebastian’s Voodoo and Papiroflexia, and also several grants including the Jack Kent Cooke full Graduate Scholarship in 2006.

Second Sunday of Advent: Homilies, Images, Slides and Videos

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The following are homilies, images and other digital resources you might find useful for your celebration of the Second Sunday of Advent (Year C). Today’s liturgy reminds us that we all need to “prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths” (Luke 3:4). The best way for us to prepare for the Lord’s coming is to turn our heart and mind from apathy, indifference and doubt, to trust and obedience to God’s word.

READINGS

FIRST READING: Baruch 5:1-9
PSALM: Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
SECOND READING: Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11
GOSPEL: Luke 3:1-6

HOMILIES

To Know Where You Are [www.bible.claret.org]
It is very important to be NOW and HERE. If we are not NOW-HERE we are NO-WHERE. The problem is that you cannot be NOWHERE and if you insist on trying to be NOWHERE you can never move to somewhere else. You cannot move away from a place unless you are first there, either physically, psychologically or spiritually. Read more…
The Word of God Came to John in the Wilderness [www.rc.net]
Luke’s gospel emphasizes the universal call of the gospel to all peoples without distinction. He quotes from the prophet Isaiah that “all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” John stood at the door of a new era of grace and salvation. He saw from a distance what Jesus the Messiah would accomplish through his death and resurrection – pardon for our sins and eternal life for all who would believe in his name. Are you hungry for the Word of God and do you allow God’s word to shape and form the way you think and live? Read more…
Second Advent: The Word of God Came to John [www.st.ignatius.net]
What we need to do is pray. Pray that we might listen when the Word of God comes to us. And pray that we might respond to the Word of God by going into action as Christians. Jesus Christ is coming again. Like John the Baptist the Word of God comes often to us so that we might prepare the Way of the Lord. Read more…
2nd Sunday of Advent [www.catholicmatters.com]
The preaching of John the Baptist, quoting Isaiah, which echoed and re-echoed around the Jordan valley nearly two thousand years ago, should ring in our ears today too. We are preparing for the coming of Christ at Christmas, and the prophet tells us how we should prepare ourselves if the welcome we give our Savior is to be sincere and true. Even the best and the holiest amongst us will have to admit that our paths—our dealings with God—over the past twelve months have been far from straight and smooth. Read more…

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Advent by Happy Faith

Advent´s Time by Le Puma

Burning Some Candles by Hans s

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

You can download the first presentation here and the second presentation can be downloaded here.

VIDEOS

Twilight Saga – New Moon: What Christian Film Reviewers Say

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There is no telling when the Twilight-mania is going to stop. The latest internet buzz is the allegation that the Vatican condemns the movie. These news reports are misleading, first, because Monsignor Franco Perazzolo only expresses his concern over the moral impact of the movie (he does not condemn it nor ask others not to watch it), and second, because the opinion of the Monsignor is not an official Vatican review of the film. He might be a Vatican official but he is not the Vatican. His is but one voice among many in the Church.

If you want to know what Catholic and Christian film reviewers say about the film then this post is for you. Most of the reviews I’ve read offer not only a positive view of the film but also points for reflection. However, some reviewers noticed some concerns as regards the technical, narrative and moral aspects of the film. I encourage you to click on the links to read the full reviews as the quotations might not do justice to the original message of the authors.

WHEN MONSTERS LOVE by Elisabeth Leitch
Like Edward and Jacob, we too are far from perfect. Within each of us are thirsts for that which we are not meant to consume. In each of our lives are moments in which our anger has gotten the better of us and our ability to love others has seemingly crumbled before our eyes. But as Romans 5:8 reads: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” And in the same way that Bella’s similar sacrificial offer speaks to her ability to see Edward as more than just the monster he believes himself to be, so too does Christ’s sacrifice speak to the value within each of us that makes us not only deserving of his love but capable of bestowing that love on others. Read full review…
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON by MovieGuide
The content of NEW MOON includes many positive, moral elements – surprising for a movie about vampires, werewolves, and teenage romance. For example, Bella is willing to give up her life for Edward if that means saving him. Also, Bella and Edward do not let their relationship go any farther than just kissing. Furthermore, Edward consistently refuses to give into Bella’s demands to be turned into a vampire because he is afraid that she will lose her soul and be damned to Hell, although in the end he acquiesces on the condition that she marries him first. Read full review…
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON by John Mulderig
This latest chapter in the love story of well-mannered vampire Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and mortal high school student Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is — like its 2008 predecessor “Twilight” — remarkable for the innocence of their interaction. (Edward fears that temptations of the flesh, if indulged beyond the occasional kiss, might give way to temptations of the blood.) What makes it sad is the thought of how rare the portrayal of such a restrained relationship has become, even in entertainment aimed at the young. Read full review…
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON by Fr. Peter Malone, MSC
So, it looks as though New Moon does exactly what it set out to do, please the huge number of readers, provide a female teenage audience with a film that is theirs, and make a case that, despite the Dracula history, there can be some nice and honourable vampires. Read full review…
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON by Thaisha Geiger
While Bella and Edward’s relationship does remain physically chaste, except for a few kisses, their emotional happiness is heavily dependent on one another. Bella’s whole life revolves around Edward. And once he is gone, she repeatedly says she now has no soul or that there’s now a huge hole in her chest. Even though this is fiction, there is a similarity to many current youth who often become emotionally dependent in their relationships and sometimes subconsciously idolize their fallible relationships. Read full review…
NEW MOON: THE TWILIGHT SAGA RETURNS by Steven D. Greydanus
Basically, Bella is obsessive, and Edward is possessive (which, unfortunately, most girls translate into ‘protective’). Bella’s always raving over Edward’s body and how he’s like a ‘god’; Edward’s drawn to Bella’s seductive scent and her blood, and watches her every move, even to the point of watching her in her sleep. Sounds like the common, abusive relationships we have today, minus the vampire aspect, doesn’t it?” Read full review…
ACTION AND HEARTBREAK, NOT ROMANCE, THE FOCAL POINT OF “NEW MOON” by Christa Banister
No matter how much someone suspends his/her disbelief, as one has to do when watching a movie about a vampire romancing a human, it’s still impossible to overlook the fact that we still don’t know what exactly Bella loves so much about Edward (other than his stunning looks) that she’d make that kind of sacrifice (and vice versa, considering the whole vampire/human tension for him) because it never was fully explored. Read full review…
THE TWILIGHT SAGA; NEW MOON by CBCP Cinema
Prejudices among the audience run high. The con-camp says Pattinson with his paler-than-pale skin, lipstick-red lips and dead-pan acting is too wooden to be real; voices from the pro-side claim that’s to be expected of a century-old vampire raised at a time when good manners were in. One side cringes with disappointment at the lack of fantabulous CGI (as may be found in good disaster movies or any Harry Potter sequel); the other side goes gaga over the cool werewolves. Cynics think New Moon is corny and boring; fans think it’s the ultimate high. Read full review…