Is being rich really a bad thing? Is living a really comfortable life OK if you want to get to heaven? What did Jesus say about this? Warning: This is NOT for the lukewarm!

Fr. James's Homilies

True Happiness and the Idol of Riches

Do you know who St. Luigi Guanella is? No? You should! It was through his intercession that a 21-year old man recovered from traumatic brain injury in 2002. His intercession is powerful. And he is connected to our Baltimore Basilica. 

St. Luigi Guanella and His Tie to the Baltimore Basilica

Standing in his own synagogue, Jesus outed Himself as the Messiah. Why weren't his own people happy to encounter the long-awaited Savior? Why did they turn to violence and try to kill Jesus? Two reasons. And it's the same two reasons people "kill" Jesus today.

Why Jesus’s Own People Tried to Murder Him

What makes a homeless woman and a billionaire equally as powerful? Only one thing...and it is truly the great equalizer.

The Great Equalizer

The Wedding Feast at Cana speaks about our baptism with God. We are the jars of water that got changed into choice wine. But it's the wedding gifts that we received that are pretty amazing...once you know what they are!

God’s Wedding Gifts to Us

At Jesus's baptism, the Father said to the Son, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." It's easy to understand how the Father could be pleased with the Son. He is perfect. But what about us? Could the Father really be pleased with us (who are sinners)? Could He really think of us as His beloved? Yes, and here's why...

Is God Well Pleased with You? Are You His Beloved?

St. Peter Julian Eymard said that St. Joseph use to adore the infant Jesus all night. Through faith Joseph "pierced through the rough garments the child wore, until his faith touched the Sacred Heart.” This is what will happen to all who peer at Jesus in the Eucharist. This is also the most sure way to hear God's voice and become a great saint. Sign up for an hour of adoration at the Basilica and be like St. Joseph: Adoration – Basilica of the Assumption (americasfirstcathedral.org)

The Most Sure Way to Hear God’s Voice and See His Sacred Heart

Fulton Sheen rightly wondered out loud (decades ago!), “I wonder if it is not true that as the world loses veneration for Christ’s mother, it loses also its adoration of Christ.”   Does this not explain the current state of the Church?   But the GOOD NEWS is: if we properly venerate Mary, we will adore Christ. And if we adore Christ, we will have eternal life. The "formula" couldn't be simpler. No parish that gets this right will ever be closed.

Mary and the Eucharist: the Key to Parish Growth and Eternal Life

Only once did Jesus say, "Learn from me." Of all the virtues, Jesus said He wanted us to learn THIS ONE VIRTUE. With it, you will be a saint. Without it, heaven is impossible.

The One Virtue You Must Have to Become a Saint

A gift given is worthless unless it is received, unwrapped and used. Christ GAVE Himself as a gift to humanity. He has done His part. Now it is up to us. Will we receive Him? Our salvation depends on how we answer this Christmas question!

Our Salvation Depends on How We Respond to the Christmas Gift of Jesus

Why do we Catholics honor Mary as much as we do? Why do we say she is a powerful intercessor? Why do we call her a "mediator?" Because it is the will of God--manifested by the Holy Spirit in the Word. Yes, this is ALL scriptural!

Mary: Mediator and Intercessor: Based Totally on Scripture!

Sadness is a certain pain in the soul. So many people suffer from this pain--and they do not have to. The opposite of sadness is JOY. We were all meant to experience joy. But this is not an emotion or a feeling. It is the fruit of possessing one thing, and one thing only...

Why There is So Much Sadness in our World (and how to change it!)

On May 17, 1846 the bishops of the United States proclaimed Mary, under the title of her Immaculate Conception, to be the principal patroness of this country. She is the "woman" whose Son will crush Satan. She is the woman we need to turn to now, in this country...

The Surest Way to Defeat Sin and Satan (Personally and in the USA)

NASA scientists have studied this image. Kodak has studied it too. Doctors swear it is living. It is associated with miracles. And at least 9 million people became Catholic because of it. 

The Most Miraculous Image of Our Lady (You have no idea!)

People do not understand St. Joseph! How could a JUST man, a righteous man, think it is OK to walk out on his pregnant wife (especially when she is pregnant with the Messiah)? Just men don't do that! Joseph didn't do that! Here's what you need to know... Enroll your loved ones in our Novena of Masses for St. Joseph! 

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Fr. James's Homilies

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