Fr. Mark Hamlet

Gaudete Sunday 2012

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:00:27 +0000

Gaudete 2012 Rejoice! “Rejoice in the Lord, always” says St. Paul. It is a blessing to be joyful. I am overjoyed with many wonderful experiences here at Sacred Heart Parish. This past week I have been overjoyed with the experience of our parish celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It was something I will never […]

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Advent 2012 First Sunday

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:00:41 +0000

Advent 2012 As Christians, we believe God came into our history. First, we believe God came as a man, Jesus Christ, his son. Second, we believe Jesus will come again, at the end of time. As Christians we believe that Jesus is moving toward us from the future. He is the Alpha and the Omega, […]

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The End of Time

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:00:59 +0000

The End of Time There are only 32 days left. That doesn’t mean shopping days to Christmas. According to popular prophecies, there are only 32 days left until December 21, 2012, and the end of the world. If that is true, then don’t worry about shopping for Christmas. We are coming to the end of our […]

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Do You Know the Date of Your Baptism?

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:00:47 +0000

World Mission Sunday On the day of your baptism you became a missionary, called by the Lord to share your faith with those around you, and to be part of the Church’s mission to the world. Why? The day before your baptism you were not fully human. You were mortal, separate from God. Eternal life […]

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William Francis Hamlet’s Baptism

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:00:15 +0000

William Francis Hamlet’s Baptism Here is an important concept: Eternal life is only possible with God. Without God, away from God, there simply is no eternal life: It doesn’t exist apart from God. Apart from God there is only mortal life. After mortal life, life on earth, there is only eternal death. So the choices […]

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Jesus Loves Marriage

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:00:58 +0000

Jesus Loves Marriage Jesus loves weddings. His first recorded miracle was at the wedding at Cana (John 2). At the urging of his mother, Mary, he saved the marriage party from shame when they ran out of wine, turning water into wine for them. Jesus loves marriage, and he defended marriage with a firm, clear […]

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Spiritual Maturity and the Ten Commandments

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 08:00:35 +0000

Spiritual Maturity Spiritually mature persons know that they must choose whom they will serve. Spiritually mature persons know they must serve someone. It is the spiritually immature who attempt to live as if they serve no one but themselves. This is key to today’s readings. Joshua led the tribes of Israel back to the land […]

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The Feast of the Assumption 2012

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:00:52 +0000

Assumption of Mary 2012 From the earliest centuries of the Church, the Assumption into Heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body and soul, has been a subject of veneration and Christian doctrine. However, there is no direct biblical source for this belief. There is no historical record. We don’t know the time or the place […]

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First Parish Mass – Sacred Heart Parish

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:00:07 +0000

First Mass Sacred Heart I am in love. Deeply, madly, shamelessly in love. I recognize the symptoms because I have fallen in love before. I have loved a woman. I was married for 37 years to Cynthia and we have six children. We lost Cynthia a few years ago to Cancer. I’m not the only […]

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God Did Not Create Death

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:00:56 +0000

God Did Not Create Death Original Sin. Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Recorded at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Elgin,Texas. This is Audio Only

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