Fr. Mark Hamlet

The Angelus Prayer

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:42:57 +0000

This weekend, each of us has to make a decision, although we have already made it. Here is the issue. Do you believe that God came among us and then left us after the Ascension? Or, do you believe that God came among us and never left us? This is basically the primary issue between […]

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The Peace of Advent

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 18:58:58 +0000

I have been reflecting upon my conversion to becoming a Roman Catholic. Why did I convert? I was 17-18 years old. Once I became a Catholic, I began to try convince others to be Catholic too. I was a pest. I read a lot. I used arguments to attempt to recruit more people to the […]

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Bullying

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:27:23 +0000

Look around in nature. Look at everything you have ever seen in nature and know to be true. In nature, among all living creatures, on land and in the sea, the strongest devour the weakest. The weakest, most vulnerable become the victims of the stronger. We also call it “bullying”. Have you ever been around […]

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The Will of God

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:00:33 +0000

Do you believe in God? If you do, that puts you more or less in the same company with Satan and his demons, all Protestants, Muslims, Jews and many others. All of them believe in God; some as much as Satan does. The Devil absolutely believes in God. St. John the Apostle and Evangelist tells […]

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Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 23:08:17 +0000

And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on […]

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The Transfiguration – 2017

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 15:29:35 +0000

Everyone of us, you and me, have powerful memories of events that have shaped us. We can never forget them. For me, I can remember events associated with my conversion to becoming Catholic. I can remember events associated with my best friend, and my marriage to my wife and the births of our children. I […]

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Corpus Christi 2017

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:47:31 +0000

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ In the Jewish tradition, a new day begins at the end of the previous day, or at sundown. The Catholic Church has always followed this ancient Jewish tradition. This is why we celebrate Sunday Masses also on Saturday evenings. It may be Saturday in the civil calendar […]

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Pentecost 2017

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 16:44:03 +0000

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” When you were baptized, you were baptized according to Jesus’ instructions, with water and the Holy Spirit. Jesus […]

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The Church Before the Gospels

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 21 May 2017 16:54:41 +0000

Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. Christian faith demands witness. Our faith is not passive. It begins with faithfulness and obedience to the Sacramental life of the Church. The world is not favorable to the Christian witness. We are fully aware that the world doesn’t hate us, exactly, […]

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Divine Mercy 2017

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 12:54:49 +0000

Easter is too big. We cannot understand Easter in one Sunday. That is why the Church, over the past 2,000 years has taught us to take seven weeks to “unpack” Easter. You will see each Sunday how each week’s scriptures will take us deeper and deeper into the Easter mystery. This Sunday is known […]

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