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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I pray these homilies help you grow in your spiritual life. Please send me any suggestions or comments. You can subscribe to the homily YouTube page at: YouTube.com/MelkiteTV - Father François Beyrouti. Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church. 451 West Madison Avenue. Placentia, CA 92870-4537. (714) 985-1710. HolyCrossMelkite.org
- 149 - Do You Live to Please Everyone or God?Tue, 16 Aug 2022
- 148 - Contrast God’s Word With Your Expectations.Mon, 01 Aug 2022
- 147 - How the Bible Engages All Our Senses.Wed, 27 Jul 2022
- 146 - See and Show God’s Compassion.Tue, 05 Jul 2022
- 145 - How to be Fulfilled?Mon, 27 Jun 2022
- 144 - How to Make the Bible Stylish.
Today’s Gospel focuses on two sets of brothers, Simon Peter, Andrew, James, and John, who leave their fishing nets and their father to follow Jesus.
Every Sunday we read passages from the Bible and our prayers are composed of verses from the Old and New Testaments because we believe the Bible helps us celebrate all that God has done for us and it is also a guide for our daily life. Therefore, was relevant in the past, and it is relevant in the present and will remain relevant for all time.Mon, 20 Jun 2022 - 143 - God Made You a Saint.
Today, on the Sunday after Pentecost we celebrate the Sunday of all the Saints.
We heard in the letter to the Hebrews why some are considered “Saints.” “The saints who through faith … enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, [34] quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, … Some were tortured … Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. [37] They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated” (Hebrews 11:33-37). ...Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 142 - How Jesus Established the Catholic Church.
Some of the words we use in Church sound fancy because they are not part of our day-to-day conversations, and they are often rooted in three main languages:
-Hebrew, where we get words like Alleluia (praise the Lord) and Amen (so be it, literally: for sure.).
-Greek, where we get words like Liturgy (work of the people) and Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy)
-Latin, where we get words like Pope (father) and Creed (Credo: I believe)...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 - 141 - Are You Catholic or Christian?
Has someone ever asked you: “Are you Catholic or are you Christian?” “Are you saved?” “Why do Catholics baptize children?” or other faith-related questions?
If so, do you feel comfortable answering these and other questions related to your faith? You should, because in his first letter, Saint Peter says: “Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you” (1 Peter 3:15). If there is hope in us, then we need to be able to speak about that hope comfortably and convincingly...
Tue, 24 May 2022 - 140 - Mothers Mirror God’s Love for Us.
Happy Mother’s Day to all our mothers.
The word “mother” is one of the most beautiful words in every language of the world. “Mama” is also one of the first words any child says. As well, the word mother is one of the first words in the Bible because the word “mother” refers to a person, but also implies the creation of a child that is connected to a lifetime relationship that a man and a woman commit to each other. This relationship flows from the gift of God and mirrors God’s love for us...Mon, 09 May 2022 - 139 - Is Church Service For Everyone?Mon, 02 May 2022
- 138 - How to See the Resurrection.Mon, 25 Apr 2022
- 137 - How to Rise With Christ Every Day?Fri, 22 Apr 2022
- 136 - What is the Evidence of Your Faith in Christ?Fri, 22 Apr 2022
- 135 - TikTok is Worse than Narcissism.Wed, 13 Apr 2022
- 134 - Prepare! Or Fail in Your Spiritual Life.Mon, 04 Apr 2022
- 133 - Faith Needs Humility and Persistence.Mon, 28 Mar 2022
- 132 - How Not to Regret Your Decisions.
Sometimes people say that religion in general and even Christianity is out of date. However, the closer we study and reflect on the words of Jesus the more we realize that the most recent developments in mental health, emotional intelligence, and other psychological fields affirm the basic teachings of Jesus Christ...
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 131 - It is Illogical to Forgive?Mon, 14 Mar 2022
- 130 - How Fasting Rearranges Our Priorities.Mon, 07 Mar 2022
- 129 - Go Faster by Slowing Down for GodThu, 03 Mar 2022
- 128 - How to Unconfuse Your Bible Reading.Tue, 22 Feb 2022
- 127 - How to Keep God Alive in Your Life.Mon, 14 Feb 2022
- 126 - How to Live True Humility.Mon, 07 Feb 2022
- 125 - Are Lebanese Women Smarter Than Jesus?
When you open a Bible, you will find that each passage has a title in bold that summarizes the main point of each section. For example, there are titles like “The Healing of Many People” or “The Feeding of the Four Thousand.” Although these titles are helpful, they can only give one aspect of a section. ..
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 - 124 - Prepare to Face Your Consequences.Mon, 10 Jan 2022
- 123 - Every Day is Christmas.Tue, 28 Dec 2021
- 122 - How to Find Gold at Christmas?
For the big feasts of the Church year, we celebrate the day itself and spend weeks preparing for them.
For example, Pascha (or Easter) is preceded by a special holy week of preparation and before that a 40 day fast. The feast of Saints Peter and Paul is preceded by a fast and the feast of the Dormition is preceded by a two week fast...Tue, 21 Dec 2021 - 121 - Can you Find an Excuse for God?Mon, 13 Dec 2021
- 120 - How Not to Checkout of Christmas?
There are only nineteen shopping days left until Christmas. Or should we say there are only nineteen days left of prayerful preparations for Christmas?
We are sometimes so busy with the buzz surrounding Christmas that we forget this is most of all a special time to prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 119 - How to be as Prepared as God.Tue, 30 Nov 2021
- 118 - How Jesus Redefines Neighbor.
Today’s Gospel contains one of Jesus’ most popular parables, frequently called the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Countries such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Romania, United Kingdom, and the United States, have even been enacted “Good Samaritan Laws” that encourage bystanders to help those in need without being sued. Therefore, this parable has literally influenced people around the world in different ways...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 - 117 - How Extraordinary is Jesus?
What is ordinary and what is extraordinary?
If we were to summarize Jesus’ life, most would say, He was a great teacher, He did many miracles, He died, and rose from the dead. We tend to think these things were ordinary for Jesus. We overlook that each of these elements of Jesus’ life is exceptionally significant. If we assume we already heard this story, then that which is supposed to be extraordinary becomes ordinary and perhaps even boring...Mon, 08 Nov 2021 - 116 - Rethinking Sunday School: The Problems & Practical Solutions.
Rethinking Sunday School: The Problems & Practical Solutions.
Monday, September 20, 2021.
Presented by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.
“We, then, are the Church, the Body of Christ and we actualize it for the transformation of the world, transforming the world to become the Body of Christ.” Bishop Nicholas Samra, Stewards of the Mysteries, Page 23.
Tue, 02 Nov 2021 - 115 - Destroy the Devil Within.
There are several Gospel texts that speak about demons and unclean spirits. People are sometimes fascinated with this topic mainly because of how demons are portrayed in art, literature, and film. To make this topic interesting, the devil is often portrayed wearing a red suit, horns on his head, a long red tail, a pitchfork in his hand, and a silly grin on his face. Sometimes the devil and our guardian angel are portrayed fighting for our attention and for our soul. In some movies, evil spirits possess people, and all sorts of crazy things happen...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 - 114 - How Not To Choke God.
October 17, 2021, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.
Fourth Sunday after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross.
Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council. Second Council of Nicea.
Epistle: Titus 3:8-15. Epistle of the Fathers.
Gospel: Luke 8:5-15. Parable of the Sower.Wed, 20 Oct 2021 - 113 - Find Your Destination Through Your Journey.
When you are on a road trip with your family, there are two questions someone will ask: “Where are we?” and “How long will it take us to get where are going?”
These are also important questions for all of us to ask every day as we focus on both our journey through life and our ultimate destination. It is interesting that although a GPS tells us how long it will take us to get to our destination, the first thing that it locates is where we are...Mon, 11 Oct 2021 - 112 - How Barbaric Are You?Tue, 05 Oct 2021
- 111 - How to Find Yourself by Losing It.
Like all other teachers and leaders, Jesus died. But Jesus is not just another figure among the list of many others who are now long dead, because He, unlike anyone else, rose from the dead.
Without the Resurrection, there would be no Christianity. That is why Saint Paul tells us: “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile, and you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17).
To fully understand the full relevance of Jesus’ we need to keep together the connection between Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 - 110 - Two Ways to Not Sink Your Spiritual Life.
We can only understand some sayings if we know the context they refer to. For example, when someone doesn’t have a solution for a problem they are in, they can say: “I’m up the creek with no paddle.” This specifically refers to river kayaking. If you have ever gone kayaking in a river you know that you need both a good kayak and a good paddle...
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 - 109 - What’s Up?Tue, 07 Sep 2021
- 108 - Dig Into the Bible’s Meaning.
There are some passages in the Bible that are very easy to understand and do not need much explanation.
For example, Saint Paul provides us with some clear and straightforward instructions. In his letter to the Colossians, he says: “Put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. [9] Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices” (3:8-9). Saint Paul does not tell us to do these things when we feel like it but instructs us to do them all the time. As hard as it may be to do these things, the Bible is clear we should never become angry, malicious, talk about other people, lie, or swear.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 - 107 - Stop Working and Listen.Mon, 16 Aug 2021
- 106 - Let Us Be Attentive.Fri, 13 Aug 2021
- 105 - Spiritual Plowing.
We heard in today’s epistle from Saint Paul’s letter to the Corinthians: “The plowman should plow in hope and the thresher thresh in hope of a share in the crop.” (1 Corinthians 9:10)
Before we try to understand what Saint Paul means we should get a clear image in our mind about how a plow and a thresher work...Mon, 09 Aug 2021 - 104 - Mirror Your Life to the Bible.Mon, 02 Aug 2021
- 102 - Sensing the Good Shepherd.Tue, 13 Jul 2021
- 101 - Not a Heavy Homily.Tue, 06 Jul 2021
- 100 - Are You Saved?Mon, 28 Jun 2021
- 99 - Return to the Eucharist.
Bishop Nicholas Samra’s June 16, 2021, Pastoral Letter "Return to the Eucharist."
Read by Father François Beyrouti.
The Eucharist is our life-line, without it we cannot live. The Sunday Divine Liturgy is the community celebration of Christ in our midst, the event that unites us all together as the Body of Christ. Celebrating the Eucharist is not just a commandment of the Church, but an inner necessity. Christ sustains us, and, without Him, our lives are empty. It is time to return to full parish life, with precautions, and to come back to church weekly to participate in the Lord’s banquet and receive Him in Holy Communion, by which we become the Body of Christ....Wed, 23 Jun 2021 - 98 - Don’t Kill 452 Sheep.
I once heard a saying: “There are more people who have heard of a Bible than have one. There are more people who have a Bible than read it. There are more people who read their Bible than understand it. And there are more people who read it than actually live it.”
We take it for granted that we have easy access to a Bible...Mon, 14 Jun 2021 - 97 - Fly to Suffering.Mon, 14 Jun 2021
- 96 - The Saint You Are.
Wouldn’t you love to be a Saint?
We sometimes say: “This person is a saint” or when someone passes away: “That person was a saint.”
The word saint comes from the Latin word Sanctus, which means holy.
Today is the Sunday of all the Saints, that is all the Holy Ones and all that is Holy.
But what does this word mean?Tue, 01 Jun 2021 - 95 - Embrace the Wholly Spirit.Mon, 24 May 2021
- 94 - More to the Church Than…Mon, 17 May 2021
- 93 - Open Your Bible Parachute.Mon, 10 May 2021
- 92 - Spring to Life.Mon, 03 May 2021
- 91 - From Physical to Spiritual Health.Mon, 26 Apr 2021
- 90 - Mindful or Mindless Meaning.Mon, 19 Apr 2021
- 89 - Jesus Nailed It.
On August 22, 1485, King Richard III died in the Battle of Bosworth Field. This was one of the most important battles in British history as it marked the end of the dynasty of the House of York and the beginning of the Tudor dynasty. King Richard III lost the York dynasty when he lost his life, he lost his life when he lost the battle, and he lost the battle when he lost his horse. In William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” King Richard shouts as he is dying “A Horse! A Horse! My Kingdom for a Horse!” (Act V, Scene 4).
People also remember this battle with another verse: “Because of the nail the shoe was lost, because of the shoe the horse was lost, because of the horse the battle was lost, because of the battle the kingdom was lost; all was lost because of one horseshoe nail”...Mon, 05 Apr 2021 - 88 - What and Why Do You Want?
One of the most common phrases we use is “I want.”
If you are fasting, one of the first things you are going to do after Easter is to go to “In-n-out” and wait for someone to ask you “What do you want?” You are going to say “I want a burger. Actually, I want a double, and I want extra cheese, and I want an extra tomato.” From there your imagination can go wild as you tell the cashier what you want.Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 87 - Spiritually Solid Ladders.
Some people have big dreams and work their entire lives to achieve them. For example, everything about Stew Leonard’s dreams were big. The Guinness Book of World Records listed his store in Connecticut as the “World’s Largest Dairy Store.” Visitors included tourists, families, politicians, business people, and celebrities from all over the world...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 - 86 - Jennifer Nader’s Commitment to Full Parish Life.
My name is Jennifer Nader, many of you know my husband Peter Nader. Peter and I have 4 children, Rebekah (who has had the privilege of reading the Epistle during Sunday’s liturgy), Joseph who we call “Joey” (he’s an altar server), Sarah and Christina. I’m almost always here and I’m in the cry room 90% of the time because of my little one...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 - 85 - On Board to Stewardship.Tue, 02 Mar 2021
- 84 - Image is Everything.
Someone once told me “Image is everything.”
There is a lot of truth to this. Some spend thousands of dollars working on their image. They buy the right car to have the right image and buy fashionable clothing to present a certain image. Companies and celebrities even hire image consultors to help them improve their image. They do this because they believe that image is everything...Mon, 22 Feb 2021 - 83 - You Don’t Need More Toys.Tue, 16 Feb 2021
- 82 - Our Choices Make Us.
Today is Meat-fare Sunday, which is the last Sunday we eat meat before Easter.
Today’s Epistle may seem like the worst way to prepare for the great fast. Instead of telling us to stop eating meat, Saint Paul says “Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do” (1 Corinthians 8:8).
Why would Saint Paul say this and why do we read this particular text today?Mon, 08 Feb 2021 - 81 - Are We All Equal?
In 1669, the Dutch painter Rembrandt produced one of his last oil paintings based on today’s Gospel and it became one of his most famous works.
This painting shows the son kneeling in front of the father who embraces him with two hands. A unique feature of these hands is that one is a fatherly hand and the other is a motherly one to symbolize the tension between justice and mercy that parents need to balance within a family...
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 - 80 - The Bible's Window & Mirror to God.Mon, 25 Jan 2021
- 79 - The Talents in Your Palm
In 1996, if you had a Palm Pilot, you could brag about owning the most revolutionary hand-held device on the market. The Palm Pilot was amazing, but it did not have a phone, a camera, the ability to play music, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth, but it did come with 128 KB of RAM. The first press release boasted that it could store 750 addresses, one year of appointments, and 100 to-do items...
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 - 78 - Don't Invent God.
Sometimes people wonder, how we know that what we are supposed to believe is real. Some who are more cynical ask whether someone made all this stuff up. Some aspects of our faith may at times seem hard to understand but a very basic aspect of Christianity is that our faith is about how God reveals Himself to us not about what we can figure God out on our own...
Mon, 28 Dec 2020 - 77 - Become a Christmas Bird.Mon, 28 Dec 2020
- 76 - The Assurance of Faith.
Today’s readings contain many names. How many were there and how many do you recognize? Unfortunately, for many, these sound like boring and outdated lists. However, the more names you recognize the more interesting you will find these two readings. If you really want a fun and educational exercise look up all these names in the Bible and find out why they are so famous and why they are on these lists...
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 - 75 - More Than Just Good.
A wealthy man asks Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 18:18)
This seems like a fair question. We ask similar questions in our day to day life when we want to reach a particular goal. For example, “What must I do to get a better job?” “What must I do to pass my test or get better grades?” Or “What must I do to better appreciate my friends?”Mon, 30 Nov 2020 - 74 - Marshmallows For Your Healthy Future.
The psychologist Walter Mischel was a professor at Stanford University in the late 1960s and early 1970s who did a series of studies on delayed gratification.
Mischel gathered a group of 4-6-year-old children and gave each child a marshmallow. He told them that he was leaving the room for 15 minutes and if the marshmallow was still there when he returns he would give them another marshmallow. When he did further studies on these same children twenty years later, he found that those who were able to delay gratification and not eat the marshmallow when they were children had, when they grew up, much higher S.A.T. scores, were much healthier, and were more financially and socially successful.Mon, 23 Nov 2020 - 73 - What Will Happen to Me If … ?Mon, 16 Nov 2020
- 72 - Who’s First With God.
I would like to focus on two aspects of today’s Gospel reading. First, we have to read the Bible slowly and notice the nuances. Second, Christianity very much emphasizes reversing expectations.
If you were here last year, you would have heard this Gospel. If you regularly read the Bible, you would have read this passage many times. So why listen to it again? The answer is simple. The Gospel is always new because we need to discover new aspects of it...Tue, 10 Nov 2020 - 71 - You Are the Church Family.
November 1, 2020 homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.
Fifth Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
November 1. Feast day of the Holy Wonderworkers and Physicians Saints Cosmas and Damian.
1 Corinthians 12:27-13:7 (The Church and Charisms). Luke 16:19-31 (The Rich Man and Lazarus).Mon, 02 Nov 2020 - 70 - See, Stop, Speak.Mon, 26 Oct 2020
- 69 - Bishop's Appeal Letter. Bishop Nicholas Samra.
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West Roxbury, MA 02132Mon, 12 Oct 2020 - 68 - I'm Officially Twenty-TwoMon, 05 Oct 2020
- 67 - Deep Fishing with Jesus.
Jesus said “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch” (Luke 5:4).
Today’s Gospel sounds like a good fishing story where Jesus is teaching His disciples how to fish. If we were to give it a title, we can call it: “Deep Fishing with Jesus” or “Jesus out-fishes the fishermen.” However, the purpose of this Gospel is not to show us how good a fisherman Jesus is or how to catch fish. Rather, Jesus leads us to the depths of blessings when we trust Him and allow Him to work in our lives....Mon, 28 Sep 2020 - 66 - Your Astrological Sign of the Cross.Tue, 22 Sep 2020
- 65 - “How the Cross Makes You Smarter"Wed, 16 Sep 2020
- 64 - Enjoy the Faults of Others.
“Did you see what she did?” “Did you hear what he said?”
Somehow it is easier for us to find hundreds of faults in other people while we are often incapable of seeing any faults in what we say or do. That is why Jesus uses parables to teach. Most parables focus on the actions of others in order to help us look at our own actions more objectively.Tue, 08 Sep 2020 - 63 - Be a Man (or a Woman).
Story of Russel Peters buying a jacket. The salesman pressured him to buy it by saying: “Be a man.”
Women are also pressured to wear certain clothes under the pretense that these are going to make them more a woman. For example, when a young woman is partially dressed, even her relatives tell her: “Wow. You’ve become such a beautiful woman.”....Mon, 31 Aug 2020 - 62 - The Tragedy of Treasure.
August 23, 2020 homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.
"What is one thing you’ve learned during this Pandemic? What are the things you’ve learned to live without and what are the things you’ve realized just how much you need? It’s always good to sit down and reflect on how your life is going and the things you can improve. This is a good principle to follow regardless if things are going well or in difficult times..."Mon, 24 Aug 2020 - 61 - A Ten-Year-Old Can Give a Better Homily.Mon, 17 Aug 2020
- 60 - The Worst Kind of Christianity.Mon, 10 Aug 2020
- 59 - Synchronized Swimming With God.Mon, 03 Aug 2020
- 58 - The Miracle is in the Details.
"Details are important. For example, if you want to pay a bill or transfer some money, it makes a big difference where you place the period among the numbers.
Details are also important when you read the Bible as there is more to reading the Bible than we often assume. We sometimes hear a passage in Church and think we know it because we heard it before. The Bible is so rich that even if we read or hear a passage 100 times there is always something new that we can learn if we notice the details..."Mon, 27 Jul 2020 - 57 - Attacks On Catholics Won’t Burn Us.Mon, 20 Jul 2020
- 56 - How Charming Are You?Mon, 13 Jul 2020
- 55 - Power and Responsibility.Mon, 29 Jun 2020
- 54 - Wander Into Focus.Mon, 22 Jun 2020
- 53 - How to Become a Family of Saints.Mon, 15 Jun 2020
- 52 - Are You a Saint?
Most often when we speak of the saints, people think of the holy men and women who have died and have been officially canonized by the Church.
The official process of studying someone’s life after they die, then waiting for a miracle to take place before the Catholic Church officially recognizes that person is not always how saints were proclaimed throughout history...Mon, 08 Jun 2020 - 51 - Harvest the Holy Spirit in You.Tue, 02 Jun 2020
- 50 - The Message, Movement, and Mission of the Church. Sunday,Tue, 26 May 2020
- 49 - Four Aspects of a Blossoming Faith.
It is exciting to see things grow. How happy do you feel when you see flowers bloom, especially ones you planted? The colors on your flowers always seem nicer than most other colors and they definitely smell more fragrant than anything else you have ever smelled. How about a fruit tree you planted? Nothing tastes better than a fruit from a tree you put in the ground with your own hands. When you get a chance to savor the fruit, you enjoy the taste and you also enjoy the feeling that some small thing you planted has grown and produced something big...
Mon, 18 May 2020
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