Fr. Castor's Archived Homilies

Liturgical Year 2003 (Year B):

• 1st Sunday in Advent, Year B - The Three "comings" of Christ.
• 2nd Sunday in Advent, Year B - Make straight the paths of the Lord.
• Homily for a Penance Service (Advent, 2003)
• 4th Sunday in Advent, Year B - The Annunciation.
• Christmas Day, 2002: Dawn Mass; Mass during the Day
• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
• Epiphany of the Lord - January 5, 2003
• Baptism of the Lord - January 12, 2003
• 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - "We all of us have a vocation."
• Presentation of the Lord - February 2, 2003
• 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
• 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - True friendship
• 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - A refresher course on liturgical etiquette
• 1st Sunday in Lent, Year B - Following Jesus into the desert.
• 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year B - A Tale of Two Mountains: Mount Moriah and Mount Tabor.
• 3rd Sunday in Lent - The woman at the well.
• 5th Sunday in Lent, Year B - "Sir, we would like to see Jesus."
• Palm Sunday, Year B - Who was that young man?
• Penance Service, Lent 2003 - Sin is an offense against God.
• Easter Sunday, 2003
• Divine Mercy Sunday, 2003
• 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B - "We have an Advocate with the Father"
• 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B - The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
• 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B - The perfect joy of Jesus.
• Ascension of the Lord, 2003 - A sneak preview of the Book of Acts.
• Pentecost Sunday, 2003 - The gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Trinity Sunday, Year B - A feast of God the Father?
• Corpus Christi - The inestimable gift of Christ's Body and Blood.
• 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - Encouraging vocations.
• 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - How to make a 24-hour retreat.
• 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - "I am the Bread of Life."
• 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - Food for the journey.
• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2003
• 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - "My flesh is true food; my blood is true drink."
• 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - Hard sayings--the challenge of the Church's sexual morality.
  Click here to view the Vatican document quoted in this homily: Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons.
• 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - Healing the deaf-mute: "He has done all things well."
• Exaltation of the Holy Cross - The humble of heart will bear the Cross.
• 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - Jesus is "handed over."
• 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off."
• 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - The ends and goods of marriage.
• 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - The three mistakes of the rich young man.
• All Souls Day, 2003 - Pray for the dead!
• Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, 2003 - The symbolism of a church.
• 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B - What about the "Rapture"?

Book Recomendations:
Trial, Tribulation and Triumph: Before, during, and after Antichrist
by Desmond A. Birch
A very thorough and reliable work, drawing on Scripture and authentic Catholic Tradition.

Will Catholics Be "Left Behind"?
by Carl E. Olson

Liturgical Year 2004 (Year C):

• 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C - Christ comes in three ways.

• 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C - "Prepare the way of the Lord!"

• 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C - "Rejoice in the Lord always!"

• 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C - Walking with Mary toward Christmas.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily at the 10:30 Mass on Dec. 21, 2003. (7.5 MB)

• Christmas Day, 2003 - Where is peace?

• Feast of the Holy Family, Year C - Loving obedience and family worship.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Dec. 28, 2003. (10 MB)

• Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1, 2004)

• Solemnity of Epiphany (January 4, 2004)
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Jan. 4, 2004. (9 MB)

• 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "Do whatever he tells you."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Jan. 18, 2004. (4 MB)

• 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Absolute Truth and Christian unity.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily at the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Jan. 24, 2004. (3.5 MB)

• 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Absolute Truth and Christian unity (Part 2).
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.35 MB)

• 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The truth of the Resurrection.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (5.65 MB)

• 7th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful"

• Ash Wednesday, 2004 - "I thirst."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (2.66 MB)

• 1st Sunday of Lent, Year C - With Christ in the desert.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (2.36 MB)

• 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C - With Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration.

• 3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C - The unifying theme of Lent.

• 4th Sunday of Lent, Year C - Repent and be reconciled.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.68 MB)

• Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Year C - "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

• Easter Sunday, 2004 - "They did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (Deacon Tom Lane proclaims the Gospel) (4.5 MB)

• 2nd Sunday of Easter, 2004 - Divine Mercy Sunday - "Peace be with you!"
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.6 MB)

• 3rd Sunday of Easter, 2004 - "Follow me."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (6 MB)

• 4th Sunday of Easter, 2004 - The Good Shepherd and prayer.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.5 MB)

• 5th Sunday of Easter, 2004 - "Behold, I make all things new."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4 MB)

• 6th Sunday of Easter, 2004 - Love is the medium by which God is revealed to us.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4 MB)

• 7th Sunday of Easter (Ascension observed), 2004 - Our Lord's Triumph.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.5 MB)

• Pentecost Sunday, 2004 - God provides for his Church.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.4 MB)

• Trinity Sunday, 2004 - The Holy Spirit in the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (5.3 MB)

• Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, 2004 - The precious gift of our Lord's Body and Blood.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (6.75 MB)

• 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Embrace the Cross.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (5.9 MB)
  This homily is slightly adapted from the first homily I preached at the Cathedral shortly after my Ordination in 2001. I thought it would be appropriate to use it as my last homily before I depart for my next assignment in Eagle Butte.

• 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few."

• 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The Good Samaritan: "Whose neighbor am I?".
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.27 MB)

• 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Martha and Mary: Which is the highest calling?
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.58 MB)

• 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "Lord, teach us to pray."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.84 MB)

• 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - You can't take it with you.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4 MB)

• The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15, 2004) - The promise of the resurrection guaranteed.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.72 MB)

• 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "Strive to enter through the narrow gate."
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.18 MB)

• 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - A lesson in humility.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.39 MB)

• 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - How to "hate" as we should.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.76 MB)

• 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The lost coin, the lost sheep and the lost son.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.92 MB)

• 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Four lessons from the unjust steward.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (4.13 MB)

• 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The rich man and Lazarus.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.40 MB)

• 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - "Lord, increase our faith!"
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.24 MB)

• 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The ten lepers.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.74 MB)

• 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Perseverance in prayer.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.57 MB)

• 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The Pharisee and the tax collector at prayer.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (7.11 MB)

• 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Zacchaeus makes the right choice.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.58 MB)

• 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - Using our gifts in the light of the resurrection.

• 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C - The end of the world.
  MP3 recording of Fr. Castor preaching this homily. (3.57 MB)