Fr. Kyle’s Homilies

A Family of Faith Volume IV: Christian Prayer, September Lesson

Fr. Kyle talks about what prayer is and the prayer of faith as it is witnessed by Abraham and Moses and then fulfilled in Christ. 
Sacred Art Reflection: The Samaritan Woman by Paolo Veronese File:Veronese.Jesus and the Samaritan Woman01.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
Youtube Playlist on Prayer St. Joachim Faith in the Family Prayer - YouTube

The Gloria, the Collect, and the Liturgy of the Word

This week Fr. Kyle dives into the rest of the Liturgy of the Word, breaking down the Gloria, highlighting the collect, and breaking open the Liturgy of the Word.

Introductory Rites and the Penitential Act

Fr. Kyle begins talking about the mass proper starting with the Introductory Rites (the procession, the sign of the cross, and the greeting) and the Penitential Act (I confess to almighty God ...)

A Family of Faith Volume IV: Christian Prayer, September Lesson

In addition to his homilies, Fr. Kyle will be recording each months family faith formation session taken from Sophia Press's program: A Family of Faith.
 Taking from the fourth section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this academic year we will going through Volume IV of the program which is on Christian Prayer. 
In this first lesson, Fr. Kyle 1) goes through a short safe environment training with the parents to better equip them to protect their children 2) outlines the parents' responsibility as the primary educators of the faith 3) does a trivia game with the parents 4) goes through the Parent's Guide and Activity Guide workbooks. 
 

Music in the Liturgy

There's one more thing to talk about before we dive into the liturgy itself, and that is sacred music and its context within the mass. 

Active Participation

As he continues his series on the mass, Fr. Kyle dives into the Church's understanding of active participation in the liturgy, it's importance and how we can best prepare for it. 
 
Pope Benedict's Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortatin Sacrament of Charity Sacramentum Caritatis: Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission (22 February 2007) | BENEDICT XVI (vatican.va) He talks about Active Participation in paragraphs 52-65. 

Sacred Architecture

In this second installment on his series on the Mass, Fr. Kyle dives into the Church's understanding of Sacred Architecture and how the Church building itself is important for divine worship. 

Queenship of Mary, August 22, 2023

Fr. Kyle reflects on Mary as Queen of Heaven and that her queenship arises from her obedience, not her power.

The What and Why of the Mass

Given August 20, 2023, Fr. Kyle starts off a homily series on the Mass as a way for St. Joachim to enter in to the National Eucharistic Revival.