HeyJaredFr. Miguel’s Shrine Homilies
Listen to Fr. Miguel, from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, as he delivers powerful homilies from the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, a Catholic sanctuary founded by Mother Angelica.
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The Love of the Sacred Heart and Our Response (opens the original)
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On this First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fr. Miguel reflects on the infinite, concrete love of Christ poured out for us on the Cross. No human love — not even the generous love of St. Francis — can match the love of the Sacred Heart. While we often try to grow in holiness by “working hard,” Fr. Miguel emphasizes the more urgent interior work: allowing God’s grace to change us and accepting His permitting will, especially in trials and suffering. He points to Jesus in the Gard
Jealousy and Rivalry in the Church (opens the original)
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In this straightforward homily, Fr. Miguel takes up St. Paul’s strong words to the Corinthians: they were acting as “fleshly people” and infants in Christ because of jealousy and rivalry. The same spirit of competition still appears today — between groups, parishes, forms of the Mass, and more. The remedy is the virtue of charity: loving God and neighbor for God’s sake without compromising the truth. On this Wednesday devoted to St. Joseph, Fr. Miguel points to the foster father of Jesus as the
The Unpopular Core of Christianity (opens the original)
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In this honest and practical homily, Fr. Miguel faces the hard words of Jesus head-on: “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” He admits this is not a message that gets many likes on social media, yet it is the very heart of Christian discipleship. Drawing on St. Francis, who embraced the cross so completely, and Mother Angelica’s image of a diamond formed under pressure, Fr. Miguel shows that the trials God permits are meant to transform us. He the
John the Baptist Beheaded for Speaking the Truth (opens the original)
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On the memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, Fr. Miguel reflects on how speaking the truth began the process of the great forerunner’s martyrdom. John told Herod it was unlawful for him to have his brother’s wife. That single act of truth-telling inconvenienced Herod, enraged Herodias, and eventually cost John his head. Fr. Miguel draws from Mother Angelica, St. Francis, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), and St. John Paul II to emphasize that truth and love must never b
Lessons from St. Augustine (opens the original)
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On the memorial of St. Augustine, Fr. Miguel reflects on the famous restless heart that searched everywhere for pleasure, prestige, and peace — until it finally found rest in God. Augustine lived a sinful lifestyle for years, yet God never stopped pursuing him. Through his mother Monica’s prayers and the mysterious workings of grace, Augustine discovered that every good desire, even the desire to come to Mass, begins with God’s initiative. He became one of the Church’s greatest teachers on divin
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