Father François Beyrouti's Homilies.
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148 episodes
Do You Live to Please Everyone or God?
The letters of Saint Paul frequently contain nuances that we can easily overlook.He is a master of making his point by using both eloquent and well-crafted points. Therefore, to really get to the richness of what he is saying we must read h...
Contrast God’s Word With Your Expectations.
If we were to ask God for anything, what would we ask for?If we have health issues, we would want to be cured. If we do not have a job, we would want help finding one. If we were going through a personal difficulty or tragedy, we would want...
How the Bible Engages All Our Senses.
How the Bible Engages All Our Senses. July 24, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th. Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Epistle: Romans 15:1-7.Gospel: Matthew 9:27-35.
See and Show God’s Compassion.
July 3, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th. Fourth Sunday After Pentecost Epistle: Romans 6:18-23 Gospel: Matthew 8:5-13.
How to be Fulfilled?
June 26, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.Third Sunday After PentecostEpistle: Romans 5:1-10.Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33.
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...
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 mo...
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, lite...
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 you...
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...
Is Church Service For Everyone?
Christ is Risen. He is Truly Risen.On this second Sunday after Easter, we continue to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. In last week’s Gospel Jesus appeared to the apostles and Saint Thomas. Today’s Gospel focuses on the women who went t...
How to See the Resurrection.
Christ is Risen. He is Truly Risen.Almaseeh Qaam. Haqqan Qaam.Christos Anesti. Alethos Anesti.We keep repeating this wonderful phrase for forty days as a reminder that Jesus appeared to His followers many times after the resurrectio...
How to Rise With Christ Every Day?
One of the most annoying things is when someone tells you “I told you so.”This phrase sounds so condescending and it makes it seems that the person saying it knows so much more than you and wants to rub in some past advice.
What is the Evidence of Your Faith in Christ?
Apparently, 86.54 percent of statistics are made up.On the other hand, some statistics are real, but not very helpful. One statistic points out that hospitals are the most dangerous places on earth because that is where most deaths take pla...
TikTok is Worse than Narcissism.
April 10, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th. Palm Sunday. Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9. Gospel: John 12:1-18. The Glorious Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Prepare! Or Fail in Your Spiritual Life.
In one way or another, you prepared for almost everything you did this week.Before you went to school, work, or came to Church, you prepared your clothes, you prepared what you were going to do, and you even prepared your thoughts to make s...
Faith Needs Humility and Persistence.
With tears, the father of the boy said: “I do believe, help my unbelief” (Mark 9:24). Before the man in today’s Gospel said this, he left the crowd and went to Jesus’s disciples so they can heal his son...
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, a...
It is Illogical to Forgive?
How many miracles did Jesus do in today’s Gospel?You may say one, to refer to Jesus healing the paralyzed man. Perhaps two, since Jesus also forgave this man’s sins. But are there at least three, if not more miracles in today’s Gospel? ...
How Fasting Rearranges Our Priorities.
I have a theory that if you fast from certain kinds of food, like meat or dairy, or if you decide to give up something else for Lent, like chocolate or music, you will not immediately die. I am not sure if this theory is accurate, so I...
Go Faster by Slowing Down for God
February 27, 2022, homily by Father François Beyrouti, Ph.D./D.Th.Gospel of the Cheese-Fare. Forgiveness & Fasting.Epistle: Romans 13:11-14:4Gospel: Mt 6:14-21.
How to Unconfuse Your Bible Reading.
Meat Fare Sunday. The Last Judgement. Epistle: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2. Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46.
How to Keep God Alive in Your Life.
In our Melkite Catholic Church and all other Catholic and Orthodox Churches that follow the Byzantine liturgical tradition, there are always periods of preparation for the major feast days of the Church year...