Tuesday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time, 29 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (6 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Behold, I come to do your will, O God. Whoever does the will of God, is my brother and sister and mother.

Readings: Hebrews 10:1-10; Psalm 40; Mark 3:31-35

St Thomas Aquinas, 28 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (10 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. "Every truth without exceptions--and whoever may utter it--is from the Holy Spirit." St Thomas Aquinas

Readings: Hebrews 9:15, 24-28; Psalm 98; Mark 3:22-30

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 27 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (21 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. You are Christ's body and individually parts of it. Every Life is Beautiful. No extra pieces. Every person is essential to God's Plan.

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21

Saints Timothy & Titus, 26 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Petersburg, Alaska. I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have received. Come Holy Spirit, through the powerful intersession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Readings: 2 Timothy 1:1-8; Psalm 96; Mark 3:20-21

Conversion of St Paul, 25 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon the name of Jesus.

Readings: Acts 22:3-16, Psalm 117; Mark 16:15-18

St Francis de Sales, 24 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Devotion must must be practiced in different ways, each according to this vocation and unique talents. The measure of Love is to Love without measure.

Readings: Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Psalm 40; Mark 3:7-12

Homework read St Francis de Sales master work: An Introduction to the Devout Life.

Wednesday 2nd Week in Ordinary Time, 23 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Gloating is not a virtue. We are no better than the Pharisees when we judge and condemn our brothers and sisters, who God loves just as much as God loves us.

Readings: Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17; Psalm 110; Mark 3:1-6

Love and Serve Life, 22 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Love for all, if it is sincere, naturally tends to become a preferential attention to the weakest and poorest. In this vein we find the Church's concern for the unborn, the most fragile, the most threatened by selfishness of adults and the darkening of consciences. -Benedict XVI

St Agnes, 21 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. You may stain your sword with my blood, but you will never be able to profane my body, consecrated to Christ. ~St Agnes (age 12) at her martyrdom.

Readings: Hebrews 5:1-10; Psalm 110; Mark 2:18-22

Pro-Life Sunday, 20 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (24 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Abortion will not end if it becomes illegal in the USA it will just go underground. Abortion will end when we through our Prayer and Love create a Culture of Life where men take on the responsibility of Fatherhood and every pregnancy is honored for the Gift of Life from God that it is. Pray your Rosaries with me. Our Lady of Guadalupe & St Joseph intercede on behalf of the Unborn.

Readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; John 2:1-11

Monday of the 1st Week of Ordinary Time, 14 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (6 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. In the past, God spoke in partial and various ways, now he speaks to us through his Son. Jesus calls four fishermen to be his first apostles.

Readings: Hebrews 1:1-6; Psalm 97; Mark 1:14-20

Baptism of the Lord, 13 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (18 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. After the Lord was baptized, the heavens were opened, and the Spirit descended upon him like a dove, and the voice of the Father thundered: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

Readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Psalm 104; Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

Saturday Christmas, 12 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. John the Baptist teaches, that he must decrease so that Christ may increase. Good advice even today.

Readings: 1 John 5:14-21; Psalm 149; John 3:22-30

Friday Christmas Week, 11 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Jesus cures the man with leprosy with a loving touch, restoring him. Let us do the same reaching out in love to the so called untouchables.

Readings: 1 John 5:5-13; Psalm 147; Luke 5:12-16

Thursday Christmas Week, 10 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (6 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Jesus gives his mission statement in the synagogue in Nazareth reading from Isaiah, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. ...

Readings: 1 John 4:19-5:4; Psalm 72; Luke 4:14-22a

Wednesday Christmas Week, 9 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (6 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Jesus walks on water and calms the storm while saying, Be Not Afraid! Jesus I Trust in You!

Readings: 1 John 4:11-18; Psalm 72; Mark 6:45-52

Tuesday Christmas Week, 8 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus feeds the five-thousand with what little the apostles have. He will do the same today. Let us offer what little we have and find out that it become more than enough through God's blessing.

Readings: 1 John 4:7-10; Psalm 72; Mark 6:34-44

Monday of Christmas Week, 7 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people.

Readings: 1 John 3:22-4:6; Psalm 2; Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25

Epiphany of the Lord, 6 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (15 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Now it has been revealed that the Gentiles are coheir of the promise. We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.

Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12

St John Neumann, 5 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (11 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. St John Neumann was a missionary priest from Bohemia in early America and died as the Bishop of Philadelphia defending the Catholic Immigrants. A quite faithful priest who loved his people, humbly doing his best for God.

Readings: 1 John 3:11-21; Psalm 100; John 1:43-51

St Elizabeth Ann Seton, 4 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (10 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. St Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), was: wife, mother of five, widow, convert, school teacher, builder of schools & orphanages and founder of a Sisters of Charity of St Joseph.

Readings: 1 John 3:7-10; Psalm 98; John 35-42

Most Holy Name of Jesus, 3 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 Minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg. In the beginning before all ages, the Word was God and he humbled himself to be born the savior of the world. His name is Jesus-God Saves!

Readings: 1 John 2:29-3:6; Psalm 98; John 1:29-34

Saints Basil & Gregory, 2 Jan 2013

Click here to listen and download this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. St Basil was raised in a family of saints (his parents, three siblings, and grandmother would all be canonized). This is the goal of every family.

Readings: 1John 2:22-28; Psalm 98; John 1:19-28

Mary, Holy Mother of God, 1 Jan 2013

Click here to download and listen to this homily (10 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may the Lord let his face shine upon you, and give you peace, and give you peace, and give you peace forever.

Readings: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21

7th Day in the Octave of Christmas, 31 Dec 2012

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

Readings: 1 John 2:18-21; Psalm 96; John 1:1-18