Dominican Friars
Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

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28 March • The Greatest Commandment in Lent

A Word of Hope

Join Fr. Louis, Provincial for the Dominicans of the Province of Saint Albert the Great, for a powerful Lenten reflection on the great commandments to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Fr. Louis delves into how we can express our love for God through the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, emphasizing the importance of genuine generosity and attentive listening to God's presence.

Furthermore, Fr. Louis emphasizes the crucial connection between loving ourselves and loving our neighbors. He encourages viewers to recognize and accept their own gifts and challenges, enabling them to extend that same acceptance and love to those around them.

This video offers spiritual guidance and encouragement for those seeking to deepen their Lenten observance and strengthen their relationship with God and their community. Discover how to live out the greatest commandment and share a word of hope with others.

Keywords: Catholic homily, Lent, love, greatest commandment, Fr. Louis Moroni OP, Dominican, Gospel reflection, Christian teaching, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, neighbor love, self-love, spiritual growth, religious video, biblical interpretation, word of hope, lenten reflection.

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    10 Oct • Trust in prayer

    Does God really respond to our prayer? Jesus promised us that "if we knock the door will be opened." Our head might believe this, but our hearts sometimes doubt, and that gets in the way of prayer. Trust.
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    9 Oct • Find your voice

    Jesus taught his disciples the "Our Father" when they wanted to know how to pray. This is a prayer that does not supplant our own voice, but guides it into looking for the right things from God. Find your own voice in prayer. Ask for what you truly want and need.
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    7 Oct • Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us

    On this Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and marking one year since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, we join with Pope Francis to make this a day of fasting and penance, asking Mary to join in praying for peace in our world. She, who invoked a powerful miracle from Jesus with her comment "they have no more wine," will surely get a response when she tells him "they have no more peace."
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    6 Oct • Dependent on God's Mercy

    Jesus said, "whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Children are dependent on others for the basic needs of their lives, and they know it. We are dependent on God's mercy to to be able to live in the kingdom of God. Do we always remember that?
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    4 Oct • Seeing the beauty inside

    On this Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we hear a reading about how God sees everything and we do not. But Francis had a talent for seeing the inner goodness of a person, even when the exterior was a little gruf. Can we grow in our ability to do this?
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    3 Oct • Finding the deeper truth

    Job's friends "know" he must have sinned if God's hand is against him. Job "knows" that he will see his vindication with his own eyes, and so he and his friends talk across each other. The deeper truth of the Book of Job is beyond either of these positions. The point of the Synod on Synodality is to get to the deeper truth beyond what either "side" thinks, because that deeper truth can transform us, our Church, and our world.
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    2 Oct • God has many ways to protect us

    Guardian Angels represent God's particular love and care for each one of us, as our needs differ one from another and over the course of our lives. So don't be afraid to ask God for what you need today, know that God has all sorts of ways to provide for you, including Guardian Angels.
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    1 Oct • The Little Flower

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    29 Sept • Cast it away, but not so far away

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    You can find out more information about the Oct. 24 Provincial's Dinner at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/knch6p/event/provincialsdinner2024/

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    26 Sept • Reignite your faith

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    24 Sept • Grow your family

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    22 Sept • The first shall be last

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    21 Sept • You never know where life will lead

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