Fr. Mark Hamlet

The Visitation

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:37:41 +0000

The season of Advent is really short, lasting only four weeks. The only liturgical season shorter is Christmas, which lasts twelve days. Today and this week we bring the season of Advent to a close, as this is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent teaches us something very important about God and our relationship with […]

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Advent One 2021

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 14:10:57 +0000

In Advent, we learn again of God coming to us. “Advenio” in Latin. He comes. Our God comes to us. Several years ago, after 9/11, as a Deacon, I did a lot of work with Muslims on behaf of our Bishop. I worked in their mosques and with their Imams. I learned their concept of […]

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Christ the King 2021

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:05:37 +0000

Christians are not strangers to persecution. Throughout Salvation History we see persecution and martyrdom of those who refuse to renounce their Faith in God. Most people don’t realize this, but less than a hundred years ago, Mexico was one of the most advanced Catholic countries in the world, with Catholic schools, Catholic hospitals, orphanages, monasteries […]

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Divorce

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:55:35 +0000

I once heard a woman say, “I think my husband was made out of mud. I was created from the rib of a human being. That explains everything.” Men and women say lots of things about each other. However, what Sacred Scripture says about men and women is of paramount importance, especially in these days […]

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Religious Tolerance

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:48:19 +0000

The Disciple John was upset when he saw someone not of Jesus’ group doing exorcisms in the name of Jesus, saying to him. “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.” Likewise, in the reading from the Book of Numbers in […]

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“Ephphatha” – Be Opened

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 19:21:17 +0000

Imagine this man, deaf and mute from birth. He had never heard a human word. He had a speech impediment and was described as mute. He had never spoken a conversation with anyone. Now the first words he hears in his entire life are the words of Jesus. And the first person he speaks to […]

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Fidelity to the Word of God

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 21:57:56 +0000

For the entire history of our salvation there is a tension between God and Man, between Creator and created. Man constantly tries to control our religion. God always prevails. He is, after all, the Creator. We are his creatures. We should never forget, God chose us. We did not choose Him. God chose us, and […]

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Faith is a Decision

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:06:33 +0000

Many of you know I was not born into a Catholic family. The faith of my family was Protestant, “Bible-belt Christian”. I can recall the moment of my first conversion to the Catholic faith, as it was a powerful moment for me at age 17. I was driving one night, discerning my faith, reflecting on […]

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 20:09:44 +0000

In the Book of Revelation we read, God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant could be seen in the temple. Allow me to show you what the Jews and the Early Church understood up until that time as the Ark of The Covenant. I invite you to come up after […]

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The World Will Never Accept Us

Fr. Mark Hamlet — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:17:41 +0000

If you look closely at history, and look closely at current events, you will observe an important theme of history and politics. In all of history, all government seeks to control religion. Look at the Church of England. Look at China and the Catholic Church. Look recently at government attempts to shut down churches in […]

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