Homilies from the Chapel at Saint Michael's

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel John 9:1-41 assigned for 19 March 2023 followed by a plain-spoken analysis of this passage of scripture.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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With Episode 27, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for Sunday the twelfth of March and offers a reflection on the reading and it relevance to current events

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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Episode 26, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for March Fourth 2023 and points out that each and everyone of us need to ask ourselves, this Lenten season, what’s in our hearts: the hippy Jesus that preaches peace, love, and inclusion, or the Jesus that is the Word, the truth, the light and the way who told John the Baptist that righteousness was following God’s Holy Word.

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In this message we examine Matthew 4:1-11; The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness and explore how we can emulate Christ by conditioning ourselves to avoid temptation through this Lenten Season.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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Episode 24, Brother Will Valentino, a seminarian at Saint Michael’s, presents a homily prepared for partial completion of the course in Homiletics.   Brother Valentino, by the grace of God, will be ordained to the Priesthood later this year.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with ...

Episode 23, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Year A 1-29-2023

This week we look at Matthew 5:1-12, the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount, more commonly known as the Beatitudes.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharin...

Episode 22, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 22 January 2023 as well as an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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Episode 21, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 15 January 2023 and provides an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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In this twentieth Episode of Satin Michael’s Chapel,  Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for the Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord 2023, which is from Matthew chapter 3, verses 13 through 17, Following the Gospel reading we make an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture, in which Jesus Christ speaks of righteousness and demonstrates humility.

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In Episode 19, Brother Daemian Grabin, a seminarian at Saint Michael’s, presents a homily prepared for partial completion of the course in Homiletics based on Colossians 3:1-11.  Brother Daemian, by the grace of God, will be ordained to the Priesthood later this year.  If you would like to join Brother Grabin and be ordained as a Priest, see our website at The Archdiocese of Saint Michael's

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With Episode 18, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for The Feast of The Holy Name of Jesus, 2023 as well as an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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Episode 17, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 25 December 2022 .

From all of us at the Archdiocese of Saint Michael’s to all of you; we pray that you have a very blessed Christmas and that the Peace of the Lord be with you and your’s in the New Year.  

In the name of the three, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

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With Episode 16, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 18 December 2022 as well as  an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of sharing with you the biblical meaning of the word of God.

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With Episode 15, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns delivers a round up of the previous week’s news.

A ministry of Saint Michael’s Chapel, The Herald at Saint Michael’s strives to report the news that is of interest to people of faith, without the obvious anti-religion bias of secular news media.

You can find the links to the stories in this episode as well as read the text of today’s report on our blog: The Herald At Saint Michael’s&nb...

In episode 14, While locked up in Herod's prison, John the Baptist sends his disciples to ask Jesus if he (Jesus Christ) is the promised one, the Messiah.  Jesus praises John calling him greater than any man ever born, while attacking Herod, the puppet King.

Each week at Saint Michael’s Chapel, we illuminate the assigned reading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Expository preaching and thorough exegesis, in the hopes of s...

With Episode 12, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for the second Sunday of Advent 2022 as well as  his commentary of this passage of scripture

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Welcome to Saint Michaels Chapel as we observe the First Sunday in Advent 2022

With Episode 10, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 27 November 2022 as well as provides an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture

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With Episode Seven, Right Reverend Benedict-Johns reads the Collect and Gospel assigned for 20 November 2022 as well as provides an in-depth analysis of this passage of scripture