Don't bury your talents.

Homily of Fr. Michael O'Connor from Mass on November 19, 2023 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS
Referenced Readings:
Prv 31:10-13,19-20,30-31
1 Thes 5:1-6
Mt 25:14-30
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[@felicitygrace5113]

I am grateful for the internet and youtube to listen to Father Mike OConnor. Thank you for every homily and for telling it like it is! ❤

[@debbiepower4455]

Thank you Fr Mike for this homily. I was removed from all m ministry work when a priest came to our parish who didn’t like my views on keeping the deposit of faith. Your teaching today encouraged me to keep speaking and not be silent.

[@craiglist483]

Thank you for not skipping the hard parts & the swift kick Fr Mike - much appreciated.

[@misszut192]

Thank you Father, for not sugar-coating anything. Thank you for opening our eyes and making us aware of our responsibility and of what is at stake. It's obvious you truly CARE about the salvation of those who listen to you.

[@stlhsal]

Thank you, Fr. Mike. A wonderful and challenging homily!

[@stephaniehatfield5831]

Always feeding your lambs, thank you Fr Mike🙏🏻🐾

[@CatholicCristero]

THIS IS A GREAT HOMILY!

[@mulipolatuuumataafatiufeaa4964]

Thank you, Fr Mike, for the straightforward message for our souls.

[@sharonchilton2381]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou Amen. ❤

[@ceciliayukie1034]

Sounds like a wake-up call to us, thankq Fr🙏

[@gracesflowers977]

I pray to share my gifts and talents to others. He gave everything for us. Thank you Father Mike for always leading Jesus flock.

[@aprilbarter]

Many are living in unrepented mortal sin and the Divine Life is not within them.

[@caroldoidge3044]

Powerful Thankful for your homily 👏

[@c3plus192]

You were on fire this morning, Father Mike!! Telling it like it is! May God bless you and keep you on that pulpit teaching and leading us. We so desperately need men like you helping us to not lose our way. ❤❤❤❤

[@teresamelvin1073]

Great sermon father mike always telling it like it is God bless from Canada❤

[@marynellessen8790]

Thank you Fr Mike, powerful message today! 🙏🏻

[@tomdailey5033]

Fr. Mike, this was a tremendously impactful homily. I’m 64 and a life long Catholic and I’ve never heard this Gospel preached in that way. If only we had more spiritual leaders like you. Thank you so much.

[@anahioliveros2011]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@louisiananana652]

One of the best sermons that I have heard in a long time. Thank you, and may God bless you, Fr. Mike.

[@mitchelle-dz4lo]

Thank you Fr Mike for awakening in us the truths of the bible and strengthening my faith .

[@guyrochefort9722]

Thank you fr Mike God bless you ❤ Jesus I'm with you always father son holyspirit Amen ❤🙏🙏✨️

[@hollytreelodge]

There was a time in the 1950s/60s in England when the hard parts of the gospel were heard from the pulpit. That were part of Catholic school life. By the 70s it had mostly disappeared. I was born in the 50s and blessed to have had this foundation.

[@GoinDownhill361]

I wish I had this homily three days ago, when I did precisely what Fr. Michael said : I got furious by the miserable state of my life and instead of taking proper action I let a couple of my inner demons (my anger and my jealousy) take control and accused God of having golden children and me not being one of them. I messed it up, again. If I end up in hell, it'll be well deserved, for being an ungrateful and lazy POS.

[@markrossetti8520]

Fr. Mike That was the most through analysis and explanation of one of many gospel passages that has haunted me despite my repetitive readings, truly great Fr. Mike. Thank you and God bless you

[@aprilbarter]

Dear Father Mike, I would so much love to meet you in person, but I am way up here in New England, USA.

[@CP_LUVS]

Thank you Fr. Mike ❤

[@user-hc9hs5rm8d]

Father looking in from Blackrock in Dublin and seeing your church full is a great testament to the priests of that parish . Very happy to be able to hear and see you Ft Mike and appreciate it. Thank you

[@kevinhiggins2037]

Same here from Galway city.❤

[@belovelyloveofgod]

I AM CALLED CRAZY OR A SINNER WHEN I USE MY TALENT CAUSE HEARING GOD LIGE MEANS ONE IS CRAZY, SO I AM TOLD. 🌹☀️

[@elizabethvargas6809]

I needed this, Fr. Mike. God Bless You.

[@peggyhawkinson3061]

I’m amazed that this homily doesn’t have over 2000 likes!

[@cnyphotovideo]

Amen. Thank you, Fr. Mike. We may not always like the challenges but we definitely need them.

[@maryannedaugherty8722]

Thank you Fr Mike! I needed this today. ❤

[@joannebywaters4154]

Amen!! O dear Jesus grace us to love You, know You & serve You by using our talents ❤🙏

[@studybible]

When the relationship with the master disappears, the value of the talents we possess also disappears

[@annemcgoff8495]

Thank you, Fr Mike. I needed your powerful words. 🙏

[@wishIwuzskiing]

That voice that tells us "don't do it" or "You're not that good at that" ISN'T from God! We are given gifts to share, each in a unique way. Finding where our puzzle piece fits into the whole Church community picture is important! And that's a great analogy of the Doctor only telling us good news and not bringing up where we are sick or diseased. We have to hear the whole story so we know what to work on. Remember this journey is over very, very quickly and we need to get our souls ready for heaven!

[@watermain48]

Thank you Fr. Mike. That was incredible.

[@patodwyer721]

Thank you Fr.Mike for your Guidance and Leadership

[@theresafelix9382]

Father you’re the best!!!

[@HumilityisaVirtue]

Excellent and a huge AMEN!!!!! Father Mike, after 30 years being with a parish in Charlotte, one of my biggest issues is not reading the ENTIRE reading. I call that a short cut, but who is it benefitting? NO ONE! Of course, related to that is the fluff, or as you call it, cotton candy sermon. We left that parish nearly 2 years ago. (I would still love to get down there and buy you the lunch or breakfast I promised over a year ago.)

[@annosullivan1347]

🇮🇪💕x

[@annaplucinsky4605]

If today you hear his voice hear his voice harden not your heart,

[@eileenfrench6537]

Amen ❤

[@dianeduquette6368]

I wish I can be a member of your church. But I live up north. I feel like I’m drying up my holy priest retired. I feel I lost my shepherd. And I need a spiritual director. Pray for me🙏🏼

[@BestUsernameForMe]

Excellent sermon. I can see why the Gospel is can be a wake up call. Also see why it is a good reason that you should never bring a child into a world if the odds of eternal fire are massive. Challenging is good, but does the downside have to be so awful? Never heard a good answer. Seems more like the bad news rather than the good news.

[@annaplucinsky4605]

He has put me to work. Now what do I do?

[@alamedavigilante]

We have a priest who always shortens the readings, whether the church gives him the option or not. I like Fr Mike better.

[@SKF358]

Who has 16 minutes for this?