When You are Accused of Hatred, Stand Fast.

Homily of Father Michael O'Connor from Mass on September 4, 2022, at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS
Referenced Readings:
Wisdom 9:13-18b
Philemon 9-10, 12-17
Luke 14:25-33
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[@annemcgoff8495]

Thank you, Father Michael. I have spent many years not understanding this message of Jesus until now. I have not always loved my faith and family by holding to these truths. I believed giving in was the loving way. Keeping peace was the end goal… I pray to be a disciple. God Bess you!🙏

[@pschlenker]

Inspiring Mass and homily. Heavenly music. I applaud Fr. O'Connor's courage to speak the truth in love.

[@jlinnintj]

Thank you, Father. Excellent homily. We can so relate to the people you spoke about. Adult children can be tremendously hateful when you cross them and stand firm to the teachings of the Faith.

[@MMC-jp1gl]

God bless you Father! I am the ONLY person in my blood family that has refused to go along with my lost sister's "gay" marriage and have been accused of hate many a time. I have tried over and over to tell them that I do all of it out of love: love for God, love for Truth, love for them. It goes on deaf ears. The Church has abandoned this teaching for the easy-peasy "go along to get along" "lurv". I have been alone in my family for many years doing this...and hope that my faithfulness, sacrifice and trust in God's ways will lead all of my lost family back to Him asap:+) God bless~

[@johnwoulfe3118]

As a cradle Catholic and Irish by birth, now an American citizen, I am always more uplifted after listening to your sermons than any other Priest or Cardinal. God bless you Father.

[@SwiftRead]

John 15:18-19 ~ "If the world HATE you, know ye, that it hath hated me before you. If you had been of the world, the world would LOVE its own: but because you are NOT of the world, but 'I have chosen you out of the world,' therefore the world hateth you"🙏

[@johntraina9767]

Inspiring homily Fr. Michael. We need more priests like you, to inspire, and strengthen us in this world full of evil and corruption.

[@a.h.kfoury6909]

God bless you father Michael. I did not understand this passage of the Gospel until now. I learned so much from your homilies. I even changed, I was lately very depressed because of all the things I have to do and then I remembered you saying that we have to have faith and hope, and I repeated your words faith and hope, after just saying these words all my worries disappeared, and I felt very light, everything was going to be fine as long as I have faith and hope. God bless you, I thank God a thousand times for having discovered this channel. I wish I had found it years ago.🙏🙏❤

[@judylarkin1978]

Wow! Such a powerful message, Father. I think it is quite normal today that we as Christians have these internal struggles when we deal with loved ones who have “different” lifestyles. We question whether we are being too self-righteous when we refuse to bend to this new morality. Thank you for always speaking truth however hard to hear.🙏💜

[@cecee8288]

This was an eye opening homily. Time to get our house in order. Father Michael teaches the hard truths.

[@lourdescardoz5055]

Fr Mike, pray for the poor in Spirit... need Prayers, need God's intervention....

[@aldamachado6384]

Thank you Fr.Mike for always telling us the truth another powerful homily God Bless you always 🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@barbaraomalley9078]

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[@lourdescardoz5055]

Thank you Fr Mike for your encouragement, stay blessed ♥️♥️♥️

[@ViaOjo]

Thank you Father Mike for explaining this. You are a Good Shepherd 🥲

[@markoleary5329]

From Dublin: Thank you, Fr. Mike, for such clarity and courage. You remain in my prayers.

[@cliffbarber1642]

I needed to hear this homily today Fr. Mike. It really spoke to me and gave me a courage in a situation I’m facing in my own family. Many thanks to you and may God bless you in every way.🙏

[@patodwyer721]

Thanks Fr.Mike for making some sense of this Gospel

[@user-eo5ol1qv1n]

I live in the Diocese of Wilmington DE. Joe Biden attends church in this Diocese. The previous Bishop and the newly installed Bishop still allow the Bidens communion when they attend mass. It's like an approval of the Biden's opinions against the teachings of the Catholic Church. It's hard to swallow. Because I cannot go to another diocese to attend church, I have to attend mass in this diocese. I have to focus on Jesus and the mass to praise and honor God in a diocese that does not want to stand up for the teachings of the church. I don't know the inner feelings of the priests in my parish, although the pastor seems to go along with the bishops, but I do respect their celebration of the mass. My focus has to be the mass. Your homilies are inspiring and are in line with my thoughts and teachings learned on Catholicism. Thank you for making them available.

[@marinemom03]

Thank you Father Michael for helping us Stand Fast.