“By means of the funeral rites, it has been the practice of the Church, as a tender mother, not simply to commend the dead to God but also to raise high the hope of its children and to give witness to its own faith in the future r … [Read more...]
About Fr. Richard L. Schamber
Fr. Richard L. Schamber is a priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and was ordained in 2007. He is presently a student at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum (a.k.a. "Augustinianum") in Rome, Italy, currently in the propaedeutic year leading into the Licentiate in Theology and Patristic Sciences.
Homilies for December 2012
November 23, 2012 by Fr. Richard L. Schamber
For Sunday Liturgies and Feasts Homilies for December 2012 Nativity by Gerard Van Honthorst A drowsy faith Purpose: To draw attention to a particular crisis of faith present among Christians: a weak vigilance for the coming of C … [Read more...]
The “Roman Missal” and Alienation
April 27, 2012 by Fr. Richard L. Schamber
The revised translation of the Roman Missal will show if attitudes and integration with daily life receive new inspiration, serving as a “sign of the times,” a litmus test of the spirit of this generation. The new English translation … [Read more...]
The Sapiential Character of Sacramental Reconciliation
March 28, 2012 by Fr. Richard L. Schamber
Wisdom is not merely a final product of confession, but is diffused throughout the whole of sacramental reconciliation. Return of the Prodigal Son by Murillo Christ gave to his apostles a divine authority to bind and loose for the … [Read more...]
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