Homilies, Scripture Reflections & Modern IssuesFr. Jeff's Homilies and Reflections on Modern Issueshttps://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-HomiliesPart 3: Beauty is a Woman’s Mindhttps://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/31/part-3-beauty-is-a-womans-mindModern IssuesThu, 23 Mar 2017 20:56:04 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://www.stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/Pt 3 beauty is a woman's mind.mp3?ver=2017-03-23-164923-003"><br>Click to hear the reflection.<br></audio><br><p><p><p><p><p><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt;'>&nbsp;<font face="Calibri"><strong>Part 3: Beauty is a Woman’s Mind</strong></font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">The Wisdom of the woman, or her contemplative mindset, can influence society for the better and help change society.</font></p></span></p></p></p><p>&nbsp;</p></p><p>&nbsp;</p></p></p>31Part 2: Mind of Woman is Beautifulhttps://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/30/part-2-mind-of-woman-is-beautifulModern IssuesThu, 09 Mar 2017 15:15:16 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://www.stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/Pt2 woman's mind is beautiful.mp3?ver=2017-03-09-092832-937"><br>Click to hear the reflection.<br></audio><br><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><b>Part 2: Mind of Woman is Beautiful</b></p> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Equal but powerfully different is the mind of woman.</span></p></p></p><p class="">&nbsp;</p></p><p class="">&nbsp;</p></p></p>30Part 1: Mind of Woman is Beautifulhttps://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/29/part-1-mind-of-woman-is-beautifulModern IssuesThu, 09 Mar 2017 15:10:04 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://www.stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/Beautiful mind of woman pt 1.mp3?ver=2017-03-09-092827-733"><br>Click to hear the reflection.<br></audio><br><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><p class=""><b>Part 1: Mind of Woman is Beautiful </b></p> <p class="">The importance of a woman's intelligence.</p></p></p><p class="">&nbsp;</p></p><p class="">&nbsp;</p></p></p>29Sexual Confusion-Theoryhttps://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/23/sexual-confusion-theoryModern IssuesSat, 17 Dec 2016 15:53:04 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/Sexual confusion-theory.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"><br>Click to hear the homily.<br></audio></p><p>A Brief Reflection</p><p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">Sexual confusion Theory</font></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">&nbsp;</font></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">We mistake theory for facts.<span>&nbsp; </span>So it might help to reflect on theory in general and especially theory of sexuality.</font></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">Again, all sexuality is such a sensitive part of our lives that we must handle such discussions reverently. </font></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Calibri">I don’t feel comfortable talking about such things publicly, but at least I can treat this as a sacred topic.</font></p> <span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Theology can greatly help theory.<span>&nbsp; </span>In two minutes or less, I will give it a try.</span><br></font></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></p>23Does Church hate gays?https://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/10/does-church-hate-gaysModern IssuesThu, 15 Sep 2016 01:30:08 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/2016pbr02.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"><br>Click to hear the homily.<br></audio></p><p>A Brief Reflection</p><p>&nbsp;Fr. Jeff in two minutes or less tries to address the myth that the church hates gays.</p> <span>Again, it is far from complete, but a good starting point…</span><p>&nbsp;</p>10Does Church hate women?https://stpatrickchurch.us/Learning-Christ/Online-Homilies/PostId/7/does-church-hate-womenModern IssuesSat, 10 Sep 2016 03:58:06 GMT<p><audio controls=""><br><source src="http://stpatrickchurch.us/Portals/0/SiteFiles/LearningChrist/Homilies/Reflections/2016pbr01.mp3" type="audio/mpeg"><br>Click to hear the homily.<br></audio></p><p>A Brief Reflection</p><p>Help from the pastor</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Description</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In 2 minutes , I hope to take away a misunderstanding. It is short and sweet . </p> <span>It does not deny sins of people who misrepresented the church but it gives the picture of those who do represent the church!! That picture is lost in today's view!! It is incomplete but gives pause for appreciation of Mother Church!</span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>7