Our Lady Of Lourdes Podcast

Resources referenced in today's homily: Pope Benedict XVI: "If you had to pick a moment that Christianity began, it would be this one." [he refers to Mary's 'yes.'] The Princess Bride: "Sometimes words can mean something more than just words, such as when Wesley says, 'As you wish.' He wasn't just saying, 'As you wish,' he was saying, 'I love you.'" "Mary teaches us that her 'yes' to God is everything it means to be a Christian." "But, you can say yes on a shallow level, or you can say yes from the depths of your heart. In my better moments, my 'yes' is more complete." "Christianity is about a response." "The degree to which you love is dependent upon the purity of your heart." "'Here I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent!" (2 Samuel 7:2) "Moreover, the LORD also declares to you that the LORD will make a house for you: when your days have been completed and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, sprung from your loins, and I will est