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Father Broom speaks about Naaman the Syrian from Second Kings Chapter 5.
Naaman is a powerful military leader and a close associate of the Syrian King. But he has leprosy…..his only hope for a cure is putting his trust in the hands of the One True God through God’s prophet, Elisha. He is given a miraculous cure.

We also have leprosy – the leprosy of sin…. actual sins and inclinations towards sin. Our only hope is through the intervention of God through the Sacraments…. We can be cured. We can be made clean in Confession and Holy Communion.

Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.

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Father Broom preaches on the near occasion of sin at the Mass for the Confirmation students. How many times we fall by being close to the temptation. If Eve had not been standing by that tree…..we might have never suffered all the effects of original sin.

Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.

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Father Broom speaks on how we can best prepare for death. How we live, how we pray, how we practice charity are all parts of our preparation for death. But the reality is that we are not preparing for death….we are preparing for Heaven! All of our cooperation with God’s graces and all of our efforts are for one purpose – to spend all eternity in Heaven with Jesus and Mary and all the Angels and Saints!

St. Joseph, Pray for us! He is the patron saint of a holy and happy death because he died in the arms of Jesus and Mary. Dear God, give us all that grace!

Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.

To read his blogs in English or Spanish and to listen his other podcasts, please go to www.fatherbroom.com

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Father Broom continues his series of talks on Temptations and How to Overcome Them at his Friday evening Perseverance Group. Father gives several practical tactics to thwart temptations. St. Ignatius would say we are soldiers and must be brave, resolute, and strong against the enemy. Our success will rest on our choice of allies…..the Saints, the Angels, our Guardian Angel, St. Joseph, the Terror of Demons, and most of all Mary, Most Pure…. the tempter can not remain in her presence.

Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.

To read his blogs in English or Spanish and to listen his other podcasts, please go to www.fatherbroom.com

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Father Broom preaches on the vices of jealousy and envy….. one is more ugly than the other. When we allow ourselves to be envious what we are doing is rejoicing in the misfortunes of those whom we envy and feeling sad about their successes or blessings.

The contrary virtue is fraternal charity. When we have charity we can say with St. Paul: “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.”

Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.

To read his blogs in English or Spanish and to listen his other podcasts, please go to www.fatherbroom.com