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Father Broom speaks to the parents of the Confirmation students about the Life of Christ. He introduces them to the Paschal Mystery- the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He focuses in this lesson on the events of Holy Thursday.

He encourages the parents to study along with their students by using the You Cat which is the text for the parish Confirmation classes.

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 talks about the meaning of the word “love”. C.S. Lewis wrote a famous book entitled The Four Loves about the different kinds of love. There is the love of brothers, there is erotic love, there is love for parent or child and there is sacrificial love that is called agape.

Agape is the love Christ has for us. He gave his life for each of us so that we could have life and life most abundantly.

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 is preparing the Confirmation boys for Lent by teaching them about the Paschal Mystery of Christ. He describes the Last Supper and the Institution of both the Eucharist and the priesthood. He describes the Agony in the Garden and Christ’s Passion and Death.

He gives them examples of how they can unite their sufferings to the Passion of Christ.

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 Gospel Mark 4:26-34. The Parable of the tiny Mustard Seed that grows into a mighty bush. We received the tiny seed of Faith at our Baptism. Our parents tended that seed and made it grow. Now it is our job to nurture our faith and to grow it. With the proper care, it will blossom like the well cared for grapefruit seedling pictured here.

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 talks to the Friday evening Perseverance Group about the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas. He was the greatest philosopher and theologian in the Church. He was a brilliant author and speaker. He grasped the most sublime truths about God, the Sacraments, and the human soul.

Yet he attributed his brilliant insights not to his fervent study but to the time he spent in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Near the end of his life, he had a vision of Christ. The Lord told him to ask for any gift and he would give it to Thomas. His request? Only this: “Lord, give me the grace to love you more and more each day.”

To read more about St. Thomas Aquinas, please see Father Broom’s Blog:
http://fredbroom.blogspot.com/2013/01/st-thomas-aquinas-dumb-ox1225-1274_763.html

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