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Father Broom speaking to his Friday evening Perseverance Group tells us how even little people with small resources and generous hearts can become great saints. He uses examples from the Bible – the Widow’s Mite, Gideon, and little David against mighty Goliath, and lives of the Saints, St. Therese and Blessed Mother Teresa to show how even the small and insignificant can do great things got God. We might be small people with few talents and resources but with a generous heart we can be great saints!

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 Luke 15:1-10. The Pharisees say “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them”. Our Lord gives them the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin. God’s Mercy and love for the lost.

Father gives several other Gospel examples of the Mercy of Jesus…the woman at the well, the woman caught in adultery etc. Jesus preached and practiced mercy. He extends His mercy to us every day so that we can become as merciful as the Heavenly Father is merciful.

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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Don’t we all believe the same things? NO! Father Broom in his homily highlights three of the critical differences between Catholicism and Protestantism.

1) The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist – we have it – they don’t.

2) We are saved by Faith and Works – they only stress Faith – Once saved always saved is their motto but we work out our salvation in fear and trembling.

3) Purgatory – we believe in it and in praying for the dead, they don’t

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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“Give me souls and take all the rest away!” St. John Bosco

“The measure of love is to love without measure” St. Francis De Sales

If we love God, we love what He loves. He loves souls. How can we bring more people to Him? Who can we bring to Mass? Do we have zeal for souls like Don Bosco?

We are filled with gratitude for the gift of the Eucharist in our lives. We must share it! We must bring others!

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 our love of neighbor. Do we see Jesus in the poor…. do we recognize the face of Christ in those suffering? St. Martin of Tours was converted from paganism because he was willing to help a poor freezing man by sharing his cloak with him. That poor man turned out to be Jesus Christ.

Blessed Mother Teresa teaches us that we 1st find Christ in the Eucharist, then in our daily Holy Hour and when we have found him in those places, we will recognize him in the poor among us.

“In the twilight of our life, we will be judged on love.” St. John of the Cross

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