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The conversion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola began when he was almost killed by a cannonball at the Battle of Pamplona. He was helping his countrymen – the Spanish- repel the French invaders. The Spanish lost the battle… he suffered severe wounds in his legs. It was the biggest failure of his life and the most painful and yet that was what God used to start him on the road to holiness.

Our greatest failures, losses, and defeats are sometimes the doorways to becoming a Saint.

What is your “Pamplona” experience? Father Broom helps us to see in his life and ours that God works in mysterious ways to bring His Will alive in our lives. He wills us all to be great Saints and will use whatever means necessary to get our attention.

Father Ed Broom OMV gave this homily on July 31, 2012 – the feast day of St. Ignatius. This was during the annual eight Day Retreat at Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra, California for those who have done the Spiritual Exercises at his parish, St. Peter Chanel in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.

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Father Ed Broom presents a contemplation of this great mystery. He gives a vivid description of our Lord, Mary, and St. John the Baptist. The Holy Spirit descends… the Father speaks….. what richness Holy Scripture has for us in our Ignatian contemplations.

Eight Day Ignatian Retreat – July 24 to August 1, 2012 –
Sacred Heart Retreat House Alhambra, California

To read Father Broom’s Blogs or to learn more about his apostolic work, please visit: www.fatherbroom.com

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The completion of the Paschal Mystery – the suffering, death, and Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Rejoice in the Lord! This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Father Ed Broom concludes the Eight Day Ignatian Retreat by reminding us that death has been defeated… Christ is victorious and so are we. He is truly risen! Alleluia!

This concludes our series of Podcasts on the Eight Day Ignatian Retreat given at Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra, California from July 24 to August 1, 2012.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, is Associate Pastor of St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and was ordained by Saint John Paul II on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction.

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Father Broom gives the Ignatian classic meditation on the Three Grades of Humility – the path to Christian perfection. The saints set the standards for the three grades….Saint Dominic Savio, St. Maria Goretti, and the Blessed Virgin Mary are the models we can follow.

Eight Day Ignatian Retreat – July 24 to August 1, 2012 –
Sacred Heart Retreat House Alhambra, California

Father Ed Broom, OMV, is Associate Pastor of St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and was ordained by Saint John Paul II on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction.

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Father Ed Broom, OMV, present the Two Standards Meditation from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. We have a choice, which will it be? The Standard of Christ or the Standard of Satan? An easy choice except that enemy has many ways to mislead us.

Eight Day Ignatian Retreat – July 24 to August 1, 2012 –
Sacred Heart Retreat House Alhambra, California

Father Ed Broom, OMV, is Associate Pastor of St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and was ordained by Saint John Paul II on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction.