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Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

Father Ed Broom invites us to go deeper in our meditation of the Passion of Christ by taking some time today to reflect on a scene from His Passion. Father Ed then takes us deeper in the meaning, purpose and use of the Sign of the Cross that we make so often and perhaps mechanically, to increase our reverence for this very ancient practice and prayer.

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Father Ed Broom pulls precious spiritual jewels – rubies, emeralds, sapphires, diamonds – out of the First Reading and the Gospel: Clear and concrete examples of how we can grow in our faith and help our family and others get to heaven by practicing the life-giving virtues of patience and compassion.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

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Father Ed Broom presents an Ignatian Contemplation of the Passion and Death of Jesus. He invites us to be present in the scenes he paints for us so we can console the hearts of Jesus and Mary who suffered so much out of great love for each one of us.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

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St. Paul says,  ^“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” How often does that describe us! The reason for this is found in the Seven Capital Sins. Father Ed Broom gives a thorough catechesis on the Capital Sins – what they are, where they come from, and how we can avoid them.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

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Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.

This homily is for couples getting married,  couples planning on getting married, and couples already married! Father Ed Broom instructs a couple getting married on how to have a solid marriage and a great marriage! One of the greatest communicators in the last century, Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, wrote  a book “It Takes Three to Get Married” – the husband, wife, and Jesus Christ! Father Ed shares some ways that a couple can put that book into practice.