Sermons by Father Alfonse at Mary Immaculate

About Sermons by Father Alfonse at Mary Immaculate

Find peace, freedom, and purpose in God's love.

Publisher

Fr. Alfonse Nazarro

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Oct 2025

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   God Never Rejects You. Where Are You Rejecting Him?

   Link to end video: https://youtu.be/LL-ClZoJ3vA God never rejects you. Father Alfonse asks where you are already walking away — every time you trade what is true, honorable, and pure for a place in the crowd.St. Paul says have no anxiety, and names what to hold instead: whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and gracious. Isaiah asks what more we want, after God has already carried His people out of Egypt, through the sea, and into the land. The world will not stay as it is. A child in the pew may one day call home from the moon. Gossip, jealousy, and backstabbing were already old 160 years ago. What will not move is God's love, or the meaning of goodness.If being kind has made you the odd one out, stay until the last question: am I going to be like everyone else?Like and subscribe if you want the next homily from Mary Immaculate. Leave a comment with the place you are done copying the room.✝ No matter what you are going through, don't worry✝ Have no anxiety. Stick to what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and gracious✝ If being good makes you the weirdo, you are still with Him✝ God has already given you everything. Stop letting the crowd outvote Him✝ Everything else will change. His love will not✝ Gossip, jealousy, and people talking badly are not new, and they are not a reason to become someone elseThis Week's ChallengeOnce this week, catch the moment you start acting like everyone else. Before you join in, stay with one thing that is true. Do not explain it away. That is the place you stop rejecting Him.Prayer reflectionLord, You do not walk away. I do, whenever I choose fitting in over what is good. Give me the courage to stick with You when kindness makes me the odd one out. Let what is true, honorable, pure, and gracious be enough. Amen.ScripturePhilippians 4:6–8 — Have no anxiety. Whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and gracious, stay with these.The prophet Isaiah — What more do you want? God has already given everything.0:00 The one thing not to forget1:23 Have no anxiety1:43 If being good makes you the outcast2:17 What more do you want?4:25 A ten-year-old, ten years from now5:31 Everything changes except His love6:49 Am I going to be like everyone else?📺 WATCH NEXT:If this message moved you, watch these related videos:"Feeling Alone? This Is What God Wants You to Know Right Now" https://youtu.be/P9VyTKGDhmg"The Secret to Being Happy: Embrace Your Problems" https://youtu.be/BxV8plIEZcQ"When Everything in your Life Is Shaking, One promise From Jesus Still Holds" https://youtu.be/kMw9XFelCyU📱 CONNECT WITH US:🌐 Parish website: https://www.maryimmaculatechurch.org/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryimmaculatechurch🖋️ Blog: https://fralfonse.blogspot.com/✉️ Substack: https://fatheralfonse.substack.com#CatholicSermon #SundayHomily #FatherAlfonse #GodsLove #Philippians4 #BeNotAfraid #MaryImmaculate #SpiritualGrowth

2. 

   28 Sept 2026

   "I Was Wrong": The 3 Hardest Words a Catholic Will Ever Say

   Your child says "No, I won't." What you do in the next ten seconds matters more than you think. Fr. Alfonse Nazzaro on raising kids who come back to "yes," to you and to God.In Jesus' parable of the two sons, one says no and then goes. The other says yes and never shows up. Fr. Alfonse starts with a Good Friday in the mountains of Mexico, where the villagers handed him the biggest cross in the procession, and ends with six words every family needs to learn how to say.✝️ When your child says no, don't pounce. Say "OK," walk away, and leave room for grace. Most of the time, they come back on their own. ✝️ Raise confident kids, but teach them to open their eyes, ears, heart and mind when they're making the wrong choice. ✝️ Nobody is the "good son" or the "bad son." Every one of us fights "my will" against "Thy will" our whole life. ✝️ God is always leading us somewhere we don't want to go: toward the cross. No one escapes suffering, but no one walks it alone. ✝️ Obedience requires faith. Humility requires honesty. ✝️ The way home starts with six phrases: I was wrong. I'm sorry. Forgive me. I need you. Help me. Lead me, Lord.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – What are you saying no to God? 0:24 – Two sons, two answers 1:26 – Good Friday in the mountains of Mexico 2:49 – "Father, we have a cross for you" 4:00 – "Lead me, guide me"... but where? 5:23 – God always leads us to Calvary 6:06 – The only time I told my father no 6:36 – Raising confident kids 7:05 – When your child says no: walk away 7:46 – Nobody is the good son or the bad son 8:47 – What are you saying no to God? 9:36 – Christ emptied Himself 9:59 – Six words that bring us home🙏 PRAYER REFLECTION: Lord, You were patient with me every time I said no. Give me that same patience with my children and grandchildren. Help me leave room for Your grace instead of rushing to win the argument. And when it is my turn to come home, give me the humility to say it plainly: I was wrong. I'm sorry. Forgive me. I need You. Help me. Lead me, Lord. Amen.📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Matthew 21:28-32 (The parable of the two sons) Philippians 2:1-11 (Christ emptied Himself, obedient to death on a cross) Ezekiel 18:25-28 ("The Lord's way is not fair") Psalm 25:4-9 (Your ways, O Lord, make known to me) 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A🎯 THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:The next time your child or grandchild tells you "no," don't argue. Say "OK," walk away, and give it one hour. Notice what happens.Pick one person you've been at odds with. Before Sunday, say the first three words to them: "I was wrong."💬 Which of the six is hardest for you to say? Comment the number (1–6). We read every comment and pray for your intentions. 🙏👍 LIKE if you're raising, or praying for, a child who's still finding their "yes" 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for a new homily from Fr. Alfonse every week 📤 SHARE with a parent or grandparent who needs this today📱 CONNECT WITH US: 🌐 Parish Website: https://www.maryimmaculatechurch.org/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryimmaculatechurch 🖋️ Blog: https://fralfonse.blogspot.com/ 📚 Substack: https://fatheralfonse.substack.com/📺 WATCH NEXT: Warn Your Children Before It's Too Late (A Priest's Urgent Message): https://youtu.be/HrWqUf1MJkM Every Mom Knows: You Can Win Every Argument and Lose a Soul: https://youtu.be/R9MKN33RikA Don't Wait Until They're 'Old Enough': Why Baptizing Your Child Matters Now: https://youtu.be/E2SYDRePe1g#CatholicParenting #CatholicSermon #SundayHomily #FatherAlfonse #CatholicFaith #Parenting #RaisingKids #FaithAndFamily #SpiritualGrowth #Forgiveness #Humility #ChristianParenting #FaithJourney #LifeLessons #ParableOfTheTwoSons

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Catholic Priest Explains Thoughts on the Iran War

   I was in high school when Iran took American embassy workers hostage.That was 1979. Wishing did not end it. Here we are in 2026.A priest is not a general. Father Alfonse says that up front. He agrees with the Holy Father: you have to talk, and you have to protect the innocent. The Catholic Church is also not pacifist. Some causes, he argues, you cannot kick to your children and grandchildren.If you remember 1979 — or you are paying the gas bill and praying for kids who will inherit whatever we will not face — this one is for you.✝️ What you'll hear:✝️ Why the Church insists on talking first — and still teaches just war✝️ Economic pressure instead of bombs: is the pain worth the aim✝️ A Grant book, a historian father, and a Civil War that was never as united as we pretend✝️ Lincoln vs. McClellan: when “peace” is the campaign, and the cause is still unfinished✝️ 1979 to 2026: the hostage crisis did not disappear because we hoped it would✝️ “Death to America” and why peace needs two sides of goodwill✝️ The Iranian people, who are not the same as their government✝️ How to help Christians in the Middle East: prayer, support, and Holy Land tourism✝️ James Longstreet’s question: why do men fight who were born to be brothers📌 This Week's Challenge:Pray by name, every day this week, for Christians in the Middle East — and for one person (or one people) you are tempted to treat as an enemy instead of a brother. If you can, buy from a Holy Land Christian shop or a parish olive-wood sale rather than a factory knockoff.🙏 Prayer Reflection:Lord Jesus, You called us brothers and sisters before we ever chose a side. Give leaders the goodwill to sit down without abandoning the innocent. Give us the courage to face what we would rather hand to our grandchildren. Teach us to love peace without lying about evil, and to hate war without forgetting that some things are just. Amen.📖 Scripture echoed (not a Sunday homily — these are the notes in the talk):• “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9)• Just war and the defense of the innocent — Catechism 2307–2317• Cain and Abel: the first brothers, the first blood (Genesis 4:8–10)• “You have heard that it was said… but I say to you, love your enemies” (Matthew 5:43–44)• “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all” (Romans 12:18)📺 WATCH NEXT:If this message moved you, watch these related videos:"Warn Your Children Before It's Too Late (A Priest's Urgent Message)" https://youtu.be/HrWqUf1MJkM"I Almost DIED Choking - What God Showed Me Will CHANGE Your Life" https://youtu.be/0pjAL44OHgk"Feeling Alone? This Is What God Wants You to Know Right Now" https://youtu.be/P9VyTKGDhmg💬 Did you live through 1979 — or are you the grandchild who inherited it? Tell us in the comments, and send this to the person who still thinks wishing is a foreign policy.👍 Like · 🔔 Subscribe for Catholic preaching that does not skip the hard questions📱 CONNECT WITH US:🌐 Parish website: https://www.maryimmaculatechurch.org/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryimmaculatechurch🖋️ Blog: https://fralfonse.blogspot.com/✉️ Substack: https://fatheralfonse.substack.com/#Catholic #CatholicSermon #FatherAlfonse #JustWar #Iran #HolyFather #Peacemakers #CatholicChurch #Homily #Faith #Grandchildren #1979 #ChristiansInTheMiddleEast #HolyLand #MaryImmaculate

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