What Christ the King can teach us about Leadership
What Christ the King can teach us about Leadership by Fr. Rene Pellessier's Homilies
Nov 26, 2018•9 min
Fr. Rene Pellessier's Homilies
Fr. Rene Pellessier, LT, is a Catholic Priest serving in the Navy as a Chaplain. He presently stationed in Sasebo, Japan as a base chaplain running the Catholic Program. Few things bring him more joy than giving his sheep “a good fussing.” Listener be advised, Fr. Pellessier does not exactly deliver his homilies in a soft-spoken manner.
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The Freedom of Fearing God
The Freedom of Fearing God by Fr. Rene Pellessier's Homilies
Nov 21, 2018•12 min
Veterans Day Mass
For this homily I wanted to answer three questions: Why Veterans Day? Why memorialize the Fallen Brave? How can we honor veterans?
Nov 12, 2018•10 min
All Saints Day
All Saints Day by Fr. Rene Pellessier's Homilies
Nov 12, 2018•12 min
How to Pray like a Pirate
Often when it comes to spiritual advice, we tend to tell people to trust in God. But how is that practically done? Here are four simple steps on how to surrender to the Lord.
Oct 30, 2018•13 min
Attaining Greatness
Jesus tells us that there are two elements to attaining greatness: Suffering and Service. 29th Week of Ordinary Time Year B 10/21/2018
Oct 22, 2018•15 min
Overcoming the Dangers of Riches
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Oct 16, 2018•18 min
Homecoming Mass
This is my Homecoming Mass Homily linking marriage and the University of Louisiana, and how both are built upon vows. For many of us, our perfect utopia, also known as a paradise, is a world where love is free. But I would challenge that notion. I don't think that would be a Utopia at all. I think it would be a nightmare. A true utopia is a place where our actions actually have consequences and our vows actually mean something.
Oct 10, 2018•10 min
The Antidote for Anxiety: A Child-like Faith
In the wake of all of these scandals, the key to peace lies in remembering the simple gifts God gave us: Food, water, shelter, clothing, etc. No one is more aware of these simple gifts than a child.
Sep 27, 2018•10 min
Why can't Women be Priests?
This is a hard question to answer this day and age, but the Church, the Scriptures, and nature give us a glimpse of the answer. Week 24 in OT 9/16/2018
Sep 17, 2018•13 min
Adopting a Sacramental Paradigm
Jesus heals people in the gospels for two reasons: 1) to show us that he is the messiah, and 2) to allow us to see the world sacramentally.
Sep 10, 2018•10 min
Why I Became a Priest in these Troubling Times
After reading the Bishop's letter, I wanted to share a crucial moment in my journey toward the priesthood, which was centered around today's gospel, and how it applies to the scandals plaguing our Church. *Spoiler Alert* I get very passionate during the homily, and almost said a very bad word! Fortunately it was during the 9pm Mass on a College Campus. 21st week of Ordinary Time - Year B - August 26 2018
Aug 27, 2018•14 min
Transubstantiation and the Scandals
How the true bread that comes down from heaven gives us hope no matter what. 20th Week OT Yr B August 19, 2018
Aug 27, 2018•14 min
Are we Vampires?
Why do we have to eat the flesh of a man and drink his blood if we are to attain eternal life?
Aug 13, 2018•8 min
He is the Bread of Life, not the Avocado of Life
Why of all things did Jesus choose to use bread as the vessel for his body? 8/12/2108
Aug 13, 2018•10 min
Real Men are Weak!
Because in my weakness, I am strong. 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B July 8, 2018
Jul 08, 2018•10 min
Asking For Jesus's Help
Very often in life we fail to ask for the help of Jesus because we feel like there is nothing he can do for us. The antidote to this issue is in today's gospel.
Jul 02, 2018•10 min
Rat Park: What a Study on Rats can teach us about Addictions and the Catholic Church
11th Sunday of Ordinary Time. June 17, 2018
Jun 18, 2018•10 min
The Trinity -- Baffling the Mind and Calming the Heart
Why the Trinity calms our hearts. May 27, 2018
May 28, 2018•12 min
What Does it Mean to Love?
Love is not blind. It is bound.
May 15, 2018•11 min
I Believe I can Fly
In 1996 R. Kelly came out with the song "I believe I can fly." 2000 years ago, a man showed us how.
May 15, 2018•8 min
Living Eternally
At the end of our lives, we will not regret the material things we failed to acquire, but the spiritual things we failed to accomplish.
May 03, 2018•11 min
Who are you?
In this homily Father Pellessier explores the anxieties of self-identification, and how to overcome them.
Apr 24, 2018•14 min
Betting on God
The apostles were not disappointed because their expectations were too large, but because they were too small.
Apr 15, 2018•10 min
Why Science without Faith does not Exist
It is absolutely impossible to do science without faith because reason requires the building blocks of trust and belief to function.
Apr 09, 2018•19 min
What the Resurrection can Teach us about Psychological Health
Today's world is wrought with psychological sadness, which many believe has been brought on by world communication, especially through social media. Fortunately, Jesus provides us an antidote for this sadness and confusion through his Resurrection.
Apr 03, 2018•14 min
How to Liberate our Bodies
If we want to ease the tension of being united to our bodies, then we need look no further than Jesus's entrance into Jerusalem.
Mar 26, 2018•9 min
How to Fight the Noonday Devil
Too often we try to fight out spiritual problems using a physical solution like the samaritan woman at the well, but Jesus shows us that it is not physical water we should seek, but spiritual. 3rd Sun of Lent - A
Mar 06, 2018•9 min
Taking Action: Navigating the Movements of our Spiritual Lives
The third of a three part series on Discernment of Spirits that I preached in at St. Joseph Church in Rayne as a Lenten Mission.
Mar 03, 2018•47 min
Discerning Spirits: What to Look For
The second of a three part series on Discernment of Spirits that I preached in at St. Joseph Church in Rayne as a Lenten Mission.
Mar 03, 2018•41 min
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