FR. RILEY’S “HOMEWORK”

IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS AND IMAGES OFFERED BELOW YOU MAY FIND INSIGHTS WHICH WILL DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS CONSIDERED IN THE CONFERENCES OFFERED BY A PRIEST YOU MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED DURING HIS WANDERINGS AROUND AND ABOUT THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THEM OUT. READ AND PONDER THEM QUIETLY WITH JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU HIGHLIGHT AS YOU READ THRU THEM

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THAT WHICH YOU SEEK, I MAY BE ABLE TO HELP.  PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO padre@heartofcatechesis.org AND I WILL DO WHAT I CAN. I MUST ASK YOU PLEASE TO BE PATIENT–I AM A PRIEST, NOT A “COMPUTER DUDE” (that should be obvious from this website!) GOD LOVE AND BLESS YOU ALWAYS AND ETERNALLY! SINCERELY IN JESUS CHRIST… FR. JOHN RILEY

YEAR OF OUR LORD 2024

RULES FOR THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS. ST. IGNATIUS’ CLASSIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS AND THE INFLUENCE OF ANGELS… GOOD AND BAD… ON DIFFERENT REALMS OF THE SOUL

“LORD, MAKE ME CHASTE–BUT NOT YET!“. ST. AUGUSTINE’S REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, LUST, FREEDOM… AND HOLY COMMUNION

COMPANIONS.  POPE BENEDICT’S COUNSEL ON CHOOSING A GOOD FRIEND FOR THE ADVENTURE AHEAD

INTO THE BREACH. BISHOP OLMSTEAD’S CHALLENGE TO MEN

LENT 2024.  GAMEPLAN FOR LENT; FOLLOWING JESUS INTO THE DESERT…

ABIDING WITH JESUS IN THE GOSPELS DURING HOLY WEEK.  HOLDING CHRIST CLOSE DURING THESE DAYS OF SUFFERING AND GLORY

SPIRITUAL CLASSICS.  A LIST OF GREAT BOOKS WORTH READING

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DON’T BOTHER WITH READINGS BELOW.  YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF MAKING A HOLY HOUR!

FINDING JESUS IN THE GOSPELS. A SEQUENCE OF READINGS THAT LAYS OUT JESUS’ STORY IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

SILENT SATURDAY. AN EARLY CHRISTIAN’S VISION OF THE HARROWING OF HELL…

BIBLES TO PRAY WITH. DIFFERENT EDITIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT FOR DEEPER PERSONAL STUDY AND PRAYER

PETER.  ST. PETER DESCRIBES THE “UNIVERSAL” OR “COMMON” PRIESTHOOD CONFERRED BY BAPTISM AS A “ROYAL” PRIESTHOOD.

CHRYSOLOGUS. ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS CONTEMPLATES WITH WONDER THE AWESOME POWER OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD.

LEO.  POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT DESCRIBES HOW MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD OF THE FAITHFUL ARE TO EXERCISE THEIR SACRED TRUST.

VATICAN II.  THE COUNCIL FATHERS CONSIDER THE TWO PRIESTHOODS–ORDAINED AND ROYAL, THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM, AND HOW THEY ARE BOTH ROOTED IN THE ONE PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.

STABAT MATER.  OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS STANDS AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS IN THIS IMAGE WHICH CAPTURES THE COVERGENCE OF TWO PRIESTHOODS…

MATA.  A SIMPLE AND RELIABLE METHODOLOGY TO SLOW DOWN AND REST WITH CHRIST IN MEDITATION AND CONTEMPLATION.

ROSARY AND STATIONS. THE ROSARY AND THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS CAN EASILY BE “DOVETAILED” AND PRAYED TOGETHER… HERE’S HOW.EMBRACING ADVENT. FINDING JESUS WITH MARY IN THIS HOLY SEASON OF JOYFUL ANTICIPATION

ADVENT MYSTERIES. SCRIPTURAL TEXTS TO TREASURE AND PONDER WHILE PRAYING THE “ADVENT MYSTERIES”

ADVENT READINGS. FROM TESTAMENTS OLD AND NEW… AND THE CCC

NEW ROSARY MYSTERIES. POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT “ADDED” NEW MYSTERIES TO THE ROSARY…CAN WE?

ROSARY AND STATIONS. THE ROSARY AND THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS CAN EASILY BE “DOVETAILED” AND PRAYED TOGETHER… HERE’S HOW.

FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. GEORGE HITCHCOCK’S MAGNIFICENT LATE IMPRESSIONISTIC PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY FAMILY

ANNUNCIATION IV by FRANKLIN. RICHARD FRANKLIN’S CONCEPTION OF THE MEETING AND THE MOMENT

FIAT. A SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF MARY’S AMEN

BENEDICT INSIGHTS: POPE BENEDICT’S PONDERINGS ON THE ANNUNCATION & INCARNATION FROM HIS JESUS OF NAZARETH TRILOGY

ITS GREEK TO ME: GREEK/ENGLISH INTERLINEAR TEXT FOR ANNUNCIATION.

ROSARIUM BREVIS. [HIGHLIGHTS]… “DIAMONDS” FROM POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT’S APOSTOLIC LETTER.

ROSARIUM VIRGINUS MARIAE. POPE ST. JOHN PAUL the GREAT’S APOSTOLIC LETTER INTRODUCING THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES–FULL TEXT

ST. THERESE’S TRIALS WITH THE ROSARY! THE LITTLE FLOWER HAD DIFFICULTIES PRAYING THE ROSARY…HER OWN CONFESSION.

RULES FOR THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS. ST. IGNATIUS’ CLASSIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS OF ANGELS… GOOD AND BAD… ON DIFFERENT REALMS OF THE SOUL

POPE ST. JOHN PAUL the GREAT’s LETTER TO WOMEN. OUR LATEST, GREATEST SAINT’S TRIBUTE TO THE FEMININE GENIUS!

ST. EDITH STEIN: UNDERSTANDING THE FEMININE.  MARY ELLEN STANFORD’S BRILLIANT, CONCISE CONSIDERATION OF ST. TERESA BENEICTA’S PHILOSOPHY OF WOMAN.

the FEMININE GENIUS AFFIRMED. EMILY STIMSON’S PONDERINGS ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT’S LETTER TO WOMEN

excerpts from A MEMORY FOR WONDERS. MOTHER MARY VERONICA’S ACCOUNT OF TWO GREAT MOMENTS IN HER LIFE… THE QUINTESSENCE OF THE FEMININE GENIUS!

ENDOW. EDUCATING ON THE NATURE AND DIGNITY OF WOMEN… AN EXCELLENT TRI-FOLD WITH INFORMATION ON THIS ORGANIZATION.

“LATE HAVE I LOVED THEE!”. AUGUSTINE FINDS THE OBJECT OF HIS RESTLESS HEART

“LORD, MAKE ME CHASTE–BUT NOT YET!”. ST. AUGUSTINE’S REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, LUST, FREEDOM… AND HOLY COMMUNION

PLATO’S CAVE ALLEGORY. THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER’S PROPHETIC VISION OF HIS TIMES, JESUS’ TIMES… AND OUR TIMES TOO!

52 GREAT FILMS. 52+ FILM EXPERIENCES WORTH SAVOROING OVER THE YEAR AHEAD.

FILM GENRES. THEMATIC AND GENERIC LISTS TAKEN FROM “300 GREAT FILMS”… A WORK IN PROGRESS…

300 FILMS. ENOUGH GREAT FILMS HERE TO KEEP YOU OCCUPIED FOR A LONG TIME…

INTO THE BREACH. BISHOP OLMSTEAD’S CHALLENGE TO MEN

RULES FOR THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS.?ST. IGNATIUS’ CLASSIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS OF ANGELS… GOOD AND BAD… ON DIFFERENT REALMS OF THE SOUL

FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. ?GEORGE HITCHCOCK’S MAGNIFICENT LATE IMPRESSIONISTIC PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY FAMILY

FOR THE FILM LISTS–SCROLL DOWN A BIT TO ST. LUKE MCLEAN

SEMITIC SACRED HEART. A VERY DIFFERENT VISION OF THE CLASSIC ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF JESUS’ SACRED COUNTENANCE AND HEART… BASED ON THE IMAGE CHRIST LEFT ON THE SHROUD OF TURIN.

A ‘NOBODY’.  THERESA POLAKOVIC’S ASSESSMENT OF ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX’S ‘INSIGNIFICANCE’

WIELDING THE ROSARY.  THE ROSARY IS A MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON WHEN USED AGAINST THE DEVIL IN THE BATTLE FOR CHASTITY

NEW WAYS… TO PRAY AND WIELD THE ROSARY.

RULES FOR THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS. ST. IGNATIUS’ CLASSIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS OF ANGELS… GOOD AND BAD… ON DIFFERENT REALMS OF THE SOUL

PREVIEW CARITAS.  POPE BENEDICT’S “PREVIEW” OF HIS ENCYCLICAL DEUS CARITAS EST.

BIBLES TO PRAY WITH.  DIFFERENT EDITIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT FOR DEEPER PERSONAL STUDY AND PRAYER

NEW ROSARY MYSTERIES. POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT “ADDED” NEW MYSTERIES TO THE ROSARY…CAN WE?

ROSARY AND STATIONS. THE ROSARY AND THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS CAN EASILY BE “DOVETAILED” AND PRAYED TOGETHER… HERE’S HOW…

ROSARIUM VIRGINUS MARIAE. POPE ST. JOHN PAUL the GREAT’S APOSTOLIC LETTER INTRODUCING THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES

ROSARIUM BREVIS.  HIGHLIGHTS… “DIAMONDS” FROM POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT’S APOSTOLIC LETTER.

ST. THERESE’S TRIALS WITH THE ROSARY! ?THE LITTLE FLOWER HAD DIFFICULTIES PRAYING THE ROSARY…HER OWN CONFESSION.

IGNATIAN PRAYER.  GOOD SHORT ARTICLES ON IGNATIAN METHODOLOGY IN PRAYER.

STABAT MATER.  OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS STANDS AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS IN THIS IMAGE WHICH CAPTURES THE COVERGENCE OF TWO PRIESTHOODS…

SEMITIC SACRED HEART. A VERY DIFFERENT VISION OF THE CLASSIC ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF JESUS’ SACRED COUNTENANCE AND HEART… BASED ON THE IMAGE CHRIST LEFT ON THE SHROUD OF TURIN.

SILENT SATURDAY. AN EARLY CHRISTIAN’S VISION OF THE HARROWING OF HELL…

DO YOU SPEAK WITH YOUR ANGEL?.  POPE FRANCIS’ SIMPLE, DELIGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS AND THEIR ROLE

BENEDICT INSIGHTS:  POPE BENEDICT’S PONDERINGS ON THE ANNUNCATION & INCARNATION FROM HIS JESUS OF NAZARETH TRILOGY

ITS GREEK TO ME:  GREEK/ENGLISH INTERLINEAR TEXT FOR ANNUNCIATION.

FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.  GEORGE HITCHCOCK’S MAGNIFICENT LATE IMPRESSIONISTIC PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY FAMILY

ANNUNCIATION by FRANKLIN.  RICHARD FRANKLIN’S CONCEPTION OF THE MEETING AND THE MOMENT

FIAT.  A SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF MARY’S AMEN

POPE ST. JOHN PAUL the GREAT’s  LETTER TO WOMEN. OUR LATEST, GREATEST SAINT’S TRIBUTE TO THE FEMININE GENIUS!

ST. EDITH STEIN: UNDERSTANDING THE FEMININE.? ?MARY ELLEN STANFORD’S BRILLIANT, CONCISE CONSIDERATION OF ST. TERESA BENEICTA’S PHILOSOPHY OF WOMAN.

the FEMININE GENIUS AFFIRMED. ?EMILY STIMSON’S PONDERINGS ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF POPE ST. JOHN PAUL THE GREAT’S LETTER TO WOMEN

excerpts from A MEMORY FOR WONDERS.  MOTHER MARY VERONICA’S ACCOUNT OF TWO GREAT MOMENTS IN HER LIFE… THE QUINTESSENCE OF THE FEMININE GENIUS!

ENDOW.  EDUCATING ON THE NATURE AND DIGNITY OF WOMEN… AN EXCELLENT TRI-FOLD WITH INFORMATION ON THIS ORGANIZATION.

“LATE HAVE I LOVED THEE!“.  AUGUSTINE FINDS THE OBJECT OF HIS RESTLESS HEART

“LORD, MAKE ME CHASTE–BUT NOT YET!”.  ST. AUGUSTINE’S REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, LUST, FREEDOM… AND HOLY COMMUNION

PLATO’S CAVE ALLEGORY.  THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER’S PROPHETIC VISION OF HIS TIMES, JESUS’ TIMES… AND OUR TIMES TOO!

52 GREAT FILMS.  52 FILM EXPERIENCES WORTH SAVOROING OVER THE YEAR AHEAD.

FILM GENRES. THEMATIC AND GENERIC LISTS TAKEN FROM “300 GREAT FILMS”… A WORK IN PROGRESS…

300 FILMS.  ENOUGH GREAT FILMS HERE TO KEEP YOU OCCUPIED FOR A LONG TIME…

INTO THE BREACH.  BISHOP OLMSTEAD’S CHALLENGE TO MEN

PRAYER OF STUPIDITY.  ADAPTED FROM DOM EUGENE BOYLAN’S WISDOM.

“BEGINNERS“.  ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS’ CHALLENGING DESCRIPTION OF SPIRITUAL IMPERFECTIONS & IMMATURITY

PETER.  ST. PETER DESCRIBES THE “UNIVERSAL” OR “COMMON” PRIESTHOOD CONFERRED BY BAPTISM AS A “ROYAL” PRIESTHOOD.

CHRYSOLOGUS. ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS CONTEMPLATES WITH WONDER THE AWESOME POWER OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD.

LEO.  POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT DESCRIBES HOW MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD OF THE FAITHFUL ARE TO EXERCISE THEIR SACRED TRUST.

VATICAN II.  THE COUNCIL FATHERS CONSIDER THE TWO PRIESTHOODS–ORDAINED AND ROYAL, THE ESSENTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM, AND HOW THEY ARE BOTH ROOTED IN THE ONE PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.

STABAT MATER.  OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS STANDS AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS IN THIS IMAGE WHICH CAPTURES THE COVERGENCE OF TWO PRIESTHOODS…

“LORD, MAKE ME CHASTE–BUT NOT YET!”.  ST. AUGUSTINE’S REFLECTIONS ON LOVE, LUST, FREEDOM… AND HOLY COMMUNION

RULES FOR THE DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS.  ST. IGNATIUS’ CLASSIC DESCRIPTION OF HOW WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS OF ANGELS… GOOD AND BAD… ON DIFFERENT REALMS OF THE SOUL

FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.  GEORGE HITCHCOCK’S PORTRAIT OF THE HOLY FAMILY

“BEGINNERS“.  ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS’ CHALLENGING DESCRIPTION OF SPIRITUAL IMPERFECTIONS & IMMATURITY

IGNATIAN PRAYER.  GOOD SHORT ARTICLES ON IGNATIAN METHODOLOGY IN PRAYER.