Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Ninth Sunday after Trinity, August 1, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, “This is not so much that we take Him into us, but that He takes our mortal life into His eternal life. And not until we reach the Heavenly realm will we know fully all that the Sacrament of His Body and Blood has been doing for us, and in us, in all the days of our lives.

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

If you signed up to receive Contra mundum by mail, you should receive your August 2021 issue soon. You can also read it here on our website as well as all of the back issues.

Our parish paper provides religious instruction, news, and upcoming events for our our combined congregation and community. It also includes sermons and articles by Father Bradford, and articles and writings by contemporary and classic authors:

• “The Profoundly Supernatural Character” by The Provost of the Brompton (London) Oratory
• “The Power of Prayer” by Tertullian
• “A Proof of the Truth” by Saint John Chrysostom
• “A Redemptive Function to Perform” by C. S. Lewis
• “On the Love of God” by Saint Bernard
• “Martyrdom of Love” by Saint Jane Frances deChantal
• “A Change of Heart” by Father Bradford

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Evensong & Benediction on the Feast of Saint James the Apostle, July 25, 2021, St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”Jesus sees not only what we are but what we shall be through His grace. That is one of the many reasons we call the gospel ‘good news.’”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Eighth Sunday after Trinity, July 25, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, “The way Jesus chooses to take over and feed us is in a Eucharistic Church. The Eucharist brings His life to the suffering world. And the Gospel assertion is this will happen each and every time the Mass is offered.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Seventh Sunday after Trinity, July 18, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”In every age of the Church the power and light of Christ are drawn forth and given out to men and women in proportion to their desire and petition for the things of God.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Sixth Sunday after Trinity, July 11, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”You and I are to copy the spirit of apostolic simplicity. This does not necessarily mean selling our property and other assets! But it does mean to remain focused on the Lord and His mission to the world. That is the life all Catholics are called to live.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Fifth Sunday after Trinity, July 4, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”And so it is a warning to us not just about our own victories and setbacks on the road of Christian discipleship. It is even more an alert to care for the ordering of our own lives, so as not to be left behind and miss the Lord when He comes.” 

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

If you signed up to receive Contra mundum by mail, you should receive your July 2021 issue soon. You can also read it here on our website as well as all of the back issues.

Our parish paper provides religious instruction, news, and upcoming events for our our combined congregation and community. It also includes sermons and articles by Father Bradford, and articles and writings by contemporary and classic authors:

• San Juan Salamo by C. David Burt
• Saint Thomas the Apostle by Robert Louis Wilkens
• Incumbent upon the Citizens by Father Bradford
• The Widows Mite by Father Bradford
• The Ongoing Result of Original Sin by Monsignor Luigi Giussani
• A Civil Order Clearly Rooted in the Judeo-Christian Tradition by
  Pope Benedict XVI
• While We Are Still Wayfarers by Saint Thomas Aquinas

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Fourth Sunday after Trinity, June 27, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”Saint Irenaeus, whose feast day is tomorrow, once said ‘To follow the Saviour is to participate in salvation.’” That will mean life for us, and perhaps as with Jairus, it might even mean life for someone else.” 

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Third Sunday after Trinity, June 20, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”You and I are to be instinctively grateful like that, for every breath of grace passing our way. We are to acknowledge it with thanksgiving as God’s gift. That is what it means to be “alive to God”, ready to listen to Him, and ready to obey His command.” 

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.