Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Solemnity of Corpus Christi June 6, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”We can offer Jesus our praises, tell Him our needs, sympathize with His sufferings, confess our sins, and assure Him of our love, all because of the way the Lord our God kept His promise: ‘Lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the world.’”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 30, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”So with St Hilary, let the inner workings of the Holy Trinity remain hidden in the silent veneration of our hearts. That is where we know His love is the only origin we have, and like in any family, the love of the Holy Trinity is our home.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

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

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

• “The Eucharist as Love Story” by Father Bradford
• “The Truth Can Never Be Defeated” by Saint Boniface
• “To Live with Jesus” by Father Bradford
• The Apostles Had Full Knowledge of the Truth
• “Who Is to be the Doctor?” by Tertullian
• “The Accessibility of Jesus Christ” by Saint Theophilus of Antioch
• “So Evident a Sign of God’s Favor” by Anscar Vonier O.S.B.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Solemnity of Pentecost May 23, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”But ever since the Day of Pentecost holiness and charity can be communicated in every language, and since then have always been the best form of Catholic witness.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 16, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”Every Christian soul at the moment of death has a common bond with the penitent thief Dismas. And the connection is the Ascended Christ. His promise “I am with you always” is no fax or e-mail message!”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on The Ascension Day, May 13, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”Because Jesus said we are one with Him in a way of His devising, not ours, we can have a taste of the Heavenly realm which is to be ours.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 9, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”That is why it has been said, “The petitions of a true disciple are echoes of Christ’s words.” The blessed Lord said: “Abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” And that is His only offer.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 2, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”Just like the branch of the vine, you and I are part of the larger whole. And yet at the same time, our relationship with Jesus is not duplicated anywhere else. A soul is not a stick or a twig, but a precious and unique individual in Christ’s eyes, now and forever.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.

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

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

• “Christian Morality” by Fr Richard Bradford
• “Saint Joseph the Worker” by Dr Thomas Howard
• “Blessed Margaret Pole” from Magnificat magazine
• “The Ascension of the Lord” by Pope Benedict XVI
• “The Work of the Holy Spirit” by Saint Basil the Great
• “St Augustine and the Little Boy” by E.T.W. Branscombe

Father Bradford preached this sermon at Mass on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 25, 2021, at St Lawrence Church.

As Father said, ”That is a reminder your vocation and mine is to cultivate and practice the Christian virtues in such a way as to win souls to Jesus Christ. … He is the template, model, and measure of our vocations. Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd. In Him the beauty of goodness is revealed, supremely so in His passion, death, and resurrection.”

Father Bradford’s sermons back to 2014 are here.