Welcome to the homiletic and scholarly journal of Rev. Fr. J. Michael Venditti, M. Div., presenting a record of his preaching and non-liturgical essays.
     The author of this site is a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, who served for more than half his priesthood in the Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic Church; thus, in addition to homilies based on the two calendars of the Roman Rite, the archives contain many based on the calendar of the Byzantine Tradition as well.
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Special Announcements:

Yes, FatherVenditti.com is back ... kind of. After a year of being without updates for various and sundry reasons, it's time to get back in the saddle ... but not completely. For example, I've taken down Father Michael's Radio Theater, at least for now, as updating it is very time consuming, and difficult given my profound hearing loss. It's not dead, just on hold, pending what I decide regarding further treatment of my hearing loss. Also, don't anticipate a lot of week-day homilies to be posted, as I'm easing myself back into things. You'll notice I've completely wiped out the last liturgical year, since there were less than ten homilies on it; so, I thought it was prudent to just start anew.



Homiles may be based on the Lectionaries of three different Liturgical Traditions, identified by the following legend:

[OF] = The Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
[EF] = The Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
[RR] = The Ruthenian Recension of the Byzantine Rite.

7:03 AM 4/17/2022 [OF] & [EF] Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. No One Is Truly Alone.

5:25 PM 3/20/2022 [OF] & [EF] The Third Sunday of Lent. Would You Like Some Figs with Your Whine?

7:18 AM 3/14/2022 [OF] & [EF] The Second Sunday of Lent. The Reason We Are Here.

11:25 AM 3/6/2022 [OF] & [EF] The First Sunday of Lent. The Leaven of Malice in the Bread of Our Souls.

8:02 AM 3/6/2019 [OF] & [EF] The First Day of Lent, known as Ash Wednesday. The True Measure of Our Penance.

7:16 PM 2/6/2022 [OF] The Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. Launch Out into the Deep.

3:58 PM 2/2/2022 [OF] The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. [EF] The Second Class Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. How to Recognize God When You See Him.

12:53 PM 1/23/2022 [OF] The Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Third Sunday after Epiphany. The Law of the Lord is Perfect, Refreshing the Soul….

12:54 PM 1/16/2022 [OF] The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. [EF] The Second Sunday after Epiphany. Do Whatever He Tells You.

6:25 AM 1/9/2022 [OF] The First Sunday of Ordinary Time: the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. [EF] The First Sunday after Epiphany: the Second Class Feast of the Holy Family. If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him.

5:11 PM 1/2/2022 [OF] The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. [EF] The Sunday after the Octave Day of the Nativity: the Second Class Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. A Lesson on How to Adore.

5:08 AM 1/1/2019 [OF] The Octave Day of the Nativity: the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. [EF] The Octave Day of the Nativity. The Poor Man’s Epiphany.

11:09 AM 12/26/2021 [OF] The Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord: the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph. [EF] The Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lord. The Sound of Silence.

6:56 PM 12/24/2021 [OF] & [EF] & [RR] The Nativity of Our Lord, God & Savior, Jesus Christ. From the Manger to the Cross.

8:57 PM 12/21/2021 [OF] & [EF] The Sixth Day of the Greater Antiphons. Magnificat!

6:49 PM 12/21/2021 [OF] The Fifth Day of the Greater Antiphons; and, the Commemoration of Saint Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor of the Church. [EF] The Second Class Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle; and, the Commemoration of the Fifth Day of the Greater Antiphons. Let's Not Go to Hell.

5:40 PM 12/20/2021 [OF] & [EF] The Fourth Day of the Greater Antiphons. Be Not Afraid.

9:01 AM 12/19/2021 [OF] & [EF] The Fourth Sunday of Advent; and, the Third Day of the Greater Antiphons. Confession, Part Three: Don't Be a Moron.

1:41 PM 12/18/2021 [OF] The Second Day of the Greater Antiphons. [EF] Ember Saturday of Advent; and, the Second Day of the Greater Antiphons. Be a Man!

9:35 AM 12/17/2021 [OF] The First Day of the Greater Antiphons. [EF] Ember Friday of Advent; and, the First Day of the Greater Antiphons. Star Wars Theology and the Scandal of the Incarnation.

4:19 PM 12/12/2021 [OF] & [EF] The Third Sunday of Advent, known as "Gaudete Sunday." Confession, Part Two: Be Not Afraid.

3:04 PM 12/8/2021 [OF] The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. [EF] The First Class Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and, the Commemoration of the First Saturday of Advent. Where Is That in the Bible?

10:02 AM 12/6/2021 [OF] The Second Monday of Advent; or, the Memorial of Saint Nicholas, Bishop. [EF] The Third Class Feast of Saint Nicholas, Bishop & Confessor; and, the Commemoration of the Second Monday of Advent. A Teacher of Moderation, a Model of Faith, and an Example of Virtue.

11:08 AM 12/5/2021 [OF] & [EF] The Second Sunday of Advent. Confession, Part One: Don't Be Such a Smart Aleck.

9:25 AM 11/28/2021 [OF] & [EF] The First Sunday of Advent. A Judgment Rooted in the Truth is Without Malice.

This Web Site was on hiatus for most of the 2020-21 Church Year.

Archive of homilies from December 1st, 2019, through June 19th, 2020.

Archive of homilies from December 1st, 2018, through November 24th, 2019.

Archive of homilies from December 3rd, 2017, through October 6th, 2018.

Archive of homilies from November 27th, 2016, through December 2nd, 2017.

Archive of homilies from November 29th, 2015, through November 24th, 2016.

Archive of homilies from November 30th, 2014, through November 28th, 2015.

Archive of homilies from January 5th, 2014, through November 22nd, 2014.

Archive of homilies from January 7th, 2013, through December 29th, 2013.

Archive of homilies from January 2nd, 2012, through December 30th, 2012.

Archive of homilies from October 26th, 2006, through December 25th, 2011.


The Legal Stuff

  • All contents, including text, images, sounds, backgrounds, etc., © 2010 and following by Rev. Fr. J. M. Venditti, M. Div. unless explicitly stated otherwise. FatherVenditti.com© and Father Michael's Radio Theater© are copyrighted terms of Rev. Fr. J. Michael Venditti, M. Div., and may not be used without permission except for purposes of web site review. Texts composed by the author may be shared provided they are not altered and acknowledgment of authorship is given; but, altering their text, resulting in damage to the author's reputation, would be considered libelous and subject to litigation. The dramas and adventures presented on Father Michael's Radio Theater© are in the public domain unless otherwise stated, the assertions of commercial vendors of old time radio broadcasts not withstanding. For permissions, write to postmaster@fathervenditti.com.

  • This site is hosted by Earthlink®, whose services have been purchased for hosting purposes only, and Father Venditti alone is personally responsible for the entire contents of this site. Earthlink®, the Archdiocese of Washington, the Diocese of Metuchen, the Eparchy of Passaic, the World Apostolate of Fatima USA, and any other agency of the Catholic Church share no accountability whatsoever for the contents of this site.

  • Father regards this site as an extention of his priestly ministry, and all expenses incurred in the design and publication of this site are absorbed by Father personally from his own private funds; donations are not accepted. This web site offers no commercial service and generates no income of any kind (the link to the Dorrance Publishing Online Bookstore, where Father Michael's book is available for purchase, navigates away from this site entirely). The site's domain name and address are Father Venditti's personal property, openly purchased by him at private expense; his ownership does not expire.

  • The site was designed by Father Venditti and coded by him; no web site professionals or web design software were employed in its production or design, and all coding was done by hand in Windows® Notepad© in the HTML 5 language with UTF-8 character encoding. The code is open, and can be viewed by right-clicking on most browsers and selecting "View Source".

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