Sermon on Luke 4:1-13

by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Full-Sermon-3-9-2025.mp3 I received a very unusual phone call last week. A woman asked, “Is this THEE Father Mike?” Watch out for the word, “thee”. It means either someone likes you or...

Sermon on Luke 6:39-45

by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Full-Sermon-3-2-2025.mp3 ​I was called to the ER at Providence Hospital to minister to a wife whose husband was shot in the head. A drug deal went bad. The surgeon removed the bullet....

Sermon on Luke 6:27-38

by Father Mike Paraniuk Everyone suffered during the four years of WWII. Not only our soldiers who were willing to die for our freedom, but also the people back home who made sacrifices to support our troops. My mother told me it was near impossible to buy shoes. She...

Christmas Sermon 2024

by Father Mike Paraniuk Sam was a very wealthy man. He held a patent for his creation of a glue that could fix cracks in metal engines. All the car manufacturers wanted his product. He made thousands of dollars even in his sleep.    Sam was a single parent who doted...

SERMON ON MARK 6:7-13

SERMON ON MARK 6:7-13 by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Full-Sermon-7-14-2024.mp3 I began my studies for priesthood at 14 years old in 1965. For nine long years, I lived in a seminary that I would describe as “Catholic...

PRAYER FOR OUR GOVERNMENT BY ARCHBISHOP JOHN CARROLL

The following prayer was composed by Baltimore Archbishop John Carroll in 1791. We pray, O almighty and eternal God, who through Jesus Christ has revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Your mercy, that Your Church, being spread through the whole...