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...

SERMON ON MARK 5:21-43

SERMON ON MARK 5:21-43 by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Full-Sermon-7-7-2024.mp3 What is faith? God defines faith in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” This is...

SERMON ON MARK 4:35-41

SERMON ON MARK 4:35-41 by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Full-Sermon-6-23-2024.mp3 I was riveted to the radio listening to an interview about a country singer’s journey from the valley of a living hell to the mountain...

SERMON ON MARK 4:26-34

SERMON ON MARK 4:26-34 by Father Mike Paraniuk http://ourladyofthehillsoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Full-Sermon-6-16-2024.mp3 See if you can solve this riddle: “What is stronger than God, more evil than the devil, poor people have it, rich people don’t need it,...