Pastor's Page
Here you can read more about Fr. Charlie Goraieb, read his Homilies and teaching notes and find resources recommended by him.
Welcome & Testimony
Thank you for visiting this page of our parish website. I hope that it will serve a variety of purposes. While it is still a work in progress, on it you will find either the notes or video recordings of recent homilies, recommended books and electronic articles, occasional reflections on various topics and a few of the many photographs I have taken when this was a passionate hobby. You will also find part I of the story of my reversion to the Church and ultimately to the priesthood (I am currently working on my memoirs of 30 years of priestly ministry).
I am very interested in your comments and reflections. While there isn’t a comment section, you can always reach me at frcharlie@olmctempe.com
May our Lord bless you and your loved ones. Please pray for me that I might be able to serve you and the Lord as He wills.
Fr Charlie Goraieb
Homilies & Teaching Notes
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The Eucharist and the Parts of the Mass—Part 5
August 22, 2021
Full and Active Participation In the first of the series, we highlighted the phrase, “Source and Summit,” one of the most oft-quoted ways to refer to the Mass. For a Catholic,…
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The Eucharist and the Parts of the Mass—Part 4
August 15, 2021
The last major dogma of our faith to be promulgated by the Church’s Magisterium or Teaching Authority is today’s celebration of the Assumption of Mary. The Church’s unwavering…
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The Eucharist and the Parts of the Mass—Part 3
August 8, 2021
The celebration of the Eucharist is a confluence of three events: the Eucharist is a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the Father, a blessing by which the Church expresses her…
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The Eucharist and the Parts of the Mass—Part 2
August 1, 2021
A home builder would never start with the roof or windows. He always begins with the foundation—level ground and a cement foundation. He then proceeds to build the walls, the…
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The Eucharist and the Parts of the Mass—Part 1
July 25, 2021
According to a recent poll, 1/3 of Catholics who go to Mass weekly don’t believe in the real presence of the Eucharist.
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Spiritual Warefare
July 11, 2021
Today’s Gospel (Mark 6:7-13) tells us that, being sent out by Jesus, the apostles preached repentance, which led to driving out many demons and curing the sick. Their power and authority to…
Recommended Resources
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Lectio Divina
January 24, 2022
Lectio Divina means “divine reading” in Latin. It’s a meditative way of reading the Bible in which we let go of our own agendas and open ourselves to what God is trying to say to us.
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Archbishop Gomez: Reflections on the Church and America’s New Religions
November 14, 2021
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops articulates a constructive Christian response to the challenge posed by “woke” secular ideologies and social justice movements.
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Friendship: To Guard the Young from Straying
November 14, 2021
“Friendship helps the young, too, to keep from error.”
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Brain Death: What Catholics Need to Know
November 14, 2021
In 1968 an influential Harvard Medical School committee introduced brain death with the oxymoronic definition “irreversible coma as a new criterion for death,” disregarding the fact that…
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Nobody In This City of 30,000 Has Ever Been Divorced — Here’s Their Secret
August 20, 2021
What keeps these couples together? It is free and complete submission to Jesus Christ, whose Cross deeply unites every aspect of their lives.
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Summary of Bishop Burbidge's Letter on the Catholic response to Transgender Conflicts
August 20, 2021
Catholics need to show charity for self-identified transgender people without compromising their faith or adopting “simplistic” solutions offered by activists and misleading views of…
Fr. Charlie's Photo Galleries
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