Homily 7-8-24; Monday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time: The Pharisees were filled with pride. They also had a lot of strict rules to follow with regard to cleanliness. Coming in contact with a woman who was bleeding or touching a corpse, made one ritually unclean. In today’s gospel passage, Jesus disregards both of… Continue reading Faith in Jesus, not our Actions
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For Three Crimes, and for Four
Homily, 7-1-24; Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time: Our reading from the Prophet Amos begins: “Thus says the LORD: For three crimes of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke my word.” Previous to our passage, Amos uses the same language to say that God has condemned six of Israel’s enemy nations… Continue reading For Three Crimes, and for Four
Generosity from our Abundance
Homily, 6-30-24: Sunday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: “For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.” Jesus in His divine nature was rich, He had need for nothing.… Continue reading Generosity from our Abundance
Ancestral Heritage
Homily, 6-17-24; Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time: In our first reading, it is tempting to focus on the behavior of the evil king, Ahab, and on his cunning and evil wife, Jezebel. But we can also look at Naboth and the importance he puts on his ancestral heritage. When my father passed… Continue reading Ancestral Heritage
God will Protect us and Guide us
Homily, 6-10-24: Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time: At the time of Elijah, Israel had seen a succession of very bad kings. But Ahab was the worse. In the previous chapter of the 2nd Book of Kings it is written: “Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger… Continue reading God will Protect us and Guide us
Who said you were Naked
Homily, 6-9-24; Sunday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time, Cycle B: God asked Adam: “Who told you that you were naked?” In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Adam knew that he was naked because he disobeyed the one commandment that God had given him.… Continue reading Who said you were Naked
Sharing in the Divine Nature
Homily, 6-3-24: Monday of the 9th Week in Ordinary Time: In yesterday’s Office of the Readings for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, there was an excerpt from a work by Thomas Aquinas. The excerpt began with these words: “Since it was the will of God’s only-begotten Son that men should share in his divinity, he… Continue reading Sharing in the Divine Nature
Encouraging Confession
Bulletin Q&A Article; Published 5-26-24: What can be said to someone who attends Mass regularly and receives Communion, but has not been to confession in years? How can they be encouraged to receive sacramental confession? Let us begin by looking at the Church’s requirements for receiving the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. The Catechism refers… Continue reading Encouraging Confession
Life is a Mystery
Homily, 5-26-24; Feast of the Most Holy Trinity: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Today we reflect in a special way on the mystery of the Trinity, one God, in three Divine Persons. But we need to be careful that we don’t get so hung… Continue reading Life is a Mystery
Mary, Mother of the Church
Homily, 5-20-24; Feast of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church: That Jesus’ legs were not to be broken was prophesied in Exodus when we hear about the requirements for the lamb to be sacrificed at Passover: “You shall not break any of its bones.” (Exodus 12:46) That He would instead be pierced by… Continue reading Mary, Mother of the Church