Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 10 February 2019 Cathedral of St. Raymond and Sacred Heart — Around Thanksgiving, I was sitting in my room in the rectory when I heard a loud
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It Hurts Father’s Feelings When You Call Him Fat: A Case Study in Being Beloved
Homily for the Baptism of the Lord 13 January 2019 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — Heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
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“Is it You, Lord?”| Homily for Epiphany Sunday 2018
“Search diligently for the child.” Sometimes I wish I lived in the time of Jesus’ birth. Now, for better or worse, there is a certain baggage that comes along with the name of Jesus that
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Mrs. Maisel and the Glory Days
I’ve been watching (binging) a show on Amazon Prime called “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” It’s about a Jewish woman on the upper East Side of Manhattan in the 1950’s whose husband leaves her and she
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The Song of the Coming of Light | 1st Sunday of Advent
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent 2 December 2018 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — I’ve turned out the lights. Close your eyes. Open them slowly, and let yourself be here, in this darkness.
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On Religion, Fear, and Confidence: Come, Lord Jesus! | Christ the King 2018
Homily for the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus and Notre Dame Parish 25 November 2018 — Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead
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Give Just One Tiny Thing: My Whole Life | 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — I scrapped my homily at the last minute. Father is stressed today and I thought I’d tell you about that instead. Here’s my week
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“Let us Give Thanks to the Lord, Our God”: It is Right and Just | Homily for the 2018 Red Mass
Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Diocese of Joliet Red Mass 4 November 2018 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus — Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. It is right and
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S1:E4 – Very Important Priestly Reasons | The Podcast
Readings for 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time In the book Beate Not the Poore Desk, Walter Wangerin describes “art” as a verb, something that happens. The two halves of art are the artists action and our
