Second Reading: 1 John 3:18-24 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. Now this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our
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Living Prophetically | Forming Hearts and Minds – Notre Dame Parish
Here’s a talk I gave at Notre Dame (Clarendon Hills, IL) Parish’s Forming Minds and Hearts night on Monday, April 26. I spoke about the prophets of the Old Testament, and used Abraham Heschel’s book The
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Divine Mercy and an Announcement
Hi everyone, and a very blessed Divine Mercy Sunday to you all. I hope that the Easter Octave was fruitful and joyful. Here’s my homily from Divine Mercy Sunday at the Cathedral: (if you’re seeing
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Holy Week and Easter Homilies 2021
Hi everyone! Happy Easter! He is risen, Alleluia!! Jesus our Hope is risen from the dead! Alleluia! This week, I’m sharing my homilies from Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday from the Cathedral of Saint Raymond
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You Must Go Forward | Palm Sunday 2021
Here’s my homily from Palm Sunday at the Cathedral: Please know of my prayers for a very fruitful Holy Week!
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CSR Lenten Mission: Signs of the Times (March 7-8, 2021)
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Always Something, Never Nothing | 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is life on earth really just a drudgery, like Job says? One darn thing after another? How did Jesus handle interruptions to his life? I also preached on this a couple of years ago,
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“A Prophet Like Me” | 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus – Joliet, Illinois 31 January 2021 — Watch it here: Let’s talk about the prophets! When we hear the familiar words as
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Tolle Lege | Homily for the Sunday of the Word of God
Listen to this week’s homily, focusing on the role of the Bible in the life of the Church and for some tips on how to read it! “Through his revelation, therefore, the invisible God out