Here we are at the beginning of the new Church year and……..we’re talking about the end? Again. But we can’t be fooled into thinking that the end, the fulfillment of life in the new
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Fear of the Void, Diffusive Love, and Yankee Candles | 1st Sunday of Advent 2019
Horror Vacui – abhorrence of the void. Bonum diffusivum sui est – Goodness is diffusive of itself. St. Paul tells the Philippians to stay away from orgies and lust, rivalry and jealousy. These, and so
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Kanye, Conversion, and the Truth Behind Missionary Discipleship | Christ the King Sunday 2019
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New Gym Lights, the Church’s Knavish Imbecility, and the Testimony Only We Can Offer | 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus acknowledges the scary things that will lead up to the end of time, but tells us not to be terrified. The things to which we will be subjected before his return will not
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What Does Christianity Cost? Jesus Conquers While He Suffers | 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus 10 November 2019 — I am particularly struck by these words from the first reading: After him the third suffered their
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Stat Crux | Mass of Remembrance 2019
I had a homily written, but then did a Pope Francis and set the homily aside in favor of letting the Spirit preach instead. So if you want to hear it, you’ll have to listen!
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Vatican II and the Call to Holiness | All Saints Day 2019
Homily for the Solemnity of All Saints 1 November 2019 Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus and St. Jude Parish — We sang tonight in the psalm, “Lord, this is the people that longs to see
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On Not Being ‘That Guy’ | 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 27 October 2019 Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus — This Gospel really isn’t fair. It puts us in a trick place. We’ve heard this parable so many
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Remember Jesus Christ | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Jesus is the only Gospel; we have nothing further to say or any other witness to bear.” Evangelium Vitae, 80. Jesus, King of Love, I am confident in you.
