Readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/073122.cfm Gospel Lk 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.†He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and
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Redeeming Martha | 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Gospel Lk 10:38-42 Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha,
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Being Good Noticers as a Key to Discipleship | 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Gospel Lk 10:25-37 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the
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Lessons from the 72 | 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2022
Gospel Lk 10:1-12, 17-20Â At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest
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Chesterton Academy Graduation Homily 2022
Homily for the Baccalaureate Mass Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family 26 May 2022 – Ss. Peter and Paul, Naperville — Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bowles; Ms. Jurado and Mr. Janeiro; my esteemed colleagues and
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Honk, Honk: Baby Geese vs Baby Humans | 6th Week of Easter
I’m a proud graduate of the University of St. Mary of the Lake – Mundelein Seminary, which is the major seminary sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago in far-north suburban Mundelein, Illinois. Founded by Cardinal
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Mercy’s Starting Place | Divine Mercy Sunday 2022
Hey everyone, happy Divine Mercy Sunday! My homily from the weekend is below, and the readings are here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/042422.cfm
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What Does This Mean? | Easter 2022
Happy Easter everyone! Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, having loved his own until the bitter end; he is the firstborn of the dead! Alleluia! The event is one thing; discovering what it could actually
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I Am Doing Something New | 5th Sunday of Lent 2022
Here are the readings from this week: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040322-YearC.cfm I also used this passage from JPII’s Redemptoris Missio: The ministry of Jesus is described in the context of his journeys within his homeland. Before Easter, the scope