Homily, February 11, 2024
From the Pastor The leper in today’s gospel makes a bold, heartfelt request of Jesus. Context and tone play a significant role in this encounter. Who is this person? Identified as a leper, he was...
Homily, February 4, 2024
From The Pastor There is a Job in all of us, and there is Christ in all of us. It reminds me of the Indian parable of the elder and the little boy. A young...
Homily, January 28, 2024
From The Pastor In the early days of ministry, the people were amazed at the words and deeds of Jesus. They expressed astonishment at the words of Jesus and the authority with which he speaks....
Homily, January 21, 2024
From The Pastor In church and religion, we use the words call and conversion. Both call and conversion are important movements in the spiritual life that lead to maturing faith and love for God. What...
Homily, January 14, 2024
From The Pastor How do people like Samuel and John the Baptist come to know and accomplish God’s will? It is easy to see that God had a particular call and purpose for Samuel and...
Homily, January 7, 2024
EpiphanyoftheLordB24 What drew the Three Wise Men to be such ardent seekers? On the one hand, these travelers express the universal longing that all human beings have for God. Conscious or not, intentionally religious, or...
Homily, December 10, 2023
From The Pastor Forty has long been an active biblical number that conveys both linear time and spiritual seasons. After liberation from slavery in Egypt, the Israelites traveled forty years in the desert seeking the...
Homily, December 3, 2023
From The Pastor Advent is a season of hope, built on faith, with a lively anticipation of joy and renewed strength. Hope is the theological virtue that lives in communion with faith and love. Hope...
Homily, November 26, 2023
From The Pastor Jesus is not a small Savior. Those who create war and violence, suffering and oppression for the sake of power must think Jesus is small and impotent. Rulers and the power mongers...
Homily, November 19, 2023
From The Pastor The Kingdom of God is often misunderstood as something we will experience in heaven. This is not the case. The Kingdom of God is the work Jesus began through the Incarnation. In...