18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23 Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 Luke 12:13-21 A person comes to Jesus with a request, to tell his brother to share the inheritance with me.  Jesus seems to brush off the question.  Jesus isn’t interested in “inheritance.” Now one might ask isn’t inheritance …

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8 Colossians 2:12-14 Luke 11:1-13 Jesus tells us to ask and we will receive, seek and we will find.  Probably not many of us would have to think much to come up with something we have asked for and haven’t received.  Why …

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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Psalm  69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37 Our first reading comes from the Book of Deuteronomy.  Deuteronomy is written as Moses farewell discourse to the Israelites just before he dies and they cross over towards the Promised Land. In it, Moses reminds …

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First Sunday at St. Michael’s Homily (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C)

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 66:10-14c Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 Galatians 6:14-18 Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 As I thought about what to say for first weekend I here.  I’m sure you have questions about me.  I could boast about good things I have done but I won’t.  Have I done some …

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