20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 August 17, 2014 Jesus finds time to withdraw to the region of Tyre and Sidon. One might expect this to be a place where Jesus might find some rest. He has been ministering to the Jews and is widely known …
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Normally I would be posting my Sunday homily about now but for the first time in a couple of years I did not preach this weekend. Each summer we welcome a person from a diocese, religious community, or official Catholic group to speak seeking support for their ministry. This weekend we welcomed Deacon Garcia from …
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:1-3 Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21 August 3, 2014 When Jesus got off the boat he was immediately greeted by a vast crowd. He had gone off to be by himself after hearing of the death of John the Baptist so he could have been upset …
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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 July 27, 2014 How valuable is the Kingdom of Heaven to us? Does the word “treasure” fit? How much a treasure is it? Jesus talks about a treasure so valuable that when found, a person would give up anything for …
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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 July 20, 2014 Our God is all-knowing and all-powerful. There is nothing God cannot do. God can choose to do whatever he wants. What does God choose to do? God chooses to love. When we sin God could choose to destroy …
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What follows is a piece I wrote for next week’s bulletin. How We React to “Stuff” Just about a month ago I was driving back to Ithaca. I was near Mecklenburg when a coy dog walked out in front on me (for those who don’t know what a coy dog is, it’s a vague term …
15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:10-11 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 July 13, 2014 Jesus drew large crowds whenever he arrived in a town. Why? People must have known about him. The only way they could have known about Jesus is because people were talking about him. God did not send an …
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30 July 6, 2014 Why are you here? This might seem like a simple question with an obvious answer but I think it is a question that we need to ask ourselves from time to time. So, again, why are you here? …
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Today is June 30th and the Memorial of the First Roman Martyrs. While this memorial is an optional memorial, for the last seven years, it has held a particular significance for me. Before I get into why this memorial is personally significant to me, let say a few words about the First Roman Martyrs. In …
Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul Vigil Acts 3:1-10 Galatians 1:11-20 John 21:15-19 Day Acts 12:1-11 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 June 29, 2014 Today would normally be the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time but June 29th is the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul as Apostles. Because it is a Solemnity it …
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