Homily for Tuesday of the 4th Week of Easter One of the things I really love about John’s gospel is how rich it is in providing certain details about the events in the life of Jesus and how those details can direct our minds and hearts to a deeper meaning of Christ’s actions. Every word has…
Homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday First of all, I want to take this opportunity to, once again, wish all of our mothers, grandmothers, and spiritual mothers a very happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for always caring for us and supporting us in all that we do. I hope that this…
Homily for Friday of the Third Week of Easter As I mentioned earlier this week in one of my homilies for our morning Masses, over the last several days now, we have been reading through John 6, the Bread of Life Discourse. As Jesus has shared what will become his teaching on the Eucharist, we…
Homily for Thursday of the 3rd Week of Easter Over the last few days, not including Tuesday when we celebrated the Feast of Sts. Philip and James, our Gospel readings have come from John 6, also known as the Bread of Life discourse. It is the chapter where Jesus gives His disciples the teaching on…
Homily for Friday of the 7th Week of Easter In the Gospel that we’ve just heard, Jesus is appearing to seven of his disciples after the Resurrection on the Sea of Tiberius. In the midst of that appearance, Jesus has this intimate encounter with Peter. There is a great significance to this moment. Notice that…
Homily for Monday of the 7th Week of Easter Over the last few days, I have been wondering about why the Church reminds us of the events leading up to the Passion of Jesus in the final days of the Easter season. And I think today’s Gospel kind of gives us the key to that.…
Homily for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord I have always been fascinated by this account of the Ascension of Jesus found in the Acts of the Apostles. This must have been an interesting sight. Jesus had just ascended into heaven and the disciples are left standing there looking up at the sky,…
Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday In the eyes of many, Thomas might be considered a failure. Think about it…here is a man who walked with Jesus and listened to his words for nearly three years. After the Risen Christ appeared to the other apostles, Thomas heard them say: “We have…
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