Receive the Holy Spirit
“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained."
Category: Homily
Homilies for Sundays and Special Feast Days
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Your Ascension into Glory
“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
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The Power of Love
"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."
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Where Is Your God?
"Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."
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That They May Have Life
"I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture."
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The Breaking of the Bread
“And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.”
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Have You Seen the Risen Christ?
“Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
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To See and Believe
Easter Sunday Scripture Readings This Easter morning, we are treated to the story of the Resurrection of Jesus according to John, the beloved disciple. While by this time, we’re well […]
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Who Is Risen?
“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said.”
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The Background Story
"It is finished"
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The Good Gift
"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do."
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Expectations Can Be Deadly
"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest."
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First Lazarus, Now Me
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”
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Light from Darkness; Darkness from Light
"If he is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know is that I was blind and now I see."
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Our Reflection in the Water
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;”
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The Visible Presence of God
"Then from the cloud came a voice that said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.'"
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Temptations to Sin and Death
"He fasted for forty days and forty nights and afterwards he was hungry."
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Rend Your Hearts Not Your Garments
"Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them."
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Where Are the Christians?
"So be perfect, just a your heavenly Father is perfect."
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Obeying the Law
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill."