Tell Me Who You Are
“He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” (Cycle A)
Category: Homily
Homilies for Sundays and Special Feast Days
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The Pillars of Piety
Ash Wednesday Scripture Readings Today’s readings, the rest of the day, and the season it begins complete the movement we began in our Sunday liturgies through the Sermon on the […]
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To Fulfill 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”
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Light of the World
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden."
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Genuine Happiness
“He began to teach them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’”
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The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand
Third Sunday Scripture Readings We’re seeing something here in today’s Gospel passage that we need to keep in the back of our minds throughout this coming liturgical year. We’re following […]
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Behold the Lamb of God
“Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”
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Remembering Our Commitment
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
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Do Not Be Afraid
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home.”
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Old Misconceptions
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist”
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Most Fully Gifted
"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you."
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Three Baptisms
“John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!’"
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The Advent of Mindfulness
"So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."
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Two Kinds of Death
“Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
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Realized Eschatology
“When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end."
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Worshipping in God’s Temple
“Zeal for your house will consume me.”
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The Day of Yahweh
"For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life and I shall raise him on the last day."
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Blessed Be the Kingdom
Solemnity of All Saints Scripture Readings Once again, on this Solemnity of All Saints, I can’t stress more emphatically how badly I believe that traditional Christianity—including our own Roman Catholic […]
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Out of Unconsciousness
“…for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
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God, Our Justice
"I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me."