The Good Gift
"I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do."
Category: Homily
Homilies for Sundays and Special Feast Days
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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."
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What’s a Follower of Christ Like?
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden."
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Bless Us, Oh Lord, Our God
“He began to teach them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’”
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What’s the Good News?
“Come after me and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Discerning the Christ
“Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”
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The Resonance of God
"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
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The Incarnation Paradox
"For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord."
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The Marriage of Joseph and Mary
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home."
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Are You the One Who Is to Come?
“Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist”
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The Baptist’s Message Still Resounds
“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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Maranatha! Our Lord, Come!
"So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."