The Trinity and You
“It is the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, echoing the love of God the Father, drawing us into the communion of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of love and unending life.”
Tag: Homilies
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Entropy and God’s Spirit
“Send forth your Spirit, and we will be recreated, and you will renew the face of the earth.”
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Breaking Out
“The divine elevator is broken... it doesn’t go up there anymore. Well... in fact it never did.”
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Fantasy and Reality
“The Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him.”
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From Servant to Friend
“I no longer call you slaves... I have called you friends.”
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Way, Truth, and Life
“Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”
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Thieves and Marauders
Fourth Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings Good Shepherd Sunday evokes images of a smiling Jesus hugging kids and petting lambs. Yet what we have here in this morning’s gospel reading […]
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On the Road Again
Third Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings I can’t overestimate the importance of today’s gospel reading. If you’re looking for an exposé of what the life of a Christian is all […]
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Whose Sins You Shall Forgive
Second Sunday of Easter Scripture Readings In preparing for today’s liturgy and homily, once again, as often happens, I discover that the common understanding of the gospel passage is not […]
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Falling into the Gap
Palm Sunday Scripture Readings Holy Week begins with Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. It ends in defeat and death. What happened there in the middle? Remember the advertising jingle from […]
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The Nature of Sin
Fourth Sunday of Lent Scripture Readings You know, it’s not every Sunday that I get significant theological insights and understanding from my work with the scriptures in preparing my homily […]
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Give Me a Drink
Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;
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Now Walk
Second Sunday of Lent Scripture Readings Out of the whole liturgical year of following Jesus through his words and deeds, Lent stops all that and invites us to focus on […]
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Tell Me Who You Are
“He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” (Cycle A)
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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.”