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WEEKLY HOMILY BLOGS

June 2016

Jun 28

06/26/16 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Reggie

G.K. Chesterton said that being a Christian changes everything – even the way you brush your teeth. His point was simple: a Christian is given the power to live differently. This is especially evident in the way we speak about others. In the second reading today, St Paul refers to that when he exhorts the Galatians to be guided by the...
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Jun 20

6/19/16 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Tony

Deacon Tony Conti Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time From today’s Gospel: “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.” This passage is often quoted, but seldom fully appreciated in the context of our daily lives… If we believe that Jesus is calling us to...
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Jun 20

06/19/16 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Ron

Homily Summary for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Deacon Landry The Gospels teach us three important responses of Jesus Christ on the subject of suffering and death: First, our compassionate Savior was very sensitive to the suffering of others, and many times we witness Jesus performing a miracle to relieve someone's...
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Jun 13

06/12/16 - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Ron

Homily Summary for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Landry When asked by his disciples to teach them how to pray, Jesus Christ responded with the ultimate prayer. It is concise, addresses everything it should, and provides us with words to live by. I refer, of course, to the Lord's Prayer. Included within those sacred words...
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Jun 13

06/03/16 Sacred Heart of Jesus - Children's - Fr. Reggie

What exactly are we honoring? And why? Let’s answer these questions with this one: what is the link between Jesus’ sacred heart and this morning’s biblical image of Jesus as a good shepherd? To start an answer to this question and the two previous questions, we need to know what the heart is and does in our...
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Jun 13

06/12/16 - Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Deacon Tony

Deacon Tony Conti Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time From our second reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians: “I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.” Put simply St. Paul’s telling us that – We’re justified by faith, not...
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Jun 13

06/05/16 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Fr. Reggie

The lesson of this encounter between Jesus and the widow of Nain is so simple that we may miss it: God cares. “Do not cry,” Jesus tells her, as if to say, “I can’t bear to see you suffer like this. Let me help.” This woman had lost her husband, now she has lost her only son – she is alone,...
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Jun 13

5/22/16 The Most Holy Trinity - Deacon Ron

Homily Summary Solemnity of the Holy Trinity ~ Deacon Landry Our Catechism describes the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity as "the most fundamental and essential teaching in the 'hierarchy of the truths of faith.'" In theology, mystery means "a supernatural fact revealed by God which in itself transcends the natural power...
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