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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Do you have the courage of the shepherd David to stand and face a modern day Goliath in the name of your faith in Christ? In the reading from 1 Samuel featured in today’s homily by Fr. Michael, David defeats Goliath in battle, despite his small size and relative youth. Saul didn’t believe in David,…
Are you Levi the tax collector or Peter the fisherman? In today’s Gospel reading and homily, we hear the story of Jesus calling Levi, later named Matthew, and dining with other tax collectors to the dismay of the Pharisees and of Peter. In the 2013 issue of America Magazine, Pope Francis reminds us that piety…
“Samuel, Samuel!” “John, John!” “Mary, Mary!” “Moses, Moses!” “Peter, Peter!” “Martha, Martha!” God calls, but do we always listen and respond? In today’s homily we hear the story of God calling to Samuel in the night. It took two times before Samuel got the message that it was God calling and not Eli. On the…
In 1 John 4:11-18 we are reminded to remain in God [through love] so that God will remain in us. Beyond that simple—yet so profound!—truth, we learn that because “There is no fear in love…perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment, and so one who fears is not yet perfect…
Matthew 2:1-18 juxtaposes the joy of the adoration of the baby Jesus by the Magi with the horror of the slaughter of the innocents by a jealous King Herod. This same juxtaposition continues in our world today when we celebrate Emmanuel, God with us, and yet in many parts of the world unjust pain and…