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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Today’s homily was given in Spain while Fr. Michael walked part of the Camino – the ancient pilgrim path to the final resting place of St. James the Apostle, with a group of 34 people – the youngest was 12 and the oldest 78. Some were in great shape (two marathon runners), but others were…
By and large in the United States, we are spared many of the hardships endured by those in other parts of the world. For the most part our water is clean, our food safe and our way of life secure. The same is not true for everyone, especially those displaced by war, natural disaster or…
If YouTube existed in Jesus’ time, this Gospel would be in a compilation titled “Jesus’ Epic Fails” and included with it would be Jesus’ arrest, His prosecution, His crucifixion & death, and then the martyring of almost all of His disciples. In this Gospel many of Jesus’ followers leave him. They walk away. They decide…
Whose voice will you follow today? The voice of the One Shepherd, or the voice of the deceiver? Fr. Michael reminds us that the language of faith is the language of poetry, not the language of science and reason. Jesus speaks using alliterative language to describe his role and the love that God has for…
Last week, we heard the story of Jesus appearing to Peter and some Apostles who were fishing. At the end of the Gospel, Jesus asked Simon Peter three times, “Do you love me?” This week Fr. Michael suggests another question. Will you choose darkness or light? Will you live by circumstance or choose to acknowledge…
Can you remember the last Saint you met? Who was that person that you just knew was bound for heaven? In this week’s Gospel and Homily, Fr. Michael explores St. Peter’s transformation from humiliated denier to rock of the Church. He draws parallels between St. Peter’s life and Fr. Jim Willig’s life and describes the…
Just like Jesus, Mary Magdalene was an unlikely witness to God’s love for us. A troubled woman with a questionable past, she clung to Jesus like a baby to it’s mother; until… Until… Until that is, Jesus told her, “Do not hold onto me.” He sent her on a mission to evangelize, to spread the…
After Jesus died, his disciples were left alone, bereft of their leader, mocked by their people and generally in a state of fear and despair. While traveling from Jerusalem to Emmaus, two of those disciples encountered a strange man on the road who appeared oblivious to all that had gone on. They took it upon…
Who do you know that has all the answers? Some of us think we know everything and try to convince everyone else of this false truth. Likewise, some of us think that we can do everything on our own without help or guidance. In today’s homily, Fr. Michael reminds us that we do not know everything…
Today’s homily is a story we should all know well. The Pharisee stands in the Temple, exulting himself before God while the tax collector acknowledges his own sinfulness. With a twist on his poetic tendencies, Fr. Michael uses a rap to re-tell the classic Gospel story with a slightly modern twist. The moral, however, stays…