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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
James, John and their mother walk into a bar with Jesus… No, it didn’t happen quite like that, but their mom did make quite a request of Jesus. She tried to elevate her sons to Jesus’ level without knowing the true sacrifice it would take. We are all equal in the eyes of God, but…
Is your heart on fire for God this Lent? This ever? In this week’s Gospel and Homily, Jesus reminds his disciples that they must be better than the Scribes and Pharisees turning the commandment not to kill on it’s head saying that even being angry is too much and liable for judgment. Likewise, Fr. Michael…
After the resurrection, Thomas doubted that Jesus was alive and asked for a sign. He was able to touch the wound in Jesus’ side and to feel the holes where the nails were driven through his wrists. Most of us will not experience Christ’s sacrifice like Thomas did. Instead we must rely on other signs;…
Has your Lenten journey begun? Do you have a destination in mind for your heart as we remember Jesus’ passion and prepare for his ultimate sacrifice? Are you trying to go it Alone? Prayer—Fasting—Almsgiving these are the disciplines that Fr. Michael reminds us to embrace this Lent; but we cannot do it alone. Our journey…
Sound and Light—two Gospel themes, two homily themes, and two themes for today’s video. Intrigued? Read on. In the earliest Biblical times there was no Bible to read from. Stories were passed down from generation to generation through a strong oral tradition. Fr. Michael’s homily posts are oral tradition for the digital age; however, for…
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…