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Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Gospel & Homily Mark 7:14-23 Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” When he got home away from the crowd his disciples questioned…
In this homily Fr. Michael remembers the sacrifice made by the Japanese martyrs and tells the story of Christianity surviving for 250 years underground in Japan with no priests, only baptism by the laity. Gospel Text Mark 6:1-6 Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath…
In this Gospel Jesus gives us a prescription for daily life: He performs exorcisms, then healings, and then before moving on he takes time to pray. In Fr. Michael’s words, “He finds balance in his ministry.” Gospel & Homily Mark 1:29-29 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew…
Fr. Michael warns about the difficulty of keeping our hearts tender and open to love one another, even when we are hurt by those whom we love. He urges us to live lives of righteousness and peace. Gospel & Homily Mark 3:1-6 Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered…
During his recent pilgrimage to Greece, Fr. Michael lost his friend Fr. Bob Sears, SJ. This homily tells the story of how surrendering to prayer helped reunite Fr. Bob with his fellow pilgrims. Gospel and Homily Transcript Gospel – Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts…
Matthew 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly…
Gospel and Homily Matthew 10:17-22 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry…
Fr. Michael tells the story of Admiral Jeremiah Denton visiting Fr. Jim Willig and sharing how faith and prayer helped him endure suffering as a POW. Gospel & Homily Luke 21:12-19 Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they…
10 lepers call out to Jesus to be healed, and after Jesus heals them only one returns to give thanks. Fr. Michael reminds us to be thankful but that our thanksgiving adds nothing to God’s greatness but it does change us for the better. Watch this special Thanksgiving homily for it’s add illustrations and video…
Fr. Michael preaches on the lesson of finding happiness in God, both during times of wealth and times of poverty. Gospel and Homily Transcripts Luke 16:9-15 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person…