"Are we ready to receive Him? Before the birth of Jesus, his parents asked for a simple dwelling place, but there was none. If Mary and Joseph were looking for a home for...
Homily First Sunday of Advent Year B Reading 1: The reading begins with acknowledging God as Our Father and Redeemer. It ends with once more with recognizing God as Father and Creator....
“Remember the past with gratitude. Live the present with Enthusiasm. Look forward to the future with confidence.”- St. John Paul II A simple admonition from a saint, but maybe hard to live by...
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT: GOSPEL YEAR BJesus said to his disciples “Be watchful! Be alert! During Jesus’ time a Roman soldier could face execution if he fell asleep during guard duty and allowed the...
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1"To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us -- and He has given...
“ SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1The proper order is first to render thanks to God, then to confess our sinfulness, and repent of it, then to submit our...
In the funeral liturgy one of the prayers that is said ends this way. "Merciful Lord, turn towards us and listen to our prayers: open the gates of paradise to your servant and...
“We are in movement along the path. When asked where we are heading, we say, ‘Towards heaven!’ ‘So what’s heaven?’ some ask. There we begin to be unsure in our response. We...
Homily Feast of Christ the King Year A
By spiritaflame 11:40 AMHomily: Feast of Christ the King Reading 1: The focus of the first reading is God is a Shepherd and a Judge. The prophet Ezekiel realizes that the people of his day,...
Our reflection on heaven continues. We read in the Book of Revelations: “I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with them...
Feast of Christ the King: Gospel Reflections AJesus said: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all...
“What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love him,” (1 Corinthians 2:9) This is...
Does our life have a purpose? Are we here for a period of time and that’s it? Gratefully, the answer is yes to the first and no to the second. We are destined...
"If death comes to us an unwelcome stranger, it will be because Jesus also has always been an unwelcome stranger. For when death comes, Jesus comes, bringing us the everlasting life he has...
"Let us therefore run forward, singing: It is good! And for him who runs to meet God nothing is past and lost forever. God has already bestirred himself and is quite near in...
Homily: Thirty-third Sunday Year A Reading 1: I am sure some husbands may say, I wish my wife was like that. At the same time, I am sure some wives may say, I...
Can we prepare for death and if we can, how do we? Pope Benedict XVI was asked this question. Here is how he responded. "I think one must, even. Not in the sense of...
We are created to live, to live a life that has no end. Life is more than the physical existence that we experience. If we limit the spectrum of life to what we...
Are we to prepare for death? "I think one must, even. Not in the sense of performing particular actions, but living inwardly, so that there is a final self-examination before God. So that...
“The right to weep must not be denied. Even Jesus was deeply moved and profoundly troubled by the bereavement of a family he loved. We can, instead, draw from the simple and powerful...
“Even death is illumined and can be experienced as the ultimate call to faith, the ultimate “Go forth from your land” (Gen 12:1), the ultimate “Come!” spoken by the Father, to whom we abandon...
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Homily: Thirty-second Sunday Year A Reading 1: There is human, natural wisdom and there is divine, spiritual wisdom. One is a natural gift we receive in birth, but the other is a...
“If we look at the most painful moments of our lives, when we have lost a loved one — our parents, a brother, a sister, a spouse, a child, a friend — we...
Thirty-second Sunday Gospel Year AJesus said: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. · According to Jewish custom a couple would...
“Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear; for He that created you has sanctified you, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother....
"It is not Death that will come to fetch me, it is the good God. Death is no phantom, no horrible specter, as presented in pictures. In the catechism it is stated that...
