| Date |
Homilist |
Feast |
Content |
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Ju.y 11 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
15th Ordinary - Lamentations |
The first week
of the summer series on the Tanak - the Book of Lamentations.
Despite world-shattering events, the Jews continued to pray to
their God. |
|
July 4 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
14th Ordinary |
The 12, the
72, the church. Us. We are ALL called to spread the Gospel
and stand up for what is right. |
|
June 27 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
13th Ordinary |
Luke's
architecture - discipleship. Jesus "set his face" to go up
to Jerusalem. As should we. |
|
June 20 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
12th
Ordinary |
A comparison
of Matthew and Mark - "Take up your cross - DAILY - and follow
me." |
|
June 13 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
11th Ordinary |
Repentance/Forgiveness. That's the cart before the horse.
It really is: forgiveness-repentance-love. |
|
June 6 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Corpus Christi |
Three levels
of meaning. The deepest is "we are the Body of Christ..." |
|
May 30 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Trinity Sunday |
The Easter
Season is over, but the partying continues - with Trinity Sunday
and Corpus Christi. |
|
May 23 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Pentecost |
The Synoptics
and John tell very different stories of Pentecost. Both
are "true." |
|
May 16 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Ascension |
Jesus is
"taken up," that is, he dwells with us even as we dwell in God. |
|
May 9 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
6th Easter, 1st Communion |
Jn 17. Jesus
dwells in God; we dwell in Jesus in the Eucharist. |
|
May 2 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
5th Easter |
John's account
of the Last Supper - Jn 13,14,15,16 - condensed into 10 verses.
The Indwelling of Jesus/God/Spirit/Us. |
|
April 25 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
4th Easter |
Good Sheppard
Sunday. We remember Archbishop Borders who was a good
Sheppard to all of us. |
|
April 18 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
3rd Easter |
For John, there are three ways to recognized the
risen Savior. |
|
April 11 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
2nd Easter |
Easter Day
continues. Today Mary Magdalene and Thomas have one-on-one
encounters with the risen Lord. As Thomas says, "My Lord
and my God." |
|
April 4 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Easter Sunday |
A summary of
the All Night Easter Vigil - the complicated God of scripture.
On this day, Jesus' act of complete confidence is vindicated. |
|
March 28 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Palm Sunday |
The Luke
Passion narrative. "Abba, into your hands I commend my spirit." |
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March 21 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
5th Lent |
"He who is
without sin cast the first stone." Our spiritual
discipline this week is prayer. It's not how or when we
pray, it's THAT we pray - consistently. |
|
March 14 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
4th Lent |
The Story of
the Prodigal Son. Our spiritual discipline this week is
spiritual reflection - we focus on the awareness of God here and
now. |
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March 7 |
Fr
Lawrence |
3rd Lent |
We "break up
the ground" of our souls, like in the gospel parable of the fig
tree, using the discipline of fasting. |
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Feb 28 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
2nd Lent |
Luke's account
of the transfiguration. We commit to "weeding our garden." |
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Feb 21 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
1st Lent |
Today, as
Christ is tempted by the devil, we "commit to the garden of our
soul." |
|
Feb 17 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Ash Wednesday |
The Lenten
season begins - with our knowledge of the infinite compassion
and forgivingness of God... |
|
Feb 14 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
6th Ordinary |
The Sermon on
the Plain "Blessed are the poor, the hungry, those who weep. And
WOE to you, the rich." These are Covenant challenges, not
minimums to be performed, but maximums to which toward which to
strive . |
|
Jan 31 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
4th Ordinary |
I Col.
Paul says "Love is..." Homilist says that "Real love is very
different than 'being in love'..." |
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Jan 24 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
3rd Ordinary |
Is 61. "The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me..." Jesus' "Inaugural
Address" for Luke. |
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Jan 17 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
2nd Ordinary |
The miracle at
Cana - the third "Epiphany." Jesus reveals who He is.... |
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Jan 10 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Baptism of the Lord |
"You are my
'Beloved Son.' I am well please with You." |
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Jan 3 |
Fr.
Lawrence |
Epiphany |
The Kings from
the East - representing all of us |
