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2010 Homilies
Readings Cycle C | 2007 Homilies | 2008 Homilies | Homilies 2009
Special Talks & Recordings

Date Homilist Feast Content
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."
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.
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. 
Feb 28 Fr. Lawrence 2nd Lent Luke's account of the transfiguration. We commit to "weeding our garden."
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'..."
Jan 24 Fr. Lawrence 3rd Ordinary Is 61. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me..."  Jesus' "Inaugural Address" for Luke.
Jan 17 Fr. Lawrence 2nd Ordinary The miracle at Cana - the third "Epiphany."  Jesus reveals who He is....
Jan 10 Fr. Lawrence Baptism of the Lord "You are my 'Beloved Son.'  I am well please with You."
Jan 3 Fr. Lawrence Epiphany The Kings from the East - representing all of us

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