St. Vincent de Paul Church

2008 Homilies
2007 Homilies | Readings Cycle A

Date	Homilist	Feast	Content
July 20	Fr. Lwarence	17th Ordinary 6th Wisdom	The homilist concludes the summer series on the Wisdom literature with a another go at Qoheleth.
July 13	Fr. Lawrence	15th Ordinary 5th Wisdom Gaugin painting	The homilist begins consideration of the Book of Qoheleth (Ecceliastices). I all vanity/insubstantial as the author intimates?
July 6	Fr. Lawrence	14th Ordinary 4th Wisdom	This is the second week we consider the book of Job. Why does bad things happen to good people. The homilist offers his explanation.
June 29	Fr. Lawrence	13 Ordinary 3rd Wisdom	Job did good and expected to do well. He didn't. Why?
June 15	Fr. Lawrence	11th Ordinary 1st Wisdom	The homilist begins today an examination of Wisdom literature, beginning with Proverbs.
June 8	Fr. Lawrence	10th Ordinary	The call of Matthew. Question: When was the last time you were criticized for hanging out with 'undesirables'?
May 25	Fr. Lawrence	Corpus Christi	The Body of Christ - the reason for our celebration, our gathering
May 18	Fr. Lawrence	Trinity Sunday	The mother mystery that makes us wonder and have faith at the same time
May 11	Fr. Lawrence	Pentecost	Like the Jewish celebration 50 days after Passover, Pentecost is about the covenant God makes with us, His people.
04-27-08	Fr. Lawrence	6th Easter	Why have hope! Jesus tells us in the Gospel, "Because you and one in me, as I am one in the Father."
04-20-08	Fr. Lawrence	5th Easter	The homilist comments on the visit of Pope Benedict to the US.
04-13-08	Fr. Lawrence	4th Easter	Good Shepard Sunday. We need to hear Christ calling our name when we feel like sheep, as well as when He calls us to be shepards.
04-06-08	Fr. Lawrence	3rd Easter	We, like the disciples on the way to Emmaus, must constantly work at Seeing the Lord in Word and Sacrament.
03-30-08	Fr. Lawrence	2nd Easter	The Easter celebration continues. Thomas, who was more rational than doubting, is a model for our forgiving others, even those who don't deserve it..
03-23-08	Fr. Lawrence	Easter 2008	Summary of the Easter Vigil. Christ poured himself out - even to death on a cross.
03-16-08	Parishioners	Palm Sunday	A reading of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
03-02-08	Fr. Lawrence	4th Lent	Jesus cures the man born blind. Is our spiritual sight like most "blind people" - neither perfect nor total?
02-24-08	Bishop Dennis Madden	3rd Lent	Jesus at the well with the Samaritan women. The Bishop asks "Are you thirsty or do you thirst?"
02-10-08	Fr. Lawrence	1st Lent	The Lord is tempted three times in the desert. He responds to each temptation quoting scripture. Jesus - the new Moses. The new Eve?
01-27-08	St. Vincent parishioners	Town Meeting on the Homeless in our Park Part II	Parishioners react, discussion, and comment on the information presented.
01-27-08	Colleen McCahill, Audrey Rogers, Greg Sileo	Town Meeting on the Homeless in our Park Part 1 PowerPoint Presentations	City Officials unveils "Housing First" - a focused effort to end homelessness in Baltimore in the next 10 years. Audrey Rogers and Colleen McCahill present information about the homeless in our park
01-27-08	Fr. Lawrence	3rd Ordinary	We continue reading from the Gospel of Matthew - the beginning of Jesus' ministry. The homilist explicates "Repent" which is the heart of Jesus' message.
01-20-08	Fr. Lawrence	2nd Ordinary	The gospel recounts the baptism of Jesus a second time - this time according to John. Jesus is truly, "the Son of God" as the Baptist testifies.
01-13-08	Fr. Lawrence	Baptism of the Lord	On this, the last feast of the Christmas season, Jesus is made manifest not only to the world but to Himself.
01-06-08	Fr. Lawrence	Epiphany	Matthew tells the story of the magi - weaving leitmotifs into the narrative that he will develop more fully in his gospel.