St. Vincent de Paul Church

2008 Homilies
2007 Homilies | 2009 Homilies | 2010 Homilies

Date	Homilist	Feast	Content
Dec 28	Fr. Lawrence	Holy Family	A meditation on the special Star that adorns the crèche in St. Vincent's baldichino.
Dec 24	Fr. Lawrence	Christmas 08 - Midnight Mass	We see God revealed tonight - wrapped in swaddling clothes and laying in a feedbox.
Dec 24	Fr. Lawrence	Christmas 08 - Children's service	God becomes who we are so that we make become who he is.
Dec 21	Fr. Lawrence	4th Advent	Waiting for the God - who
Dec 14	Fr. Lawrence	3rd Advent	Waiting for the God - who inspires
Dec 7	Fr. Lawrence	2nd Advent	Waiting for the God - who heals
Nov 30	Fr. Lawrence	1st Advent	Waiting for the God - who reveals
Nov 23	Fr. Lawrence	Christ the King	Christ is king, prophet, and priest - but a king who "comes to serve, not to be served."
Nov 16	Fr. Lawrence	33 Ordinary	Parable of the talents - one of three at the end of Matt's last sermon before the passion.
Nov 12	Fr. Lawrence	Eulogy for Stephanie Scott	"If there is no God, how could she live?"
Nov 9	Fr. Lawrence	32 Ordinary	Parable of the wise & foolish virgins. Jesus is the culmination of the three great traditions of Israel - the law, the prophets, and wisdom.
Nov 2	Fr. Lawrence	All Saints/Souls	The doctrine of the Communion of Saints is alive and well despite the fact that it needs resuscitation.
Oct 26	Fr. Lawrence	30th Ordinary	Holy Week Debate Round 5-6; Jesus v. Establishment. "What is the greatest commandment?"
Oct 19	Fr. Lawrence	29th Ordinary	"Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" but more importantly "Give to God the things that are God's."
Oct 12	Fr. Lawrence	28th Ordinary	The multi-layered parable of the wedding feast.
Oct 5	Fr. Lawrence	27th Ordinary	The image of the landowner and the vineyard is an metaphor for God and his people. How has it changed since Isaiah?
Sept 28	Fr. Lawrence	Feast of St. Vincent de Paul	Who is the most important person around here?
Sept 21	Fr. Lawrence	25 Ordinary	The parable of the vineyard owner who paid those who worked one hour the same as those who worked all day - an image of God who gives us what we need, not what we deserve.
Sept 14	Fr. Lawrence	Feast of the Holy Cross	The homilist explicates one of the oldest poems/oral traditions in the Christian church - Philippians 2:6-11
Sept 7	Fr. Lawrence	23rd Ordinary	Matthew's sermon on the church. "Forgive one another as God has forgiven you."
Sept 4	Msg. William Burke	Eulogy for Christine Walter	God asks her, as he will ask us, "Did you love me."
Sept 3	Rick Curry, SJ	Eulogy for Brother Jim Horan, SJ	Bro. Horan was a "Philadelphia Catholic" - one who knew that God was in charge.
Aug 31	Fr. Lawrence	22nd Ordinary	Jesus tells a big fish story. We pay the tax (do the deed) even though we don't have to.
Aug 24	Fr. Lawrence	21st Ordinary	Peter gets it right - and wrong.
Aug 17	Fr. Lawrence	20th Ordinary	"It's not right to throw food from the table to the dogs." Wow!
Aug 10	Fr. Lawrence	19th Ordinary	Peter, "Littlefaith," walks on the waves - until he takes his eyes off Jesus, his goal. He cries out, "Lord, save me." And He does...
Aug 8	Fr. Lawrence	Eulogy for Mark Fulton	"Why?"
Aug 5	Fr. Lawrence	Eulogy for Anna May Organ	Praise for a good life, well lived.
July 20	Fr. Lawrence	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 Gauguin 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.