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Monday Feb 23, 2015
Monday Feb 23, 2015
In the story of Noah, it's easy for us to look at the flood as God's punishment for the sins of humanity. But we can also look at it as the destructive consequence of sin on a cosmic level. Sin starts out small and grows as a force in our life, and, if it goes unforgiven and unredeemed, leads to our destruction.
Wednesday Feb 18, 2015
Wednesday Feb 18, 2015
Our Lenten penance is not so much about doing "deadly things" that just make us suffer but about "putting the deadly to death"--doing penance that attacks those destructive habits and attitudes that we've allowed to creep in over the past year.
Sunday Feb 15, 2015
Sunday Feb 15, 2015
Today's shocking Gospel shows us exactly what Jesus wants us to do--leave the painful isolation of our sinfulness and go directly to him so that he can touch us.
Sunday Feb 01, 2015
Sunday Feb 01, 2015
The point of today's Gospel is to affirm the radically different way that Jesus taught--claiming God's authority for himself--teaching and acting in only a way that God can. The reaction of the Jews is understandable: Some thought he was a liar; some thought he was a lunatic; some thought he was Lord. Jesus was not just a nice guy. He forced people to make a decision about whether or not they believed in him.
Tuesday Jan 27, 2015
Tuesday Jan 27, 2015
Today's Gospel gives us Mark's version of the call of the first disciples. Are we disciples? What does it mean to be a disciple? Today we look at three specific traits of a disciple based on today's Gospel.
Sunday Jan 18, 2015
Sunday Jan 18, 2015
Today's Gospel tells us of the first sacred encounter between Jesus and three of his disciples. Many of us would say that we are Christians or Catholics, but how many of us would say that we are disciples? Followers of Jesus? This is really what the Lord is looking for...
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
One of the popular philosophies of the day is that one would embrace "spirituality" but reject "religion." The story of the Magi shows us how all of humanity finds the reason for their existence--their God--in the child at Bethlehem. These "spiritual seekers" become wholeheartedly religious when they prostrate themselves before Jesus in worship and adoration.
Sunday Jan 04, 2015
Monday Dec 29, 2014
Monday Dec 29, 2014
In this homily we meditate on three moments in Joseph's life that show how Joseph put God's will over his own--the secret to holiness.
Monday Dec 29, 2014
Monday Dec 29, 2014
Over and against the materialism of the "holiday season" we have the simplicity and poverty of the Gospel accounts of Jesus's birth, which helps us to understand what are the gifts truly worth giving.