Category: Homilies
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Jesus desires that our actions and words are life-giving
July 19, 2019 – Friday 15th Week in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Matthew (12:1-8) Jesus was going through a field of grain on the sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “See, your disciples…
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Re-Learning the welcoming quality of children and un-learning our close-minded adult attitude
July 17, 2019 – Wednesday, 15th Week in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Matthew (11:25-27) At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such…
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Miracles in life leads us to become the person God wants us to be
July 16, 2019 – Tuesday 15th Week in Ordinary Time Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel From the Book of Exodus (2:1-15a) A certain man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, who conceived and bore a son. Seeing that he was a goodly child, she hid him for three months. When…
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Who is my neighbor?
July 14, 2019 – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Luke (10:25-37) There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said…
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Do not be afraid, says the Lord
July 13, 2019 – Saturday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (49:29-32; 50:15-26A) Jacob gave his sons this charge: “Since I am about to be taken to my people, bury me with my fathers in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite, the cave in the field…
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An embrace of grief and love makes way for reconciliation
July 12, 2019 – Friday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (46:1-7,28-30; Mt 10:16-23) Judah approached Joseph and said: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh. My lord asked your…
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Travel light that we may bring the gift of healing, life, forgivess and peace
July 11, 2019 – Thursday 14th Week in Ordinary time Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot From the Book of Genesis (44:18-21,23b-29;45:1-5) Judah approached Joseph and said: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh. My…
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Preach the Gospel at all times, use words when necessary
July 10, 2019 – Wednesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (41:55-57; 42:5-7A, 17-24A) When hunger came to be felt throughout the land of Egypt and the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, Pharaoh directed all the Egyptians to go to Joseph and do whatever he told them. When the…
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An encounter with the Lord leads to discipleship, mission
July 10, 2019 – Wednesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Gospel of Matthew (10:1-7) Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his…
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God wrestles with us to bless us and transform us
July 9, 2019 – Tuesday 14th Week in Ordinary Time From the Book of Genesis (32:23-33) In the course of the night, Jacob arose, took his two wives, with the two maidservants and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had taken them across the stream and…
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