Homilies from November, 2016

Advent enables us to navigate life better

November 26, 2016
Homily for November 27, 2016 (First Sunday of Advent) Isaiah 2:1-6; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44 This past week I was in Mumbai (Bombay) to visit the Capuchin friars of that area at the request of our General...

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God’s Loyalty

November 20, 2016
Homily for November 20, 2016 (Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe) 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43   Today’s solemnity seems rather anachronistic.  While there are...

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What will be our responses as people of faith?

November 12, 2016
Homily for November 13, 2016 (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Malachi 3:19-20a; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Luke 21:5-19 I began writing this homily on Election Night 2016, sitting in my guestroom at St. Philip Neri...

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What God wants for us

November 7, 2016
Homily for November 6, 2016 (32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) 2 Maccabees 7:-12, 9-14; Psalm 17; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38 Very early this morning (2 AM!) we marked the beginning of Daylight Saving Time.  We...

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