Homilies from February, 2018

Seeing Is Believing

Homily for February 25, 2018 (2nd Sunday of Lent) Gen. 22:1-2, 10-13, 15-18; Ps. 116; Rom. 8:31-34; Mk. 9:2-10 We’ve all heard it said that “Seeing is believing.”  That’s not just an anecdote or...

The Number 40

Homily for February 18, 2018 (1st Sunday of Lent) Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-20; Mark 1:12-15 What’s the big deal about the number 40?  The writers of the synoptic gospels (Mark, Matthew and Luke) all...

Who are the ‘lepers’ in my life?

Homily for February 11, 2018 (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Lev. 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps. 32; 1 Cor. 10:31-11:1; Mk. 1:40-45 He simply wanted to go to confession.  He hadn’t seen a priest for months.  He was...

Hands & Feet

Homily for February 4, 2018 (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Job 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps. 147; 1 Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk. 1:29-39 In a recent address to oblates of the Benedictine Order, Sr. Joan Chittister recounted the story of a...