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Homily for Easter Sunday
April 20, 2019
Homily for April 21, 2019 (Easter Sunday)
Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118; 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9
This past week began with two dramatic events. On Sunday, Tiger Woods won The Masters golf tournament...
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
April 13, 2019
Luke 19:28-40; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:61-11; Luke 22:14-23:56
Today we begin the most solemn week of the Church year. Holy Week and the Easter Triduum are filled with special readings, words and rituals. For...
Fifth Sunday in Lent
April 6, 2019
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11
It was a strange response. When the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, Jesus at first said nothing. Instead, he bent down and wrote...
Fourth Sunday in Lent
March 30, 2019
Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
They’re five words that no parent wants to hear from one of their children: “You are dead to me.”
Of course, the son in our gospel reading...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski