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Time is always running out

January 20, 2018
Homily for January 21, 2018 (3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time) Jonah 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 What would you do if you received the following text message on your smart phone? BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT...

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“Here I am, you called me.”

January 13, 2018
Homily for January 14, 2018 (2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time) 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42 “Here I am, you called me.” That was the response of young Samuel when he thought he heard...

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We are all God’s children

January 6, 2018
Homily for January 7, 2018 (The Epihany of the Lord) Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 They call it La Bestia in Spanish.  In English it’s “The Beast,” the network of freight trains that...

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Character vs. Perfection

August 26, 2017
Homily for August 27, 2017 (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time) Isaiah 22:19-23; Psalm 138; Romans 11:33-36; Matthew 16:13-20 The word “authority” is derived from the Latin auctor, which means master, leader or...

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