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Are we willing to pay attention?

Homily for July 17, 2016 (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time) Genesis 18:1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42 When I first began to see the commercials and trucks for the online grocer Peapod over twenty years ago, I...

Celebrate God’s love and mercy every day

Homily for July 10, 2016 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, C) Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37 43 years since the Supreme Court of the United States held in Roe v. Wade that women in our country had...

That last great measure of devotion

Homily for July 3, 2016 (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, C) Isaiah 66:10-14c; Psalm 66; Galatians 6:14-18; Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Tomorrow we will celebrate our Independence Day here in the USA.  For most people, it means...

True freedom is living in the Spirit

Homily for June 26, 2016 (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, C) 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Psalm 16; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9:51-62 In his inaugural address in January 1961, President John F. Kennedy boldly proclaimed that a goal of...