Homilies from March, 2020

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Ezekiel 37:12-14; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 One of the most frightening dimensions of COVID-19, the virus which has infected hundreds of thousands of people and killed tens of thousands worldwide, is that it is a...

Fourth Sunday of Lent

1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Psalm 23; Ephesians 6:8-14; John 9:1-41 Crises can bring out the best and worst in people, the light and darkness of our human nature. We are living in such a time. The signs of darkness are all...

Third Sunday of Lent

Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 What’s your favorite beverage:  Coca Cola®, milk, orange juice, Jarritos®, coffee, tea, beer, tequila?  They’re all very different, but they all...

Second Sunday of Lent

Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 33; 2 Timothy 1:8b-10; Matthew 17:1-9   I started wearing glasses when I was in fourth grade.           I wore single-vision glasses until I was 45...