Homilies from February, 2021
Second Sunday of Lent
February 27, 2021
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10
When we think of human sacrifice, especially the sacrifice of children, we naturally respond with revulsion. It’s hard to wrap our minds much less...
First Sunday of Lent | Primer Domingo de Cuaresma
February 20, 2021
Genesis 9:18-15; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15
Tomorrow our novices here at San Lorenzo will begin a five-day silent discernment retreat. If they’re anything like I was as a novice, the prospect of a long and silent...
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 7, 2021
Job 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39
There are bad days, there are very bad days, and then there are really, really bad days. Job, whom we encounter in our first reading, had a really, really bad...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski