Melhores podcasts sobre Fr Brendan Mcguire (2024)

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Homily for the Ascension - Mission Not Absence 11:14

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The message is God loves us. The good news is that God loves you completely. The bad news, he loves everyone else completely too. But it is not really bad news. Of course, it is good news all around. The challenge then is, where we are called to be the church in the world where we are called to share this love where we are called to witness this lo…

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Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter - Love One Another 11:55

8d ago11:55

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God loves us not for what we have or what we do, what we own or what we look like. God loves us for who we are. We know that intellectually, I guess we know that, but we need reminders of it. And in this world, there is so much coming at us that we need reminders often for that purpose. Sometimes there are things in our life that will illustrate th…

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homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter - Mountain Behind the Flowers 9:22

15d ago9:22

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“I looked out upon my window and I saw the leaves and the flowers falling from my beautiful tree outside my window. And I lamented as I saw the barren branches appear, and I lamented the beautiful flowers and leaves I had. And then I noticed, as I looked through the tree with its barren branches, the stunning mountains behind the tree that I had no…

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - Chickens or Eagles 9:33

22d ago9:33

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Over the last few weeks, we have been reading from the Gospel of John and it hammers away at this metaphor of the Good Shepherd. And today’s version is a powerful one about how a good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. That is the image, a good shepherd. But I sometimes wonder if we really internalize that message? Do we really understand w…

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter - Live And Tell Our Story 11:08

29d ago11:08

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Our faith is all about God as love and how we are called to be love to one another. And we are called to bring that story alive. We gather every Sunday to tell this story but sometimes I fear that we do not really believe the story, I am not sure we are convinced about the story we tell. (Read more…) Here is my homily from the Third Sunday of Easte…

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Homily for the Second Sunday of Easter - Wounded Healers 10:29

1M ago10:29

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We often name the gospel from this Sunday as “Doubting Thomas." One of the things that has always struck me about this particular gospel passage is that Jesus has now risen from the dead, glorious victory over death and he has wounds. Why does he have wounds? Is this what it will be like when we all are raised? We will have all our wounds or broken…

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Homily for Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord - Resurrection is For Real 11:51

1M ago11:51

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Our role is to witness to love in the world so that others will come to know and experience the joy of eternal life. In the gospel t we get a hint of what the disciples found it hard to do it. Jesus says, “Go to Galilee.” Galilee was not just a physical location, it was much more. It was where they first met Jesus, where they first fell in love wit…

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Homily for Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper - Wired to Imitate 12:02

2M ago12:02

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When we witness something that is powerful, we tend to want to immediately mirror it. Our brains wire immediately to repeat it. If we witness a young person helping an elderly person we will typically say, “Wow, that is really wonderful. ” Our brain is now rewiring to repeat something like that for ourselves within the next twenty four hours. We wi…

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Homily for Good Friday - Beyond the Cross 9:39

2M ago9:39

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We look upon Jesus on the cross and we take all our suffering wherever we have been, whether we have witnessed it, whether we are currently in the middle of it or when we are indifferent to it. We talk to Christ and accept his invitation of the cross to move beyond the cross. (Read more…) Here is my homily from Good Friday. Please feel free to shar…

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Homily for Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - Feed the Good Wolf 6:31

2M ago6:31

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We tend to think there are good people in the world and there are bad people in the world. Of course, we are part of good people, right? I mean, we do not ever consider ourselves bad, so we are the good ones. And they, whoever they are, are the bad ones. The challenge with that is that it is simply not reality as much as we want to believe it. (Rea…

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Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent - Surrendering to the Pain 7:54

2M ago7:54

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There is something inside of us that we have to let go for something new to grow within us. We have to surrender to it for new growth to happen. In fact, we believe in it so much that we have a whole season dedicated called Lent. We must die to so much of ourselves and let something new grow, but it is cooperation with the grace of God that we can …

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent - Be In Right Relationship with God 10:44

2M ago10:44

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Every action needs to ooze and come forward from that very sight that we want peace. Because peace is the loving relationship and right relationship with God. Because we know that is so hard to do, we come to receive the peace here with the body and blood of Christ. We come here to receive what we promise to become out in the world. (Read more…) He…

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Lent - Sabbath as a Day of Rest is Good For Your Soul 7:27

2M ago7:27

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Sabbath became a way to understand and treasure people's time and leisure. It enhanced the people's relationship with God while intensifying their shared identity. Keeping the Sabbath holy was another way that Israel better appreciated the sacredness surrounding them and highlighted places and practices that sharpened their awareness of the presenc…

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Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent - Believing and Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart 7:49

3M ago7:49

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Sometimes we underestimate the power of the faith of the disciples as they go up the mountain with Jesus because they already believed in Jesus. They did not go up the mountain to see and believe. It was the other way around. They already believed. They went up the mountain believing in Jesus. And when they saw, they were confirmed in their faith. …

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Homily for the First Sunday of Lent - Testing What We Already Know 9:20

3M ago9:20

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What is the purpose of a test to evaluate your ability? A teacher gives you a test to validate that you already know something. It is not to teach you something. A test only evaluates or confirms what you already know. Jesus was driven into the desert by the Spirit to be tested, to confirm what he already knew. (Read more…) Here is my homily for th…

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Homily for Ash Wednesday - Three Lights to Come Back Home 9:37

3M ago9:37

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Lent is the time for us to turn back and to come home and follow the way back to the Lord. How are we going to find our way? Every year the church gives us three bright lights to take us home. The first light is prayer. The second one is fasting. And the third one is almsgiving. They may not seem obvious as lights, but once we start to understand w…

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Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart 8:47

3M ago8:47

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We need to see, again, with eyes of faith and to act on what we see, which requires some discipline; that is what the root word of discipleship is. What does that discipline look like for us? For Lent, we do it for 40 days. And we talk about extra prayer, we talk about fasting, and we talk about alms giving. That all integrates into the same thing,…

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Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Empathy and Mirror Neurons 11:46

3M ago11:46

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Contagious! Contagious! Good behavior is actually neurologically contagious in our brains! This is very good news! We need more of this and we need to be around more of this for it to stick. That is why community is so important because when we witness morally good behavior, we tend to want more of it and replicate more of it. (Read more…) Here is …

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Lamplighters Leaving a Legacy of Love 7:08

4M ago7:08

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We are called to be men and women of love, of gentleness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of healing, of truth and beauty. It requires of us to light a lamp of goodness, of love in people's lives. May we seek to be lamplighters that leave a legacy and a trail of love behind us for all to see. (Read more…) Here is my homily for the Fourth Sunday of Ord…

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Be A Follower Not Just A Fan of Jesus 9:24

4M ago9:24

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What makes a Catholic parish and a Catholic school is the involvement of the parents and the community. That is what binds us together. It is a testimony not just of our faith, but it is who we believe in. We believe and follow Jesus. We are not just fans but we follow him. (Read more…) Here is my homily for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. Pleas…

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Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Who Are The Influencers? 9:55

4M ago9:55

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We need to do some work learning to steady and slow our soul down. To just be with the Lord and to learn to listen for his voice. To be able to say what Samuel says, “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.” We have got some work to do, my friends, because the busyness of our lives with the number of inputs that we are getting, it is hard to sort it…

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Homily for the Epiphany of the Lord - Follow the Model of the Magi; Follow the Star to Jesus 11:03

4M ago11:03

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We can learn a lot from the Magi, and we can learn a lot from this particular passage from Matthew's gospel. It is very rich with meaning and symbols. Let us listen to this challenge that we are called to follow the light that brings us to Christ. We are called to offer our gifts to Christ and the world in service to his kingdom. And we are called …

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Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family - Mattering: We Need Our Children to Love Others 11:39

4M ago11:39

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Your love matters in this world, and we want it not just for our nuclear family, but for the whole human family. It is important that we love one another because love matters to our last day, to our last breath from child to parent, from parent to child. (Read more…) Here is my homily for the Feast of the Holy Family. Please feel free to share with…

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Homily for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day) - Pitched His Tent Among Use 10:10

5M ago10:10

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The Jewish people were in the desert for 40 years. So they lived in tents. Pitching your tent was a common phrase and the idea that Jesus pitched his tent with us was the way that he became vulnerable alongside us as a human being. That he was all in, if you would, with humanity. And then the question we have is why is that so important? Why did Go…

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Homily for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Eve) - Let Our Light Shine 15:01

5M ago15:01

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The first reading tonight was dramatic, deliberately dramatic to get our attention to ensure that we are called to be the light of Christ. The ultimate message of Christmas is that we will be judged, not on how well we have lived, but on how well we have loved. This Christmas, let us love well and let us let our light shine for all to see. (Read mo…

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Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent - Awe In God's Presence 9:29

5M ago9:29

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Awe is an under spoken response to life because we know that which is beautiful but it is often a projection of what we want, what we desire, what we like. But awe is something we do not expect. For example, when we even just think about the idea that no two snowflakes are the same, no two snowflakes are the same. Just even thinking about that is a…

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Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent - Punt On The Glasses Of Faith 7:31

5M ago7:31

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The advent season is all about seeing with eyes of faith, to see deeper and to see and to recognize the Christ who is among us. The temptation is to allow our eyes of our faith to get dirty. They get dirty with busyness and tiredness and the hustle and the bustle of the season. It is very easy just to get carried away with it all and lose the reaso…

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Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent - Collective Effervescence 9:50

5M ago9:50

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Repentance is the way to the joy of the gospel. Because once we let go of the stuff that is in our way, once we let go of that, which we know we have made mistakes and those who have hurt us, we might have reacted to, then we are set free. Then we can accept the joy of God. (Read more…) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel free to share …

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Homily for the First Sunday of Advent -Radical Active Waiting 9:23

5M ago9:23

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So what are we waiting for? In our rich theology, there are three comings of Christ. The first one is that Christ came once in history as a baby born in time in the year. Then we look forward to Christ's second coming in glory. But then there is this, what theologically we say, the in-between times where we come to recognize the Christ who is alrea…

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Homily for the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 26, 2023 9:46

6M ago9:46

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We show the face of Christ not only to each other, but to the whole world around us. That is what we are called to do. That is who we are as the body of Christ. We are the image of Christ We become what we receive, the body of Christ to others. (Read more…) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel free to share with others.…

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Homily for the Thirty-third sunday of Ordinary Time - Love Like a Grandparent 9:52

6M ago9:52

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This is your opportunity to be part of God's mission, to be reckless with your love without abandon and to not worry about the logic of math, to just shower your love on them without regard.does with us. The way to inspire us to do that is to be in a little bit of awe, the fear of the Lord, of how blessed we are, what we have now, and understand ho…

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Believers and Followers - November 12, 2030 8:16

6M ago8:16

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None of us ever want to be “ready to go,”but if we live our lives actively following the Lord and believing, then we will be more than ready for the Lord. We are believers, yes, but we are called to be believers and followers, to be the wise virgins who are ready for whatever the day or the hour the Lord calls us. (Read more…) Here is my homily for…

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Homily for Thirty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time - Confidence Bias 15:24

6M ago15:24

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The Pharisees and the leaders are on the chair of Moses. Jesus tells the people you can do everything they say, but just do not do what they do because they are not practicing. That temptation is our temptation, to have this overconfidence that we know exactly what God wants us to do at any one moment, and that we have the corner on the truth espec…

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Homily for the Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Multi-Factor Authentication System 6:53

7M ago6:53

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A lot of us are hard on ourselves. We set expectations that are way too high and we get down on ourselves. It is very hard if we are down on ourselves to not be down on others and it starts to snowball and roll downhill. We start to change this by accepting God's love for us, accepting that love for ourselves, then loving others and loving Jesus. (…

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Homily for the Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Render to God 9:51

7M ago9:51

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When we have a certain sense of humility before God, then we do not get into the sort of the political or religious arguments that the Herodians or Pharisees do in today's Gospel. Because we recognize that God is in charge of all of us and what we are called to do is to love one another. (Read more…) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel …

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Homily for the Twenty Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Garment of Christ 7:49

7M ago7:49

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When we receive here today at this Eucharist, it is not just an optional extra to go out and to do good works. But rather, it is a constituent element of coming here. We are here and if we do not do good works when we leave here, then what sort of scandal does that bring to what we do here? Because then nothing really has happened here. (Read more……

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Homily for the Twenty Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Fruit of the Garden of Our Lives 8:05

7M ago8:05

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If we are not producing fruit in our lives, if there is no evidence for the fruit, then we have to add something to it. We need to do something here. That is the Holy Spirit, and that is the nourishment we receive from this table. This is our work. Then we can enjoy the fruits. (Read more…) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel free to sh…

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Homily for the Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Convenience and Cognitive Maturity Biases 10:44

7M ago10:44

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Today the one son changed his mind, and he went because it required a conversion, an acknowledgement of his need to check his biases, both convenience bias and cognitive maturity bias. Today, may we also check our biases and come to follow the Lord, even if it is inconvenient and grow a little more mature in our discipleship. (Read more...) Here is…

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Homily for The Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Economy of Salvation: Covenant Not Contract 9:24

8M ago9:24

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It is not a transaction, it is not a contract, it is a covenant. That is our discipleship. The commitment to love no matter what. It is really hard to hear when it is like this, but we are on the recipient end of that love. It is magical to hear. It is magical to experience. (Read more...) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel free to sha…

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Homily for the Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - The Lord is Kind and Merciful 9:50

8M ago9:50

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There is no sin that separates us from God’s incredible abundant love. God’s mercy and love are important. It is the context for everything else. It is what the saints mastered and understood; it was not about access to God. It was that God gave full access to all of us, that he was kind and merciful to all. All we have to do is accept it. (Read mo…

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Homily for the Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time - Harden Not Our Hearts 8:38

8M ago8:38

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The question for us this week; you are here, and you have come to listen some way, shape, or form. So let us not harden our hearts. May we listen to the voice of God screaming to us through creation, through each other and through our call to reconciliation. (Read more…) Here is my homily for last weekend. Please feel free to share with others.See …

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Homily for the Twenty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Lunar Spirituality 12:37

8M ago12:37

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September 3, 2023 We need to understand the lunar spirituality of our lives, the seasons, and then allow our hearts to be transformed. Today, we come to the table to be nourished by the Lord, to be refreshed by the Lord, whether in dark or in bright times of our life, we accept and understand, translate where we are at, and allow ourselves to be al…

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Homily for the Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time - Smile and Create Contact Bias 14:13

9M ago14:13

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One of the challenges is that we all have a bias in how we see things. We tend to see the way we want to see. It reminds me of an old scholastic axiom that I recently reread, and it goes like this; “Whatever is received, is received according to the manner of the receiver.” In other words, we see what we want to see or we see what we expect to see.…

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Homily for the Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Boundary Crossing in Mercy 11:07

9M ago11:07

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The overriding reason to cross a boundary in today's readings is mercy. We cross a boundary when love requires us to cross the boundary, when we are called love; called to move beyond the cultural norms of our time and reach out to somebody in need, then that is what we do. Because love, mercy and justice call us to do so. (Read more…) Here is my h…

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Homily for The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord - Listen to Him 9:28

9M ago9:28

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There is such a temptation as to capture everything on video these days. Even the Pope has gotten irritated and said, “Will you put down your phones and look at me.” Everybody seems to want a selfie! It is a good thing, but it can go too far. When we somehow forget to be present to the moment. The irony is that it is been going on a long time! (Rea…

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Homily for The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - People are the Center of Community 9:23

10M ago9:23

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The Lord says ‘Come to me all who are burdened and labor. Take my yoke upon your shoulder and learn from me for I meek and humble of heart. And you'll find rest for yourselves.” We do that by being present to one another, by being there for one another, by being present in their time of suffering. In the week ahead could we reach out to at least on…

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Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Focus On The Good, Beautiful, True and Love 9:07

11M ago9:07

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“What is the most loving thing I can do right now at this moment when somebody has said something that is very painful to hear, or that something is happening to us that is very painful to experience?” And sometimes it is to just pause and to sit. Because in the darkness there can be a treasure, a treasure of new grace that God will give us. (Read …

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Homily for the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - Feel God's Love and Pass It On 11:40

11M ago11:40

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There are many lost sheep. There are many without a shepherd. If we could allow God's love into our own lives and to feel that exuberant love allowing it to transformer us. Then we can go out of here joy-filled loving others wherever they are. We spread God’s love. Then we will have lived the gospel completely. (Read more…) Here is my homily for th…

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Homily for The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ - We Become What We Receive 9:36

11M ago9:36

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The feast day we celebrate today is the solemnity of the Body and the Blood of Christ and we celebrate this at every Sunday Mass weekly. We believe that the food of this table is spiritual nourishment. We believe this because the Gospel says this is true food and true drink. We believe it really nourishes our spiritual bodies in profound ways. (Rea…

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