Category: homely homily
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Hashtag Resist
The Readings for the 4th Thursday of Advent (A1) 1 Samuel 1:24-28 1 Samuel 2 (Responsorial) Luke 1:46-56 He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away. Luke 1:53 (KJV21) THE ANGELUS IS A favorite devotion of mine. (If you are not familiar with it I have included…
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Urbi et Orbi
The Readings for the 4th Wednesday of Advent (A1) Song of Songs 2:8-14 Psalm 33 (Responsorial) Luke 1:39-45 The voice of the man I love! Here he comes, bounding over the mountains, skipping over the hills! Song of Songs 2:8 (CJB) DURING THE GLOBAL PANIC in March of 2020, watching bodies pile up, morgues overrun,…
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Clash of the Titans
The Readings for the 3rd Wednesday of Advent (A1)Memorial of St John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church Isaiah 45:6C-8, 18, 21C-25 Psalm 85 (Responsorial) Isaiah 40:9-10 (Gospel Acclamation) Luke 7:18b-23 Heavens above, rain down justice; let the clouds pour it down. Let the earth open, so that salvation springs up, and…
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Patience is a Virtue
The Readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent (A1) Is 35:1-6a, 10 Psalm 146 (Responsorial) James 5:7-10 Isaiah 61:1 (Gospel Acclamation) Matthew 11:2-11 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth,being patient with ituntil it receives the early and the late rains.You…
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Red in the Morning
The Readings for the 33rd Sunday, Tempus Per Annum (c2) Malachi 3:19-20a Psalm 98 II Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:28 Luke 21:5-19 Before the LORD, for he comes,for he comes to rule the earth,he will rule the world with justiceand the peoples with equity. Psalm 98:9 (Responsorial) FUN FACT: what the NABRE calls “Malachi 3:19” other…
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The Holy Family
The assignment was a 7 minute homily on a specific feast in the Advent/Christmas cycle. My assigned day is Holy Family Sunday (which is actually a Friday this year). Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalms 128 Colossians 3:12-17 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Be available to be someone’s chosen family. WHAT IS THE MOST INTIMATE thing you can do…
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An Offer You Can’t Refuse
The Readings for the 29th Friday, Tempus per Annum (C2) Ephesians 4:1-6 Luke 12:54-59 One God and Father of All, who is over all, through all, and in all. Ephesians 4:6 P AUL CONTINUES HIS Meditation on the Fatherhood of God. It’s important to note that Paul is speaking to Pagans (and some Jews) who…
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Pro Patria
The Readings for the 29th Thursday, Tempus per Annum (C2) Ephesians 3:14-21 Luke 12:49-53 From whom every family on earth is named. Ephesians 3:15 THERE IS A WORDPLAY here: the Greek word for Family is the same as the word for Father. Patria. In Latin Patria does double-duty as Father and Country (as in Fatherland)…
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About Those Nine
The Readings for the 28th Sunday, Tempus Per Annum (c2) II Kings 5:14-17 Psalm 98 II Timothy 2:8:13 I Thessalonians 5:18 Luke 17:11-19 In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:18 (Alleluia Verse) ARE THE OTHER NINE Bad or ungrateful? There’s a clue…
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Jesus does go on, doesn’t he?
This is an assignment for my Homiletics class. Randomly picks out of a hat, as it were, it’s a coincidence that these are the readings for last Sunday. Yes, these homily assignments are extremely on-brand for me. The Readings for the 27th Sunday, Tempus per Annum (C2) Habakkuk 1:2-3 2:2-4 Psalm 95 II Timothy 1:6-8,…
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Whose Wedding?
The assignment was a five-minute homily on the stated passage. We began with the exegetical work in an earlier post. Scripture: John 2:1-11 Today, Jesus, the Bridegroom of the Church, is calling us to our wedding feast. A CHALLENGE has come to me three times: in two podcasts and a book. The podcasts are Every…
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How to Treat the Richest 1 Percent
The Readings for the Memorial of St John Chrysostom, Doctor24th Tuesday, Tempus per Annum (C2) I Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31a Luke 7:11-17 As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. I Corinthians 12:12 TODAY is the Memorial of St…
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Wrong Communion
The Readings for the 23rd Saturday, Tempus per Annum (C2) I Corinthians 10:14-22 Luke 6:43-49 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?l I Corinthians 10:16 (NABRE) THIS IS NOT REALLY…
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It’ll All Work Out
The Readings for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin23rd Thursday, Tempus per Annum (C2) Micah 5:1-4a Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NABRE) THERE ARE THREE people in the Western Christian…
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Loving is not A Like and Share.
The Readings for the 23rd Wednesday, Tempus per Annum (C2) I Corinthians 7:25-31 Luke 6:20-26 Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way. Luke 6:26 (NABRE) THE NEED TO HAVE other speak well of one’s self is, perhaps not always as great as the…
