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Today’s readings There are two things: the promise, and the response. The promise has echoed down through the ages. God called Abraham and promised descendants as numerous as the sands on the sea shore or the stars in the sky. … Continued
Today’s readings This weekend we continue our preaching series at St. Mary Immaculate called “A Crash Course in Catholicism.” The purpose of the course is to address some core beliefs and practices of Catholics to help people, especially those who have … Continued
Today’s readings St. Isaac and St. John were among eight missionaries who worked among the Huron and Iroquois Indians in the New World in the seventeenth century. They were devoted to their work and were accomplishing many conversions. The conversions, … Continued
Today’s readings Today we begin our “Crash Course in Catholicism.” It’s our hope that through this four-Sunday series of homilies, those who are seeking answers from the Church and those who are wanting to get back to the practice of the … Continued
Today’s readings I want to begin my homily by reminding you of the words we heard in our first reading from Nehemiah: He read out of the book from daybreak till midday,in the presence of the men, the women,and those … Continued
Today’s readings The past two weekends, we have had the first reading come from the book of the prophet Amos. I love Amos. He doesn’t mince words, and you can usually tell what he’s getting at right away. Today, though, I think it’s … Continued
Today’s readings Jesus tells us some things about discipleship today that, quite honestly, I think might make a person think twice about becoming a disciple. The first two come right at the beginning of the gospel reading: “If anyone comes to … Continued
Today’s readings You’ve heard of the deadly sins. They are those sins that can really get at us time and time again in our lives and turn us away from God. They are things like lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, … Continued
Today’s readings In my first priestly assignment, at Saint Raphael in Naperville, there was a huge football program for elementary school kids called Saint Raphael Football. It was not just a team, but a league, and lots of surrounding churches had … Continued
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