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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Gospel of St. John 16: 12-15 “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end.” Today,Continue reading “Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity”

4th Sunday of Easter Gospel of John 10:27-30 In today’s Gospel, using the imagery of sheep and a Shepherd, Jesus provides the simplest summary of the mystery of salvation.  This simple and concise summary is a description of a relationship.  His relationship with us, those who hear his voice. A few years ago, I workedContinue reading “Hearing Voices”

I usually start out my homily with a quaint personal story.  It drives my wife crazy when I do this.  As some of you know, my wife reminds me that I am personally not that interesting and eventually, someday, I am going to run out of cute, folksy, interesting stories to share.  Well, folks… thatContinue reading “Divine Mercy Sunday”

2nd Sunday of LentGospel of Luke 9:28-36 How is your Lent going? To be honest, I am not sure as to how to answer that question. Should one even have a “good” Lent? Or, in the spirit of penance, fasting and the giving of alms, is a “good” Lent even the goal? The word “Lent”Continue reading “How is Your Lent Going?”

6th Sunday Ordinary Time, Gospel of Luke 6:17, 20-26 Good morning and welcome to one of the more significant days of the year.  Obviously, I am talking about the fact that today is Sunday, and we have the distinct privilege and honor of celebrating the Holy Mass.  However, if that isn’t enough of a reasonContinue reading “Super Bowl Sunday”