Easter Vigil 2013 Genesis 1:1-2:2 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-51:1 Isaiah 55:1-11 Romans 6:3-11 Luke 24:1-12 March 30, 2013 Tonight we hear the story of Salvation History. We hear it in the readings but also in our Exsultet. We are reminded of how Christ is the light of the world in our opening fire, fire that [...]
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Good Friday Homily
Good Friday 2013 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 March 29, 2013 The news is devastating. Jesus, the one they thought to be the Messiah, has been arrested, beaten, mocked, scourged, and crucified. He is now dead. How could this be? He was supposed to defeat the enemy. The Israelites were ready to be [...]
Holy Thursday Homily
Holy Thursday 2013 Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 March 28, 2013 Tonight is a night like no other night but neither is a night that stands all by itself. It was the night of the Passover. The Passover is the greatest of the Israelite feasts that they celebrated as a perpetual institution [...]
The Easter Triduum is Upon Us
It is Thursday morning of Holy Week. At 7 p.m. this evening, we will celebrate the Mass of Lord’s Supper where Jesus celebrated the Passover with his disciples, washed their feet and gave us the gift of the Eucharist. I’ll be saying more about that in my homily this evening. But tonight is not an [...]
Now What?
Easter Sunday was four days ago. For many, life has already gone back to exactly whatever it was before. Life goes on without change. First, let me say that Easter is not over. For Catholics, Easter is not a single day. I began by saying “Easter Sunday was four days ago.” I emphasis the Sunday [...]
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
It is mid-afternoon on Easter Sunday. Over the last three days, we have celebrated Holy Thursday where Jesus celebrated the First Eucharist and calls us to do the same. On Good Friday, we celebrated the Crucifixion but we can only celebrate the Crucifixion in light of the Resurrection. Each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we [...]
Easter is a Time of New Life
On Good Friday, Jesus died for us. On Easter, he rose to new life and he promises a share in the new life in his Father’s kingdom to all who believe in him. We enter into that new life in baptism. For most of us as Catholics, we are baptized as little children but in [...]
The Triduum is Upon Us
This is the holiest time of the year. Last night (Thursday), we celebrated the Institution of the Eucharist and the Washing of the Feet. Today is Good Friday, the day which we celebrate the Crucifixion of Jesus. Yes, we celebrate the Crucifixion. Crucifixion is a terrible way to die used for terrible criminals. Jesus was [...]
Jesus’ Hour Draws Near
This weekend we begin Holy Week. Easter is the highest day of the year for it is the day we celebrate the Resurrection. Yet, to properly understand Easter, we cannot just look at the Resurrection itself. We must look at the whole Triduum. Thursday will begin the Easter Triduum with the Mass of the Lord’s [...]
RCIA
It’s time to think about RCIA but first what is RCIA? RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. RCIA is the process by which a person joins the Catholic Church. There are two general groups of people here. First, those who have never been baptized in any Christian Church and, secondly, those [...]