Homilies

5th Sunday in Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 03/13/2016

5th Sunday of Lent, Year C Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11 March 13, 2016 Many people come to hear Jesus speak.  Some may simply be curious.  Others come with a deep faith while others…

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4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 03/06/2016

4th Sunday of Lent, Year C Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 March 6, 2016 Today’s story of the prodigal son is a familiar story to most and a favorite to many.  What…

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3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 02/28/2016

3rd Sunday of Lent, Year C Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-5, 6-7, 8, 11 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Luke 13:1-9 February 28, 2016 “Some people told Jesus” about what Pilate was doing (mingling the blood of sacrifices).  This leads…

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2nd Sunday in Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 02/21/2016

2nd Sunday of Lent, Year C Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 9:28b-36 February 21, 2016 Abram, who will become Abraham, has been lamenting that he does not have any children.  In Abraham’s day this…

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1st Sunday in Lent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 02/14/2016

1st Sunday of Lent, Year C Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13 February 14, 2016 Every time we come to Mass, we pray the Lord’s Prayer.  We pray it with the rosary.  It is used…

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 02/07/2016

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 Psalm 138, 1-2,2-3, 4-5, 7-8 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 February 8, 2016 Jesus continues to heal and to preach.  He is drawing great crowds that press upon him.  So,…

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 01/31/2016

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Luke 4:21-30 January 31, 2016 In the last two weeks, I have spoken about using what God has given us in time, talent,…

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3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 01/24/2016

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 18:8-10, 15 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 January 24, 2016 After a brief introduction our gospel today begins the story of Jesus’ public ministry following his baptism. …

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Standing Up For Life

By Fr. Jeff | 01/22/2016

Today is January 22. 2016 and that means the March for Life is going on in Washington, DC today.  In recognition of our call to prayer and action, we celebrated a Vigil Mass for Life last night.  Below is the homily…

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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 01/17/2016

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Isaiah 62:1-5 Psalm 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 John 2:1-11 January 17, 2016 “For Zion’s sake I will not be silent, for Jerusalem’s sake I will be not be quiet.” These…

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Baptism of the Lord, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 01/10/2016

Baptism of the Lord, Year C Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Luke 3:15-16; 21-22 January 10, 2016 Our Christmas season began with our Masses on Christmas Eve.  For many people when December 25th ended, Christmas was over but not…

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Holy Family Sunday, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/27/2015

Holy Family, Year C 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 Luke 2:41-52 December 27, 2015 We just celebrated Christmas and now we hear Jesus is twelve years old.  Boy, they do grow up fast! Well, actually that’s not…

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Christmas Homily 2015

By Fr. Jeff | 12/25/2015

Christmas – Mass During the Night Isaiah 9:1-6 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14 December 25, 2015 The grace of God has appeared as a little baby laying in a manger.  His name is Jesus. Today is a time to rejoice.  Today…

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4th Sunday of Advent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/20/2015

4th Sunday of Advent, Year C Micah 5:1-4a Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 December 20, 2015 Today we hear the story of Mary’s visitation to Elizabeth.  To understand the context of the story we first need to…

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3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/13/2015

3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C Zephaniah 3:14-18a Responsorial – Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:10-18 December 13, 2015 “Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!  Sing joyfully, O Israel” These are the words the prophet Zephaniah offers to the Israelites.…

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2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 12/06/2015

2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C Baruch 5:1-9 Psalm 126:1-6 Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11 Luke 3:1-6 December 6, 2015 Baruch writes to the people “Jerusalem, take off your robe of mourning and misery, put on the splendor of glory from God…

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1st Sunday in Advent, Year C – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/29/2015

1st Sunday of Advent, Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – 4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 November 29, 2015 Through Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord reminds the people that He “will fulfill the promise” He…

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Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/22/2015

Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe, Year B Daniel 7:13-14 Psalm 93:1-2, 5 Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33b-37 November 22, 2015 We call Jesus “king” but what does this really mean for us? The Jews had long been waiting…

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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/15/2015

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm 16, 5, 8-11 Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Mark 13:24-32 November 15, 2015 Once again we draw to a close of another year.  The year 2015 draws to a close in a…

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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/08/2015

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 1 Kings 17:10-16 Psalm 146:7-10 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 November 8, 2015 Do we trust in God? The fact that we are here says we want to but do we live like trust…

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All Saints Day 2015 – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 11/01/2015

All Saints Day, Year B Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 Psalm 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12a November 1, 2015 While we might not know a lot about the saints, they are familiar to us.  Often our churches are named…

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30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/25/2015

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalm 126:1-6 Hebrews 5:1-6 Mark 10:46-52 October 25, 2015 Today we hear of Jesus doing another miracle healing.  This time it is the healing of Bartimaeus who is blind.  Without a…

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29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/18/2015

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 Hebrews 4:14-16 Mark 10:35-45 October 18, 2015 Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. We know God is merciful. …

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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/11/2015

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-1 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 October 11, 2015 Our responsorial verse speaks of asking God to fill us with His Love so that we might sing for joy! …

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Respect Life Sunday) – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 10/04/2015

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Genesis 2:18-24 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 October 4, 2015 The Lord God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone.” God created the Garden of Eden and everything in it,…

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