Homilies

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 09/21/2014

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:6-9 Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a Matthew 20:1-16a September 21, 2014 The landowner goes out and hires workers for the day and agrees to pay them the “usual daily wage”.  There is nothing usual…

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Homily – Exaltation of the Holy Cross

By Fr. Jeff | 09/14/2014

Exaltation of the Holy Cross Numbers 21:4b-9 Philippians 2:6-11 John 3:13-17 September 14, 2014   Today we take a step away from what would normally be the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time for this feast of the Exaltation of the…

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22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 08/31/2014

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:`01 Matthew 16:21-27 August 31, 2014 Jeremiah wonders if he has been duped in his role as a prophet.  He is proclaiming God’s Word and he suffers derision and reproach…

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21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 08/24/2014

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 22:19-23 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20 August 24, 2014 Eliakim is offered the key to the House of David.  Jesus gives Peter the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.  What is the significance…

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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 08/17/2014

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 August 17, 2014 Jesus finds time to withdraw to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  One might expect this to be a place where Jesus…

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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 08/03/2014

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:1-3 Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21 August 3, 2014   When Jesus got off the boat he was immediately greeted by a vast crowd.  He had gone off to be by himself…

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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 07/27/2014

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 July 27, 2014 How valuable is the Kingdom of Heaven to us? Does the word “treasure” fit? How much a treasure is it? Jesus talks…

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Some Thoughts on Violence and Homily 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

By Fr. Jeff | 07/20/2014

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 July 20, 2014 Our God is all-knowing and all-powerful.  There is nothing God cannot do.  God can choose to do whatever he wants. What does God…

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15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 07/13/2014

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:10-11 Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 July 13, 2014   Jesus drew large crowds whenever he arrived in a town.  Why?  People must have known about him.  The only way they could have…

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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Homily – Year A

By Fr. Jeff | 07/06/2014

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Zechariah 9:9-10 Romans 8:9, 11-13 Matthew 11:25-30 July 6, 2014 Why are you here? This might seem like a simple question with an obvious answer but I think it is a question that…

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Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul, Apostles – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 06/29/2014

Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul Vigil Acts 3:1-10 Galatians 1:11-20 John 21:15-19 Day Acts 12:1-11 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 Matthew 16:13-19 June 29, 2014   Today would normally be the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time but June 29th is…

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The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 06/22/2014

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year A Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 John 6:51-58 June 22, 2014   Last week we celebrated the Most Holy Trinity as a central mystery of our faith.  This week we…

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The Most Holy Trinity, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 06/15/2014

The Most Holy Trinity, Year A Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 June 15, 2014   Today we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity.  The Trinity is central to the way we pray as Catholics.  Every time we celebrate…

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Pentecost, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 06/08/2014

Pentecost, Year A Vigil Readings Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 8:22-27 John 7:37-39 Day Acts 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 June 8, 2014 Fifty days have passed since Easter.  Our celebration of Pentecost now draws our Easter season to a…

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7th Sunday of Easter, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 06/01/2014

7th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 1:12-14 1 Peter 4:13-16 John 17:1-11a June 1, 2014 On Thursday we celebrated the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven where he returns to be seated at the right hand of the Father.  Before…

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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 05/25/2014

6th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 5-8, 14-17 1 Peter 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 May 25, 2014 Jesus gives us a mission to proclaim the gospel.  St. Francis tells us ‘proclaim the gospel always, to use words only…

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5th Sunday of Easter, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 05/18/2014

5th Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 6:1-7 1 Peter 2:4-9 John 14:1-12 May 18, 2014 Jesus says, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.”   The reality is the world is not perfect and we can have “troubled hearts.”  Sometimes,…

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4th Sunday of Easter, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 05/11/2014

4th Sunday of Easter, Year A Acts 2:14a, 36-41 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10 May 11, 2014 We speak of Jesus as the Good Shepherd.  We have statues of Jesus as a shepherd holding a lamb. We think of the…

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3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A – Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 05/04/2014

3rd Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 2:14, 22-33 1 Peter 1:17-21 Luke 24:13-35 May 4, 2014 First Communion The disciples are walking on the road to Emmaus, troubled by what has happened, naming the Crucifixion and the empty tomb. …

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2nd Sunday of Easter Year A Homily

By Fr. Jeff | 04/27/2014

2nd Sunday in Easter, Year A Acts 2:42-47 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 April 26, 2014   Last Sunday we heard that the disciples had found Jesus’ tomb empty. We know this to be good news because Jesus is risen…

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Homily – Easter Vigil, Year A

By Fr. Jeff | 04/20/2014

Easter Vigil, Year A Genesis 1:1-2:2 Genesis 22:1-18 Exodus 14:15-5:1 Isaiah 55:1-11 Romans 6:3-11 Matthew 28:1-10 April 19, 2014 Last Sunday we began Holy Week with the gospel proclaiming Jesus entering into Jerusalem.  Thursday night we remembered how Jesus washed…

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Homily – Good Friday

By Fr. Jeff | 04/18/2014

Good Friday, Year A Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 April 18, 2014 Our passion began with saying that Jesus went out.  Jesus was not dragged away with force like a resistant criminal.  Jesus went willing, knowing everything that…

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Homily – Holy Thursday 2014

By Fr. Jeff | 04/18/2014

Holy Thursday, Year A Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-5 April 17, 2014 As we began Mass tonight, the season of Lent came to a close and the event of Easter is upon us.  Tonight begins the Easter…

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Homily – Passion Sunday, Year A

By Fr. Jeff | 04/15/2014

Passion Sunday, Year A Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 April 13, 2014 Today we begin a very special week.  The events of this week climax with the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus but we need to think…

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Homily – Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year A

By Fr. Jeff | 04/06/2014

5th Sunday in Lent, Year A Ezekiel 37:12-14 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 April 6, 2014 Lazarus is ill.  He is also a friend of Jesus.  Jesus has healed lots of people.  So one would think that when Jesus receives word…

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