HOMILY EASTER OCTAVE – THURSDAY Participating in the Divine Dance (Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118; Jn 21:1-14) ************************************************ Richard Rohr’s book The Divine Dance, was inspired by Andrei Rüblev’s painting entitled The Trinity or The Hospitality of Abraham. In that painting, the three angels who visited Abraham in the Old Testament are pictured as Father, Son […]
Category: Homilies
Forgiveness
HOMILY THURSDAY of the EASTER OCTAVE Witnessing Through Faith, Forgiveness and Fulfillment (Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8; Lk 24:35-48) ************************************************* On this fourth day of the Octave of Easter, the readings continue to merge together Pentecost and Easter – the giving of the Spirit and its aftermath, and the resurrection of Jesus and the aftermath of […]
HOMILY WEDNESDAY OF EASTER OCTAVE – Year I Faith, Hope and Healing (Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105; Lk 24: 13 -35) ******************************************* “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk!” Those dramatic words, spoken by St. Peter shortly after Pentecost, along with today’s gospel, assure us that faith in the name of […]
HOMILY TUESDAY OF THE EASTER OCTAVE Living Pentecost and Easter Faith (Acts 2:36-41; Ps 32; Jn 20:11-18) *********************************************** A motivational speaker began his talk with the question, “Where to begin? Where to begin?” A participant suggested loudly from the back of the room, “Begin as near to the end as possible!” That sense of too […]
Forgiveness
HOMILY MONDAY EASTER OCTAVE – Year I (Acts 2:14-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15) ************************************ When it comes to the readings, Easter Monday is an interesting mix of Pentecost and Easter – of the effects of the Holy Spirit, and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Perhaps that is the influence of St. John, whose […]
Resurrection
EASTER SUNDAY HOMILY – YEAR A Repent, Believe, Grieve and Experience Easter (Acts 10:34, 36-43; Psalm 118; Col 3:1-4; John 20:1-18) **************************************************** The feelings most often associated with Easter morning would be peace and joy. Hopefully, as we woke up this Easter morning, we were experiencing at least to some degree, those Easter emotions. Whether […]
Resurrection
HOMILY EASTER VIGIL – YEAR A Living As Easter People (Romans 6:3-11; Mt 28:1-10) ******************************************** This holy night, this Easter Vigil, opens wide the very heart of our Christian faith. This is the night of nights, of storytelling, remembering, ritual and feasting. The goal of this night is to renew our heart-felt faith and to […]
Passion of Christ
GOOD FRIDAY HOMILY Choose Jesus’ New Way of Life (Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42) ******************************************************* In the movie The Passion of Christ, Jesus, beaten, bloodied and half dead, meets his mother and tells her simply, “Behold, I am making all things new.” This is the shocking reality of faith – it […]
Holy Thursday
HOLY THURSDAY – Year A Freedom to Love and Serve (Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15) ******************************************* This celebration tonight begins the three great liturgical days of the year – what we call the Easter Triduum. The feast tonight, Holy Thursday, and indeed every Eucharist, has one message – love one another as […]
Kingdom of God
HOMILY HOLY WEEK 03 The Key to the Kingdom (Is 50:4-9; Ps 69; Mt 26:14-26) ********************************** A fellow, tired of carrying his cross, went into a cross shop to trade it in. He tried on all kinds of crosses, but found them all either too long or too short, too heavy or too light, too […]
