Going Home

Acts 1:1-11 / Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28/ Lk 24:46-53
I want to focus on the second option of the second reading, from Hebrews.
Let’s start with the phrase “by the new and living way He opened for us through… Read More

When People Think of You, Do They Think of Christ?

Acts 17:15-22 18,1/ Jn 16:12-15
After Paul’s great success in Philippi, he goes to Athens: what a disappointment.
Paul tries to change his approach to the people by giving them a more heady look at their way of understanding God. … Read More

Make Christ’s Presence Real in the World

Acts 16:11-15 / Jn 15:26-16:4
“The hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.”
Jesus spoke these words to His disciples during His last discourse before His own death. His own disciples… Read More

The Goal of Each Apostle

1 Cor 15:1-8 / Jn 14:6-14
While today we are celebrating the feast of St. Philip and St. James, I want to focus first on St. Paul’s comments that he is the least of the apostles. Why would Paul downplay… Read More

Go Light Your World

Is 42:1-7 /  Jn 12:1-11
Isaiah 42:3 – “…A smoldering wick he shall not quench.”
Today, how about trying a sermon in science?  Light a candle.  Then with your lighter still handy, blow out the candle. Now touch the flame… Read More

Mary, the Perfect Antidote

Is 7:10-14; 8:10 / Heb 10:4-10 / Lk 1:26-38
Ahaz said “I will not ask. I will not tempt the Lord.”
Notice how pious he sounds. After all, Jesus made a similar statement when under temptation from the devil: “You… Read More

Jesus’ Author-ity

1 Sm 1:9-20 / Mk 1:21-28
“He spoke with authority.” Jesus is the author-ity. Jesus is the author of life. We — made in His image and likeness — reflect Him. That is why the demons hate us so much.… Read More

Transfigured

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 / 2 Pt 1:16-19 / Lk 9:28-36
I cannot understand how some people can so easily dismiss the miracles of Jesus when we read the simple eyewitness accounts we have in places like our reading from Peter’s… Read More

The Way, the Truth, and the Life

Ex 34:29-35 / Jn 11:19-27
Lord Jesus, You are the way that leads to the Father. Lord have mercy.
Christ Jesus, You are the truth that sets the captives free. Christ have mercy.
Lord Jesus, You are the life that… Read More

For He Is Our Peace

Jer 23:1-6 / Eph 2:13-18 / Mk 6:30-34
“Brothers and sisters: in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke… Read More

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