Homily of the Day

Bringing Purpose Back to Sinners

by Food For Thought January 16, 2013

All men are afraid of death, be it physical death or emotional anguish caused by tragic events, etc. Our normal reaction to such events is one of sorrow or despair. But God invites us not to be sad nor be…

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Freedom From Evil Spirits

by Food For Thought January 15, 2013

It is clear that Jesus has authority over all the evil spirits. Evil spirits make people unhappy and slaves of all the concupiscence of the flesh. This gospel shows the great power of the Lord, God in the simple son…

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Into the Unknown!

by Food For Thought January 14, 2013

On the surface, the way Mark wrote today’s gospel sounds so simple: Jesus walked up to two pairs of brothers, told them to follow Him, and they did just that with no guarantees other than the mysterious promise to make…

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Jesus Wants Us To Be Clean

by Food For Thought January 11, 2013

At one point or another, many of us would experience some kind of doubt about our worthiness. For some of us, we can occasionally feel unsure of our capacity to do a job well. There are also those of us…

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“Who Is This But Joseph’s Son?”

by Food For Thought January 10, 2013

In the Gospel, we encounter the Nazarenes who after hearing Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah said, “Who is this but Joseph’s son?” They could not believe that this son of a carpenter was teaching them. It seems that…

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The Love of the Lord

by Food For Thought January 9, 2013

“God is love, and anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him,” St. John says. It is God who through His Spirit produces charity in us. When members of a family love one another, there…

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Sustenance for the Soul

by Food For Thought January 8, 2013

One of the difficulties of our Christian journey is to have to understand the teachings of Jesus, given our limited human capability to understand. How can we never be hungry and never be thirsty? Even with the scientific advancements of…

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Shining Radiantly

by Food For Thought January 7, 2013

During Jesus’ public ministry, He attracted great crowds like flecks of iron drawn to a magnet. Under the blazing heat of the sun, people waited for hours just to catch a glimpse of Him. They marveled at His deeds and…

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Why did Cain Kill Abel?

by Daily Homilies January 5, 2013

Why did Cain kill Abel? St. John says that it was because Abel was righteous and Cain was unrighteous and the unrighteous always want to kill the righteous. The unjust always hate the just. Those who delight in sin hate…

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The Good and Evil In Us

by Food For Thought January 4, 2013

As Christians, we believe that anything good in us is really a reflection of God’s infinite goodness. The good that we do is not really just our own, but a manifestation of our openness to His grace and love. This…

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