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September 14, 2024 at 5:05:44 PM

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24TH SUNDAY: JESUS’ IDENTITY MUST INSPIRE GOOD DEEDS

The question, “Who do you say I am,” seems almost like an old gospel now. Somehow, we’ve got used to hearing preachers talk about the...

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September 7, 2024 at 3:15:22 PM

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23RD SUNDAY: RESTORING HUMAN DIGNITY

Identifying the image of God in humanity and seeking God’s will to keep this image sacred are challenges before us this weekend. Our...

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August 31, 2024 at 1:03:56 PM

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22ND SUNDAY: KEEPING THE HEART CLEAN

The heart occupies a significant role in the anatomy of human existence. It is the central pump and powerhouse that circulates the blood....

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August 17, 2024 at 2:53:36 PM

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20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: JESUS, THE TRUE LIVING BREAD

As we make the homestretch on the Bread of Life discourse in John Ch. 6, let’s reflect on the meaning of the word “life or living” as...

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August 10, 2024 at 3:07:15 PM

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19TH SUNDAY: IS IT PROPER TO SAY, “THIS IS ENOUGH, LORD?”

The answer to this question is found in the experience of the prophet Elijah in today’s reading. He is fed up with life. He witnesses...

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August 3, 2024 at 3:50:49 PM

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18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: FAITH FOR THE RIGHT REASONS

To start with, the photo I used for this homily is not Jesus. It is the image of Jonathan Roumie, the guy who played Jesus in the Chosen....

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July 20, 2024 at 1:31:27 PM

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16TH SUNDAY: BE THE SHEPHERD OR STEP ASIDE

God reprimands bad shepherds in unequivocal terms in today’s readings: Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my...

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July 13, 2024 at 1:15:01 PM

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15TH SUNDAY: THE CHALLENGES OF DISCIPLESHIP

In this weekend’s gospel, Jesus sends the twelve apostles out with a mandate to preach the gospel. Among other instructions, Jesus says...

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July 6, 2024 at 1:37:58 PM

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14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: KEEPING OUR STRUGGLES REAL

"Brothers and sisters: That I, Paul, might not become too elated, because of the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was...

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June 29, 2024 at 4:11:43 PM

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13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: A PATIENT FAITH TAGS ALONG

For a better exegesis and analysis of the scriptural meaning of this weekend's gospel passage, I will present it as a script with four...

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June 15, 2024 at 6:02:07 PM

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11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT

This Pauline expression is so real for several reasons in today’s world. Recently, I met with a friend who was coming out of series of...

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June 8, 2024 at 4:04:50 PM

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10TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: "WHERE ARE YOU?"

After Adam had eaten the forbidden tree, God called him with the question, “Where are you?” Adam’s response, "I heard you in the garden;...

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