Readings: Genesis 15: 1-6; 21: 1-3; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2: 22-40Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Frank Staropoli Seamus and Dierdre O’Heaney were sitting in their usual pew at St. Malachy’s on Holy Family Sunday. Their eight children were arrayed, four on either side of them, placed in the order their parents deemed least likely… read more →
Readings: Sirach 3:2-6; 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2:22-40 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Frank Staropoli Holy Family Sunday has a nickname: Elbow Sunday. You can see it happening particularly during the Colossians reading: • “Wives, be subordinate to your husbands” (poke!) • “Husbands love your wives and avoid any bitterness toward them (jab!) • “Children,… read more →