Readings: Acts 1: 1-11; Ephesians 4: 1-13; Mark 16: 15-20Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Christine Nowak Kvam At the time of his Ascension, Jesus gives his followers an enormously important charge: “You will be my witnesses.” Many of the earliest Apostles took on this responsibility by becoming missionaries (and according to Mark 15:17-18 apparently also invincible,… read more →
Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Marlene Bessette I am not an English major, but “as” is a very versatile word. Apparently, it can be a conjunction, a preposition, an adverb or a noun. Who knew that “as” is also a type of Roman coin?In today’s gospel, we… read more →
Readings: Acts 9: 26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Cathy Kamp As we continue to reflect on the impact of the coronavirus on our lives, our faith and our ministries, the Fifth Sunday of Easter gifts us with Saul, the first letter of John, and Jesus’ discourse on the vine… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10: 11-18Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Nancy DeRyckeDid you ever find yourself saying: “I just wish someone would tell me what to do”? Whether it’s praying for the proverbial thunderbolt from heaven so there can be no mistake …or whether, when we’re tired or hassled, we just… read more →
Readings: Acts 3:13-15,17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler Today’s gospel begins: “The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way…” Whoa! On the way? To where? And what took place? Like many of the Scripture passages excerpted for Mass, this statement needs context. Clopas and another disciple… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20: 19-31Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala For Him, it didn’t have to be this way,Risen Christ that He was. He could have left His wounds in the tomb,Untreasured,His bloodStaining the stone andBurial wrappings. But Jesus’ woundsIn hands and feet and sideWere the embodiment ofThe compassion… read more →
Readings: Acts 10: 34a, 37-43; Colossians 3: 1-4; John 20: 109Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Gloria Ulterino “Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?” And we respond: “I do, so help me, God.” These are familiar words, especially for any of us who have been on the witness… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 50: 4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14: 1-15:47Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Barbara Moore On this Palm Sunday, we recall two noisy processions. Jesus Christ on a colt with ordinary men and women greeting him with cries, branches and praise. Some even linking him to the figure of King David. On the opposite side… read more →
Readings: Jeremiah 31: 31-34; Hebrews 5: 7-9; John 12: 20-33Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Deni Mack, DMin God’s covenant is written on our hearts. Some of us sense that when we marry. Many sense it when holding their newborn child. Yet, God’s covenant is often not recognized. Each Lent we try to draw closer to the… read more →
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36: 14-16, 19-23; Ephesians 2: 4-10; John 3: 14-21Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sonja Livingston One of the few passages I know by heart is John 3:16. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but have eternal life.… read more →