Readings: Acts 9:26-31; 1 John 3: 18-24; John 15: 1-8 Click here to download PDF of this homily Preacher: Margie Benza “You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.” A simple sentence and a revealing line which requires courage and offers consolation in the midst of this Easter Season. Our readings today remind us that… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 8-12; 1 John 3: 1-2; John 10:11-18 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Ruth Marchetti In his New York Times columns, Nicholas Kristof occasionally remarks on his deep admiration for Christian workers throughout the world who leave behind their comfortable lives to feed, heal, house and teach people who live in very poor… read more →
Readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 Click here to download a PDF of this homily, Preacher: Sheryl Zabel Today’s gospel from Luke tells of the risen Jesus joining his disciples in Jerusalem, after meeting with two of them on the road to Emmaus. “Peace be with you,” he said. Their reaction was anything but peaceful—Luke describes them… read more →
Readings: Acts 4: 32-35; 1 John 5: 1-6; John 20: 19-31 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Gloria Ulterino Our daughter Noelle must have been about 6. We were on vacation, near a lovely, small, pristine lake. There was a dock and diving board not far from the shore, where kids would jump with abandon into… read more →
Readings: Acts 10: 34A, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5: 6B-8; John 20: 1-9 Preacher: Nora Bradbury-Haehl It was still dark. Her friend, her teacher, had been taken. Had been tortured. To death. It was still dark. All the hopes they’d had, all the love they had shared, With insiders and outsiders, with the mighty and the lowly,… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 50: 4-7; Philippians 2: 6-11; Mark 14: 1-15:47 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. M. Gratia L’Esperance, RSM “’Love Your Neighbor’ Wasn’t Just a Suggestion” (blog by Jim Wallis of Sojourners, 09-27-2012) Some people use Jesus’ saying, “The poor you will always have with you …” as a convenient excuse for being indifferent,… read more →
Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-23 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deni Mack Hear Jesus pray with “loud cries” (Hebrews 5:7-9) and hear his anguish as he utters, “I am troubled.” (John 12: 20-33) Yes, yes, I know he will rise in glory but let’s sit with his suffering for a while. A contemplative… read more →
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16,19-23; Ephesians 2: 4-10; John 3: 14-21 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz The scripture readings this weekend remind me of the joke about a flood, a boat and a helicopter (http://epistle.us/inspiration/godwillsaveme.html) If you are not familiar, follow the link. Essentially the drowning man refused all the “helps” or signs… read more →
Readings: Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians: 1:22-25; John 2: 13-25 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala, SSJ What are we to make of this scene in today’s Gospel? It will certainly be remembered by the Scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day as a significant cause for Jesus’ death. But how about us here… read more →
Readings Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, Romans 8:31b-34, Mark 9:2-10 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Virginia Fifield This week’s first reading about the “binding up of Isaac” has always been a difficult passage for me, as I’m sure it is for others. We are to look at it as a lesson to emphasize complete obedience to… read more →