Readings: 1 Samuel 3: 3B-10, 19; 1 Corinthians 6: 13C-15A, 17-20; John 1: 35-42Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Gloria Ulterino I took a look at the readings for this weekend. Oh, I love the story of the call of Samuel! Surely I would focus on that! But then, I looked again. And, what do you know?… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 42: 1-4.6-7; Acts 10: 34-38; Mark 1: 7-11Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Christine Nowak Kvam As the Gospel writers tell it, the significance of Jesus’ baptism isn’t really in the ritual of cleansing with water. The real meaning is found in what happens next. In a couple of simple sentences, Mark tells us three… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 60: 1-6; Ephesians 3: 2-3A, 5-6; Matthew 2: 1-12Click here to download a PD of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala To begin, the Magi didn’t just happen to see the star. They had to focus their vision on the heavens. It’s likely that other astronomers and astrologers saw the star too, but only three—for whatever holy or gainful… read more →

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: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Romans 16: 25-27; Luke 1:26-38Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Phyllis Tierney, SSJ “Keep trudging!” was a favorite message of my good friend and pastor, Fr. Frank Connolly during my first years as a pastoral assistant at St. Pius Tenth in Greensboro, NC. It was God’s message to the Israelites… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 61: 1-2, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John: 1:6-8, 19-28Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Janet Korn Advent is generally a hopeful, festive, and positive time of the year, at least in the United States, but this year is different for us. We are not all on the same page when thinking about our country.… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Peter 3: 8-14; Mark 1: 1-8Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Deni Mack We hear today’s words from the prophet Isaiah: God asks us to “Comfort, give comfort to my people.” Peter, age 47, loving husband and father of 3 said, “I was detached from the pain of people. I didn’t give… read more →

Readings: Isaiah 63: 16B-17, 19B, 64: 2-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9; Mark 13: 33-37Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Ruth Marchetti Two thousand and twenty years ago a young couple waited for the birth of their child. Like all parents, they were hopeful and expectant, despite the desperation of their poverty or the cruelty of the ruling… read more →

Readings: Ezekiel 34: 11-12, 15-17;1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28; Matthew 25: 31-46Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Barbara Moore Our liturgical year is ending with a focus on “Kingship” and that seems so countercultural these days. I am always amazed by the attention the British Royal Family receives here in the States. I also sense that… read more →

Readings: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6: Matthew 25: 14-30Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sister Karen Dietz Sue Monk Kidd, in her book Dance of the Dissident Daughter asks the question: After you wake up, can you wake up anymore?” I thought of that quote as I prayed with St. Paul’s message to the… read more →