Readings: 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16A; Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11; Matthew 10: 37-42Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Kathi Piehler When I was growing up in the 1950s my family had a Sunday ritual—we would all go to Mass together, come home and my mother would cook an extra special breakfast. Then my mom would vacuum and… read more →

Readings: Jeremiah 20: 10-13; Romans 5: 12-15; Matthew 10: 26-33Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Ruth Marchetti It’s been four hundred years since the first Africans were sold as slaves in the colonies that would become the United States. For four hundred years, the dominant European, mostly Christian, culture has embraced the myth of superiority that justified… read more →

Readings: Deuteronomy 8: 2-3; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; John 6: 51-58Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Gloria Ulterino This is my second try at a homily for this Feast. My first effort went something like this: we’re invited to a Feast, but we can’t go! We have to fast! The virtual celebrations that attempt to make up the… read more →

Readings: Exodus 34: 4B-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13; John 3: 16-18Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz“God is merciful, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” “Encourage one another, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you.” “God did not send his son into the world… read more →

Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12: 3B-7, 12-13; John 20: 19-23Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala I find it infectiously appealing when Pentecost falls during May, because May is dedicated to Mary—and Mary and the Holy Spirit are integral to our lives in Christ. This year, in particular, as we are “in pandemic… read more →

Readings: Acts 1: 12-14; 1 Peter 4: 13-16; John 17: 1-11AClick here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Susan Howard At the heart of today’s readings is the Glory of God and how God wants us to be in communion with that Glory. God’s glory is evident from the beginning, when out of chaos God crafted the earth, air,… read more →

Readings: Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; 1 Peter 3: 15-18; John 14: 15-21Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Margot VanEtten What a time we are living in! I daresay I echo most of us when I think to myself that this Eastertide feels like a prolonged Holy Saturday. Christ is indeed risen, but our joy is shadowed because… read more →

Readings: Acts 6:1-17; 1 Peter 2:4-9 and or John 14: 1-12Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Christine Nowak Kvam It seems like a safe bet to say that those of us who read the reflections posted here are “Church nerds.” So many of us are probably familiar with the little ache that develops in our hearts on… read more →

Readings: Acts of the Apostles 6: 1-7; 1 Peter 2: 4-9; John 14: 1-12Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Barbara Moore Throughout John’s Gospel we find Jesus trying to explain who he is and what he values. This weekend, he shares a very expansive description of himself. “The way, the truth and the life” are general… read more →

Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36b-41; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “I came that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.” That line jumped out at me as I reflected on today’s readings. Abundant life. Isn’t that what we all long for? Especially in the midst of this… read more →