Readings: 1 Kings 19:4-8, Ps. 34, Eph. 4:30-5:2, John 6:41-51 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Irene Goodwin Some years ago I listened to a homily on John’s Bread of Life readings. The homilist reminisced about being in Belgium at Christmas time. A friend brought him to his home to celebrate the holy day. On Christmas… read more →
Readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nancy DeRycke Have you ever had a craving—when you’re hungry for something, but aren’t sure what will satisfy? That hunger or craving is what our readings are about. I wonder what those Israelites would say to us if they were here… read more →
Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6: 1-15 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz The response to Psalm 145 has been running like a backdrop in my head this week: The hand of our God feeds us; God answers all our needs. I suspect that for most of us reading and praying… read more →
Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Ephesians 2: 13-18; Mark 6:30-34 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nora Bradbury-Haehl Several years ago, when we lived out on the edge of town, I got it into my head that I’d like to have a miniature sheep. My long-suffering husband was kind enough not to point out that it was a… read more →
Readings: Amos 7: 12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14, or, 1: 3-10; Mark 6: 7-13 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Gloria Ulterino Snapshots! So many snapshots these days of weddings … graduations from what has been … commencement promises of what is yet to be. Just recently my daughter had snapshots of her son, from infancy to graduation.… read more →
Readings: Ezechiel 2: 2-5; 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10; Mark: 6: 1-6 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala, SSJ Over the last few Sundays, our readings have reminded us about how prophets challenge laid-back, complacent, self-satisfied thinking. Today, Jesus, God’s beloved Son, who stands in this same prophetic tradition, is rejected in his native… read more →
Readings: Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15; Mark 5:21-43 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Amy Fernaays Today’s readings are about Jesus as the Giver of Life. The gospel is two related stories, with one inside the other. Jairus, a synagogue official, begs Jesus to lay hands on his 12-year old daughter “to make her better… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-6; Acts 13: 22-26; Luke 1: 57-66, 80 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Kathleen Wayne RSM Birthdays—we each have one. How they are celebrated may vary, but each of us has a day marking our birth. Do you know the story surrounding your birth? I have a detailed, written account. The… read more →
Readings: Ezechiel 17: 22-24; 2 Corinthians 5: 6-10; Mark 4:26-34 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Jeanne Mooney In this week’s gospel from Mark, Jesus tells two stories to the crowds that have gathered to listen. First, he compares the kingdom of God to a farmer scattering seed: it sprouts without the farmer knowing how or… read more →
Readings: Genesis 3:9-15; 2 Corinthians 4: 13-5: 1; Mark 3: 20-35 Click here to download PDF of this homily. Preacher: Cathy Kamp There’s good news and there’s bad news in Mark’s Gospel this Sunday. The bad news is that even Jesus was not treated very well by his own people; the good news is that all who follow Jesus are… read more →