Category: Homilies
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They Sit at Our Doors
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Does money buy happiness? In a May 2022 episode of his podcast “Margins of Error” Harry Enten of CNN[1]cites a 2010 study from Princeton University which says money can buy happiness … but only to a point. A major conclusion of the study suggested that the subjective measure of one’s […]
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Savvy Diplomacy for the Kingdom
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time I am no politician. In fact, I detest the ways of partisan politics and the toxicity it injects into everything it touches. Yet we must all wade into politics to participate in the human drama. I much rather prefer the term diplomacy to intentionally include some measure of natural and […]
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The Absurdity of Forgiveness
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Whenever we read about forgiveness in sacred scripture, we are often looking at it from God’s point of view, where God is the offended party and humanity through various representatives is often the offending party—from Adam and Eve who ate fruit from the forbidden tree to Cain who slew his […]
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Pay It Forward
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time We might occasionally invite friends out to dinner or to our homes for a meal. It is a widely acceptable way to nurture friendship and share our blessings. And we can get together as often as we choose, sharing a meal, or drinks, or just hanging out and shooting the […]
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Divine Parenting Style
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time I am not a parent in case you didn’t know. Yet a good many people I meet will address me as “Father.” So, I take the opportunity to let you know that “Father” is not my given name. While among Catholics addressing a priest “Father” has historical precedence and is […]
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Be Rich in What Matters
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A natural consequence of living anywhere for a long time is the accumulation of stuff. Now it is always easier to accumulate stuff than it is to get rid of stuff. We live in a land of plenty. We like to acquire nice things, useful things, things that can enhance […]