Bethlehem Bound a short Advent video by Fr. J Michael Sparough, SJ
Click below to read the full text of the poem (in pdf format). Bethlehem Bound
Cash in on God’s Investment – Luke 19:11-26
How will you cash in on the investment God made in you? Today Fr. Michael highlights our mission from God to use the talents God has invested for us to make the world a place of God’s love and mercy. Here are three ways to interact with Fr. Michael’s homily: Watch: Scroll down, click play…
Grant Us the Gift of Hope – Luke 21:5-19
Where does our ultimate hope lie? Is it in the frail and ever changing realm of humanity, or is it with the ever loving, ever faithful God who gave us His only Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ? Here are three ways to interact with Fr. Michael’s homily: Watch: Scroll down, click play to watch in…
Healing the Wounds of Division – John 2:13-22
This week’s homily is special for a number of reasons. First, we captured Fr. Michael in video giving the homily. Second, the message is powerful. Third, we are providing the full text of the homily below the video, along with Fr. Michael’s prayer and a prayer from Sr. Pat Bergen, CSJ. Please share this message…
Aggiornamento! – Luke 11:37-41
What would happen if you threw open the windows to your own spiritual life? Would you be more open to the movement of the Holy Spirit? In today’s homily (given on the Feast of Pope Saint John XXIII) Fr. Michael recalls the beginning of Vatican II and Pope Saint John XXIII’s call of “Aggiornamento!” or…
Love, Courage & Fearlessness – Luke 12:39-48
10 days ago on October 19th, we celebrated the Feast of the North American Martyrs, 6 Jesuit priests and 2 of their lay companions who were killed spreading the faith of Jesus to Native Americans in the New World. Fr. Michael tells us the story of two of these men, Sts. Isaac Jogues and Jean…
Open the Eyes of Your Heart – Luke 12:8-12
Discover the joy and hope of the Resurrection. Do not despair. Do not fall into the trap of “rugged individualism” that leads away from God’s loving embrace. Open the eyes of your heart. These are a few of the lessons from today’s homily by Fr. Michael. The theme is again one of healing, but focused…
A Mass of Healing – Luke 11:1-4
Jesus gave the disciples, two simple sentences that still today profoundly direct our lives as Christians… “He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do…
Lazarus & The Rich Man – Luke 16:19-31
Lazarus waits to die, with dogs licking his wounds, while the rich man feasts and overlooks the plight unfolding right outside his gates. What was the rich man’s sin? What did he do wrong? His was a sin of omission, of forgetfulness, of blindness to the needs of others; to the needs of Lazarus. Fr.…
The Penitent Pope – Matthew 9:9-13
Three years ago the first interview with Pope Francis was published in America Magazine and in that article the author asks Pope Francis, “Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio?” and Pope Francis responds: “I am a sinner.” Today’s homily on the call of Matthew the tax collector examines the reality of our human sinful nature and…