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Luke 5:1-11 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked…
In this Gospel Jesus gives us a prescription for daily life: He performs exorcisms, then healings, and then before moving on he takes time to pray. In Fr. Michael’s words, “He finds balance in his ministry.” Gospel & Homily Mark 1:29-29 On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James…
Fr. Michael warns about the difficulty of keeping our hearts tender and open to love one another, even when we are hurt by those whom we love. He urges us to live lives of righteousness and peace. Gospel & Homily Mark 3:1-6 Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered…
Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an…
During his recent pilgrimage to Greece, Fr. Michael lost his friend Fr. Bob Sears, SJ. This homily tells the story of how surrendering to prayer helped reunite Fr. Bob with his fellow pilgrims. Gospel and Homily Transcript Gospel – Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts…
John 2:1-11 There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me?…
Matthew 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly…
The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy…
Gospel and Homily Matthew 10:17-22 Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry…
Gospel: Luke 2:1-14 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to…