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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
Jesus walks on water to the disciples in the middle of a storm. Peter tries to follow suit but fails and begins to sink. What happens when we fail and start to sink? Do we look to Jesus and ask for help as Peter did or do we stubbornly refuse to trust in the Lord? Fr.…
In this passage from the Gospel of Luke, Jesus proclaims that love is the fulfilment of the law. Love God first and then love your neighbor as yourself. Fr. Michael notes that the first principle for St. Ignatius is that we are created for God. God wants us to become saints; to live eternally with…
On the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles of Jesus, Fr. Michael weaves a compelling story fabric of prayer, history, current events and God’s desires for us, to demonstrate how we should follow Jesus into the way of sacrificial prayer that He used in times of important decision making and deep distress. How can…
Jesus describes the Kingdom of God to the disciples as like a mustard seed or like yeast…it starts out very small and grows into something glorious. Fr. Michael compares the imagery used by Jesus with Pope Francis’ words in Laudato Si which call our attention to the issue of climate change and our personal responsibility…
In this short passage from the Gospel of Luke, the disciples implore Jesus to teach them how to pray and Jesus provides the framework for what we know today as “The Lord’s Prayer.” In his homily, Fr. Michael shares his experience of praying The Lord’s Prayer with 1 million other people gathered together with Pope…
“But what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him. From within the man, from his heart, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils come from within and they defile.” (Mk7:20-23) Sin enters into the world when Adam and Eve disobey God’s…
Fr. Michael shares the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus admonishes the crowds to do what the Scribes and Pharisees teach, but not what they do. Jesus continues to spell out all that the Scribes and Pharisees demand of others but do not expect of themselves. He adds that they also make a show of their…
Fr. Michael shares the Gospel of Mark. In this Scripture, Jesus entered the house of Peter to find his mother-in-law very sick. Jesus grasped the dying woman’s hand and helped her up. She immediately began to wait on Jesus and His disciples. Following this, many people came to the house in need of healing. After performing many miracles and driving…
Fr. Michael shares the Gospel of Mark, which addresses the time when Jesus encounters the Sadducees, who did not believe in Resurrection. These Sadducees challenged Jesus by questioning Him. They set up a hypothetical situation, asking about a woman who was married to the oldest brother of seven. When he died, the woman married the next brother…
The most familiar reading of “The Beatitudes” is from the Gospel of Matthew, but this homily called”Blessed are the Poor” is from the Gospel of Luke. In this Scripture, Jesus is challenging the opinion that most had in regard to the poor. Jesus lifts up the value of the poor, and He tells those who are rich…