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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
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…
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…
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…
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…
Fr. Michael tells the story of Admiral Jeremiah Denton visiting Fr. Jim Willig and sharing how faith and prayer helped him endure suffering as a POW. Gospel & Homily Luke 21:12-19 Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they…
10 lepers call out to Jesus to be healed, and after Jesus heals them only one returns to give thanks. Fr. Michael reminds us to be thankful but that our thanksgiving adds nothing to God’s greatness but it does change us for the better. Watch this special Thanksgiving homily for it’s add illustrations and video…
Fr. Michael preaches on the lesson of finding happiness in God, both during times of wealth and times of poverty. Gospel and Homily Transcripts Luke 16:9-15 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person…
Fr. Michael, recently returned from a trip to Greece, describes visiting the place where Paul converted Lydia, a prominent business woman in Philippi along with Paul’s eventual place of punishment and imprisonment before an earthquake loosed his bonds. Watch and listen for the full story and pictures from Fr. Michael’s trip. Transcripts 1st Reading: Philippians…
Fr. Michael challenges us to humbly accept God’s shaping grace for the form of our life, even if that grace may hurt in a few places. Homily Transcript Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53 Jesus said to the disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When…