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Episode 415
Friends, we return now to Ordinary Time, and this Sunday, we hear the marvelous story of the wedding feast at Cana from the Gospel of John. It's as though, as we commence the ordinary liturgical year…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Was Jesus Baptized?
Episode 414
Friends, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is exceptionally important. All four Gospels talk about it, and John the Baptist is a kind of door we have to go through to understand Jesus properly. Wh…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Science Points to God
Episode 413
Friends, we’re all familiar with the story of the three wise men, which has been depicted in thousands of Christmas cards. And there is something romantic and charming about it. But on this great Fea…
Published on 1 year ago
Freeing Your Family for God
Episode 412
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but…
Published on 1 year ago
Why Mary Matters
Episode 411
Friends, on this Fourth Sunday of Advent, we come to the Advent figure par excellence: the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. What I want to do in this homily is to look at some of the Church’s …
Published on 1 year ago
Freeing Your Family for God
Episode 411
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but…
Published on 1 year ago
The Peace that the World Can’t Give
Episode 410
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, I want to draw attention to our second reading, which is from St. Paul to the Philippians. These lines about joy, anxiety, prayer, and …
Published on 1 year ago
Have You Wandered Away from God?
Episode 409
Friends, in our readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, there is a lot of talk about building highways. In the Bible, both Old Testament and New, we find the theme of exile. Very often, Israel find…
Published on 1 year ago
Three Dimensions of Advent
Episode 408
Friends, we come to the First Sunday of Advent, which is the commencement of the new liturgical year. “Adventus” in Latin means arrival or coming, and one way to look at Advent is to see three coming…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Which Kingdom Are You In?
Episode 407
Friends, we come to the end of the liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King, where we meditate upon the kingly reign or rule of Christ. Now, we in the modern liberal West have a hard time wi…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago