February 16, 2025

Luke 6:17, 20-26 Lead in: Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” presents Jesus’ teaching on the kingdom of God. The Beatitudes in Luke’s Gospel contrast how life can take two different paths. There’s the path that leads to “blessings” and then there’s the path that leads to...

February 9, 2025

Luke 5:1-11 Lead in: With the crowd pressing in on him, Jesus escapes by finding a boat that he can use to talk to the crowd a short distance from the shore. Ever resourceful, Jesus figures out a way to deal witha situation that had him hemmed in.Prompt: Reflect on a...

Homily – February 16, 2025

The Beatitudes we just heard in Luke’s Gospel contrasts how in life there are two different paths we can take. There is the path that leads to blessings and there is the path that leads to woes. The choice is ours. I don’t know about you, but I have stories...

February 2, 2025

Lead in: “It had been revealed to him (Simeon) by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ.” Luke 2 Simeon had one wish he hoped to see accomplished in his life before he died. And so, he waited in expectation for that wish to be...

Homily – January 19, 2025

The psalmist bids us to proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations, and they are marvelous indeed!  The first chapter of John’s Gospel begins by waxing eloquent about the eternal Word of God who became flesh.  Became one of us, so that we might become one with...