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Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday of Easter
We are all familiar with the 23rd Psalm. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He leads me in green pastures. Even if we know nothing about farming or sheep, we can find some comfort in that image. Shepherds lead sheep.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday of Easter
When the Disciples who were on the road to Emmaus sit together with Jesus for a meal and He breaks the bread, they recognize Him as the Lord. And like the Disciples who Jesus revealed Himself to, many people come to realize that on life's journey, they are not alone.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday of Easter
A small child looks at a stove. It's been turned off, but it's still quite hot. She has been told the word several times: "Hot." But it doesn't mean much to her. It's just a word; a sound her mother makes when she does not want her to touch the oven.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Easter Sunday
Every year at the Easter Vigil, a new spark is struck from the flint to light a new candle. New holy water is blessed and new hosts are consecrated. We are beginning all over again, making all things new.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Palm Sunday
Holy Week begins as it will end: in triumph. We see the fleeting triumph of Palm Sunday and it's followed the lasting triumph of Easter Sunday. In between is a strange mixture of joy and pain; of sorrow and fear, known to all of us human beings.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fifth Sunday of Lent
We hear in our Gospel today about some people who have come to Jerusalem for the Passover. They have heard about this miracle worker named Jesus. So, they approach a friend of His, Philip, and make a request.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday of Lent
People who love are often eager to offer reasons for their affection. Reasons make declarations of love credible. A person unexpectedly touched by another’s love is typically moved to ask, “Why do you love me?”
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday of Lent
I’d like to turn the focus to our second reading today, taken from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. Because it is perhaps the pinnacle of Christian literature. St. Paul tells us that the crucified one is the stumbling block, the absurdity for the unbeliever. But to those who are graced and gifted with faith, this is the power and wisdom of God.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday of Lent
A Jesuit priest friend of mine, Father John, once told me a story, while I was on a priest’s retreat. Father John was teaching a college course called “Theology of Faith.” It was mandatory. Every student had to take the class.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – First Sunday of Lent
We are now in the season of Lent. It’s a period of 40 days to repent and believe in the Gospel. It will end in Holy Week, and I find it strange that we call it Holy Week, because it was seven days of political corruption, moral cowardice, religious hypocrisy and physical violence.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The ancient Hebrews did not have the type of medical knowledge that exists today. So, when they saw people with any kind of skin diseases, they called it leprosy. Leprosy today might look like psoriasis or shingles.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
We begin the scripture readings today with Job’s lament. It’s very downbeat. His days are full of misery, which he projects to everyone. He calls man a drudge, a hireling and a slave. All this is very different from the opening pages of the Bible, which describe the human person as one who shares God’s creative power.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our Gospel, we read about Jesus speaking in the synagogue at Capernaum. Capernaum was a small town that suffered greatly. Many people were brutally killed there, as Israel was constantly being invaded.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
I’d like to once again out the focus on our first reading today. Let’s take a look at Jonah. When we hear his name, we think of one of two things. Three days inside the belly of a whale, or a character who brings bad luck wherever he goes.
Fr. Bob’s Homily – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our first reading today, we hear a touching story about Samuel. It is such a familiar story, but we focus on the boy Samuel and often overlook the other character, Eli.