Readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Hebrews 9: 11-15; Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 Preacher: Alice Miller Nation I am blessed to have a job that teaches me about life and others all the time. This past March, I took a group of students to the St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia. The Inn is a soup kitchen that serves 350-400 meals each day—every day of… read more →
Readings: Deuteronomy 4: 32-34, 39-40; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28: 16-20 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Margot Van Etten You might wonder what a “theological feast” has to do with any significant part of your life. At a time when increasing numbers of people say that “organized religion” is irrelevant to them, why would anyone preach… read more →
Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3B-7, 12-13; John 20: 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Patrick Fox What prism do we chose for embracing the great mysteries? One of the Gospels for Pentecost is John 15:26-27; 16:12-15 wherein Jesus speaks of the role of the Spirit. Pope Francis has added a Marian Feast… read more →
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 1: 15-17, 20a, 20c-26; 1 John 4: 11-16; John 17: 11b-19 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Barbara Moore The Acts of the Apostles describes how the Apostles filled Judas’ place. The text says, “…the lot fell upon Matthias.” And in a play on words, one could say that “a… read more →
Readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan-Hetzler Women of a certain age may remember some things expected of us, back in the day. Going away by yourself? Well, then, is everything arranged to run smoothly in your absence? Meals cooked ahead? Check. Kids schedules sorted… read more →