Readings: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21; Luke 2: 41-52 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Mary Lu Coffey Merry Christmas! This wonderful feast of Christmas goes on for an octave of days. We are flooded with memories of Christmases past and hopes for the ones to come. I remember the year our beautiful daughter Eileen was… read more →
Readings: Michah 5:1-4A; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Brigit Hurley As the Gospel story begins, a newly pregnant Mary is arriving at her cousin Elizabeth’s home. They share a warm embrace. It is a tender, familiar scene. But we can’t let sentimentality prevent us from seeing the deeper story behind these… read more →
Readings: Zephaniah 3: 14-18A; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Nancy DeRycke “It came upon a midnight clear…of angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold…Peace on the earth, good will to all…” Wait a minute: I don’t know about you, but I look around and don’t see a… read more →
Readings: Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Gloria Ulterino It was another Advent, quite a few years ago now. But the words were the same: pulsing with joy, extravagant promises, and tender intimacy, yet all the while prodding the conscience. How is it possible to preach those words, to… read more →