Readings: Genesis 2: 7-9; Romans 5: 12-19; Matthew 4: 1-11Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Donna Ecker I heard a rumor about a reporter who was doing a story on the day-to-day operation of the Vatican. While Pope Francis was meeting with her, she asked him, “Holy Father, how many people work in the Vatican?” With… read more →
Readings: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3: 16-23; Matthew 5: 38-48Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Janet Korn The recent impeachment hearings made a travesty of the Constitution, of our supposed balance of power and of our quest for truth. These past weeks have been laden with accusations, snide remarks, judgments, truths and falsehoods, lies… read more →
Readings: Sirach 15:15-20; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “If you choose,” Sirach says, “you can keep the commandments…to act faithfully is a matter of your own choice.” St. Paul says we are called to choose to live, not according to the wisdom of this age, but according to… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2: 1-5; Matthew 5: 13-16Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Joan Sobala One of the challenges to any preacher is how to offer a new insight into the Gospel of the day, especially when the text is very familiar. Today’s Gospel presents us with two such familiar sayings of Jesus:… read more →