Readings: Acts 2:14a, 36b-41; 1 Peter 2:20b-25; John 10:1-10Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “I came that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.” That line jumped out at me as I reflected on today’s readings. Abundant life. Isn’t that what we all long for? Especially in the midst of this… read more →
Readings: Acts 2: 14, 22-33; 1 Peter 1: 17-21; Luke 24: 13-35Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Deni Mack Cleopas and his partner are unaware Jesus is walking with them. Years ago in New York City as I clutched our children’s hands and pushed the stroller, a man asked me for money. As I hurried the… read more →
Readings: Acts 2:42-47; 1Peter 1:3-9; John 20: 19-31 Click here to download a PDF of this homily Preacher: Marlene Bessette I think Thomas gets a bum rap. He’s one of the twelve, known by most of us only as the skeptic; a doubting Thomas who needs to put his fingers into Jesus’ wounds in order to believe he had risen… read more →
The Resurrection is the central truth of our faith. Paul tells us that if it did not happen, “We are the greatest of fools”. But this great feast also reminds us that in our daily lives we experience it on a smaller scale. We experience life, death and resurrection events as does nature all around us. Today, and for the… read more →
Readings: Acts 10: 34A, 37-43; Colossians 3: 1-4; John 20: 1-9Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Click here to watch a video of this homily. Preacher: Cathy Kamp As Easter approaches during these strange and perplexing times, I am meditating with a favorite icon of Mary Magdalene and our Risen Lord, a compelling depiction of John 20: 11-18.… read more →
Readings: Isaiah 50: 4-7; Philippians 2: 6-11; Matthew 26: 14—27: 66Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Susan Schantz Palm Sunday is a crowd event. It’s a liturgy of the crowd. And each year the Church calls to us: Join the crowd. Together we imagine Jewish believers, women, men and children, streaming into Jerusalem, the holy… read more →