Readings: Exodus 34: 4B-6, 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13; John 3: 16-18Click here to download a PDF of this homily.Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz“God is merciful, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity.” “Encourage one another, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with you.” “God did not send his son into the world… read more →
Readings: Exodus 17:3-7; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8; John 4: 5-42Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz “Come see a man who told me everything I have done.” With these words, the unnamed “woman at the well” begins her ministry of evangelization. As I have pondered these words, I wonder if I would have done… read more →
Readings: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2,9-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5; Luke 20:27-38Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz Fascination with the afterlife has been with us for a very long time. The readings given to us today certainly bear that out. Popular television programs like Touched by an Angel and God Friended Me as well as movies… read more →
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11B-17Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz In my office there is a beautifully crafted matching chalice and paten gifted to me by two very special friends on the occasion of my Final Profession of Vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Rochester in 1990. These… read more →
Readings: Sirach 27:4-7; 1 Corinthians 15: 54-58; Luke 6: 39-45Click here to download a PDF of this homily Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz As I write this, I am at our Motherhouse recovering from rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder (my dominant hand). The preparation for this surgery and the subsequent recovery have been teaching me some new (or renewed)… read more →
Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz Vinde de novo, Senhor, nascer nesta terra pobre, Aqui neste chão de miséria, onde a Verdede não cresce. (Come again, Lord, to be born in this poor world, Here on this earth of misery, where the Truth… read more →
Readings: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 4:1-6; John 6: 1-15 Click here to download a PDF of this homily. Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz The response to Psalm 145 has been running like a backdrop in my head this week: The hand of our God feeds us; God answers all our needs. I suspect that for most of us reading and praying… read more →
Readings: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12; Romans 8: 28-30; Matthew 13: 44-52 Preacher: Sr. Karen Dietz Quite a few years ago, when I bought my first car, my dad insisted we buy a standard rather than an automatic. I had only had a few lessons with him, but my dad was confident I could master this skill. My family brought it… read more →
Readings: 2 Kings 5: 14 – 17; Psalm 98; 2 Timothy 2: 8 – 13; Luke 17: 11 – 19 Preacher: Sr. Karen Deitz SSJ I work in an office at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The offices housed in this building are in one wing, while the rest of the house is the home for about… read more →
Readings: Acts 5:12-16; Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; John 2-0: 19-31 Preacher: Sister Karen Dietz, SSJ Do you think Thomas was at all bothered by the fact that he did not believe his brothers and sisters who were visited by the risen Jesus? He laid out his expectations pretty strongly, saying that in order for him to believe he would have… read more →