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November 18, 2007

Homily: Conferral of Ecclesiastical Honors Mass 2007

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November 17, 2007

Homily: Annual Diocesan Harvest Mass 2007

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October 28, 2007

Homily: Annual Diocesan Red Mass

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October 14, 2007

Homily: Mass for the Widowed and Divorced

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September 30, 2007

Homily: The Twenty–sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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September 28, 2007

Homily: Diocesan Teacher’s Institute Mass

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September 23, 2007

Homily: Diocesan 50th Wedding Anniversary Mass

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September 9, 2007

Homily: The Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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August 5, 2007

Homily: The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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July 15, 2007

Homily: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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July 8, 2007

Homily: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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May 27, 2007

Homily: Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost Mass for New Catholics

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May 26, 2007

Homily: Pentecost Vigil Prayer Service

The apostles were transformed by their encounter with the Risen Christ and by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. If we are to really live in the power of our faith, we must all seek a richer encounter with the Risen Christ and recognize in his glorious wounds the great price of our salvation. But for our conversion to really continue, and our total transformation to take place, we would also need to beg from God a profound renewal of all the Pentecost gifts of the Holy Spirit.

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May 26, 2007

Homily: Ordinations to the Priesthood and Transitional Diaconate

Presentation of the candidates for ordination and reflections on Holy Orders.

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May 19, 2007

Homily: Ordinations to the Permanent Diaconate

Presentation of the candidates for ordination and reflections on the nature of the diaconate.

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April 29, 2007

Homily: Fourth Sunday of Easter

Throughout the Easter Season, the readings are taken from the Gospel according to John. In John's Gospel, Jesus manifests who God really is. Christ became human precisely to reveal God the Father to mankind. To see and know Jesus is to know the full revelation of God. The Word of God came to share our humanity, so that we could share His divinity. This is the cause of our boundless Easter joy. All believers should strive to make God visible in our lives, to become living Gospels of His love.

Readings:Acts 13:14, 43-52
Psalm 100
Revelation 7:9, 14b-17
John 10:27-30

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April 28, 2007

Homily: Men's March Mass

Homily given at the annual diocesan Men's March.
Jesus asks us today, "Do you also wish to leave me?" May we all answer, in the words of the holy Apostle, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life."

Readings:Acts 9:31-42
Psalm 116
John 6:60-69

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April 22, 2007

Homily: Third Sunday of Easter

Peter was forgiven and converted by the risen Christ. At every Mass, just as He did with the Apostles, the Lord sets a table before us and nourishes us. We touch the Risen Christ.

Readings:Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Psalm 30
Revelation 5:11-14
John 21:1-19

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April 8, 2007

Homily: Easter Sunday

The Easter Homily of Saint John Chrysostom.
O Death, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are abolished!

Readings:Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Psalm 118
I Corinthians 5:6b-8
John 20:1-9

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April 5, 2007

Homily: Holy Thursday

In the Mass, time dissolves; we enter into divine reality. Our lives should be transformed by what we celebrate together. We are responsible for living the miracle of the Mass in all that we say and do.

Readings:Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
Psalm 116
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
John 13:1-15

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March 25, 2007

Homily: Mass for Life, The Fifth Sunday of Lent

The free choice to accept or reject grace is always ours to make. This Passiontide, are we ready to let Christ change us, or will we just drift away, like the scribes and pharisees?

Readings:Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:8-14
John 8:1-11

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March 18, 2007

Homily: Laetare Sunday

Our God is a most merciful and indulgent Father. His love transcends all human practical wisdom. What an encouraging Gospel message for a Sunday on which the Universal Church rejoices! We are all invited to return to our Father's house.

Readings:Joshua 5:9a, 10-12
Psalm 34
2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

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March 17, 2007

Homily: Saint Patrick's Day

The heritage of Saint Patrick is important for all of us. We, too, need God's love and grace in our lives. We, too, must seek out His call.

Readings:Hosea 6:1-6
Psalm 51
Luke 18:9-14

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March 11, 2007

Homily: The Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

To whom much has been entrusted, much will be expected. God will generously offer years of mercy, but judgment is inevitable when his pleas for repentence go unheeded. The calamities of this passing world should call us to a more intentional way of living.

Readings:Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15
Psalm 103
1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12
Luke 13:1-9

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March 4, 2007

Homily: The Second Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

Lent can too easily become just an annual routine, only a comforting ritual, merely a pious habit. If we were ever really ready to wake up in faith, to rise up from our slumber and daze, from a comfortable religion, everything about us could be born again, in the power and grace of the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

Readings:Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18
Psalm 91
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Luke 9:28b-36

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February 25, 2007

Homily: The First Sunday of Lent, Cycle C

A good leader leads by example. Jesus, fully human and fully divine, showed us how to fast by his example of withstanding temptation after 40 days of fasting in the desert. We, as Christians, should also witness by our examples.

Readings:Deuteronomy 26:4-10
Psalm 91
Romans 10:8-13
Luke 4:1-13

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February 18, 2007

Homily: Scouts Mass

Little acts of mercy and forgiveness reflect the way God treats us.

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February 18, 2007

Homily: The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Jesus instructs us to love even our enemies.

Readings: 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23
Psalm 103
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Luke 6:27-38

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