Sunday Homilies

The four candles of advent represent the gift of hope, the gift of peace, the gift of joy, and the gift of love. The emphasis is upon the reality that these are precious and powerful gifts for anyone privileged to receive and behold. This third week of advent, we...

In our liturgical pilgrimage through the year of our Lord, the second sunday in Advent is devoted to the person and message of John the Baptist. He sets the stage for Jesus to come sweeping across the desert scape into the Sea of Galilee where John is baptizing,...

What is advent if it is not a time to believe and wonder again? What is advent if it is not a glimmer of hope in the womb of dark and struggling times? What is advent if it is not the miraculous union between humanity and the divine? What is advent if it is not the...

What is advent if it is not a time to believe and wonder again? What is advent if it is not a glimmer of hope in the womb of dark and struggling times? What is advent if it is not the miraculous union between humanity and the divine? What is advent if it is not the...

12:2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the LORD GOD is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation.12:3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.12:4 And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the LORD,...

Today is the last Sunday after Pentecost. In the Christian calendar it is also the Reign of Christ, or Christ the King Sunday, which explains all the reference to King and kingdom in the scriptures this morning. It is New Year’s Eve in the Christian...