Divine Mercy Sunday (C); April 3, 2016 Acts 5:12-16 Ps 118 Rv 1:9-11,12-13,17-19 Jn 20:19-31 (New) Folsom Prison; Deacon Jim McFadden Jesus is Risen! What a joy to proclaim this wonderful message—one that is the ultimate “game changer”! The Resurrection is THE pivotal moment in all of Salvation History. Everything has changed; everything…
The Resurrection of Our Lord Easter Sunday, 2016 Acts 10:34,37-43; Ps 118; Col. 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 (New)Folsom Prison; Deacon Jim McFadden I would like to begin the homily with a prayer: Lord and brother Jesus, we gather together to speak of you because you are Risen. We know and love you because through your…
Good Friday; March 25, 2016 Deacon Jim McFadden; St. John the Baptist C.C. St. Ireneaus, one of the early Fathers of the Church said that “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” Well, was does it mean to be “fully alive”? What does it mean to be a human being…
3rd Sunday of Lent (C); March 27, 2016 Ex 3:1-8,13-15; Ps 103; 1 Cor 10:1-6; Lk 13:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison Throughout the Catholic Church, today is the First Scrutiny for catechumens. Who are catechumens? They are those who have inquired into becoming a member of the Catholic Church and, after a…
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); 2-7-16 Is 6:1-8 Ps 138 1 Cor 15:1-11 Lk 5:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison One of my spiritual heroes is the Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who once wrote that Christianity without discipleship is cheap grace. He walked the talk as he sacrificed his life in his…
Baptism of the Lord (C); January 10, 2016 Is 40:1-11 Ps 29 Ti 2:11-3:7 Lk 3:15-22 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison With this Sunday following the Epiphany, the Christmas season draws to a close. After the dark days of Advent, we now enter a time of light, the light of Christ who appears…
32nd Sunday in O.T. (B); November 8, 2015 1 Kgs 17:10-16 Ps 146 Heb 9:24-28 Mk 12:38-44 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison If some roving reporter came up to our Lord today and asked, “Jesus from Nazareth: in one succinct sound-bite, what’s your message?” In response, he may have said, “My message is…
Feast of All Saints (B); November 1, 2015 Rev 7:2-4,9-14 Ps 24 1 Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison French theologian Leon Bloy once wrote “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in a life is not to become a saint.” Brothers, on the Solemnity…
30th Sunday in O.T.; October 25, 2015 Jer 31:7-9 Ps 126 Heb 5:1-6 Mk 10:46-52 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison Today, we have the familiar story in the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, of Jesus healing the blind man, Bartimaeus. The eye is the organ of sight and this man simply can’t see.…
28th Sunday in O.T.; October 11, 2015 Wis 7:7-11 Ps 90 Heb 4:12-13 Mk 10:17-30 Deacon Jim McFadden; Folsom Prison Have you ever been in a room full of people and suddenly your eyes meet the eyes of another person, and you’re a little embarrassed—you want to go over to the person and say, “I…
Good Shepherd Sunday (A); April 26, 2026 Acts 2:14,36-41. Ps 23. 1 Pt 2:20-25. Jn 10:1-10 Deacon Jim McFadden Today is traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday, which presents us one of the most beautiful images that has portrayed our…
3rd Sunday of Easter (A); April 19, 2026 Acts 2:14,22-33. Ps 16. 1 Pt 1:17-21. Lk 24:13-35 Deacon Jim McFadden Why was it so difficult for the two disciples to recognize the Risen Lord? Jesus’ death scattered his disciples and…
Divine Mercy Sunday (A); April 12, 2026 Acts 2:42-47. Ps 118. 1 Pt 1:3-9. Jn 20:19-31 Deacon Jim McFadden During the ‘90s, a popular, albeit off-beat television show was the X-Files, featuring agent Fox Mulder, an investigator of the…
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