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2nd Sunday of Lent (A); March 1, 2026 Gen 12:1-4a. Ps 33. 2 Tim 1:8b-10. Mt 17:1-9 Deacon Jim McFadden Our magnificent first reading is a short passage from the beginning of the 12th chapter of the book of…
Category: Homilies
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“Here I am”
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; 12-08-2022 Gn 3:9-15,20. Ps 98. Eph 1:3-6,11-12. Lk 1:26-38 Deacon Jim McFadden Today’s readings present us a stark choice. In the first reading from the book of Genesis, there is a man, who, at the very beginning of his origins, says “no” to God. And, in the Gospel reading…
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The One Who Baptizes with Fire
2nd Sunday of Advent (A); December 4, 2022 Is 11:1-10. Ps 72. Rom 15:4-9. Mt 3:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden On the second Sunday of Advent, Matthew calls us to encounter the intriguing figure of John the Baptist, a gritty, down-to-earth, ‘in your face’ prophet. His clothing is coarse: “John wore clothing made of camel’s…
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“Turn your swords into plowshares”
1st Sunday of Advent (A); November 27, 2022 Is 2:1-5. Ps 122. Rom 13:11-14. Mt 24:37-44 Deacon Jim McFadden The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of our preparation for the celebration of Christmas. Today’s readings offer us a vision, which suggests that Advent is a time of hope and challenges. This vision…
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Jesus, the Lord of our Lives
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; 11-20-2022 2 Sm 5:1-3. Ps 122. Col 1:12-20. Lk 23:35-43 Deacon Jim McFadden Today we come to the end of the liturgical year, the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The Gospel from Luke presents the kingship of Jesus as the culmination…
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“My Own Special Possession”
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); November 13, 2022 Mal 3:19-20a. Ps 998. 2 Thes 3:7-12. Lk 21:5-19 Deacon Jim McFadden “And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my own special possession…and I will have compassion on them” (Mal 3:17): these words come to us from the last page of the…
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Life Belongs to God
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); November 6, 2022 2 Mc 7:1-2,9-14. Ps 17. 2 Thes 2:16-3:5. Lk 20:27-38 Deacon Jim McFadden Today’s Gospel reading offers us an uplifting teaching of our Lord Jesus on the resurrection of the dead. Jesus is pitted in an argument with some Sadducees, who did not believe in…
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He “beat his breast”
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); October 23, 2022 Sir 35:12-14,16-18. Ps 34. 2 Tm 4:6-8; Lk 18:9-14 Deacon Jim McFadden Last Sunday, we reflected on why persistence in prayer is necessary to keep our relationship with God viable. Today we consider the second part of Jesus’ teaching about prayer in Luke 18. The parable…
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With Arms Raised
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); October 16, 2022 Ex 17:8-13. Ps 121. 2 Tim 3:14-4:2. LK 18:1-8 Deacon Jim McFadden At the start of today’s Holy Mass, we address a prayer to our Lord that offers us a key to understand today’s readings. We pray: “Create in us a generous and steadfast heart, so…
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Just Say “Thank You”
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C); October 9, 2022 2 Kgs 5:14-17. Ps 987. 2 Tim 2:8-13. Lk 17:11-19 Deacon Jim McFadden Someone once said that “By the time you turn 75 years of age, the only words that should come out of your mouth is “thank you!” Being over that age group, I’d…
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Lord, “Increase our Faith.”
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (C); October 2, 2022 Hb 1:2-3;2:3-4. Ps 95. 2 Tim 1:6-8,13-14. Lk 17:5-10 Deacon Jim McFadden Habakkuk is really having a bad day. The poor guy faces violence and destruction and he yells out to God: “I cry for help but you do not listen! Why must I look…
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Don’t Talk to the Divider!
1st Sunday of Lent (A); February 22, 2026 Gn 2:7-9, 3:1-7. Ps 51. Rom 5:12-19. Mt 4:1-11 Deacon Jim McFadden Each year, the Gospel of the 1st Sunday of Lent presents us with the narrative of Jesus in the…
Ash Wednesday: A Time for pruning
Jl 2:12-18. Ps 51. 2 Cor 5:20-6:2. Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Deacon Jim McFadden People of God, we come once again, to that great season of Lent, which is a great opportunity to prune away falseness, superficiality, and indifference to…
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