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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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Prepare the Way of the Lord
2nd Sunday of Advent (B); 12-10-17 Is 40:1-5,9-11 Ps 85 2 Pt 3:8-14 Mk 1:1-8 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison In today’s Gospel, we once again hear proclaimed the person of John the Baptist, who plays a prominent role in Mark’s Gospel. Who is this very eccentric guy with whom most of us…
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The Need for Watchfulness
1st Sunday of Advent (B); December 3, 2017 Is 63:16-17,19; Ps 80; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 Deacon Jim McFadden Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. We await the return of Jesus as he is born within us at a deeper level of intimacy and we prepare for that arrival by…
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Matthew 25: Love in Action
Christ the King (A); November 26, 2017 Ez 34:11-12 Ps 23 1 Cor 15:20-26,28 Mt 25:31-46 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison As we conclude our liturgical year, the Church invites us to fix our gaze on Jesus, the King of the Universe, who is the beginning and end of Salvation History. As…
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Are We There, Yet?
32nd Sunday in O.T.; November 12, 2017 Wis 2:12-16 Ps 63 1 Thes 4:13-18 Mt 25:1-13 Deacon Jim McFadden; SJB C.C. We are a hyper-stimulated, impatient people. Carrie Fisher, in her auto-biography once opined that “Instant gratification isn’t fast enough!” And, the electronic, digital age we now live in has only exacerbated this. …
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Practicing and Repenting
31st Sunday in O.T.; November 5, 2017 Mal 1:14b-2:2b,8-10 Ps 131 1Thes 2:7b-9,13 Mt 23:1-12 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison Before we look at today’s Gospel reading in which Jesus denounces the Scribes and the Pharisees—the religious establishment of his time—it’s good to pay attention to what Paul said in his First…
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We are Family–in Jesus!
Riffing off of Sister Sledge, We Are Family—the community of St. Francis High School. But, as we gather in worship, we know that we are part of a greater family: the community of All Saints! ALL Saints: Troubies, do you get that? There can only be a communion of Saints in “heaven” if there…
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Love is the Measure of Faith
30th Sunday in O.T.; October 29, 2017 EX 22:20-26 Ps 18 1 Thes 1:5c-10 Mt 22:34-40 Deacon Jim McFadden Today’s Gospel reading reminds us in no uncertain terms that the whole of the Divine Law can be summed up in our love for God and neighbor. Matthew offers an account in which the…
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Whose Image Is on your Face?
29th Sunday in O.T.; October 22, 2017 Is 45:1,4-6 Ps 96 1 Thes 1:1-5b Mt 22:15-21 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison & SJB We’ve just heard one of the famous passages of the entire Gospel: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s”…
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It’s Party Time!
28th Sunday in O.T.; Oct. 15, 2017 Is 25:6-10a Ps 23 Phil 4:12-20 Mt 22:1-10 Deacon Jim McFadden Most of us like a good party. Today’s gospel focuses on a royal wedding party, which can tell us a lot about the Kingdom of God. A beautiful image used in Scripture is to describe…
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Wanting It All
27th Sunday in O.T.; October 8, 2017 Is 5:1-7 Ps 80 Phil 4:6-9 Mt 21:33-43 Deacon Jim McFadden; (New) Folsom Prison The parable about the mis-management of a vineyard tells us a lot about the Kingdom of God and the choices we make. It shows us that we have everything we need right…
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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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