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A different kind of New Year’s resolution
January 2, 2016
Homily for January 3, 2016 (Epiphany of the Lord) Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
As we welcome 2016, I invite you to consider a different kind of New Year’s resolution. Many people this time...
Merry Christmas
December 24, 2015
Homily for Christmas Day 2015
Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
Last Friday Pope Francis opened yet another Holy Door in Rome. Earlier in the month, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception...
Five More Days
December 20, 2015
Homily for December 20, 2015 (4th Sunday of Advent) Micah 5:1-4a; Psalm 80; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 Five more days…. That’s all that remains of our season of Advent. We’re nearing the end of our annual...
You need to take care of this by the end of the year
November 30, 2015
Homily for November 29, 2015 (1st Sunday of Advent)
Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
"You need to take care of this by the end of the year."
I was stunned. All I could manage to...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski