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Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 21, 2021
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33
There are certain things that fix our attention. A lighthouse sends a beam that can guide a ship safely into port. The North Star helped guide enslaved people from the antebellum...
Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 14, 2021
Homily for March 14, 2021 (4th Sunday of Lent)
2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Ephesians 2:4-10; John 3:14-21
A year ago, our country and world were just beginning to face the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Third Sunday of Lent
March 6, 2021
Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25
According to Statistica.com, a website that tracks current and future consumer trends, 2020 could be the Year of Clean-Up as well as the Year of COVID. Fueled by concerns about...
Second Sunday of Lent
February 27, 2021
Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10
When we think of human sacrifice, especially the sacrifice of children, we naturally respond with revulsion. It’s hard to wrap our minds much less our...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski