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October 2012

October 13, 2012

Homily for October 14, 2012: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings.] This episode in the gospels could go down as one of...

October 06, 2012

Respect Life: Homily for October 7, 2012, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] This Sunday is Respect Life Sunday, beginning Respect Life month. If...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Homily for September 30, 2012: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] In the gospel we just heard, we encounter a word and...

September 22, 2012

Homily for September 23, 2012: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Long before he became the cardinal archbishop of New York, Timothy...

September 15, 2012

Homily for September 16, 2012: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[This weekend, we mark the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, which serves as the...

September 08, 2012

Homily for September 9, 2012: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Reading this miracle story in Mark’s gospel this week, the first...

September 02, 2012

“This does not seem right to me”: when a priest uses someone else’s homily

I received the following e-mail this morning: Dear Deacon Greg: Today during Mass our pastor...

September 01, 2012

Homily for September 2, 2012: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] "From within people, from their hearts, come evil thoughts…” In the...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Homily for August 26, 2012: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings] Last month, the Wall Street Journal took note of something most...

August 14, 2012

Homily for August 15, 2012: Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

[Click here for readings] Last weekend, I was talking with someone in the sacristy and...

August 03, 2012

From the archives: a 50th wedding anniversary homily

My wife’s parents, Gerry and Brenda Meyer, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August of...

July 2012

July 28, 2012

Homily for July 29, 2012: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Note: The Deacon's Wife and I are headed out on vacation Saturday morning, to someplace...

July 21, 2012

Homily for July 22, 2012: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

To hear audio of this homily, click the green arrow below HOMILY072212 [Click here for...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

Homily for July 1, 2012: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for readings.] If you’re looking for an improbable heroine for the Catholic faith,...

June 23, 2012

Homily for June 24, 2012: Nativity of John the Baptist — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

[Click here for readings] For audio of this homily, click the green arrow below. [audio:

June 16, 2012

Reboot: new homily for June 17, 2012, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

At 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, while riding the subway, it hit me: the words...

June 16, 2012

Homily for June 17, 2012: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

[Click here for the readings] This year, as we celebrate our parish centennial, we’ve been...

June 09, 2012

Homily for June 10, 2012: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

[Click here for readings] For audio of this homily, from the 11:30 am Mass, click...

June 02, 2012

Homily for June 3, 2012: Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

[Click here for readings.] For the audio recording of this homily, click the green arrow...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Mary’s journey: a homily for The Visitation

For the Feast of the Visitation, here's a portion of my homily from 2007 from...

May 28, 2012

My Pentecost: tongues of flame, and the heat of a minor crucible

So, how was your Pentecost? Here's a window into the world of a deacon --...

May 25, 2012

Homily for May 27, 2012: Pentecost Sunday

[Click here for the readings] If you had to name one of the most quoted...

May 19, 2012

Homily for May 20, 2012: 7th Sunday of Easter — UPDATED WITH AUDIO

[Click here for readings.] For audio of this homily from the 10 am Mass, click...

May 12, 2012

Homily for May 13, 2012: 6th Sunday of Easter

[Click here for readings.] Last Saturday, the New York Times introduced the world to a...

May 05, 2012

Homily for May 6, 2012: 5th Sunday of Easter

[Click here for readings.] To hear audio of this homily, click the green arrow below....

April 2012

April 28, 2012

Building God’s kingdom: a homily for the 4th Sunday of Easter

'The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone.' Peter – “The Rock” –...

April 27, 2012

Homily for April 29, 2012: On Vocations

My parish is hosting its annual vocations fair this weekend, to coincide with the 49th...

April 21, 2012

Homily for April 22, 2012: 3rd Sunday of Easter — UPDATED with audio

[Click here for readings.] For audio of this homily as it was delivered, click the...

April 04, 2012

Catholic couple takes “interfaith pilgrimage” on “Faithbook”

A great story about spiritual discovery, and how a couple is learning more about the...

March 2012

March 17, 2012

Homily for March 18, 2012: 4th Sunday of Lent

[Click here for readings.] About 20 years ago, the novelist William Styron took a courageous...