Monday, April 24, 2023

Ransoming, Redeeming, Retelling

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Jesus is himself the first person to retell the story of Israel with his death and resurrection at its center. Peter, both in Acts and in hi...
Thursday, April 6, 2023

"The Blood of Jesus Purples Our Lips"

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For our Holy Thursday Mass tonight we had Communion by intinction. Meditating on that word. "intinction", I remembered the above q...
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Matthew's Lost Last Supper

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Sure, at Mass we are constantly reminded of the Last Supper, but we actually rarely hear the story. And when we do, it is all but drowned ou...
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Friday, March 24, 2023

The Eucharist: A Parish Mission In Two Senses

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March 18-22 I was blessed to be able to offer a four-day Lenten parish mission at my parents' church, St. Louis de Montfort in Fishers, ...
Sunday, February 26, 2023

We are Broken; God's Mercy is Greater

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The 1st Sunday of Lent hits you pretty hard with the sinfulness of man, leading off with Genesis 3 and Psalm 51. In some circles, St. Paul g...
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Monday, February 20, 2023

2 Homilies: Lessons from Septuagesima. Waiting for the Beatitudes.

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So, here's two homilies. The first up is from just yesterday, about these last few days before Lent.  The other one is actually from Jan...
Monday, January 16, 2023

Posting Homilies Again. Here's Three of Them.

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One of my goals for 2023 was to get back in the habit of posting homilies. We're now halfway through January so I suppose I should get a...