Sunday, Oct. 27th, Homily As many of you know, especially if you donated cookies a couple of weeks ago, I was in the prison last weekend for the semi-annual Kairos retreat. We reached over a hundred men across the prison during the 4 days, and every single one of them was deeply affected. MORE
Fr. Gerard Lecomte, CJM Here in the lazy, hazy days of summer, it is tempting to sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of our labor. With summer’s heat upon us, who can blame us for congratulating ourselves for the work we have done and taking a well-deserved break? But the way the world defines…
As we enter the long, hot summer of Ordinary Time, it seems only fitting that we reflect on this passage from Luke’s gospel. This is a pivotal moment in Jesus’ ministry more
I feel like I haven’t been up here at the ambo for quite some time. It’s actually true. I’ve been out of town for much of May, and it’s great to be back. One of the real highlights of traveling, especially to other countries, is to witness the way ordinary people live “over there”. more
For an Easter Sunday gospel, this reading leaves a lot to be desired. There isn’t a lot of evidence here that Jesus has been raised. We have an empty tomb, puzzled women, some very odd words from two men in white garments, and skeptical apostles.
I’d like to start with a word of thanks. The Kairos prison retreat was held last weekend and as usual, the Holy Spirit made an appearance. The obvious joke is that he came for the cookies, but I’ll refrain. You might wonder – how does the Holy Spirit show up? more
Today’s reading features one of the pivotal stories in John’s gospel, the raising of Lazarus. It is the last major sign or miracle of Jesus before his passion, so it is fitting that we feature it on this, the 5th Sunday of Lent. more
2nd Sunday of Lent – Transfiguration Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. This wonderfully ambiguous sentence launches us into a very profound event in Jesus’ ministry, an event that is more about the disciples then Jesus, and more about us than we realize. So, the first question is – who is doing…
Today we continue to listen to Jesus’ so-called Sermon on the Plain, in which Luke gathers up a number of favorite sayings of Jesus and has Him stand and deliver. more
Deacon Peter’s Presentation on Luke: The Gospel of Healing and Forgiveness