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INDEX OF HOMILIES

Easter 2008

The 4th Sunday of Easter    April 13, 2008   Which Voice?   Saint Anselm Abbey

 

Ordinary Time 2007

The 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time     July 1, 2007    Single-minded determination    Saint Anselm Abbey

Lent 2007

The Fifth Sunday of Lent    March 25, 2007   True religion    Saint Anselm Abbey

Ordinary Time 2006

The Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time    November 19, 2006   Some Facts of Life   Saint Anselm Abbey

The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time     July 30, 2006   "From insufficiency to abundance"    Saint Anselm Abbey

Easter Season 2006

The Second Sunday of Easter     April 23, 2006    "Glorious and wounded"    Saint Raphael Church and Saint Anselm Abbey

Ordinary Time 2005

The Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time   November 6, 2005    "Filling Our Lamps"   Saint Anselm Abbey

The Fourteenth  Sunday in Ordinary Time     July 3, 2005     "He always comes through"    Saint Anselm Abbey

Lent 2005

The Second Sunday of Lent     Feb 20, 2005    "I will bless you"     Saint Anselm Abbey

Ordinary Time (Fall 2004)

The Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time     October 31, 2004    "What really matters"  Saint Anselm Abbey

Lent 2004

The Fifth Sunday of Lent        March 28, 2004    "Good Zeal"     Saint Anselm Abbey

Ordinary Time (Summer-Fall 2003)

The Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time        October 19, 2003    "Some facts of life"  Saint Anselm Abbey

The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time     August 3, 2003    "Four lessons about food"   Saint Anselm Abbey

Easter Season 2003

The Seventh Sunday in Easter      June 1, 2003.   "Meditating on the Love."  Saint Anselm Abbey

 

Ordinary Time 2003

The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time    February 9, 2003.   "Looking for love in all the wrong places"   Saint Anselm Abbey

The Baptism of the Lord     January 13, 2003    "Touched by the water"   (Given at St. Anselm Abbey)

Ordinary Time 2002

November 17, 2002 (The seventh Sunday in the Diocesan Eucharistic Series).  Given at St. Anselm Abbey.

October 13, 2002 (The second Sunday in the Diocesan Eucharistic Series)   Given at St. Anselm Abbey.   

The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (given at St. Anselm Abbey)  Aug. 18, 2002   Lessons from the woman

Homilies given at St. Raphael Parish


The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time    June 30, 2002   Closing Remarks
The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time    June 23, 2002    Three things to remember
The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time   June 16, 2002    Six teachings
The Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time    June 9, 2002    What God Wants
Trinity Sunday        May 26, 2002    A simple idea?


Easter Season

The Seventh Sunday of Easter    May 12, 2002   The Novena to the Holy Spirit
The Sixth Sunday of Easter        May 5, 2002     But ... But . . . But
The Fourth Sunday of Easter       April 21, 2002   having it abundantly
The Third Sunday of Easter         April 14, 2002
The Second  Sunday of Easter     April 7, 2002

The Sacred Triduum  (as they become available)

Easter Sunday 2002  Resurrection hope
Easter Vigil 2002      Six messages of hope
Good Friday 2002     Looking back with future hope
Holy Thursday 2002     Hope in the Battle


Lent 2002

The Fourth Sunday of Lent  (3/10/02)     I was blind but now I see
The Third Sunday of Lent (3/03/02)        Thirst meets thirst
The Second Sunday of Lent (2/24/02)    Bringing it closer to home

Ordinary Time (Winter 2002)

The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2/10/02)     Seven Points of Light
The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2/3/02)     The Beatitudes and the Superbowl
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (1/27/02)      A pastoral address on the recent events
The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (1/20/02)    A religious world-view.

Christmas 2001-2002

The Baptism of the Lord
Feast of the Holy Family 2002
Christmas Day 2001
Christmas Eve 2001

ADVENT 2001

The Fourth Sunday of Advent    December 23, 2001        Ahaz or Joseph>
The Third Sunday of Advent    December 16, 2001       Whom are you seeking?
First Sunday of Advent        December 2, 2001         Who will be left?

 

Liturgical Year 2000-2001 (YEAR C)

Ordinary Time - - Fall 2001

November 25, 2001    Christ the King        "Transferred into New Life"
November 18, 2001    33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time    "Anxiety or purification?"
November 11, 2001    32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time   "About heaven"
November 4, 2001    31st Sunday in Ordinary Time   "Climbing trees and finding keys"
October 28, 2001  30th Sunday in Ordinary Time      A workshop in prayer
October 21, 2001  (Adobe Acrobat Format)   29th Sunday in Ordinary Time   (Encouragement)

October 7, 2001    27th Sunday in Ordinary Time        (Praying the Rosary)
September 23, 2001  (25th Sunday)  A PASTORAL ADDRESS: on the subject of Catechesis
September 16, 2001     (24th Sunday)   A PASTORAL ADDRESS: in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001

Ordinary Time - - Summer 2001

September 2 (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)
 August 12 (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
August 5 (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 29 (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
July 22 (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
July 15 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
July 8 (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time


July 1 (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
June 24 (Birth of John the Baptist)
June 17 (Corpus Christi) 
June 10 (Trinity Sunday)

Easter Season 2001

There will be no written homily for June 3 (Pentecost)
Seventh Sunday of Easter (May 27)
Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 13)
Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 6)
Third Sunday of Easter (April 29)
Second Sunday of Easter--Divine Mercy Sunday
Easter Sunday

Holy Week 2001

The Easter Vigil
Good Friday
Holy Thursday

Lent 2001

No written homily is given for Passion Sunday. The next written homilies will be during Holy Week.
04.01.01    Fifth Sunday in Lent        Scutiny III: Lazarus                      sin, redemption, examination of conscience.
There will be no written homily for March 25.
03.18.01    Third Sunday in Lent        Scrutiny I: The woman at the well       prayer, conversion, God's thirst for us
03.11.01    Second Sunday in Lent        "Where is He Leading You?"            spiritual journey, conversion, metanoia
03.04.01    First Sunday in Lent        "I am not close enough to Christ"        temptations,weakness, grace

Ordinary Time 2001
02.25.01    Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time    "The beam in the eye"    judging; road rage; practical applications
02.11.01    Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time    "Asking the Questions"   comparison of Luke and Matthew; joy of BibleStudy,  psalm 1
02.04.01    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time    "Isaiah's Vision, Our Hope"   Isaiah's vision: reverence, humility, healing, transcendance
01.21.01    Third Sunday in Ordinary Time      "The Book"    Restoration, Ezra, Christ the Teacher. 
01.14.01    Second Sunday in Ordinary Time    "The Rules"   gifts, community, God's love for us.

 

Christmas 2000

There are no written homilies for December 31 or January 6.
The Christmas Homilies    Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2000

Advent

There is no written homily for December 24.
12.17.2000       Third Sunday of Advent      Confront me if I don't ask for help       reconciliation; addiction; recover
12.10.2000       Second Sunday of Advent    What Really Matters        setting priorities; observing holydays; spiritual hunger
12.3.2000        First Sunday of Advent    In honor of Fr. Brendan        perserverance, hope, trust, humility