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4 items found in the database within the above time frame. Read or Listen to the homilies by clicking on the links below or use the Prev or Next buttons to select a different month of the year.

  • Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
    Sun, Dec 7 Views 515 Listen 3 Downloads 0

    This is the kind of peace that today's readings speak about. About 700 years before Jesus, the Assyrian army had invaded and conquered the northern part of Israel, leaving the southern part, Judah, where Isaiah lived and from where the Messiah would come, very vulnerable and under constant threat of attack. They were living in the shadow of violence, war, pain, loss, and destruction. Amid the chaos, the hopelessness of the situation and the impossibility of peace, the prophet Isaiah carried a message of hope and peace. Read more »

  • Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
    Sun, Dec 14 Views 360 Listen 1 Downloads 0

    When we pray, we often expect God to act immediately on our behalf and do our will. We want Him to eliminate all evil and suffering in the world and make our lives easy. But often times we feel our God appears to be powerless. Instead of removing our pain, God wants us to be patient and faithful to Him. Read more »

  • Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
    Sun, Dec 21 Views 287 Listen 1 Downloads 0

    In today’s gospel we read how the birth of Jesus really came about. Matthew writes that Jesus’ mother Mary became pregnant not because of Joseph but because the child was conceived miraculously, through the Holy Spirit. Read more »

  • The Nativity of the Lord (Year A)
    Thu, Dec 25 Views 53 Listen 2 Downloads 0

    The celebration of Christmas each year serves to remind each and every one of us that God has made these promises to us, and He keeps them, and that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews (13:8). God never changes. He has proved His trustworthiness by sending His Son Jesus, the long-promised “Emmanuel” meaning “God with us”, Matthew (1:22-23), and has made all His promises available to us through Jesus. Read more »

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