HOMILIES – Stirrings of the Soul

March 25, 2023

John 11:1-45 5th Sunday of Lent March 26, 2023 I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die

5th Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37:12-14 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 A. Text/Context • If you have intently listened to the readings today Ezekiel and Romans you […]

March 18, 2023

John 9:1-41 4th Sunday of Lent March 19, 2023 “What do you have to say about him, since he opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”

4th Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13 Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 A. Text/Context • The gospel today tells us of the story of a […]

March 11, 2023

John 4:5-42 3rd Sunday of Lent March 12, 2023 “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

3rd Sunday of Lent Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 John 4:5-42 A. Text/Context • What is the reason why is it that the Samaritan woman asks […]

March 4, 2023

Matthew 17:1-9 2nd Sunday of Lent March 5, 2023 “While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

2nd Sunday of Lent (Transfiguration) Genesis 12:1-4 2 Timothy 1: 8-10 Matthew 17:1-9 A. Text/Context • The gospel today tells us of the scene wherein Jesus […]

February 25, 2023

Matthew 4:1-11 1st Sunday of Lent February 26, 2023 One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

1st Sunday of Lent Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 A. Text/Context • So, we heard that Jesus was led by the Spirit into the […]

February 18, 2023

Matthew 5:38-48 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 19, 2023 But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one as well.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Leviticus 19:21, 17-18 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 A. Text/Context • Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth in […]

February 11, 2023

Matthew 5:17-37 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 12, 2023 • Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 15:15-20 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37 A. Text/Context • We have a very long gospel today and we could hear […]

February 4, 2023

Matthew 5:13-16 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 5, 2023 You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Matthew 5:13-16 A. Text/Context • In the gospel today that we heard a few minutes back […]

January 28, 2023

Matthew 5:1-12 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2023 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12 A. Text/Context • One of the most beautiful sermons that Jesus gave is […]