Deacons’ Homilies
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Homily for the 25th Sunday OT – Cycle C
Many of you may recall Fr. Bill Taylor, now retired, who served at St. Augustine’s here in town around 2005-2008. Fr. Bill grew up in a large family; money was […]
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Homily for the 16th Sunday OT – Cycle C
Today’s Scripture accounts might read something like this: local family is stunned when, out of the blue, a stranger hands them a check for five million dollars! When interviewed later […]
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Homily for Corpus Christi Sunday – Cycle C
I had a pocket watch that belonged to my grandfather, who was a mailman in Seattle. Poppa Boats, we called him, because his second career was welding ships during WWII. […]
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Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter – Cycle C
The five-year-old was NOT going to go into the church. Despite his father’s urgings, the child resisted. “Why don’t you want to come to Mass”, the dad asked? “Because it’s […]
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Homily for the 1st Holy Communion-Cycle C
What is your favorite food or meal? What does eating good food do for us? Have you noticed how often our Scripture readings talk about Jesus feeding the crowds and […]
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Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter–Cycle C
Do you have a favorite food or meal? How about pizza, a steak…or burger and fries? Are you a fan of fish? Chicken? No meat at all? We eat to […]
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Homily for Good Friday, Cycle C – Moscow
“Because of his affliction, he shall see the light in the fullness of days…he shall take away the sins of many, and win pardon for [our] offenses.” “He was pierced […]
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Homily for Holy Thursday, Cycle C – Genesee
This is a mistake, Thomas. We shouldn’t be in Jerusalem with the authorities on the lookout for us! The Master didn’t even try to sneak into the city unseen. That […]
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Third Sunday of Lent – Cycle C
Have you ever reflected upon how often Scripture emphasizes repentance as the human road to redemption, while stubborn refusal to repent leads to destruction? For example, Cain killed his brother […]
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Homily for Ash Wednesday – St. Mary’s Parish, Genesee
I’m glad we’re beginning Lent tonight, which may sound a bit odd to some. I admit that I need the sacrifice Lent offers to grow in my faith and, in […]