August 2023 archive of Homilies
Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 8/28/23
Is 22:19-23 | Ps 138 | Rom 11:33-36 | Mt 16:13-20
Jesus is curious to know how the disciples interpret his life and mission and questions them about how they view his identity. His curiosity becomes a birthplace of heavenly grace upon the disciples. The questions that come from ... Read More »
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 8/21/23
Is 56:1, 6-7 | Ps 67 | Rom 11:13-15, 29-32 | Mt 15:21-28
About six centuries before the time of Jesus, the final chapters of Isaiah were written. We heard a bit from one of these chapters in our first reading today. This was a time when the exile ... Read More »
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 8/15/23
1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2 | Ps 132 | 1 Cor 15:54b-57 | Lk 11:27-28 (or) Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab | Ps 45 | 1 Cor 15:20-27 | Lk 1:39-56
Mary has a unique role in salvation history, and we honor her this day for that distinction. But today ... Read More »
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 8/15/23
1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a | Ps 85 | Rom 9:1-5 | Mt 14:22-33
One image of the Church is that of a boat. This is usually based on Noah’s ark, the great ship that God used to save Noah, his family, and numerous animals from being killed in the ... Read More »