2024 archive of Homilies
Second Sunday of Lent
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 | Ps 116 | Rom 8:31b-34 | Mk 9:2-10
Has God ever done something unexpected in your life? Or does God only act in the ways that you hope or want? If today’s readings are any indication of how God works in the lives ... Read More »
Ash Wednesday
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Jl 2:12-18 | Ps 51 | 2 Cor 5:20-6:2 | Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
The word “Lent” comes from an Old English word for spring. Today, no matter where we are in the world, or what the weather is doing outside, in the Church and, it is to be hoped, ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46 | Ps 32 | 1 Cor 10:31-11:1 | Mk 1:40-45
Have you ever read a book, seen a movie, or heard a song so good or so transformational that all you wanted to do was talk about and share it with everyone? Your life even seemed ... Read More »
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7 | Ps 147 | 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23 | Mk 1:29-39
Sometimes people believe that work is a result of Adam and Eve’s sin in the garden of Eden. If they hadn’t fallen, then life on earth would be nothing but a big vacation. But that ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Dt 18:15-20 | Ps 95 | 1 Cor 7:32-35 | Mk 1:21-28
Authority becomes a major theme in Jesus’ presence among his initial followers. The authority that Jesus possesses within his heart, actions, and voice flood the consciences of the people who encounter him, and they are more than ... Read More »
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19 | Ps 40 | 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20 | Jn 1:35-42
Hero stories often have mentor figures. Where would Harry Potter have been without the fatherly advice from Dumbledore? Harry was an overwhelmed young teen pulled out of an abusive home into the magical world ... Read More »
The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 3/02/24
Is 60:1-6 | Ps 72 | Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 | Mt 2:1-12
The magi interpreted the new star as representing a new king of the Jews. It is quite outstanding that these Babylonian scholars would have wanted to place themselves at the service of a Jewish king. While within ... Read More »