Homilies

Homilies

First Sunday of Advent (Year C)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/29/21

Jer 33:14-16 | Ps 25 | 1 Thes 3:12-4:2 | Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

On this First Sunday of Advent, we begin a new Church year. We start our journey anew in anticipation of the birth of our Lord and Savior, who is Emmanuel (God with us). Advent is a ... Read More »

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/21/21

Dn 7:13-14 | Ps 93 | Rv 1:5-8 | Jn 18:33b-37

In 2013, when Pope Francis was elected, cardinals were standing on the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica with him as he addressed the crowds that had gathered in the piazza below. While many of the cardinals were looking ... Read More »

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/07/21

1 Kgs 17:10-16 | Ps 146 | Heb 9:24-28 | Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44

One of the most difficult lessons we teach young children is to share. The reason is simple. Sharing requires a sacrifice. For children who are asked to share a toy, the sacrifice is usually viewed ... Read More »

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/06/21

Wis 3:1-9 | Ps 25 | Rom 6:3-9 | Jn 6:37-40

Many individuals, I believe, have asked the question, “What wisdom have I gained?” They may respond that they haven’t gained a bundle of certainties, but only become all the more aware of just how mysterious almost everything about ... Read More »

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Patronal Feast Day of Saint Noel)

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/18/21

Is 53:10-11 | Ps 33 | Heb 4:14-16 | Mk 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

Who among us doesn’t face a flood of demands day after day? Some demands gain our attention, like a child asking for homework help, or needing papers signed. Others are written off as ridiculous, like spam ... Read More »

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Wis 7:7-11 | Ps 90 | Heb 4:12-13 | Mk 10:17-30 or 10:17-27

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

These are the wise words of Winnie-the-Pooh. They often surface at graduations, funerals, and other significant moments of transition. The childhood favorite names ... Read More »

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Gn 2:18-24 | Ps 128 | Heb 2:9-11 | Mk 10:2-16  or Mk 2:-12

Human life plays out under the shadow of the cross. Until God’s kingdom finally and fully comes, humanity will always know the pain of suffering and death. We live in a fallen world. Hopes of ... Read More »

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 10/16/21

Nm 11:25-29 | Ps 19 | Jas 5:1-6 | Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Those who love “The Office,” will remember an episode “The Inner Circle,” (season 7, episode 23, original air date: 5 May 2011, ten years ago). Tensions rise and feelings are hurt when Will Ferrell’s ridiculous character, ... Read More »

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

Wis 2:12, 17-20 | Ps 54 | Jas 3:16-4:3 | Mk 9:30-37

Have any of us known a time when there have been as many divisions in society as there are today? The world is just about evenly divided between people who think one way and people who think ... Read More »

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/20/21

12 September 2021Re-Opening of Saint Noel Parish Is 50:5-9a | Ps 116 | Jas 2:14-18 | Mk 8:27-35

Today we are reminded that following Jesus isn’t always easy. In Christianity, we model our lives after someone who gave himself away, over and over again. He gave of his time ... Read More »

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