Homilies
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/01/23
Ez 18:25-28 | Ps 25 | Phil 2:1-11 | Mt 21:28-32
Besides the Bible, a book that has been most popular among Christians has been The Imitation of Christ, a Christian devotional book first composed in Medieval Latin. It’s a devotional text, divided into four books of detailed spiritual ... Read More »
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/01/23
Is 55:6-9 | Ps 145 | Phil 1:20c-24, 27a | Mt 20:1-16a
Over the past few weeks, the Scriptures have reminded us of how enormous God’s love is—especially when we compare it to our own experiences of love. God’s love for us is so great, in fact, that we ... Read More »
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 11/01/23
Sir 27:30-28:7 | Ps 103 | Rom 14:7-9 | Mt 18:21-35
Forgiveness is a holy venture. When each of us embarks on such a path, we all change. Letting go of past hurts and unfortunate circumstances and outcomes deepens and strengthens our relationships. Forgiveness is not easy. Such a ... Read More »
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 9/03/23
Jer 20:7-9 | Ps 63 | Rom 12:1-2 | Mt 16:21-27
I believe it’s in our very nature to safeguard those we love. At this time of year, children are going to kindergarten, teens and young adults are headed into high school and have departed for college—sometimes we’d rather ... Read More »
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 »
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/31/23
1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12 | Ps 119 | Rom 8:28-30 | Mt 13:44-52
Every year on July 31, the Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit Order (whose relics are encapsulated within the base of our altar). He was born into ... Read More »
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/29/23
Wis 12:13, 16-19 | Ps 86 | Rom 8:26-27 | Mt 13:24-43
In the early 1920s, in Kansas City, Missouri, a young man struggled to make ends meet. He felt he had great talent as an artist, especially as a cartoonist. He submitted various drawings to magazines and newspapers, ... Read More »