Homilies
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 7/17/23
Is 55:10-11 | Ps 65 | Rom 8:18-23 | Mt 13:1-23
Any farmer would tell us that one of the most challenging parts of their work is preparing the soil so that it can receive the seed. It requires intense labor to clear the land of any trees, shrubs, ... Read More »
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/19/23
Ex 19: 2-6a | Ps 100 | Rom 5:6-11 | Mt 9:36-10:8
Most might be familiar with the proverb, “You cannot see the forest for the trees.” This saying has a saintly origin. Saint Thomas More, “the Man for All Seasons,” used it when arguing a legal case way ... Read More »
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/12/23
Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a | Ps 147 | 1 Cor 10:16-17 | Jn 6:51-58
Father Pedro Arrupe was a Spanish priest who served many years as the leader of the Jesuit order. He was a man of deep spirituality whom many people consider a saint. In his autobiography, he wrote ... Read More »
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/12/23
Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9 | Ps (Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56) | 2 Cor 13:11-13 | Jn 3:16-18
Today, we celebrate the mystery of the Holy Trinity-three Persons, one God. The Holy Trinity is about relationship, God in three Persons living in total union and communion. They are, indeed, ... Read More »
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/12/23
Acts 1:1-11 | Ps 47 | Eph 1:17-23 | Mt 28:16-20
The Ascension of the Lord is never an easy moment to preach about. The biblical accounts lack the same detail and narrative attentiveness that other major moments like Christmas, the Passion, or Easter receive. Part of this might ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/12/23
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 | Ps 66 | 1 Pt 3:15-18 | Jn 14:15-21
If the word, “mission,” is spoken, especially as it pertains to our faith, it tends to evoke exotic places and visiting clergy and religious returning with hair-raising stories. Many people of faith still interpret “mission” as ... Read More »
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 6/12/23
Acts 6:1-7 | Ps 33 | 1 Pt 2:4-9 | Jn 14:1-12
We know that saying goodbye is difficult. Just look at the way children often struggle to end a playdate, or how they can just crumble at the end of a vacation; forget kids, any adult at the ... Read More »
Third Sunday of Easter
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 4/25/23
Acts 2:14, 22-23 | Ps 16 | 1 Pt 1:17-21 | Lk 24:13-35
Loss. Heaviness. Heartache. Jesus is dead. Two despondent disciples are going home. All their expectations and joys are gone. Their hopes have been destroyed. The mission is over. Their eyes are downcast. There is an ache ... Read More »
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 4/25/23
Acts 2:42-47 | Ps 118 | 1 Pt 1:3-9 | Jn 20:19-31
Gordon Sumner is probably not a name many people recognize. He made a seemingly inconsequential decision that would affect the rest of his life and career. When he was the bassist of a band called the Phoenix ... Read More »
The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord)
Posted by Fr Terry Grachanin on 4/25/23
Mt 28:1-10
Pet owners often share how difficult it is when a pet dies. Packing up the dog dish or having no use for a leash anymore can be heartbreaking. Suddenly, your dear cat no longer provides cuddles as you watch television or anxiously awaits your arrival home from ... Read More »