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The Desire to be Known "He takes interest in each person and they tell him things they never told anyone else - old men, teens, housewives and even guys who drift in off the streets. His own family family members share intimate details of their lives. This man would be a great priest-confessor - except for one thing..." (May 26, 2013 - Trinity Sunday)
Even Greater Things "Fr. Damien was a man of Belgian peasant stock - humble and devout, but immovably stubborn. He did not give up. He kept pleading and praying. One Sister finally heard his plea....'" (May 19, 2013 - Pentecost Sunday)
The Way He Opened "Even if the boy lived a hundred years, his life would now be over. (He was born on March 28, 1913.) 'He is no fool who gives up things he cannot keep in order to gain things he cannot lose...'" (May 12, 2013 - Ascension of the Lord)
Why He Came "'Many Catholics no longer believe in the reality of hell, so what difference does it make if someone knows Christ?' Then the authors add, 'No matter that some people's lives are a living hell right now...'" (May 5, 2013 - Sixth Sunday of Easter)
The Greatest Good "What is the greatest thing you can will for your neighbor? We have the answer in today's reading from Revelation..." (April 28, 2013 - Fifth Sunday of Easter)
The Lamb Who Shepherds "He seemed to have everything: money, fame, admiration. But a few years ago he felt so empty that he tried to take his own life..." (April 21, 2013 - Fourth Sunday of Easter)
Tend My Sheep "We can bring people to the Lord simply by doing the right thing. An amusing anecdote from the life of Pope Francis illustrates this..." (April 14, 2013 - Third Sunday of Easter)
Overcoming Fear - A Titanic Hero "On Sunday, April 14, Fr. Byles celebrated the same Mass we have today - the Second Sunday of Easter. Speaking in French and English, he warned about 'spiritual shipwreck...'" (April 7, 2013 - Second Sunday of Easter: Divine Mercy Sunday)
Peter's Joy "Patricia Livingston relates a family story that illustrates the need for joy. After her son return from the Gulf War, he would explode unexpectedly..." (March 31, 2013 - Easter Sunday)
The Contrast of Judas and Peter "In Judas we see the perennial danger that even after a person has been enlightened, he can perish through a series of seemingly small infidelities..." (March 29, 2013 - Good Friday)
Peter's Lesson of Humility "Pope Francis, is doing something dramatic: Washing the feet of youth in a detention center...'" (March 28, 2013 - Holy Thursday)
Strengthen Your Brothers "With the election of our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, I want to invite you to experience Holy Week in the person of St. Peter...'" (March 24, 2013 - Palm Sunday, Year C)
The Breastplate "We have two events that help us appreciate the meaning of our faith: The first is the election of our new Holy Father - Pope Francis...'" (March 17, 2013 - Fifth Sunday of Lent, Year C)
I Have Sinned "Once in a while, people will tell me they don't feel forgiven. This happens especially as one gets older and the consequences of past sin become more evident...'" (March 10, 2013 - Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C)
The Stakes Are High "When civilizations vanish, when galaxies disappear, that soul will have barely begun its existence. To just such a soul, St. Paul says, 'take care,' and Jesus says, 'repent...'" (March 3, 2013 - Third Sunday of Lent, Year C)
Home for the Homesick "If they return home, the hills would not be as green as they imagine, the family reunion will deliver the joy they hope. The country they long for is not Mexico or Poland or the Philippines...." (February 24, 2013 - Second Sunday of Lent, Year C)
Do Not Talk to the Devil "To take on the devil directly would be like me taking on a kick boxer. Even the most poorly trained kick boxer could have me on the floor, flat on my back, in a matter of seconds. ..." (February 17, 2013 - First Sunday of Lent, Year C)
Pope Benedict: How to Make a Good Lent "Along with sadness and appreciation, the pope's announcement has also brought some humor. One jokester quipped..." (February 13, 2013 - Ash Wednesday)
Like Fresh Walnuts "Origen compares the three senses of Scripture to fresh walnuts. Outside is like the green husk - bitter because the literal meaning is often difficult to grasp..." (February 10, 2013 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C)
Spiritual Combat "After forty years of no legal protection for unborn children and more recently, the normalization of sodomy, it sometimes seems like we are in a hopeless situation..." (February 3, 2013 - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C)
I Do Not Belong "Some Catholics have heard aspects of God's law and have become sad, even concluding, 'I do not belong.' And they express anger at what they perceive as 'the Church's teaching...'" (January 27, 2013 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C)
Why Jesus Loves Marriage "Since this homily deals with marriage, I would like to begin with a joke from Fr. Vandenberg's book on that subject...'" (January 20, 2013 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C)
Generous Love "Jesus loaded the burden of all mankind's guilt upon his shoulders, he bore it down into the depths of the Jordan...He is, as it were, the true Jonah who said to the crew of the ship, 'Take me and throw me into the sea...'" (January 13, 2013 - Baptism of the Lord)
Price of Liberation "God is love. But love can also be hated when it challenges us to transcend ourselves. It is not a romantic 'good feeling.' Redemption is not 'wellness,'..." (January 6, 2013 - Feast of the Epiphany)
Our Debt to Mary "Pope Benedict asks, 'How did Matthew and Luke come to know the story they recount?...'" (January 1, 2013 - New Year's Day, Mary the Mother of God)
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