February 25, 2018 Second Sunday of Lent Homily

In the reading from the book of Genesis that we just heard the author tell us that God put Abraham to a test. To be honest with you, I have a problem about that. My question is why would God need to test Abraham? Moreover, why would God need to...

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February 18, 2018 First Sunday of Lent Homily

The first command of Jesus’ public ministry is not forgive, serve, or even love – it is: Repent. Of all the words he could have chosen it was this word, this challenge, this command which he spoke – Repent! Without preamble it refers us to the reality of sin and...

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February 11, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Homily

Both the first reading of today taken from the Book of Leviticus and the Gospel, speak about leprosy. I have often wondered why this particular sickness is mentioned. I am sure that people suffered from different types of ailments, yet leprosy seems to have had such an impact in the...

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