Category Archives: Lent

Daily Mass: Jesus is the Cornerstone. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent

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With help from some 4th graders from Mrs. Peterson’s class at Cathedral School, Fr. Andrew looks at how God can take bad things and bring about great goodness.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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Daily Mass: Repent and Hope in the Lord. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent

Daily Mass Readings

The parable of Lazarus and the rich man bring the urgent need for repentance to light.  The season of Lent repeatedly reminds us to turn away from our sins as we find our hope in the grace and mercy of God.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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Daily Mass: Called to Serve. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent

Daily Mass Readings

Jesus teaches his disciples that to follow his example requires us to become servants, pouring out our lives for one another.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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Daily Mass: Practice what you Preach. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent

Daily Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Lent

“Practice what you preach” means simply that the words we say are mirrored in the actions we do.  Sounds great, right?  Yet that short phrase challenges us all to live as disciples of Christ – aware that our lives are constantly proclaiming a message.  May people see and hear God’s grace shining through us!

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

Podcast Resources for a Powerful Lent

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3rd Sunday of Lent – Repent

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Study:  Reflect on a time when you were forgiven.  What steps took place to make it happen?

Pray:  Is there something in your life that’s prompting you to repent?  Ask the Lord for the strength to do it!

Serve:  Is there a situation in your life that you can help bring healing and reconciliation?  How might you be an instrument of God’s grace?

3rd Sunday of Lent Readings – Year C

Fr. Andrew’s Homily Podcast

Here’s a quick recap of the readings this week:

  • 1st Reading: Moses encounters God in the Burning Bush
  • Psalm: The Lord is kind and merciful
  • 2nd Reading: Paul reminds the Corinthians not to grumble, like the people did with Moses
  • Gospel: Jesus calls us to repent

On the one hand we hear how God takes pity on our plight, has great mercy, and longs to heal and love us.  On the other hand, we also hear the crucial need to repent – to turn away from our sins and draw near to the Lord.

Remember this: God requires our repentance so that we can freely receive his mercy and forgiveness.  Reconciliation means nothing if we aren’t sorry for what we have said and done.  What’s more, without repentance we cannot begin to comprehend the unconditional love of Jesus on the Cross.

So what is our path to repentance?  Consider these basic steps:

  1. Take time to review a good Examination of Conscience.  If you haven’t looked at one for a long time, click here to see several versions from the US Bishops.
  2. After you have reflected on the Examination, what speaks to your heart?  What sins is your conscience bringing up in your life?
  3. If the sin is against another, sometimes the easiest thing is simply to go to the person and say “I’m sorry” or “I forgive you.”
  4. If the sin is bigger, make the effort to go to Confession – one of the greatest gifts we possess in the Church.

The Lord is calling us – out of his awesome grace, mercy, and forgiveness – to repent.  Make this Lent extra special, and may all of us take the time to review our hearts and be about the business of God’s healing love.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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2nd Sunday of Lent – Encountering the Lord on the Mountaintop. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s 2nd Sunday of Lent Homily Podcast

There are moments in life that change and transform us – mountaintop experiences – that lead us in new and powerful directions.  Just as the Apostles encountered God’s grace on the mountain, so too we can be guided by Christ as we open our hearts to the Lord’s prompting both within and without.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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Daily Mass: Be Reconciled. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Friday of the 1st Week of Lent

Jesus makes it clear that any offering we give to God must include forgiveness between one another.  As Ezekiel reminds the people of Israel, we are called to turn away from the path that leads to evil and walk in virtue, justice and life – with the Lord and one another.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

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Daily Mass: Calling for God’s Help. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Thursday of the 1st Week of Lent

Queen Esther, alone and in anguish, turns to the Lord.  Her victory – made possible by God’s help – inspires us to call upon the Lord as we ask, seek and knock for the help we need.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

Podcast Resources for a Powerful Lent

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Daily Mass: Repentance. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the 1st Week of Lent

Jonah preaches to the people and they repent – through the signs of sackcloth, fasting, and supplication.  When the people ask Jesus for a sign he recalls what happened at Nineveh, and he invites us to offer this “sign” of repentance that comes from our hearts – turning from sin and following the Lord.

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If you are looking for more material to help you this Lent, you might consider this list of presentations I have offered over the last couple of years.  Feel free to check it out and share if you find it helpful:

Podcast Resources for a Powerful Lent

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Daily Mass: The Lord’s Prayer. Catholic Inspiration

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Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent

Consider all the times we pray the Lord’s Prayer: at Mass; for special devotionals like the Rosary; in our private prayers; in the company of others.  This little prayer (only 55 words) has tremendous horsepower to strengthen and guide us through life.  The next time you pray the prayer Jesus taught (try it right now!), savor the words and allow their ancient wisdom to touch your heart with God’s grace.

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