Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter
The Apostles continue to preach the message of Christ in the context of persecution. They are freed from fear! How is this possible? Where do they get their strength? The Gospel answer: the Love of Christ poured out through his Death and Resurrection has transformed them. May the Lord’s love cast out our fears as well.
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Head of Christ, Richard Hook.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter
The reading from the Acts of the Apostles reveals the unity of “one heart and mind” that the early Church practiced in the days following the Lord’s resurrection. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the first followers of Jesus Christ shared their goods in common, worked together, and dedicated their efforts to building up one another. What a great image for us to keep before us in our lives today!
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Friday of the Octave of Easter
This is now the third day in a row where we perceive the same pattern: An encounter with Christ in the Gospel and the response of the disciples in the first reading. Today’s response highlights persecution – those moments when our faith comes at a cost – and we witness the change in Peter who acts very differently in the light of Easter joy.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Thursday of the Octave of Easter
Continuing the readings from yesterday, we discover how the disciples hear the Good News in the Scriptures and then boldly share the message of Jesus Christ with others. May we do the same!
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Wednesday of the Octave of Easter
Two great readings! The road to Emmaus shows how two disciples encountered Christ; the miracle performed by Peter & John in the name of Jesus reveals how the disciples now continue the Lord’s work. We, too, are invited to encounter the Lord so that we can share what we have received with one another.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Tuesday of the Octave of Easter
Both Peter and Mary Magdalene are transformed by the power of the resurrection: Peter, formerly bound by fear, is now on fire to spread the Good News; Mary, overcome by sorrow, is now filled with joy. What in our life needs to be touched by the power of Christ’s resurrection? How can Easter transform our lives today?
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Wednesday of Holy Week
“What will you give me?” is the question asked by Judas, and in our moments of temptation and sin it could easily be our own. And yet what we discover in these next few days of the Sacred Triduum is that Christ will answer the question with the blood of his Cross. Judas took silver and it ended in death; Jesus died on the Cross and it ended in eternal life. May we draw near to the Lord – especially in our times of need – to accept his sacrifice and receive his grace.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Tuesday of Holy Week
John’s Gospel today shows the Lord with a troubled heart as he announces that both Judas and Peter will deny him. In the same meal where the Christ left us the Eucharist he also acknowledges the weakness of his own disciples. It begs the question: When have we denied the Lord in our lives? When have we turned away from Jesus in a moment of temptation? May this Holy Week renew our faith and help us return to the one who died and rose that we might have a path that leads out of sin into newness of life.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
With some help from 4th graders at Cathedral School, Fr. Andrew comments on how John’s Gospel builds the tension that will ultimately lead Jesus to his Cross.
Fr. Andrew’s Daily Mass Homily Podcast – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
There are times when we stubbornly cling to assumptions and thoughts which distance us from the Lord and one another. The Lord invites us in the Gospel today to believe that we might have eternal life.
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