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Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity A~ "Mirrored in Love" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

22 hours ago
6 min

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity A~ "Mirrored in Love" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

In the early Middle Ages, there was a movement to develop a diagram that would explain the Holy Trinity. How are the Father, Son, and the...

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Pentecost A ~ Rev. Michael E. Connors, CSC

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3 days ago
5 min

Pentecost A ~ Rev. Michael E. Connors, CSC

Rev. Michael Connors, CSC, is Associate Professor of the Practice, and Director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and...

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May 23
4 min

Pentecost Vigil A~ (Joel option) "Playing with Fire" ~ Susan McGurgan

One hot summer in Oklahoma City, my Dad began to find little piles of matches, twigs, scorch marks on the driveway where we parked the...

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May 16
3 min

The Ascension of the Lord A~ Susan McGurgan

“People of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky?” Imagine the scene… the disciples are agonized-- overcome by the...

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Easter 6 A ~ "Gift of the Spirit" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

susan mcgurgan

May 8
3 min

Easter 6 A ~ "Gift of the Spirit" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

I will not leave you orphans. These consoling words of the Lord Jesus, spoken to his disciples at the Last Supper, promised the gift of...

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Easter 5 A ~"Laying a Cornerstone in Zion" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

susan mcgurgan

May 2
6 min

Easter 5 A ~"Laying a Cornerstone in Zion" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Just before today’s Epistle Lesson begins, a prior image is offered as a way to speak of our life in Christ. That famous text appeals to...

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Apr 25
5 min

Easter 4 A ~ "Abundance"~ Susan McGurgan

A few years ago, at the height of the pandemic, I dreamed that the pain of isolation, the drive to find a vaccine, the shared wounds of...

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Apr 17
6 min

Easter 3 A ~ "On the Road" ~ Two Approaches to Preaching the Emmaus Encounter ~Susan McGurgan

This week, instead of a full homily, I am sharing two approaches to preaching the Emmaus story: Paul Scott Wilson’s, Four Page Sermon and...

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Easter 2 A / Sunday of Divine Mercy ~ "Three Words" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts

susan mcgurgan

Apr 11
1 min

Easter 2 A / Sunday of Divine Mercy ~ "Three Words" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts

My cousins challenged me to preach a Sunday homily in less than one hundred words. I have three words for you: peace, mission, mercy....

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The Resurrection of the Lord/Easter A ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

susan mcgurgan

Apr 4
5 min

The Resurrection of the Lord/Easter A ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

It is very early on the first day of the week when Mary Magdala comes to the tomb. In fact, it is still dark. She does not come with any...

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susan mcgurgan

Apr 3
3 min

Good Friday A ~ Susan McGurgan

We cannot turn back time, and walk where he walked, carefully fitting our faltering steps into his dusty footprints. We cannot turn back...

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Holy Thursday A ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

susan mcgurgan

Apr 2
3 min

Holy Thursday A ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

On Holy Thursday, I usually offer this Mass for deceased priests. I think of them often during holy week. I think of those priests who...

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Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion A ~ Two Homilies: Rev. Richard Eslinger and Rev. Benjamin Roberts

susan mcgurgan

Mar 28
8 min

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion A ~ Two Homilies: Rev. Richard Eslinger and Rev. Benjamin Roberts

"The Apostle's Speech" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger Following the Supper, Jesus prophesied that this night, “all of you will have your faith...

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Lent 5 A ~ John 11:1-45 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

susan mcgurgan

Mar 21
20 min

Lent 5 A ~ John 11:1-45 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Once again, John is faithful to the literary structure of a sign narrative. By now we expect some sort of need or lack to be stated at...

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Mar 20
4 min

Lent 5 A ~ Two Homilies: Susan McGurgan & Rev. Benjamin Roberts

"I Am..." ~ Susan McGurgan I am Lazarus. Neighbor. Brother. Beloved friend. I am Lazarus. The man who died too young. I am Lazarus. Jesus...

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Lent 4 A ~ John 9:1-41 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

susan mcgurgan

Mar 14
15 min

Lent 4 A ~ John 9:1-41 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

With the arrival of the Fourth Sunday in Lent, we encounter a Johannine sign for the first time in our forty day journey. Therefore, it...

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Lent 4 A ~ "Mud and Oil and Opened Eyes" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

susan mcgurgan

Mar 13
4 min

Lent 4 A ~ "Mud and Oil and Opened Eyes" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin

It is the 4th Sunday of Lent, and I have completely failed at my Lenten practice. It’s actually worse than that. I failed to even choose...

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Lent 3 A ~ John 4:5-42 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

susan mcgurgan

Mar 8
14 min

Lent 3 A ~ John 4:5-42 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

This profound and detailed story follows upon a sequence of events that function in differing ways to shape the reader’s expectations as...

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susan mcgurgan

Mar 7
4 min

Lent 3 A ~ "You and Me and the Woman at the Well" ~ Susan McGurgan

Like so many women in the Bible, we never even know her name. She is “The Woman at the Well” or maybe, after hearing her story, “The...

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The Multiple Feasts of the Transfiguration

susan mcgurgan

Mar 1
3 min

The Multiple Feasts of the Transfiguration

This article was researched by Kendall McCabe for Rev. Richard Eslinger's Commentary on Lent, Year A, in the New Proclamation series,...

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