15th OT A ~ "Plant the Seed of Glory" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, D. Min
It was raining that evening, as I recall. Standing at the foot of my grandparents’ graves on the day of my grandmother’s burial. And I as...
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- Jul 3
- 5 min
14 OT A "Running Twice as Fast" ~ Dr. Susan McGurgan
“Now, here, you see,” said the Red Queen to Alice, “it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. If you want to get...
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susan mcgurgan
- Jun 27
- 6 min
13 OT A ~ "Living for God" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
If the Epistle Lesson sounds familiar this morning, it is because it should be. It is the same witness from St. Paul on Holy Baptism that...
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susan mcgurgan
- Jun 20
- 5 min
12 OT A ~ "Lament" ~ Dr. Susan McGurgan
These readings, as different as they may seem at first glance, all fire a warning shot across the bow of discipleship. They remind us...
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susan mcgurgan
- Jun 13
- 2 min
11th OT A ~ The Choice of God: Homiletical Points to Consider ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
In full disclosure, I have never preached for the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. The last time we had this particular liturgical...
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susan mcgurgan
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ A ~ "I AM" ~ Dr. Susan McGurgan
Living Bread. Living Father. Living forever. The discussion of living Bread in the Gospel of John comes smack in the middle of Jesus’...
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susan mcgurgan
- May 30
- 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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susan mcgurgan
- May 28
- 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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susan mcgurgan
- 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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susan mcgurgan
- 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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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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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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susan mcgurgan
- 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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susan mcgurgan
- 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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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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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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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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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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susan mcgurgan
- 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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