Homilies

The "breaking open" of the Word of God, that is, the homily is as essential as the "breaking the bread" and the pouring of the Cup. The Eucharistic Liturgy is a double table of the presence of Christ in Word and Sacrament. Below are past and recent homilies.

Advent I

The First Sunday of Advent Cycle B – 2021 – Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Psalm 80; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37 One of the great hardships of the pandemic is that we can’t plan much of anything into the future. … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Nov 27, 20204 min read

Ordinary 34 Christ, King of the Universe

The Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 2020 – Cycle A, Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28; Matthew 25:3-46 Probably the most prevalent biblical image of … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Nov 21, 20204 min read

Ordinary 32

The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Wisdom 6:12-16; Psalm 63; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Our national election is over and if it has confirmed anything, it is what we have already known for a … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Nov 6, 20205 min read

The Solemnity of All Saints

The Solemnity of All Saints 2020 – Cycle A – Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14; Psalm 24; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12a All Saints homily on the occasion of full initiation rites for those who were to have been initiated at the … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Oct 30, 20202 min read

Ordinary 30

The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Exodus 22:20-26, Psalm 18; 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 As Christians we long ago lost, forgot, or discarded our spiritual memory of enslavement in Egypt. In speaking against anti-Semitism … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Oct 23, 20204 min read

Ordinary 29

The Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2020 – Cycle A – Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Psalm 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b; Matthew 22:15-21 “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God”. Today’s teaching from Jesus underscores … Continue reading →

David Wm. Mickiewicz

Oct 16, 20206 min read

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