Lent

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ARE WE WORTHLESS SERVANTS?

Homily
27th Sunday of the Year – C
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Luke 17:5-10

Jesus declares those who only fulfill their obligations “unprofitable servants”. Fr. Bill preaches on what Jesus wants from his followers and how we can win his approval as Servants of Worth.

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DOES JESUS CONDONE ADULTLERY – “Who am I to Judge?

The Woman Caught In Adultery — John 8:1-11
Homily – 5th Sunday of Lent – C

The Woman Caught in Adultery is one of the most widely quoted and misquoted stories in the Gospels. Fr. Bill discusses the story, and the example Jesus gives when it comes to both condemnation and the turning away from sin.

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ENTERING THE HEART OF DARKNESS – The Transfiguration of Abraham

Homily
2nd Sunday of Lent – C
The Transfiguration

Abraham’s Sacrifice of the Covenant and the Transfiguration have something in common. Fr. Bill talks about the experience of Prayer, its ultimate goal, and how one can grow in Prayer during the Season of Lent.

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TEMPTATION? BRING IT ON

The Spiritual Strain of Lenten Spiritual Exercses
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Homily – 1st Sunday of Lent (Year C)
Luke 4:1-13 – The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert

What is the point of Spiritual Exercise without the Strain of Temptation?

Fr. Bill preaches about the Individual and Communal Observances of Lent and how they fit into the experience Jesus had in the Temptation in the Desert.

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“BIG-PLANK” CATHOLICISM

Sunday Homily
8th Sunday of the Year – C

Luke 6:39-45

Remove the Plank, then Remove the Speck — Luke 6:39-45

Fr. Bill talks about how we remove one another’s specks in small and very big ways.

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DO ONLY SINNERS FEAR COVID?

Sunday Homily
7th Sunday of the Year
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Luke 6:27-38

Followers of Christ do not do what sinners do, or tax collectors, or pagans, or popular opinion, or “the majority of people.”

Fr. Bill reflects on the Catholic response to the Pandemic and how Catholics can redeem themselves in how they move on from its immanent end.