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susan mcgurgan
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20238 min read
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, 20234 min read
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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susan mcgurgan
Mar 13, 20234 min read
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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susan mcgurgan
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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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susan mcgurgan
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Lent 2A ~ "Listen to Him" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
Six days before, Jesus had led the disciples to Caesarea Philippi where Simon Peter made his confession, “You are the Messiah, the Son of...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 20, 20234 min read
Lent 1 A ~ "Temptation" ~ Susan McGurgan
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Anyone who has wandered in a desert knows it can be...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 13, 20233 min read
7th OT A ~ "Finding the Good News" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
Last week, when we celebrated our parish feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, I talked about St. Bernadette. She is the little girl who met Our...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 7, 20233 min read
6 OT A ~"Consider Your Calling" ~ Susan McGurgan
When St. John Paul II preached on this passage from the Mount of Beatitudes twenty-three years ago he began by quoting Corinthians,...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 31, 20236 min read
5th OT A ~ "Salt and Light" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
There are a number of biblical texts that have entered our culture’s vernacular, most every one of them having the Word of God deleted...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 23, 20233 min read
4th OT A ~ "Blessed" ~ Susan McGurgan
On a small windswept hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, stands a lovely gray and white chapel. Built in 1938, the Church of the...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 16, 20234 min read
3OT A ~ "Walking Out of Darkness" ~ Susan McGurgan
The people Isaiah speaks to are a people who have been oppressed by corrupt leaders, dispossessed by a ruthless enemy, and fractured by...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 9, 20233 min read
2 OT A ~ "Prepared by Grace" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
A few years ago, a few days after Christmas, after the longest possible Advent season we could have, after a long day here, an even...
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susan mcgurgan
Dec 26, 202210 min read
Holy Innocents/Holy Family/Epiphany C ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
Note to Preachers: The following exegetical discussion and homily may help you reflect upon and preach the extended narrative for the...
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susan mcgurgan
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Nativity of the Lord ~ "Do Not Be Afraid" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts, DMin
Do not be afraid. Those were the words of the Angel: Do not be afraid. People had been afraid of God for generations. They had been...
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susan mcgurgan
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Advent 4 C ~ "A Leap of Faith" ~ Susan McGurgan
Sometimes, it's hard to see the Holy Spirit at work in our lives, when that Spirit turns our lives upside down. Sometimes, it's hard to...
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susan mcgurgan
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Advent 3 A ~ "Finding the One we Seek" ~ Rev. Benjamin Roberts
A few years ago, and in a place far, far away, I heard a priest give an excellent and profound description of religious obedience. He...
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