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24th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached September 16, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon In a very few words today’s Gospel teaches us three essential lessons: who Jesus is, what he does for us, and what is required...
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23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached September 9, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Things have been very difficult lately. It should be evident now that we are living in extraordinary times; it is not your imagination. Crazy...
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22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached September 1, 2018; St. Peter’s Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks severely to the scribes and Pharisees, the powerful leaders, saying, You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition....
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21st Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached August 26, 2018, St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon I prepared my Sunday homily today before the morning news, before hearing about the very serious accusations made against the Pope and a number...
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20th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached August 19, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Wisdom has built her house. Before we talk about the house that Wisdom builds for herself, we need to talk a little about ‘Wisdom’....
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Preached August 15, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body and soul, into heaven is the reality believed by the Church since the beginning, Indeed for...
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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached August 12, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Why was Elijah, the prophet, going out into the desert? Why was he so discouraged that he prayed for death? Only a short time...
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18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached August 5, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Today’s readings invite us to compare the manna that was given to the Israelites as food in the desert with Jesus Christ who is...
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17th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of loaves, from which we have heard today, following St. John’s Gospel, leads into Jesus’ ‘Bread of Life’ discourse, from which we will hear in the Sundays ahead. The miracle...
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14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Preached July 8, 2018; St. Peter Catholic Church, The Dalles, Oregon Last Sunday, if you remember, we heard in the Gospel about the woman who had suffered a flow of blood for twelve years, who...