by Fr. Vinner | Dec 17, 2017 | Sunday Homilies
My Sisters & Brothers in Christ, We are in the third Sunday of Advent, this day is called “Gaudete Sunday” because the Mass for today (in its original Latin text), begins with the opening antiphon: “Gaudete in Domino semper” –“Rejoice in the Lord always.”...
by Fr. Francis | Dec 16, 2017 | Sunday Homilies
Advent is a time of joy – joy in the waiting and this Sunday we wear the joyful rose-colored vestment. The messenger in the first reading is the ‘joyful messenger’, and his joy is that God is near and God is coming. This would be the message of Jesus –that he was the...
by Fr. Francis | Dec 16, 2017 | Sunday Homilies
A patient called up her doctor. Something is wrong with her; she needed emergency treatment in her house. “Can you have somebody fetch me because my car broke down today?” the doctor said. “My husband and my children are here,” the patient replied. ‘All of them can...
by Fr. Vinner | Dec 12, 2017 | Sunday Homilies
“Homecoming” My sisters & Brothers in Christ, The central theme of today’s Liturgy for the Second Sunday of Advent is Homecoming All three readings focus on the absolute necessity of our getting ready for Christ’s “Homecoming” into our hearts and lives...
by Fr. Francis | Dec 16, 2017 | Sunday Homilies
We live in a world that denies the existence of sin. Why is that? Because sin is an offense against God, and many do not believe in God. Therefore, if there is no God, there cannot be any sin. But we are surrounded by sin and read about it and see it in the news media...
