by Fr. Francis | May 7, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
6th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis) Six Sundays ago, we celebrated Easter. Throughout this month we will celebrate First Holy Communion in our parish and next Sunday the Ascension of the Lord. Two weeks from now we will celebrate Pentecost. And in seven months and...
by Fr. Francis | May 1, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
5th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis) A single hexagonal nut holds the whirling rotors of a helicopter in place. That nut is called the ‘Jesus nut.’ That reminds me of our Gospel today (John 15:1-8) where Jesus describes himself as the true vine and we are the branches...
by Fr. Francis | May 1, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
4th Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis) Since 1963, the Church Universal has used this Good Shepherd Sunday to “pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into His harvest.” But prayer for priestly and religious vocations takes place in a context — both social and...
by Fr. Francis | Apr 17, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
3rd Sunday of Easter (Fr. Francis) “The mystery of faith,” the priest proclaims. Notice that he does not say,”A mystery of faith,” but the mystery. And what is that mystery? It is the mystery of the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection sacramentally re-enacted upon...
by Fr. Francis | Apr 10, 2021 | Sunday Homilies
2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy) (Fr. Francis) The first word uttered by the Risen Christ on Easter night conveyed His special Easter gift to His Church: “Peace!” It is significant that immediately following on the heels of that greeting is the Lord’s commission to...
