Deep Calls to Deep 017-St. Francis and the Leper
St. Francis and the Leper This legend of St. Francis of Assisi returned to me as I wrote “In the Midst of Our Storms.” On the one hand, it sums up one key direction of the spiritual life of each disciple. Embracing that which we find abhorrent in our own lives – and being embraced […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Easter 2015
Second Sunday of Easter 2015 (4:30 p.m. Vigil Mass) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 11, 2015) John 20:19-31 “But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his […]
JPS Homily – 2nd Sunday Easter 2015
John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Second Sunday of Easter – 11:30 am Celebration Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 12, 2015) John 20:19-31 Thomas, called Didymus, […]
Roc Homily – Easter Sunday 2015
Easter Sunday 2015 (9:30 a.m. Mass) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 5, 2015) John 13:1-15 “When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a […]
JPS Homily – Easter Sunday 2015
John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Easter Sunday 11:30 am Celebration Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 5, 2015) John 13:1-15 “When Simon Peter arrived after him, he […]
Matt Homily – Easter Vigil 2015
Easter Vigil 2015 Homily by Matt Walsh, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 4, 2015) Mark 16:1-7 On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed. He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of […]
Matt Homily – Good Friday (evening service) 2015
Good Friday 2015 (evening service) Homily by Matt Walsh, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 3, 2015) John 18:1 – 19:42 “There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. […]
Roc Homily-Good Friday 2015
Good Friday 2015 Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 3, 2015) John 18:1 – 19:42 “There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, ‘Jesus the […]
JPS Homily – Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 2015
John Schlegel, SJ, Matt Walsh, SJ, & Ministers of the Eucharist share the Body & Blood of Christ to Gesu parishioners at the Easter Vigil, 2015 Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (April 2, 2015) John has preached very well, especially in […]
Esse est percipi #3
Once more with feeling! Esse est percipi: The following excerpt comes from pages 67-68 in my book (above). Perhaps these observations will speak to some readers on this Holy Thursday in preparing for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. “The eighteenth century British philosopher, Bishop Berkeley, bequeathed to us this tidy little saying, esse est percipi, “to […]
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