Deep Calls to Deep Gerry Stockhausen, SJ – Eulogy by his brother, Andy [2]
The Wake & Funeral of Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, SJ – January 16, 2016 [2] After a prayer and 30 minutes of sharing stories and before the funeral liturgy, Andy Stockhausen spoke about his relationship with his youngest brother, Gerry. And he told about Gerry’s bout with a very rare form of leukemia, his bone […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Wedding Feast at Cana (I) Isaiah situates us before God and, along with John, speaks to our hearts in that place we are “forsaken” and “desolate.” John’s gospel points to Jesus as the one who transforms us into knowing we are “God’s delight” and “espoused.” A possible preparation […]
Mercy… anyone? [3]
Mercy… anyone? What the heck is this Year of Mercy about? What is Mercy? Here’s my musical take on Mercy from my Irish-Existentialist viewpoint. The Archdiocese of Milwaukee commissioned this piece. We recommend it for Lent and beyond. Blessings! –roc,sj
Roc Homily – Feast of the Epiphany 2016
Feast of the Epiphany – January 3, 2016 Matthew 2:1-12 The Light shines upon our lives revealing two possible journeys. 1) The path to deeper intimacy between Lover and Beloved (listen for section on myrrh) and 2) the path of Herod – do do away with any and all pretenders to my throne, including the Incarnate […]
Roc Homily – Christmas Midnight Mass 2015
Attention: Irish-Existentialist Christmas ahead. And though I presided & preached at the (10 pm) Midnight Mass at the Church of the Gesu, I share with you this photo of St. John’s Church at Creighton University, Omaha where I served for 13 years. My Gesu photos didn’t work out too well. Merry Christmas all! –roc,sj
Roc Homily – Fourth Sunday Advent (Cycle C) 2015
Fourth Sunday Advent 2015 +December 20, 2015 Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor at the Church of the Gesu The gospel of Luke highlights the path of folly (pretense) and the path of wisdom for us. As with last week’s readings and homily, folly has to do with our charade or imaginings about being bigger than we […]
Roc Homily – Third Sunday Advent (Cycle C) 2015
Third Sunday Advent 2015 +December 13, 2015 Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor at the Church of the Gesu Luke 3:16 (NRSV) — 16 John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong […]
Year of Mercy 1 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Year of Mercy 1 – Pope Francis told us: Mercy is the bridge that connects humanity with God and with one another. Perhaps Mary, who shared in Christ’s resurrected life from her conception, perhaps she can be a fine companion as we each journey from wherever we find ourselves this time of life toward […]
A05-Studying “In the Midst of Our Storms” – Chapter One.four
I grew up as a Catholic concentrating on one key element for salvation – Jesus’ death on the cross. What I understand now is that this focus is necessary, by all means (!), but not sufficient. In gratitude for what I have learned from Bob Taft, SJ, I propose that we encounter the Risen Christ at liturgy. Since Christ is risen, all […]
Roc Homily – Second Sunday Advent (Cycle C) 2015
Second Sunday Advent 2015 +December 6, 2015 This week’s homily got away from me. Too much data. So, here’s a basic overview of where I had hoped to go. You be the judge. Should you wish to follow along with the audio, here are a couple notes from preaching this past Sunday that show some of the internal and resonances between […]
Deep Calls to Deep 