Roc Homily – 13th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
I have given the name Leah to the woman with the hemorrhage. Leah was the wife of my Rabbi, God rest his soul. Let’s call her St. Leah. Her ailment can serve as a metaphor for the spiritual drain that many of us sense day to day. I recognize two sources: the stress of modern […]
JPS Homily – 12th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015 / Fathers’ Day
Twelfth Sunday Ordinary Time + Fathers Day Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 21, 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 Mark 4:35-41 A violent squall came up and […]
JPS Homily – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 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 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 7, 2015) MK 14:12-16, 22-26 […]
020 – The Burden of… Asymptotic Perfection: Part I
I would like to draw upon my fallible memories of high school mathematics to talk about… the asymptote. The asymptote is our friend. It may not have been in high school, but it can be today. I find that it can serve as a helpful analogy for a discussion on perfectionism. Let’s see […]
Roc Homily – 11th Sunday Ordinary Time 2015
Oops… mis-numbered (!) Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (9:00 am) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 14, 2015) Mark 14:23-25 “Jesus said to the crowds: ‘This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise […]
Roc Homily – Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ 2015
Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ 2015 (6:00 p.m. Mass) Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (June 7, 2015) Mark 14:23-25 “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to […]
JPS Homily – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 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 Trinity Sunday Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (May 31, 2015) Matthew 28:17-20 “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, […]
JPS Homily – Pentecost 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 Pentecost Sunday Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (May 24, 2015) John 15:9-17 “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the […]
Roc Homily – 6th Sunday Easter 2015
Sixth Sunday of Easter 2015 (11:30 a.m. Mass) + Mothers’ Day Homily by Roc O’Connor, SJ, associate pastor of the Church of the Gesu (May 10, 2015) John 15:9-17 “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no […]
JPS Homily – 6th 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 Sixth Sunday of Easter – 9:00 am Celebration Homily by Fr. John P. Schlegel, SJ, pastor of the Church of the Gesu (May 10, 2015) John 15:9-17 “I have told you […]
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