Deep Calls to Deep Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time (A) 2017
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29) One of the first occurrences in Leviticus of the Greek, ‘amnos (one of 3 terms in Greek that means ‘lamb’), happens in 14:1. This passage describes an elaborate ceremony in which the priest ritualizes the return of a leper who has been made […]
Roc Homily – 3rd Sunday Advent Cycle A 2016 (An Introduction)
Jesus didn’t live up to the expectations of John the Baptist. He didn’t call the religious leaders a “brood of vipers” and didn’t threaten their destruction, “even now the axe is laid to the root of the tree!” Talk about hell, fire, and brimstone! Who is this guy? Had he prepared the way for the […]
Roc Homily for 6th Sunday of Easter 2016
Baptism & the Holy Spirit – it’s about receiving! Catholic theology of the sacraments says that sacraments always give grace (ex opere operato). What might it look like when we receive fully the gift given? (ex opere operantis) Perhaps what living out our baptismal call and receiving the Holy Spirit looks like has to do with this […]
Roc Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter 2016
What is your next step in your spiritual life? Might it have to do with this from today’s gospel: “Love one another AS I have loved you…” Jesus’ glorification happened on the cross when he died and handed over the Spirit. That is, he revealed God. Jesus revealed that he abides in the Father and […]
Roc Prequel [1] to Homily for 5th Sunday of Easter 2016
Here is a lead-in to my homily from yesterday, 4/24/16 – 5th Sunday of Easter I quoted Sebastian Moore, OSB again and, upon reflection, think that this bit of introduction would help. Here’s the piece from page 76 in “The Crucified Jesus is No Stranger”: But the mystery of iniquity is that I may easily […]
Roc Homily for 3rd Sunday of Easter 2016
Sit with this for a moment if you will: How do you respond with Simon Peter to Jesus’ question, “Do you love me?” This may be the most revelatory question in the whole gospel in that it can reveal to you, to me, where we are with God revealed in Christ through the Spirit. “Do […]
Roc Homily for Easter Sunday 2016
Easter Sunday (March 27, 2016 – 11:30 am Mass) The author of the Gospel of John used 4 different verbs in Greek to demonstrate some fine distinctions between the Magdalene, Simon Peter, and the disciple whom Jesus loved… as well as possible differences each of us can experience in our walk with and encounter with […]
Deep Calls to Deep 