Deep Calls to Deep 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 […]
Roc Homily – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 2016
“Does God have a plan for your life / my life?” YES – NO – YES is my answer… Most of my “God’s plan for my life” thoughts circulate around my need to be famous and successful. Most of my learnings have been about those thoughts being stepped on by Life then given life by […]
The Year of Mercy – A One Hundred Word Retreat 8
Howard saw the piece by Pope Francis that Jen posted on the fridge: “The Father, ‘rich in mercy’, after having revealed his name to Moses as ‘God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness’, has never ceased to show, in various ways throughout history, his divine nature. In the […]
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 – New Year’s Day 2016
Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – January 1, 2016 Happy New Year to you! Luke 2:16-21 Mary held all these events in her heart and meditate upon them… What might an Irish-Existentialist Mary reflect on? Here’s a thought…
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A04-Studying “In the Midst of Our Storms” – Chapter One.three
Welcome to a series of video presentations about my book, “In the Midst of Our Storms: Opening Ourselves to Christ in the Liturgy.” Chapter One is by far the most dense of all the chapters in my book… still. Welcome back to study hall! When I first heard the term, “paschal mystery,” I was put off by […]
Deep Calls to Deep 