Deep Calls to Deep Roc Homily 2 for Feast of Pentecost 2016
From earlier in the day (11:30 am Mass), this homily has more word study and background from Luke’s gospel leading into the descent of the Spirit. Happy Feast! –roc,sj
Roc Homily for Feast of Pentecost 2016
Homily for Pentecost (6 pm Mass) I find three things in the reading from Acts of the Apostles that speak to this feast this year: regeneration, purification, & mission. What seems like the next better step in our spiritual lives toward living a more mature discipleship? How do we in fact pray, “Come, Lord Jesus, send […]
Roc Homily for Feast of the Ascension & Mothers Day
Jesus told the disciples he will send them to preach “repentance, for the forgiveness of sins…” These disciples are like mothers today and all women who nurture others – sent to proclaim something they haven’t accomplished yet. It has seemed to me for a long time that many women, not all, I’m sure, are burdened […]
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 […]
Announcing: Scripture with Scholars…
sponsored by the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist & the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for the Year of Mercy “A Disciple’s Journey into Mercy” – Reflections on the Road to Emmaus story through music, teaching, & prayer with Fr. Roc O’Connor, SJ, Associate Pastor, Church of the Gesu At the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, Tuesday, 10 May, 2016, 7:00 pm
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 Follow-up [1] on Homily for 4th Sunday of Easter 2016
GIRM 78 says that the Eucharistic Prayer is a prayer of thanksgiving and consecration. For what do we give thanks? For whom do we give thanks? Seems to me [and this is something I wish to underline] we give thanks to God and the Lamb through the Spirit for redemption – that Christ has opened […]
Roc Homily for 4th Sunday of Easter 2016
I actually preached on one key aspect of the Mass coming from the 2nd reading (Revelation) – the multitude from every people, nation, and language praising God and the Lamb because offers a picture of the Church at prayer in Mass standing at the beginning of the Eucharistic Prayer and singing, “Holy, Holy, Holy!” See what […]
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 […]
Deep Calls to Deep 