Deep Calls to Deep Roc Homily – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Roc Homily – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C) This gospel addresses our very human tendency to domesticate God in Christ. Luke’s Jesus provokes the locals essentially telling them that their sense of entitlement to divine blessings was forfeit! That would tick anyone off, right! Luke 4:22-30 Indeed, I tell you, there were many […]
Roc Homily – 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time 2016 (Cycle C)
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – The Wedding Feast at Cana (2nd attempt!) Isaiah situates us before God and, along with John, speaks to our hearts in that place we are “forsaken” and “desolate.” Might Green Bay Packer fans have experienced the ups & downs of the past season and ended up “forsaken” and “desolate?” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deep Calls to Deep 