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Homilies – Archive
Be Not Afraid Wk 2: Love and Peace

Be Not Afraid Wk 2: Love and Peace

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

Be Not Afraid Week: Love and Peace www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Jesus is talking about both love and peace this week. So what…

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Be Not Afraid Wk 1: Love and Glory

Be Not Afraid Wk 1: Love and Glory

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

Be Not Afraid Week 1 Love and Glory www.saintmary.life/homilyguide All of us want to know we are loved, yes? Some…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 4

Things Jesus Never Said Week 4

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Things Jesus didn’t say Week 4: You won’t have bad daysFourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd) (Mother’s Day) www.saintmary.life/homilyguide In…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 3

Things Jesus Never Said Week 3

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

Things Jesus Never Said Week 3Stay in Your Comfort Zone www.saintmary.life/homilyguide It is the third week of our message series called…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 2

Things Jesus Never Said Week 2

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

  Things Jesus Didn’t Say Week 2 You Get What You Deserve (Divine Mercy Sunday) (First Communion) www.saintmary.life/homilyguide This is…

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Things Jesus Never Said Week 1

Things Jesus Never Said Week 1

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Welcome to the first week of our new message series called Things Jesus Never Said. Over the next four…

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Seriously God? Week 6: Pain is a problem

Seriously God? Week 6: Pain is a problem

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Week Six: Seriously, Why Did He Have to Die? www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are in the sixth week of a series called…

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Seriously God? Wk 5: You Are In My Way.

Seriously God? Wk 5: You Are In My Way.

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide We are in the fourth week of our series for Lent called Seriously, God? Making Sense When Life Doesn’t…

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Seriously God? Wk 4: Those people are in charge?

Seriously God? Wk 4: Those people are in charge?

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

  Week Four: Seriously, Those People are in Charge? 20 March 2022 – Third Sunday of Lent www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are…

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Seriously God? Wk 3: God, You Let Me Down.

Seriously God? Wk 3: God, You Let Me Down.

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

saintmary.life/homilyguide We are in the third week of our message series for Lent called Seriously, God? Making Sense When Life…

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Seriously, God? Week 2: When God says No

Seriously, God? Week 2: When God says No

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

Week Two: When God says No. First Sunday of Lent 6 March 2022 www.saintmary.life/homilyguide   We are in the second week…

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Seriously God? Week 1: The Seeing Leading the Blind

Seriously God? Week 1: The Seeing Leading the Blind

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide As we prepare for Lent, which begins this Wednesday, we begin a new message series called Seriously, God?: Making…

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Sharing the Gift Week 4: The Insanity of God’s Love

Sharing the Gift Week 4: The Insanity of God’s Love

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

Share the Gift Week 4 – Insanity of God’s love 20 February 2022 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Have you…

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Sharing the Gift Week 3: Heart of God

Sharing the Gift Week 3: Heart of God

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Welcome to the wonderful third week of our message series, Sharing the Gift. We have been discussing how you…

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Sharing the Gift Week 2: Across the Diocese

Sharing the Gift Week 2: Across the Diocese

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide This is the second week of our four week message series called sharing the gift. Last week we talked…

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Sharing the Gift Week 1: Just Imagine!

Sharing the Gift Week 1: Just Imagine!

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

Today we begin a new 4 week message series called Sharing the Gift. Imagine this. Wouldn’t it be great if…

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Masterpiece Week 4: Fulfilled in your hearing

Masterpiece Week 4: Fulfilled in your hearing

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Masterpiece Week 4 Fulfilled in Your Hearing 23 January 2022 HOMILY GUIDE  This is the fourth and final week of…

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Masterpiece Wk 3: Three Manifestations

Masterpiece Wk 3: Three Manifestations

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022

www.saintmary.life/homilyguide Today’s Gospel story of the wedding feast at Cana follows well upon the gospel stories of the past two…

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Masterpiece Wk 2: New Creation

Masterpiece Wk 2: New Creation

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

  HOMILY GUIDE Masterpiece Week 2: New CreationThe Baptism of the Lord9 January 2022 This is the second week of…

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Masterpiece Wk 1: Less Than Perfect

Masterpiece Wk 1: Less Than Perfect

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022

As we start this new year, welcome to our new four-part homily series we call Masterpiece. The idea of a…

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The Holy Family

The Holy Family

January 1, 2022January 5, 2022

Years ago one of our priests, Fr. Kevin Johnson, told a family story. Two kids begged their mom for a…

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Advent-ually Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

December 26, 2021February 5, 2022

Advent-ually: Expect the UnexpectedThe Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) Mass during the Night What do you expect on Christmas Day?…

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Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

Christmas: Expect the Unexpected

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021

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Advent-ually Week 4: Longing for Peace

Advent-ually Week 4: Longing for Peace

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021

Welcome back to our Advent homily series we call Advent-ually.  Adventually is a play on the word eventually. For the last…

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Advent-ually Week 3: Longing for Joy

Advent-ually Week 3: Longing for Joy

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021

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Advent-ually Week 2: Longing for Hope

Advent-ually Week 2: Longing for Hope

December 5, 2021December 8, 2021

Welcome to the second week of our Advent Series called Advent-ually. Advent-ually is a play on the word eventually. We…

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Advent-ually Week 1: Longing for Love

Advent-ually Week 1: Longing for Love

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021

November 28 – Advent-ually Week 1Longing for Love Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which is also the first…

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Christ the King: Evangelization, you can do it!

Christ the King: Evangelization, you can do it!

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

When we say Jesus Christ is the King, we mean he reigns in our heart. The sense you can have…

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Made for More: Sharing the Gift, wk 5

Made for More: Sharing the Gift, wk 5

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021

Welcome to the final homily in our series titled Made for More. Over the last four weeks we have explored…

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Made for More Wk 4: Conduit of God’s Grace

Made for More Wk 4: Conduit of God’s Grace

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

November 7 – Made for More Week 4 – Conduit of God’s Grace We are all called into Jesus’ vision and…

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Made for More Wk 3: Engage with God & Others

Made for More Wk 3: Engage with God & Others

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

Welcome to the third week of our homily, series Made for More! Tomorrow (Monday) is All Saints Day. Our Gospel…

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Made for More Week 2: Practicing Prayer

Made for More Week 2: Practicing Prayer

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021

Made for More Week 2: P.R.A.Y. This is the second week of our message series Made for more. In the…

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Made for More, Week 1: To Serve with Love

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

Today we begin our new message series we call Made for More. If you are baptized, you are made for…

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Greatest of All Time Week 4: All Things are possible with God

Greatest of All Time Week 4: All Things are possible with God

October 10, 2021October 10, 2021

28th Sunday of Ordinary Time10 October 2021 This is the final week of our message series called the Greatest of…

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The Greatest of All Time Wk 3: Better Together

The Greatest of All Time Wk 3: Better Together

October 3, 2021October 3, 2021

This is the third week of our message series we call The Greatest of All Time. You know who the…

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Greatest of All Time: Week 2

Greatest of All Time: Week 2

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021

This is the second week of our message series we are calling The Greatest of All Time. In the sports…

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Greatest of All Time Week 1: Who is the greatest?

Greatest of All Time Week 1: Who is the greatest?

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time19 September, 2021 Today we begin a new message series called G.O.A.T. That’s G-O-A-T or in…

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Does this Shock you? Wk 4 Faith In Motion

Does this Shock you? Wk 4 Faith In Motion

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

This is the fourth and final week of our message series we call Does this Shock you? The first week…

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Does this shock you? Week 3-Prayer

Does this shock you? Week 3-Prayer

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time5 September 2021 This is the third week of our message series called:Does this shock you?…

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Does this shock you? Wk 2 Serve

Does this shock you? Wk 2 Serve

August 29, 2021August 29, 2021

Does this shock you? Serve (Week 2)29 August 202122nd Sunday in Ordinary Time This is the second week of our…

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Does This Shock You? Wk 1 Invite

Does This Shock You? Wk 1 Invite

August 22, 2021August 23, 2021

Welcome to the first week of our message series we call Does this Shock you. Sometimes the things Jesus says…

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You Are Sacred and Have a High Destiny

You Are Sacred and Have a High Destiny

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

Today is a day of great hope for all of us, hope of future glory. Today is a day that…

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Jesus: Do you believe?

Jesus: Do you believe?

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

During the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people died alone in hospitals, and nursing homes, because their families…

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Jesus: Our Source and Summit

Jesus: Our Source and Summit

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Over the next few weeks, the gospel readings will be taken from the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Saint…

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Jesus’ Miracle: Loaves and Fish

Jesus’ Miracle: Loaves and Fish

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021

 The Gospel passage we heard today comes from the sixth chapter of St. John’s Gospel. The sixth chapter of John…

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July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

The famous poet William Butler Yeats wrote: Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the…

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Faith sharing rejected? Here is the answer.

Faith sharing rejected? Here is the answer.

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

During the last few weeks, we heard how God called some of the Old Testament prophets and how the people…

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True Freedom and The Law

True Freedom and The Law

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021

Why was Jesus not able to perform any mighty deed in his hometown of Nazareth? And what does that have…

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Can you reach out to Jesus?

Can you reach out to Jesus?

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021

Jonathan Roumie is an actor who is best known for playing Jesus in the series, “The Chosen”. However, for several…

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June 20, 2021June 20, 2021

Life is a steady diet of change, growth, and new things isn’t it? When we were very young, the story…

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June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

God’s Masterpiece: Sunday Homily June 13, 2021:There was a time, not so long ago, when we simply weren’t, when not…

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Next Door III: Eating and Drinking

Next Door III: Eating and Drinking

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021

We are in the third week and final week of our series Next Door: The Art of Neighboring. The premise…

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Next Door II – What’s in a name?  Trinity Sunday

Next Door II – What’s in a name? Trinity Sunday

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

We are in the second week of our message series Next Door: The Art of Neighboring. The premise of this…

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Next Door: Week 1 Walking Down Your Street

Next Door: Week 1 Walking Down Your Street

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Today, we’re beginning a brand new message series. This series is called Next Door: The Art of Neighboring. Appropriately, we’re…

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Ascension of the Lord

Ascension of the Lord

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021

Today we’re wrapping up our Easter series Love Lives. With that in mind, here is something to ponder. The love…

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Loves Lives: Week 6

Loves Lives: Week 6

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

  Happy Mother’s Day! Mothers’ Day is all about an expression of love for our Mothers. In recent weeks, the…

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Love Lives, Week 5

Love Lives, Week 5

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

Let’s talk about love. Why not? For this is week five of our homily-message we call “Love Lives.” If you…

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Love Lives: Week 4

Love Lives: Week 4

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

We continue our celebration of the resurrection of the Lord on this fourth Sunday of Easter. We’re also in the…

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Love Lives: Week 3

Love Lives: Week 3

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

We are in the third week of a series for the Easter season we are calling “Love Lives.” Whenever we…

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Loves Lives: Week 2

Loves Lives: Week 2

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

  We continue our celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord on this Second Sunday of Easter. Today is also…

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Love Lives: Easter Sunday

Love Lives: Easter Sunday

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

  As we celebrate Easter, we also begin a new message series. As a parish we take a topic and,…

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Palm Sunday 2021

Palm Sunday 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

  Today is Palm Sunday. It is a unique Sunday in Lent because it marks the beginning of Holy Week….

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No Offense: Week 5

No Offense: Week 5

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Welcome to the final week of our Lenten message series called ‘No Offense.’ The series is based on three important…

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No Offense: Week 4

No Offense: Week 4

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

  This is the fourth week of our Lenten series called No Offense. Over the last three weeks we have…

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No Offense: Week 3

No Offense: Week 3

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

  This is the third week of our Lenten series called No Offense. Today we want to take a look…

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No Offense: Week 2

No Offense: Week 2

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

This is the second week of our Lenten series all about offense and offensive behavior. There are three key facts…

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No Offense: Week 1

No Offense: Week 1

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

We are beginning a brand new message series for the season of Lent, we are calling No Offense. Wouldn’t it…

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CSA Weekend February 2021: Bishop’s Message

CSA Weekend February 2021: Bishop’s Message

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

February 5, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters, It goes without saying that 2020 was quite a year for everyone. We…

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Defining Moments: Week 6

Defining Moments: Week 6

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Today we are wrapping up our six week series on Defining Moments. If you have missed any of those homilies,…

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Defining Moments: Week 5

Defining Moments: Week 5

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

 God uses moments in your life to reveal his connection to you, his purpose and plan for your life and…

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Defining Moments: Week 4

Defining Moments: Week 4

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021

 This is the Fourth week of a six part series we are calling Defining Moments. We’re looking at those moments…

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January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

  This is the third week of our series Defining Moments. Defining Moments are brief experiences, so brimming with meaning…

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Defining Moments: Week 2

Defining Moments: Week 2

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

  This is the second week of a six part series we are calling Defining Moments. Defining Moments are brief…

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Defining Moments: Week 1

Defining Moments: Week 1

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

  Psychologists tell us that when we evaluate a single experience or even a season of our life, we don’t…

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Unwrapping Christmas: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Unwrapping Christmas: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

December 26, 2020December 26, 2020

Merry Christmas! And if we continue to wish people a merry Christmas and leave our decorations up for a couple…

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The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

The Secrets of Every Happy Family: Mothers

January 19, 2019July 13, 2019

Welcome to the third week of our homily series we’re calling “The Secrets of Every Happy Family.” This series has…

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