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Pray and Reflect
These homilies and reflections by Father Silas explore the Readings of the Sunday Mass and the times and sesons of the Christian life
The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
As Christians, we are called to live for the future.
The Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Jesus celebrates the poor widow is giving over all her entire life and livelihood for the service of God
The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
When we open ourselves to God’s grace, we can be healed of that blindness of spirit that sometimes prevents us from following Jesus with freedom and joy
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
“Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all”
The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
The Wisdom of God—Christ—is worth more than any sort of riches or possessions
October 7: The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Mary stands before us as an icon of discipleship and a model of the Church at prayer
The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
It is when we allow ourselves to be little, the Lord comes close: “He gives us peace; he makes us grow.”
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Our faithfulness isn’t expressed in token gestures or in rigid orthodoxy, but in living according to the mission and values of Jesus
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To believe that Jesus is calling us to a life of discipleship means that we must be willing to place ourselves at the service of others
The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Faithful discipleship demands that we sacrifice for the good of others, promote peace and justice, letting go of our vision of how the world should be and seeking God’s will in whatever comes our way
The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Rules and traditions—however important and venerable they may be—can never be an end in themselves.
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Choosing to follow Jesus and to live according to his teachings means opening up our hearts to something new.
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
As we receive Jesus in the Eucharist, we renew our communion with him and with Christians of every time and place.
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Faith expands our vision. It is faith that allows us to look beyond the ink on the pages of Scripture to discern how God’s Word is living and active today
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
To receive the Eucharist, is not to receiving something but to encounter Someone, because in the Eucharist we enter into a communion with Christ himself
The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
God can transform the little we have to offer into something greater than we might ever imagine
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Jesus fulfills Jeremiah’s prophecy as he begins to teach the people, gathering together sinners, seekers, and saints to be his own flock
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
Like the Prophet Amos in the First Reading and the Apostles in our Gospel, we are also called entrusted with the responsibility of tirelessly proclaiming the Good News of God’s Mercy.
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
“The Lord asks us to adopt an attitude of humble listening and docile expectation because God’s grace often manifests itself in surprising ways that do not match our expectations.”
The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2024)
“God did not make death, / nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.”