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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 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”
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
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 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 Sixth Sunday of Easter (2024)
We are called to reach across the boundaries—whatever form they might take—and invite others to join us in living out this mission.
The First Sunday of Lent (Year B)
The Season of Lent ultimately reminds us that holiness is possible for us only when we enter into the struggle.
The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Grace and life are offered to us, we are called to express our gratitude in and through our love and service of those around us.
The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
If we take to heart the Christmas and Epiphany revelations that Chris is truly present among us, then we also have to recognize that “ordinariness” is no longer a possibility for us.
The “Comites Christi”: Part 2—Saint John the Evangelist
This feast also invites us to reflect how the vocation of the Apostles—to tell the story of Jesus—witnesses to the great truth of Christmas.
The Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B)
We are being asked to trust that God has kept—and continues to keep—the promises made to our spiritual ancestors so many centuries ago.
Looking Forward: The Season of Advent and a New Church Year
Our Advent journey is one of lament and longing, a cry for that life which only God can give.
The Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Like those leaders called out by Jesus and Malachi, we also have a special kind of covenantal relationship with those whom we are called to serve.
The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (2023)
The call to ministry is nothing more than to serve and to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of those entrusted to our care.
The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
It isn’t enough to simply talk about reconciliation and healing, we must do the hard work of forgiving, which, for disciples of Jesus, is just one aspect of taking up one’s cross and imitating Jesus himself.
The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
God scatters the seed whether we’re ready, paying attention, or willing to receive the seed at all. This is part of God’s gracious self-giving. God is always speaking to us and the seed is always being sown.
The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
We can never stop listening or learning. And so, in a sense, in this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus is asking us, “How well are you listening?” and “Who are you listening to?”
The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Our task is simple: to share good news—to proclaim Christ—by sharing with the world what we ourselves have seen and come to believe.
The Solemnity of the Ascension: A Celebration of Promises
Jesus disappears from the disciples’ physical sight so that he might become more present to the eyes of their hearts.