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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

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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

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The Second of Easter (2024)

“Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”

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The Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)

In the Mystery of the Transfiguration of Jesus, we are given a glimpse of Resurrection-promise, even as we are reminded of the sacrifice of a Beloved Son.

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Christ is Born for Us: Christmas 2023

Christmas means saying “Yes” to something beyond emotions and feelings. It is saying “Yes” to hope and the knowledge that salvation is God’s work.

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The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

For each of us, regardless of our unique vocation, to invitation to “Come”—to leave the safety of the boat—is there. But with that invitation is the promise that God will not allow the storms to overwhelm us.

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The Second of Easter: Blessed Are We

Easter reminds us that there is something more powerful suffering and death: the love of the God who, in Christ, has taken upon himself our broken humanity.

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Monday of Holy Week 2023

The Evangelist John uses this final visit to Bethany as an opportunity to prefigure what is to come and to highlight the growing animosity of Judas Iscariot and all those who wanted Jesus to die.

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The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year A)

As we hear the story of the raising of Lazarus proclaimed on this Fifth Sunday of Lent, Jesus is making a promise to us: God has the power to bring life where there was once death

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The Second Sunday of Lent (Year A)

Just as the Apostles were offered that transcendent experience of Christ’s divinity on Mount Tabor, the same divine light shines for us, showing us the way forward as we continue our Lenten journey.

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The Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)

Jesus’ desire for his followers is to help make the Reign of God a reality in the world by combatting evil and injustice responsibly and courageously because God’s Reign demands that we live lives of love and compassion.

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