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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

Silas Henderson 6/14/24 Silas Henderson 6/14/24

The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)

Through our words and, especially, through the witness of our lives, we should spread the seed of the Word near and far

Silas Henderson 7/14/23 Silas Henderson 7/14/23

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.

Silas Henderson 4/3/23 Silas Henderson 4/3/23

Tuesday of Holy Week 2023

Rather than being a hapless victim of circumstance or the machinations of his enemies, Jesus shows his agency and power to discern as he sees what is in the hearts of both Judas and Peter.