Homily Archive (Page 26)

Rev. Mary preaches that those of us that are able to persevere know that we're not alone in the mission that we have in life. We know that God is with us, that God is guiding us. That our strength doesn't have to come just from us, that our wisdom doesn't have to be our ow wisdom, that there is a much bigger source for that than just ourselves.

Dr. Rose-Marie Chierici speaks about connections and how they are key to our individual survival and community life. Indeed connections keep H.O.P.E. alive and thriving and the connection between Spiritus and H.O.P.E. is as old as H.O.P.E. itself. Today that connection continues to nourish the work that is being done in Haiti.

Fr. Jim emphasizes the importance of being honest with God and preaches on Jesus’ story of the tax collector and the pharisee at the temple. Although the tax collector has taken advantage of many, he is honest with God and takes responsibility for his actions. The pharisee on the other hand is not honest and pats himself on the back for his “good deeds.”

Davis Craig preaches on the story of the widow and the unjust judge. The judge keeps refusing to give the widow a just decision, but like water on rock she wears down his stony heart. Through sheer persistence she is able to win. Claire Hitchins visits from Virginia and plays her song Rain which was inspired by a community in Bolivia that persisted in getting the rights to their water back from a multinational corporation.

Rev. Myra asks us to look at the story of Jesus healing ten people with leprosy through a new lens. She switches the focus from the nine that moved on, to the one that was left behind. Rev. Myra says Jesus’ question wasn’t just about where are the other nine, but perhaps Jesus is asking something deeper. Who is it that we’re leaving behind, and who are we moving forward with? Because Jesus knows that we have the power to…

Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center Director Maureen Marlow shares an update on all the people the MHC has been able to serve over this past year. Liz Powers gives her personal testimony on how therapy and counseling have helped her learn to manage having bipolar.

Mike Boucher preached this weekend on the story of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16. In our modern context, we build walls, and highways and gated communities to avoid engaging each other rendering many people and entire communities invisible (sometimes for generations). What would this cautionary tale look like if told using examples from our modern era? How do we recognize and act on the humanity we see in those who have been “othered” and “invisibilized” in our…

Religious Ed Director Siobhan Potter preaches that with love and trust something we think is small and insignificant can be grown into something great and beautiful.

Father Jim preaches Jesus that Jesus did not only teach us to mix it up when we get together for meals, he practiced it. He sat with everybody and it upset those who controlled the social order. This was Jesus’ unique social protest, sitting at a table with people he wasn’t supposed to be with. Jesus invented the sit-in.