August 2026

Homily for Twenty-first Week of Ordinary Time, Year A

22 August 2026 / Homilies

By Reverend Katherine Elsner I must say that I love this reading from Mattew with Jesus’ question: Who Do You Say That I AM? It’s such a direct question where Jesus goes straight to the heart of what he wants to know. However, first let’s see what was going on in the Hebrew scripture reading

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Homily for Twentieth Week of Ordinary Time, Year A

15 August 2026 / Homilies

By Reverend Deacon Jerry Bauman A few weeks ago, I went to the theater to see Christopher Nolan’s latest feature film, ‘The Odyssey’. A retelling of the ancient Greek story of King Odysseus and the struggles he faced on his twenty-year adventure. The Odyssey, the original by Homer, not the movie, is considered one of

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