Tagged: Saint Peter

Pietro da Cortona - Calling of St. Peter and St. Andrew

Homily

The Rhythm of the Spiritual Life – Homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C

All three readings today speak of the rhythm of the spiritual life. We see it at work in the lives of Isaiah, Paul, and Peter, each in a different context, but it’s the same rhythm. It’s a rhythm of dialogue, of back and forth, like a conversation. And it begins as all things spiritual begin, with God’s initiative. God is always seeking us out, God is always trying to engage us in his divine life, and God always meets us where we are. God comes to Isaiah as...

Grandmother and Granddaughter

Homily

Eli, John and Andrew – Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

In the first reading we hear that “Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD.” Now that doesn’t mean you get to sleep here in church during the homily! But we do have something in common with Samuel: at one point, we, too, were not familiar with the Lord. Samuel is called three times, but he does not recognize who is it is. It is the priest Eli who helps him understand that it is the Lord who is calling. In the gospel, too, Andrew and an...

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Homily

Solid and Liquid: Homily for the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

We have kind of an unusual circumstance this year. Instead of celebrating the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we’re celebrating the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which always occurs on June 29. Usually when a feast falls on a Sunday, the feast gets skipped. It’s rare that a saint’s feast would take precedence over a Sunday. And when a feast does supersede a Sunday it’s usually a feast of Jesus, or Mary, or Joseph. But today the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time gives way to our...