Homilies by Msgr. John Cihak

You've likely heard the phrase "a Doubting Thomas", but why do we view Thomas in such a negative light when he had just seen his Rabbi and Prophet killed and buried? And what mercy could our Lord have for someone with so little faith?

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What is it that we celebrate on Resurrection Sunday? What is the highest form of worship? Come to the Mass and see Christ truly present.

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When Christ enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, does he come as only a meek and lowly servant? Or does he come as a king? Or, maybe, does he come as a conqueror?

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Listen as Archbishop Sample gives a stirring homily about Life, Death, Resurrection, and the miracle of the Sacrament of Baptism.

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In the Allegory of Plato's Cave, a man is freed from a life of lies and partial truths to be awakened to reality and the harsh light of the Sun. So how do we respond when we are similarly awakened by the Light of Christ?

Christ meets a woman in the heat of the Sun at a well in Samaria, an uncommon encounter in this day. Though she expects hostility from this Jewish man, she is instead met with a simple statement. “I thirst.”

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In our second week of Lent, how is it going for you? Are you holding firm to your promises? Are you following the Good Shepherd? What is helping you to better follow Christ?

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In the Gospel reading we hear of Jesus' temptations in the wilderness. He was tempted three times by the devil, and three times Jesus overcame temptation and rebuked him. How then might we be able to overcame temptation through Christ?

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When the Church was being persecuted by the Roman Empire, it was driven underground, into house churches. Here, the faith thrived. But since then we have forgotten about the Domestic Church, the Church at home. Listen as Monsignor Cihak speaks of this very reality.

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In our current age, there's a dualistic sense of the person. One is the true self and the other, merely a projection. What happens when that projection does not align with the true self? Monsignor Cihak tackles this question in today's homily.

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