Homilies From St. Patrick Catholic Community

By St. Patrick ScottsdaleReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Homilies From St. Patrick Catholic Community episodes

January 16, 2017 Homily, January 15, 2017 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
"St Paul reminds the Corinthians that they are focused inwardly, not realizing they belong to a great community at large, the Body of Christ. Paul's words can apply to all Christian communities to expand their mission beyond the church walls. Some examples on how we can be that type of community".
18 min
January 12, 2017 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Readings & Reflection (January 15, 2017)
6 min
January 09, 2017 Homily, January 8, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord
"The Magi give gifts to the new born King. Jesus, Mary and Joseph soon become refugees, fleeing King Herod, who seeks to kill all two year old boys. Why does God allow his Son to be a refugee? Jesus knows what it means to migrate. Who migrates today?"

Here is the link to the video shown during the homily.

https://youtu.be/VxlKZereog0
16 min
January 03, 2017 The Epiphany of the Lord, Sunday Scripture Readings and Reflections
The Epiphany is indeed a great Feast, and the joy caused us by the Birth of our Jesus must be renewed on it, for as though it were a second Christmas Day, it shows us our Incarnate God in a new light. It leaves us all the sweetness of the dear Babe of Bethlehem, who hath appeared to us already in love; but to this it adds its own grand manifestation of the divinity of our Jesus. At Christmas it was a few Shepherds that were invited by the Angels to go and recognize THE WORD MADE FLESH; but now, at the Epiphany, the voice of God himself calls the whole world to adore this Jesus, and hear him.
7 min
January 02, 2017 Homily, January 1, 2017 Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
"We can be impatient with God, life, people. Not having patience for God revealing his mystery when we are living in the unknown. Mary, Mother of God, reminds us that she allowed things to unfold in front of her, even though she did not have clarity of the plan. Why are we so impatient with God?"
13 min
December 27, 2016 January 1, 2017 Sunday Scripture Reading and Reflection- Mary Mother of God
7 min
December 21, 2016 Christmas Sunday Scripture Readings and Reflections
9 min
December 13, 2016 4th Sunday of Advent,Sunday Scripture Readings and Reflections
"Joseph and Mary were engaged to be married when Joseph found out that Mary was going to have a baby. After hearing this news, Joseph decided to call off the marriage. But an angel appeared to him in a dream and told him to stay with Mary and take care of her. The angel said the baby was God’s son and should be named Jesus. This was not at all what Joseph had planned! The angel’s message was so unusual, and would require so much from him, that it would have been easier for Joseph to pretend he didn’t hear it. Instead, he trusted God and did what the angel asked, even though it would change his life." CRS 2016
7 min
December 12, 2016 Homily-December 11, 2016
" John the Baptist from prison sends his follower to Jesus asking if he is the one they have been waiting on or is there another? Jesus answer is so perfect, basically saying looking around and tell me what you see? Blind now see, Lame now walk, deaf now hear... In other words figure it out yourself. Jesus always leaves a fragment in his answers to cause us to believe or trust what he is saying. Notice he does not give us clarity, easy answers. There must be free will on our part to either love God or reject him. It is always our decision."
13 min
December 06, 2016 3rd Sunday of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, Scripture readings and reflections
"John the Baptist sent his friends to go find Jesus, and to ask him if he was really the Messiah. Rather than just answering with a simple yes or no, Jesus told them to tell John: “The deaf can hear, the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.” Jesus is not speaking in code. He is telling us he has come to reach out to the poor and suffering. As his disciples, we are called to do the same. Who are these people in our world today? They are family members who are sick or lonely. They are our classmates who are bullied. They are the men and women on our streets who don’t have a place to sleep at night. And they are the families around the world who, because of poverty or violence in their countries, struggle to make it through each day." CRS Advent 2016
7 min