Surprised by Grace

By Fr. Rich DyerReligion & Spirituality

Surprised by Grace episodes

March 05, 2020Jesus' temptation in the desert--1st Sunday of Lent
Homily given on the 1st Sunday in Lent (Year A) at St. Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly, VA on Sunday, March 1, 2020 (5:00 pm Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 -- Creation and Fall of mankind

Psalm 51 -- "Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned."

Romans 5:12-19 -- "Just as through on transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act, acquittal and life came to all."

Matthew 4:1-11 -- "He fasted for forty days and forth nights, and afterwards he was hungry." (hungry for you)
17 min
February 01, 2020 St. Therese Vocation Society Meditation
Meditation given during Adoration as part of our retreat.
23 min
February 01, 2020 St. Therese Vocation Society Talk
A talk by Fr. Rich Dyer to the St. Therese Vocation Society (men and women who pray daily for seminarians).
46 min
November 14, 2019 Gratitude (Last P3 Meditation)
This talk was given on November 13, 2019 and it was the last talk I gave at P3 (Prayer, Penance and Pub) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA. It is appropriately on gratitude.
30 min
November 10, 201932nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (last Sunday at St. Charles)
Homily given on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, October 13, 2019 (10:30 am Mass). My last Sunday at St. Charles before being transferred to St. Veronica's.
Mass Readings were as follows:
2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 -- Seven brothers and their mother martyred

Psalm 17 -- "Lord when your glory appears, my joy will be full."

2 Thessalonians 2:1-3:5 -- "The Lord is faithful."

Luke 20:27-38
21 min
October 13, 201928th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, October 13, 2019 (9:00 am Children's Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
2 Kings 5:14-17 -- Naaman healed of leprosy by plunging into the Jordan river

Psalm 98 -- "The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power."

2 Timothy 2:8-13 -- "If we have died with him we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him."

Luke 17:11-19 -- "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!" (healing of ten lepers)
11 min
October 10, 2019 Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
This talk on the Beatitudes, especially blessed are the poor in spirit, was given at P3 (Prayer, Penance and Pub) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on October 9, 2019.
30 min
September 15, 201924th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, September 15, 2019 (10:30 am Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14

Psalm 51 -- "I will rise and go to my father."

1 Timothy 1:12-17 -- "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost."

Luke 15:1-322 -- Parable of the Prodigal Son (and lost sheep and lost coin)
12 min
September 12, 2019 St. Teresa of Calcutta
This talk on St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) was given at P3 (Prayer, Penance and Pub) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on September 11, 2019
30 min
September 08, 201923rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, September 8, 2019 (6:00 pm Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Wisdom 9:13-18b

Psalm 90 -- "In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge."

Philemon 9-10, 12-17

Luke 14:25-33 -- "If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
16 min