Surprised by Grace

By Fr. Rich DyerReligion & Spirituality

Surprised by Grace episodes

August 18, 201920th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (5:00 pm Vigil Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10

Psalm 40 -- "Lord, come to my aid!"

Hebrews 12:1-4 -- "Let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus."

Luke 12:49-53 -- "I have come to set the world on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!"
11 min
August 11, 201919th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, August 11, 2019 (10:30 am Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Wisdom 18:6-9

Psalm 33 -- "Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be His own"

Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-9 -- "Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."

Luke 12:32-48 -- "Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,...Gird your loins and light your lamps."
18 min
August 08, 2019 In the Footsteps of St. Therese (Part 2)
This talk was given on August 7, 2019 and it details a pilgrimage I took with a priest friend and two seminarian friends in which we tried to replicate, in part, the trip to Rome St. Therese speaks about in her autobiography, A Story of a Soul. We went to nine of the fourteen cities she wrote about.
35 min
August 04, 201918th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, August 4, 2019 (9:00 am Children's Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 -- "Vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!"

Psalm 90 -- "If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

Colossians 3:1-5; 9-11 -- "Seek what is above."

Luke 12:13-21 -- "Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one's life does not consist of possessions."
10 min
July 28, 201917th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Homily given on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on Sunday, July 28, 2019 (10:30 am Mass).
Mass Readings were as follows:
- Genesis: 18:20-32 -- "Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty?"

- Psalm 138 -- "Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me."

- Colossians 2:12-14 -- "You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God."

- Luke 11:1-13 -- "When you pray, say: 'Our Father,...'" (followed by two parables on perseverance)
11 min
July 25, 2019 In the Footsteps of St. Therese (Part 1)
This talk was given on July 24, 2019 and it details a pilgrimage I took with a priest friend and two seminarian friends in which we tried to replicate, in part, the trip to Rome St. Therese speaks about in her autobiography, A Story of a Soul. We went to nine of the fourteen cities she wrote about.
32 min
June 13, 2019 Vocation Story (Part 2)
The second part of my Vocation story. This talk was given at P3 (Prayer, Penance and Pub) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on June 12, 2019.
36 min
May 30, 2019 Vocation Story (Part 1)
The first part of my Vocation story. This talk was given at P3 (Prayer, Penance and Pub) at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Clarendon, VA on May 29, 2019.
31 min