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Sunday January 24, 2021

The Kingdom of God is at Hand (((HOMILY))): 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

"The Kingdom of God is at hand," Jesus proclaims in today's Gospel. "The time of fulfillment has arrived." For centuries, the Jewish people waited patiently for the long promised messiah who would establish a new, everlasting Kingdom. Unlike the tired kingdoms of men whose fading glimmer relied on wealth, palaces and…

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Sunday January 17, 2021

Behold The Lamb Of God (((HOMILY))): 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time

It’s amazing how words can drastically alter your life. In this Sunday's gospel we hear St. John the Baptist proclaim, “BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD.”(Cf. John 1:29) That mere phrase was enough for St. Andrew and St. Peter to leave all that they loved, their families, homes, everything they held dear and follow Jesus. Those…

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Sunday January 10, 2021

He Comes With Fire (((HOMILY))): Baptism of the Lord

Living in California, we know better than most, how devastating fire can be. It consumes everything it touches, annihilating, bulldozing, even transforming all in its path. John the Baptist will use this precise image of fire to describe the power of baptism that Jesus Christ will undergo in our Gospel this Sunday. …

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