Browsing the 2020 archive of Blog
Monsignor Yennock on Chapter 11 Reorganization - Homily from June 28, 2020
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 6/29/20
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JUNE 28, 2020
CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION.
LAST SUNDAY YOU READ IN THE POST STANDARD THAT THE DIOCESE OF SYRACUSE HAS FILED FOR A TYPE OF BANKRUPTCY CALLED CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION. I KNOW THIS MUST HAVE SHOCKED YOU. IT CERTAINLY MOVED SOME EMOTIONS INSIDE ... Read More »
Nostrae aetate: Opening the path to interreligious dialogue
Posted by Bob Herz on 6/20/20
Nostrae aetate: Opening the path to interreligious dialogue In the past, there was discussion about the interpretation of the conciliar texts. Now, the Vatican documents themselves are sometimes being called into question. Let’s look back at a document that has left its mark on the history of the Church.
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Pope Francis Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost (31 May 2020)
Posted by Bob Herz on 6/06/20
Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost (31 May 2020) | Francis SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Solemnity of PentecostVatican BasilicaSunday, 31 May 2020 [Multimedia]
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit” (1 Cor 12:4), as the Apostle Paul writes to ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennocks Homily on Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 6/01/20
PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 31, 2020
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS YOU AND I HAVE WITNESSED BURNING AND DESTRUCTION ACROSS OUR LAND. WHEN YOU SEE HATRED, VIOLENCE AND FRIGHTENING CHAOS YOU KNOW IT IS FROM AN EVIL SPIRIT. NO WAY DOES IT COME FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD.
TODAY ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock on Mother's Day - Homily from May 10, 2020
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 5/11/20
MOTHERS’ DAY MAY 10, 2020 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
WHENEVER YOU SEE A MAN KNEEL DOWN TO PRAY; WHENEVER YOU SEE A MAN DO SOME KIND DEED, OR SAY SOME KIND WORD—WHENEVER YOU SEE A MAN ATTEMPT SOME GREAT OBJECTIVE OR ACCOMPLISH SOME NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENT, YOU RECOGNIZE A MOTHER’S INFLUENCE.
WHENEVER YOU SEE A VIRTUOUS, THOUGHTFUL, CULTURED, SUCCESSFUL WOMAN, YOU KNOW THAT SOME THOUGHTFUL CULTURED, VIRTUOUS, SUCCESSFUL MOTHER LEFT HER ... Read More »
I Am the Good Shepherd - Monsignor Yennock's Homily from May 3, 2020
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 5/04/20
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD - FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 3, 2020
DR. JOHN LENNOX IS A PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY IN LONDON. HE IS ALSO A CHRISTIAN APOLOGIST WHO HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS AND HAS DEBATED WELL-KNOWN ATHEISTS LIKE CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS, RICHARD DAWKINS ... Read More »
Pope Francis Easter Vigil Homily
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/12/20
Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter (11 April 2020) | Francis HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS St Peter's BasilicaHoly Saturday, 11 April 2020
“After the Sabbath” (Mt 28:1), the women went to the tomb. This is how the Gospel of this holy Vigil began: with the ... Read More »
U.S. Bishops’ President Moment of Prayer on Good Friday for the Faithful
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/11/20
Prepared text of Archbishop Gomez’s homily:
My dear brothers and sisters,
We stand today at the foot of the cross with Mary, our Blessed Mother, and we look upon her Son, crucified. And we ask God: Why did he have to die? Couldn’t there be some other way?
Today ... Read More »
Monsignor Yennock's Palm Sunday Homily - April 5, 2020
Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 4/06/20
PALM SUNDAY—APRIL 5, 2020
A FEW YEARS AGO I VISITED A MAN IN THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS NOT PRACTICING HIS FAITH. ON THE OUTSIDE HE SEEMED DISTANT AND DEFENSIVE. BUT UNDERNEATH ALL OF THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY GOOD ABOUT HIM. HE WAS NEAR DEATH. I DIDN’T KNOW QUITE ... Read More »
President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Releases Message for Holy Week 2020
Posted by Bob Herz on 4/04/20
President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Releases Message for Holy Week 2020
April 3, 2020
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement for Holy Week.
Archbishop Gomez’s full statement follows:
“Future ... Read More »