Category: How Christ Dealt with Temptation / Speaker: Deacon Robert Armidon
February 26, 2023
The devil tempted Jesus Christ in the desert three separate times. Each time, Christ was able to overcome temptation without having a conflict with the Devil. We, too, need to overcome temptations and Jesus shows us...
Category: Ash Wednesday 2023 / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
February 23, 2023
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a time of reflection, sacrifice, and of drawing closer to God.
Category: Food for the Poor / Speaker: Fr Robert Deshaies
February 22, 2023
Fr Robert Deshaies homily for World Mission Sunday, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany, 02/19/2023–Food for the Poor The founder of Food for the Poor, living in Jamaica, was profoundly impacted when he heard God’s...
Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
February 11, 2023
Jesus calls us to follow His lead--helping the homeless, caring for the oppressed, helping feed the hungry. "The poor are with us always" (a truth in the past and lasting today.) Take the time to...
Category: Christ Comes to Us as an Infant / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 29, 2022
While Christ is the Son of God, rather than threatening humans with His power and might, God had Jesus come to us as an infant, someone loving and needing to be loved and cared for.
Category: We Are Called to Be Living Icons of Christ / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 22, 2022
As we prepare to welcome the first arrival of Christ, we also prepare for His Second Coming. As part of that preparation, we are called to be living icons of Christ.
Category: Christmas: Christ is born anew in our hearts / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 05, 2022
These weeks of Advent, we need to prepare to welcome Christ in our lives. On Christmas, Christ is born anew in our hearts.
Category: Live Your Life--Now / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 27, 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, 11/27/2022–and the beginning of the new Church year. “No one but the Father knows the day or the hour for the Second Coming of Christ.”...
Category: Thank You for Everything / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 25, 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for Thanksgiving Day, 11/24/2022. (Readings: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11; Psalm 100; Philippians 4: 1-9; John 6: 25-35) YouTube Link: Holistic Eucharist–Thanksgiving Day, 11/24/2022 Link: Tithe.ly–Our Online Giving Resource Link: CEB Stewardship 2022...
Category: Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 20, 2022
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 24th (Last) Sunday after Pentecost, 11/20/2022 (Christ the King Sunday)–Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe, is crucified between two thieves. One of the...
