Archive (Homilies)

We Are Called to Serve Christ

Category: We Are Called to Serve Christ / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
October 02, 2022

Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/02/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL, Jesus’s Disciples wanted to learn how to deepen their faith. Jesus told them that they had faith enough to...

Show Mercy and Compassion–Homily–16th Sunday after Pentecost
Called to Reflect Christ’s Love and Mercy

Category: Called to Reflect Christ's Love and Mercy / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
September 18, 2022

As Baptized Christians, we are called to reflect Christ's love and mercy into our world throughout our lives. We are called to reflect Christ as members of His body and to express Christ's loving and...

Jesus’s Call to Us and to First Responders

Category: Jesus's Call to Us and to First Responders / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
September 11, 2022

Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, 9/11/2022–Patriot’s Day–21st Anniversary after the Attack on America. September 11, 2001, is a day the United States will never forget. Remembering this day of suffering...

Who Do You Love? Putting Christ First

Category: Who Do You Love? Putting Christ First / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
September 05, 2022

Working with the Holy Spirit , Christ is remaking us as we live our lives. We need to put our focus on Christ and to imitate him in our daily lives.

God Loves Us and Calls Us to Be His Holy People

Category: God Calls Us to Be His Holy People / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
August 28, 2022

God loves us and we need to recognize, accept, and honor that love. God calls us to be His Holy People and Christ gives us some specific things to do as hosts for a dinner...

Let Our Lives be a Reflection of Christ’s Love and Mercy
Christ Brings Division

Category: Christ Brings Division / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
August 16, 2022

Jesus tells His disciples that he came to bring fire to the earth, to create division in families. People choose to follow Jesus and His path home to God, letting go of other ways of...

Put God First-Always–Homily–9th Sunday after Pentecost

Speaker: Rev Thomas Atamian
August 07, 2022

Fr Thomas Atamian (Guest Priest)’s homily for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, 08/08/2022.    In the first reading today, Isaiah calls Israelites to task for celebrating ritual sacrifices and living evil lives. Isaiah tells the...

Being Rich Toward God–Treasure Map–Homily–8th Sunday after Pentecost–07-31-2022

Category: Being Rich Toward God--Treasure Map / Speaker: Rev Thomas Atamian
July 31, 2022

Fr Atamian’s homily for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, 07/31/2022, Calvary, Episcopal, Church, Batavia, IL, There is a parable in today’s Gospel (Luke 12: 13-21). A parable is a story with a punch line. The...


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