Category: Dead to Sin: Alive to God / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 25, 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost, 06/25/2023–Mass on the Grass In the Second Lesson today, (Romans 6: 1b-11) Paul reminds us that, in our baptism, we were made dead to sin....
Category: Sheep without a Shepherd / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 18, 2023
Jesus sends His disciples out to the Jewish population, asking them to spread the Good Word, to heal the sick, raise the dead, and to bring the Good News to the lost people of Israel. At...
Category: God's Gift of Grace Empowers Us, To Do What He Calls Us To Do / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 12, 2023
We receive God's Grace through our Baptism (as Paul shares in the Second Lesson today. God's Grace empowers us to do what He calls us to do. We need to listen for His call.
Category: Mystery of the Holy Trinity / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 04, 2023
As we need to live the "mystery of our lives," so, too, do we need to live the "Mystery of the Holy Trinity"--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Through baptism, the Holy Spirit is brought to...
Category: Pentecost--Invoking the Holy Spirit in Our Lives / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 28, 2023
We receive the Holy Spirit at Baptism and the Holy Spirit is with us throughout our lives. When we invoke the Holy Spirit in our lives, we can become immersed in Christ's love and mercy...
Category: What Jesus's Ascension Means For Us / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 21, 2023
By ascending to Heaven in human form, Jesus Christ nurtures us and represents us to the Father. By virtue of our baptism, we are one with Christ and Christ is one with us. The Holy...
Category: The Holy Spirit Dwells Within Us / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 14, 2023
As Jesus was at the Last Supper with His disciples, He told them that, when Jesus returned to the Father, He would send the Holy Spirit to be with them--and within them. The Spirit of...
Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 08, 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, 05/07/2023. After His resurrection, Jesus told His disciples that he was “The Way, the Truth, and the Life” . We need to feel that, to...
Category: Listening for Christ's Call / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 01, 2023
Jesus Christ is the "Good Shepherd." In today's Gospel (John 10: 1-10), Jesus speaks about being the gate to the sheepfold. His sheep recognize His voice and He will lead them. There are lots of voices...
Category: Jesus Walks With Us / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
April 24, 2023
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, 04/23/2023. Today’s Gospel reading (Luke 24: 13-35) takes place on the road to Emmaus three days after Jesus’s crucifixion. Two disciples are walking toward Emmaus...
