Archive (Homilies)

Palms Celebrate Christ’s Victory Over Death

Category: Palms Celebrate Christ's Victory Over Death / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
April 02, 2023

In the times of Christ, palms were a symbol of victory--Generals received a palm when they won an important battle, athletes were awarded palms instead of trophies. For Christians, the palm signifies Christ's victory over...

Jesus Christ is the Resurrection and the Light–Homily

Category: Jesus Christ--the Resurrection and the Light / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
March 26, 2023

In John 11: 1-45, Jesus tells Martha, Lazarus's sister, that He is the Resurrection and the Life. Jesus revealed Himself as the Son of God several times--at the well in Samaria, this one includes raising...

Christ Gives a Blind Man Sight

Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
March 19, 2023

By giving the blind man his sight, Jesus Christ restored more than sight to him. The formerly blind man had a new life. To receive his sight, the blind man had to wash in a...

Christ Extends the Scope of His Ministry

Category: Christ Extends the Scope of His Ministry / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
March 14, 2023

When Jesus meets and speaks with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, he is extending the scope of His ministry beyond the Jewish people. This comes as a surprise to His disciples.

Jesus Christ Was Lifted Up to Save Us

Category: Jesus Christ Was Lifted Up to Save Us / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
March 05, 2023

"And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."

How Christ Dealt with Temptation–Homily

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...

Ash Wednesday 2023

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.

2023-02-19-Food for the Poor

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...

Lord, What Would You Have Me Do?

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...

Christmas–Christ Comes to Us as an Infant

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.


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