Christ Calls Us to Be Open to His Love, Mercy, Compassion, and Forgiveness and to Share That With Others
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/09/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL. In today’s Gospel (Luke 17), Christ heals a Samaritan leper. The Samaritan returns to Jesus to thank Him and...
We Are Called to Serve Christ
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
God gives all abundance, show mercy and compassion to those around us.
Called to Reflect Christ’s Love and Mercy
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
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
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
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
We are called to be like Jesus. The world needs Christ's love and mercy today. We are blessed through baptism to be with Christ and He is with us always. Our lives need to be...
Christ Brings Division
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...
Following Christ Without Excuse
Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, 06/26/2022, Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Note: Due to challenges with Internet Bandwidth and microphone issues, the recording starts about mid-way through the Homily. The...
