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22
Sep 2024
Staying Connected to the Lord

Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, 09/22/2024–Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL Christ’s disciples needed to come to him like a “little child” open, caring, honest, childlike. Most importantly, they (and we) need to keep staying connected to the Lord through our daily lives. (Readings: Proverbs 31:10-31; Psalm 1; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37) YouTube Link:-2024-09-22-Holistic Eucharist–18th Sunday after Pentecost Link: CEB Stewardship 2024 Link: Independent Movie Study 2024  Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource...

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02
Oct 2023
God Works Inside Us--Are We Listening?

Fr Michael Rasicci’s homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, 10/01/2023. Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL.   (Readings: Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32) YouTube Link: 2023-10-01–Holistic Eucharist–18th Sunday after Pentecost  Link: CEB Stewardship 2024  Link: Independent Movie Study 2023 Link: PayPal–Our Online Giving Resource ...

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10
Oct 2022
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 to praise Him. Jesus tells him that his faith has made him well. This Samaritan leper was open to Jesus’s love, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and grace. As baptized Christians, we, too, are called to be open to Christ’s love, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and grace and to share it with those around us. (Readings: Jeremiah 29: 1, 4-7;......

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