Fr. Joe Dailey

Send us Fan Mail Perhaps it is the time for the church to learn to apply the lesson of the deep communion we share with God and one another.

Send us Fan Mail "When Jesus heard that Herod had beheaded John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself." (Mt. 14:13) Let’s stop to consider what Jesus is doing; the entire passage flows from this action.

Send us Fan Mail Mary Magdalene wants to hold on to what she thinks she has lost; only in letting go, will she be able to receive the hidden treasure that God has prepared for us. "Mary Magdelen" by Janet McKenzie

Send us Fan Mail We have three more images today and I would like to suggest three words: Faith, hope and Love. 

Send us Fan Mail Whoever welcomes you, welcomes me.

Send us Fan Mail God's eye is on the sparrow.

Send us Fan Mail "Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread." (1 Cor. 10:17)

Send us Fan Mail During his “long and lonely” years in prison, Nelson Mandela’s passion  for the liberation of his people expanded, becoming “a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black.”  He came to see “that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.”  A person who dehumanizes another is “a prisoner of hatred” and is “locked behind the bars of prejudice and narr...

Send us Fan Mail Pentecost is not so much about the power of God coming from outside us, but a releasing of the power that is already within us.

Send us Fan Mail What began in the Lord's resurrection is now ready to burst forth and flood the world through the work of the disciples.  

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus tells his disciples, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you,” he is both acknowledging their impending vulnerability and reminding them that they are not alone." (Rachel Held Evans)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is changing the location of his father's house from the Temple to the Temple of his body. And we too, are being built Into a spiritual house.

Send us Fan Mail Pope Francis' prayer to Mary for the month of May

Send us Fan Mail In the very temple area filled with sheep on their way to slaughter, Joshua / Jesus declares there is a way out: “I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.  (John 10:10)

Send us Fan Mail Here is the good news proclaimed by Luke: even though we don’t see him, Jesus comes near and walks with us.

Send us Fan Mail It’s the evening of that same first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked. (John 20:19) Once again, we find ourselves entering into the world of the text, for we, too, are locked inside our homes.

Send us Fan Mail On Holy Saturday, the Church gathers in the dark, to sing:  “O night of endless wonder, night of bliss, when every living creature held its breath as Christ robbed death and harrowed hopeless hell, restoring life to all those in the tomb!  The Sacramentary, Sundays and Feasts © 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.   Homily text:  http://www.ctredeemer.org/...

Send us Fan Mail John 19:25 "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother." On Good Friday we find Our Lady weeping at the cross, amid the global pandemic of Covid-19 that has spread throughout this Lenten season. At the Cross Her Station Keeping · The Cathedral Singers Conductor: Richard Proulx ℗ 2002 GIA Publications, Inc. Used with permission Christ the Redeemer Church One License #A-1007...

Send us Fan Mail Stay With Me © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé GIA Publications, Inc., agent.  En Tus Manos © 2007, 2011 Les Presses de Taizé GIA Publications, Inc., agent.  Reading from Luke, chapter 22 Silence (1 minute; pause playback if you want to extend the reflection time) Crucem Tuam © 1991 Les Presses de Taizé GIA Publications, Inc., agent.  Kyrie 10 © 1979 Les Presses de Taizé GIA Publication...

Send us Fan Mail On our last pilgrimage to the Holy Land, we had Mass inside the Edicule, which is a small shrine or chapel inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On the Holy Saturday Orthodox celebration, the holy fire is brought out from the tomb of christ to light the Paschal Candle and all the candles and torches inside the Church. Here's a picture of the Holy Fire. http://photoblog.nbc...

Send us Fan Mail On the cross, we find Jesus at prayer.

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is experiencing something like a Gethsemane; for he knows that calling Lazarus out of the tomb means that he must enter it.

Send us Fan Mail When we let the word find a home in our hearts, God’s faithful covenant takes flesh.

Send us Fan Mail "Faith in God does not bring you safety. Danger still exists. And by that I mean, danger is not optional, but fear is." Nadia Bolz-Weber

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is the homily from the Mass for the Solemnity of St. Joseph. You can find the video link for the Mass at ctredeemer.org.