Homilies From St. Patrick Catholic Community

On the 1st Sunday of Lent the Crosier Religious Community joined us for masses. We were blessed with 4 good homilies from 4 Crosier priests. We invite everyone over Lent to listen to them for great spiritual insights. Enjoy. (Homily from the Sunday night 5:00 pm Mass)

On the 1st Sunday of Lent the Crosier Religious Community joined us for masses. We were blessed with 4 good homilies from 4 Crozier priests. We invite everyone over Lent to listen to them for great spiritual insights. Enjoy. (Homily from the Sunday morning 10:30 am Mass)

On the 1st Sunday of Lent the Crosier Religious Community joined us for masses. We were blessed with 4 good homilies from 4 Crozier priests. We invite everyone over Lent to listen to them for great spiritual insights. Enjoy. (Homily from the Sunday morning 8:00 am Mass)

On the 1st Sunday of Lent the Crosier Religious Community joined us for masses. We were blessed with 4 good homilies from 4 Crozier priests. We invite everyone over Lent to listen to them for great spiritual insights. Enjoy. (Homily from the Saturday night 5:00 pm Mass)

All three readings are perfect for leading us into the season of Lent. The way we treat others is not always kind, loving or respectful. Here is a plan to help us address this during the 40 days coming up.

Fr. Eric offers a brief homily. Our keynote speaker, Becky Eldredge, offers a reflection on being light in the world.

Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

John the Baptist testifies that Jesus is the one who was sent by the Father. Being a “witness” of Jesus Christ is another word for follower of Jesus. What is asked of a witness?

The Baptism of Jesus brings solidarity between the divine and humanity. It raises our status.

Fr. Mark's Homily from the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 12, 2020. 

Listen to Fr. Mark's homily from the Solemnity of the Epiphany. 

Many Catholics understand the emphasis on dying and death. When it comes to understanding the role of healing, Catholics could do better. Today’s readings speak of the God’s vision of healing for his people.

This week we welcome Fr. Edward Beck to St. Patrick Catholic Community. Fr. Beck is a Roman Catholic priest of the Passionist Congregation. He is an author, playwright and on-air commentator for CNN on issues of faith, religion and ethics. Through his books, Fr. Beck shares experiences of his mission with God’s people across a wide spectrum of challenges: ministering to people who lost loved ones...

The season of Advent is a call to have patience with God’s plan at the end of time. Impatience can be a challenge, even for Christians.

Christians, sometimes, miss the point when it comes to understanding the “end times” that scriptures present. Fr. Eric shares a good insight in how approaching the end times in a way that makes sense.

God is always at work in our lives... even when we cannot see it.

Jesus says he wants to stay at Zacchaeus’ house, a known chief tax collector and much hated. Staying at his house also means Jesus eats at table with him. No wonder people were upset. Are we upset when people come to communion when we judge them not living the right way? Fr. Eric breaks open this question in the homily.

Each reading this Sunday gives us an insight into humility and how we live it in our daily lives.

Our prayers, many times, call God the Almighty... Yet God is also a Vulnerable God. Can we identify with a Mighty God or a God who is willing to be vulnerable? Fr. Eric breaks open this mystery.

God is not held to human boundaries. God goes beyond such barriers... Disciples are called to do the same.

Sin can blind us to God working in the midst of one’s illness. Forgiveness of sins in the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick happens. 

Gates are common in our world and we how they operate... The Gate in today’s Gospel parable operates differently in the Kingdom of God.

The cost of discipleship in Luke’s Gospel is an invitation to understanding true freedom, not slavery.

Jesus accepts the invitation for a meal from those who are difficult. They watch Jesus closely to see if he makes a mistake. It is interesting that Jesus would say, "yes" to eat with difficult people... What does he teach us from doing this?