Catholic Gorillas - Homilies

Palm Sunday - I lay it down at your feet 05.04.2020 4:30 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A

5th Sunday of Lent - Coming out of our Tombs 29.03.2020 7:44 ↓

Fr. Derek Thome - Year A confessions remain available at St. Thomas daily (in the sacristy) M-F 7:00-7:30am 6:00-6:30pm and Saturday 3:30-4:00 (photo Johann Trautmann: The Raising of Lazarus https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/the-raising-of-lazarus)

4th Sunday of Lent - Hide n go "Here I am" 22.03.2020 8:31 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Homily for Laetare Sunday. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide-and-seek

3rd Sunday of Lent - Social Distancing, the Exodus and the Christian Life 15.03.2020 10:17 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A

2nd Sunday of Lent - It is Good that We are Here...is it Good Enough? 15.03.2020 6:49 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A Mount St. Mary University Softball Team Mass

1st Sunday of Lent: Heightening Our Spidey Senses 15.03.2020 8:52 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A. Photo Credit https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/spider-man-spidey-senses-katakana-tee

Ash Wednesday - Flight Plan of Salvation 27.02.2020 8:14 ↓

Fr Derek Thome

7th Sunday of OT - Tug of War: Loving our Enemies 25.02.2020 12:22 ↓

Fr. Derek Thome - Year A https://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local-news/2020/02/18/kevin-leininger-4/ photo credit: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/how-does-forgiveness-work-before-and-after-christ

6th Sunday of OT - The Law: Falling into Love 17.02.2020 8:26 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A

5th Sunday in OT - Hiding Behind the Black Light 10.02.2020 8:01 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A. Photo:https://www.inspirock.com/canada/mississauga/laser-quest-a9154287449

Presentation of the Lord - Prepare to be Surprised 03.02.2020 9:31 ↓

Fr Derek Thome - Year A

3rd Sunday in OT - Love Letters... 27.01.2020 7:27 ↓

Word of God Sunday - Fr. Derek Thome https://www.list.co.uk/article/68443-extract-my-dear-bessie-a-love-story-in-letters/ photo taken from:

2nd Sunday in OT - Paint the Whole Picture 20.01.2020 7:53 ↓

Year A - Fr. Derek Thome

Baptism of the Lord - Steeped in the Waters 14.01.2020 7:11 ↓

Fr. Derek Thome - Year A

Epiphany - God's Manifestation in our Life 09.01.2020 8:43 ↓

Fr. Derek Thome - Year A

Mary Mother of God - A Blessing from Mom 07.01.2020 6:35 ↓

Fr. Derek Thome - Jan. 1, 2020 Most Holy Virgin Mary, tender Mother of all, we consecrate the Catholic Diocese of Wichita all our parishes, schools, religious institutes, chapels, hospitals, clinics, all our ministries, all our families and each and every person to your Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart, O Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. Please accept our consecration, Dearest Mother, and use us as yo...

Holy Family - Go Dance... 30.12.2019 7:32 ↓

Lead well and they'll stick the landing Year A - Fr. Derek Thome

Christmas Eve Mass at Night - Our Desire is Satisfied: "Taken Over by the Love that has Taken Hold of Us" 25.12.2019 10:50 ↓

" Tenderness is not gratification in the feelings we have, but abandonment, feeling oneself taken over by the love that has taken hold of us, by Him who has taken hold of us, feeling ourselves taken hold of by this Presence, feeling ourselves taken hold of by what has happened, the presence of what has happened." - Liugi Guissani Paragraph 2 ( http://archivio.traces-cl.com/dic05/christmas.html ) o...

4th Sunday of Advent - From Nazareth to Bethlehem: Addressing our Fears on the Last Leg of the Journey 22.12.2019 10:29 ↓

Removing the roadblock to Christ: approaching the Manger of the Christ-child Picture of the Believed birthplace of Christ in Bethlehem This Mountain Life (film) Trailer: https://vimeo.com/241463863 

3rd Sunday of Advent - Seeking Happiness, Forever Joyful: Patience Amidst Imperfection 16.12.2019 8:25 ↓

Year A - Fr. Derek Thome

2nd Sunday of Advent - The More You Know, the More You Notice, The More You Hope 10.12.2019 8:14 ↓

Year A - Fr. Derek Thome

1st Sunday of Advent - Searching for Our Heart's Desire 01.12.2019 10:57 ↓

"Advent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us." ~ Pope Benedict XVI Year A - Fr. Derek Thome  

Christ the King Sunday - Empowered to Thrive 26.11.2019 9:08 ↓

STA - Stewardship Commitment Sunday - Fr. Derek Thome

Stop, Drop, and ROLE 19.11.2019 6:04 ↓

33rd Sunday in OT - Year C - Fr. Derek Thome

The Tree I See 05.11.2019 7:45 ↓

31st Sunday in OT - Year C - Fr. Derek Thome Photo of a tree in current day Jericho