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Eileen Custy SL

When I agreed to prepare this homily, I did so without looking at the readings. I was very happy when I saw that the Gospel story was one of my…
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what purpose a giraffe serves in this life? Do they enhance nature? Can they be domesticated? They can’t carry a burden; It would slide right off…
Read MoreMary, the holy mother of God, or in Greek, “Theotokos.” That title goes back to the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD. Nestorius held that the divine and human natures…
Read MoreAt least two times since living here I have seen crooked roads made straight: Bardstown Road into Louisville and more recently Highway 49 from Loretto to Lebanon. Those projects took…
Read MoreIt is helpful to understand today’s Gospel if we remember that Mark was writing his Gospel for the early Christians before their separation from Judaism, which happened after the destruction…
Read More“ Here comes your God . . . who comes to save you. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared.” In…
Read MoreIn the first reading, Elisha feeds the people with 20 barley loaves. When the servant protested that it was not enough, Elisha replied simply, “Give it to the people to…
Read MoreThe God I grew up with is not the God I know now, and I suspect the same is truefor all of you. My first year of teaching high school…
Read MoreGood Shepherd Sunday? Foundation Day? Commitment Ceremony? The “Fiat” statue! Where to start? One of the Communion services we use begins in this way: “We have been chosen by the…
Read More“I will be your God and you will be my people.” We are a people with a history of covenants entered into with our God. In the first reading, God…
Read MoreOur Sunday readings are following the timeline of Jesus’ life. Last week he was baptized, and this week he is choosing his followers as he begins his public life. Our…
Read More“Who are you, God?” she asked. And God replied: “I Am. I am who I am.” “I am the origin of all life. I am the energy that drives everything…
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