Homily: Ash Wednesday

(c) Bro. Mickey McGrath

This past Wednesday Christians came together to be marked on the forehead with ashes, beginning the 40 day journey of Lent. Most have figured out some favorite food or activity to give up, which is all well and good.  But what about looking at the way we pray.  Sure we come to church…we say our prayers at home…but do we pray as Jesus taught us how to pray?

The Gospel tells us that Jesus taught his disciples to stop babbling words, for God already knows what you need;  instead, go to your inner room, close the door and to pray in secret. What is Jesus talking about? What does that look like?  How does that help me? How does that transform me…and others?

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Homily: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Isn’t part of life all about gaining wealth – about one’s net worth – being successful and living the dream?  Matter of fact this is so ingrained into our psyche that we can easily and erroneously transfer this ideal to our spirituality – just as the rich young man did in the Gospel story this weekend when he asked, “What do I need to do to inherit eternal life?”

The challenge we all face is that two millennia later this Gospel reminds us that that is the wrong question!

What is the right question and how do we answer it?  Click below and check it out…

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