by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2013, 30th Sunday of Ordinary, Cycle C
CYCLE C 30TH ORDINARY 2013 Sirach 35:12-14; 16-18, 2 Tim4: 6-8; 16-18, Luke 18: 9-14 1. Think of all the things you prayed for in the last months. I have prayed for my mom, my sister, my family, my relatives, my work, my ministry, our Church, our nation, our fellow...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2013, Cycle C, Twenty Forth Sunday of Ordinary
CYCLE C 24TH ORDIANRY (2013) Ex 32: 7-11, 13-14, 1 Tim 1: 12-17, Luke 15:1-10 1.Now in the New Evangelization, Pope Francis reminds pilgrims that, “…it is enough to open a newspaper and we see that around us there is the presence of evil, the Devil is at...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2013, Cycle A, Third Sunday of Advent
CYCLE A 3RD ADVENT 2013-14 1. I WAITED all summer for the heat to go away. Now I WAIT for the winter cold to go away. There is a rhythm to life thru WAITING that plays an important role in life. We WAIT to eat. We WAIT for payday. I’m WAITING for Downton Abby to...
by Fred Karpuk | Mar 16, 2014 | 2014, Cycle A, Second Sunday of Ordinary
CYCLE A 2ND ORDINARY 2014 Isaiah 49: 3, 5-6, 1 Cor. 1: 1-3, John 1: 29-34 Tags: Prophets, Messiah, Lambs 1. An important FAITH step for us is to know the DEPTH of who Jesus is. In our Liturgies, Old AND New Testament scripture is read to help us to Identify Jesus. WHO...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013, Cycle C, Pentecost
Acts 2: 1-11, 1Cor. 12: 2-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23 1. Pentecost is a fundamental celebration IN our liturgical year. And should have an air of FESTIVENESS about it. When Baptised we were brought into the MYSTERY of Jesus’ life AND into the MISSION of the Church...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013, Cycle C, Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary TIme
Blessed are they the Lord has Chosen…chosen to be His Own. 1. At Baptism, WATER is POURED to connect us, to a SERIES of events (from Abraham to Moses to Jesus) in God’s wonderful plan to sanctify mankind. This sacramental sign tells us that: #1) we are...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2013, Cycle C
1. A few nights ago, and this could be any night, after supper after a hard day, instead of helping clear the table and wash or dry dishes, I went into the living room unnoticed by Beth right away and I laid down to get a ‘Power Nap’. Just a few minutes...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 2013, Cycle C
1. In one sense, you are a CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. The Discipline inherent in the commandments and laws of the church, obligate, make it necessary that you to be here. Your expectations then, of what you get on Sundays should be HIGH. Hopefully though, you are here because...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013, Cycle C, Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Isaiah 6: 1-2, 3-8, 1 Cor. 15: 1-11, Lk. 5: 1-11 1. The last words of our Lord on earth were directed to the Apostles. They pretty much made up the whole of the Church. He told them, “Go make disciples of all nations, Baptize them and teach them to observe all...
by Fred Karpuk | Aug 30, 2013 | 2013, Cycle C, Easter, Fourth Sunday of Easter
2013 Acts 13: 14-43-52, Rev. 7:9- 14-17, John 10: 27-30 1.It’s very helpful when crafting a homily to know the DYNAMICS of what was taking place in a particular reading. For this Homily I sourced the BEST. The Jerome Biblical commentary…not hardly. I went...
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