Sermons on “Love”
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Fr. Jeremy’s First Homily: Making God a First Priority
Father Jeremy Miller: The message of Jesus today is that nothing can take the place of our relationship with God.
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Fr. Phil’s Last Homily: On God’s Journey
Father Philip Smith: As I reflect on the past five years, I’m just filled with gratitude to be part of this community. The goal of what I’ve tried to do is simply rooted in what we do here: To help our students know that Jesus is with them on the journey.
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We are Precious in the Lord
Monsignor Michael Billian: We are called precious in the eyes of the Lord. We’re invaluable, cherished, highly esteemed. We are loved.
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Living Abundantly
Father Philip Smith: The abundant living that Jesus is inviting us to today is a life in which we sometimes let go of our plans because they were indeed too easy and embrace God’s plans and the tasks that God has entrusted to us to complete in the world today, even when we don’t feel strong enough to complete them.
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A Truly Good Friday
Monsignor Michael Billian: Good Friday is good. It is a day of solemn remembrance, not a day of mourning and sadness.
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Exercising our Spiritual Hearts
Monsignor Michael Billian: Just as the heart muscle benefits from exercise so our spiritual hearts benefit from the Lenten observances and practices.
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The Pressure to be Perfect
Father Philip Smith: Jesus is inviting us to show perfect love in the midst of imperfect life situations.
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Jesus, Hair Dye and the Christian Life
Father Philip Smith: Over time and with some patience, God can completely transform the way we act, the way we live in the world.
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Transforming Failure into Positive Change
Father Philip Smith: When we fail, we can step back and we can put our lives in perspective and look at what really might need to change and what we can do differently.
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Love Kindles Forgiveness
Monsignor Michael Billian: Often our close-mindedness blinds us to the possibility of reconciliation and repentance and forgiveness. And perhaps that is the lesson that’s hard most for us to learn.
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