Browsing the October 2022 archive of Father's Homilies

Homily for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year October 16, 2022

Posted by marguerite noga on 10/17/22

   Persistence in Prayer

Inasmuch as prayer runs through our readings as a common theme today, I want to share some favorite stories about prayer…One summer a young family came back home for a vacation. The little girl’s grandfather looked into her room one evening, and found his granddaughter ... Read More »

Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 9, 2022

Posted by marguerite noga on 10/11/22

    Remembering to Give Thanks

Several years ago, there was a successful businessman who reflected on his life and decided to write to all the people who had been influential in helping him become who he was.

 

His fourth grade teacher quickly came to mind because she ... Read More »

Homily for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 2, 2022

Posted by marguerite noga on 10/03/22

A Mustard Seed Faith

When I was a boy, I was impressed with Jesus statement in today’s gospel that, if we had faith the size of a mustard seed, we could say to a sycamore tree, “Be uprooted and transplanted into the ocean” it would obey you. We had ... Read More »