Browsing the January 2023 archive of Father's Homilies
Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 29, 2023
Posted by marguerite noga on 1/30/23
Blessed are the poor in spirit
To help us appreciate today’s readings, I want to begin with two stories.
The first… On the 27th of March 1808, a grand performance of The Creation took place in Vienna. The composer himself, Franz Joseph Haydn, who was quite elderly, was ... Read More »
Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 15, 2023
Posted by marguerite noga on 1/17/23
Keeping the divine life flowing
There was a quiet forest dweller who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps. The old gentleman had been hired many years ago by an earlier town council to clear away the debris of leaves and branches from ... Read More »
Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany January 8, 2023
Posted by marguerite noga on 1/09/23
A Kingdom revealed in a manger
Did you have a chance to watch any of the proceedings in the House of Representatives this week? If you didn’t happen to catch it, there was a lot of confusion and great difficulty to elect the Speaker of the House. One ... Read More »