Sunday Homilies

from Father Kevin Laughery, Troy St. Jerome and St. Jacob St. James Parishes, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Note: Comments from this page do not reach me; instead, email: kl@kevinlaughery.com

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All of us, by reason of our baptism, are living out our call to holiness. There are some highly visible vocations (e.g. priesthood) which we need to pay special attention to. All of us, living out the universal call, act with freedom so that, with the help of God's grace, "what we shall later be" can joyfully surprise us.
Direct download: KML_2009-12-27_Summary.MP3
Category:Sunday Homilies -- posted at: 4:16pm CDT

http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/daniel/daniel13.htm The lady who attacked Pope Benedict and injured Cardinal Etchegaray happens to be named Susanna. So we have another, quite different story of "Susanna and the Elders" from the one referenced in the above link. On Sunday, December 27, at the last Mass, I made ready to record, and I didn't recognize that the device was signaling that I had "hold" on. Some time today I will record an audio summary of my homily for Holy Family.
Category:Sunday Homilies -- posted at: 11:31am CDT

The Christmas Curmudgeon of the 21st century asks: What does it mean when people say, "I can't believe that Christmas is here already!"? It may be a good experience for us to perceive the recurrence of great feast days and to lift our gaze to the eternal truths that they reveal to us.
Direct download: KML_2009-12-20_1015am.MP3
Category:Sunday Homilies -- posted at: 1:18pm CDT

"Your redemption is at hand." Instead of denying the fact that each of us faces a moment of ultimate truth before God, we who acknowledge our God as the Lord of all time and history look forward to God's work of fulfilling all of creation.
Direct download: KML_2009-11-29_8am.MP3
Category:Sunday Homilies -- posted at: 8:48am CDT

"You say I am a king." We are challenged to imagine a different sort of kingship in the Son of God who in ruling us has become the ultimate servant.
Direct download: KML_2009-11-22_8am.MP3
Category:Sunday Homilies -- posted at: 8:46am CDT