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

The Podcasts

Faith and love require that we enter more deeply into Christian community.

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We note how Peter and John, entering Jesus' empty tomb, reach a moment of insight which convinces them of his resurrection.

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Barabbas is "son of the father."  Jesus, "son of the father" in the deepest sense, takes the place of every last one of us.

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Jesus is the grain of wheat which loses its identity in order to bring forth an unexpected harvest.

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Jesus revives Lazarus because he is God and can do so, but also because he is human and he feels the bitterness of bereavement.

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The best-known verse of the Bible, and the end of the Hebrew Bible.

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You'd think those beholding the healing of a man born blind would rejoice.  Instead, he is a problem.

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