Sunday, October 2, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives his homily on Sunday, October 2, 2016. Fr. Carl talks to us about learning how to follow God’s plan, including a great story from St. Teresa of Calcutta.

Readings: Habakkuk 1: 2-3, 2: 2-4; Psalm 95; 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-4; and Luke 17: 5-10

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives his homily on Saturday, September 24, 2016. He talks to us about the rich man / poor man parable and how the poor man has a name (Lazarus) but the rich man doesn’t, a twist on what is typical even today. We must never be complacent or indifferent to the poor around us.
Readings: Amos: 6:1, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; and Luke 16:19-31

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives the homily on Sunday, September 18, 2016. He talks to us about stewardship and taking quick, decisive action when there is a spiritual crisis in our lives.
Readings: Amos: 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; and Luke 16: 1-13

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives the homily on Sunday, September 4, 2016. He talks to us about St. Teresa of Calcutta with messages related to these three quotes from St. Teresa: “Live simply so that others might simply live,” “Do small things with great love,” and “A Saint is simply someone who believes God loves them.”
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18; Psalm 90; Philemon 9-10, 12-17; and Luke 14:25-33

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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Fr. Chris Reuter gives the homily on Sunday, August 28, 2016. He talks to us about social order, and how Jesus upended everything and how we need to continue to do that today. We apologize for the poor sound quality on this recording.
Readings: Sirach 3: 17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68; Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24; and Luke 14: 1, 7-14

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives the homily on Sunday, August 21, 2016. He tells us that it’s not about the quantity of people who are saved, it’s the quality of the people. The door is open for all of us, but we need to be one with the Lord in the here and now, not just afterwards.
Readings: Isaiah: 66:18-21; Psalm 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; and Luke 13:22-30

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Fr. Chris Reuter gives the homily on Sunday, August 14th, 2016. He talks to us about the barriers that we erect around us, but how there is something that just doesn’t love a wall. Conflicts will always be part of life, what we can control is what we do about them. We need to commit ourselves to peacemaking, reconciliation, and at the very least, not adding fuel to the fire.
Readings: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalm 40; Hebrews 12:1-4; and Luke 12:49-53

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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Fr. Carl gives his homily on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Fr. Carl talks to us about readiness for Jesus’ coming to us in the present day- each and every day of our lives. Still today we may fail to recognize God in everything around us, including each other.
Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9; Psalm 33; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; and Luke 12: 32-48

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Weekend of July 23-24, 2016

Fr. Carl Scherrer gives the homily on July 23, 2016. In his homily, he discusses that good prayer takes time. It is about what God says to us. Our words can be very few, just enough to open our minds and hearts to what God wants to say to us.
Readings: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:12-14; and Luke 11:1-13

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