Browsing the November 2022 archive of Fr. Arturo Homilies

Homily for the 1st Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2022

Posted by Carol Johnson on 11/28/22

Today’s gospel ends with a serious warning: “You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of man will come”. I would like to focus my reflections today on the importance of being prepared for the coming of the Lord into our lives ... Read More »

Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 13, 2022

Posted by Carol Johnson on 11/14/22

My formal installation as pastor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is scheduled for this coming Tuesday. Pastors’ installations are performed by the Bishop or by another priest on the Bishop’s behalf. Bishop Zarama performs the installation of pastors appointed for the first time. Since I have been a pastor ... Read More »

Homily for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 6, 2022

Posted by Carol Johnson on 11/07/22

In today’s gospel the Lord ends his teaching regarding the resurrection of the body saying: “He [the God of Moses] is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him, all are alive”. This truth, that for God all those who have already left this world ... Read More »

Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 30, 2022

Posted by Carol Johnson on 11/01/22

Jericho was on the road from our Lord’s native province, Galilee, toward the city of Jerusalem. Our Lord traveled that road many times during his life, several of those as a preacher and miracle maker. We assume that Zacchaeus was not aware of those several visits, but he definitely ... Read More »