Originally delivered on August 30,1992
Readings: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Luke 14:1, 7-14
We are reminded that if we want to be great, we should celebrate with and praise the least attended to among us. If we want to strive for humility, then we should celebrate the reflection of God within ourselves and our sisters and brothers, despite our unworthiness. It is the mystery of God’s love that makes each of us special and unique. The challenge for each of us is to give thanks to God for our gifts By giving constant thanks to God, we achieve humility. But we cannot stop there. We must also reach out to all of God’s people and use the gifts given to us by God to enrich their lives. In turn, our own lives will be enlightened by the beauty of Jesus in the face of those “outsiders” that we embrace.
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Originally delivered on July 23, 1989
Readings: Gn 18:1-10a; Col 1:24-28; Luke 10:38-42
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Originally delivered on June 28, 1992
Readings: Kings 19: 16-21, Paul to the Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9: 51-62
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Originally delivered on June 25, 1989
Readings: Zechariah 12:10-11, Paul to the Galatians 3: 26-29; Luke 9: 18-24
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Originally delivered on June 17, 1989
Readings: Sm 12:7-10, 13, Gal 2:16, 19-21, Lk 7:36—8:3
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Originally delivered on June 20, 1992
Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; Paul to the Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17
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Originally delivered on June 13, 1992
Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31; Paul to the Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
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Originally delivered on June 7, 1992
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; Paul to the Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23
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Originally delivered on May 31, 1992
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 7: 55-60; Revelation 22: 12-14, and John 17: 20-26
God is love. Our loving, parental God sent His Son, Jesus, to all the people of the earth to lead them back to His Father’s house to celebrate together forever. So simple, yet our challenge is to find its meaning for us in our hectic, challenging lives. Stephen understood this message and gives witness of this understanding to others. We, as Christians, are called to be like Stephen, to love one another as our God loves us. Like Stephen, our witness may cost us our lives, but we are called to give witness by showing our passion for people, our brothers and sisters, especially those we might call our enemies.
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