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Pray and Reflect
These homilies and reflections by Father Silas explore the Readings of the Sunday Mass and the times and sesons of the Christian life
The Third Sunday of Lent (2026)
Lent invites us to face our deepest thirst and let Christ satisfy it.
Second Sunday of Lent 2026
We are not given light to stay on the mountain, but to carry into the valley
The First Sunday of Lent (Year A)
The Season of Lent reminds us that holiness is possible for us only when we enter into the struggle
The Ascension of the Lord (2025)
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord reminds us that Jesus disappeared from the disciples’ physical sight so that he might become more present to the eyes of their hearts
The Fourth Sunday of Lent (2025)
The story of the Prodigal Son reminds us that God is ever-patient and always willing to welcome us home, regardless of what we might have done or of how far we have strayed.
The Third Sunday of Lent (2025)
As we travel along, the Readings this Sunday remind us there should be an urgency and sense of purpose to our journey
The Second Sunday of Lent (2025)
Jesus wants us to see his glory, so that we can cling to that experience
The First Sunday of Lent (2025)
The temptation to choose our own way and will over God’s is never far away
The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
This Sunday’s Readings are inviting us to look at our lives and on the realities of the world around us with clear eyes
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year B)
Trinity Sunday invites us to reflect on the communion of love that is at the heart of God
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (2024)
Living the mystery of the Cross leaves no room for indifference
The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
Our faith, obedience, work for justice, and service are a response to the Savior’s gift.
The Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year B)
God’s mercy most perfectly expresses itself in God’s desire to bring us to life in Christ, even when we were dead to sin and had wandered far away.
The Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)
“Love is always a gift and the only thing God asks of us is that we remember how much we are loved. And because, as I hope we all know, the only thing love asks for is love.“
The Second Sunday of Lent (Year B)
In the Mystery of the Transfiguration of Jesus, we are given a glimpse of Resurrection-promise, even as we are reminded of the sacrifice of a Beloved Son.
Saint Serenus the Gardener: Cultivating Virtue
The witness of saints like Serenus challenges us to reflect on how we cultivate the “garden” that is our own spiritual life.
The First Sunday of Lent (Year B)
The Season of Lent ultimately reminds us that holiness is possible for us only when we enter into the struggle.