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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 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
Our responsibilities in the world matter, but our deepest allegiance belongs to God
The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
The invitation of this Gospel is to become people who can receive God's generosity without needing to measure it against what someone else receives
The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
The God who calls us is the God who continually reconciles us to himself and to one another
The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
The Gospel invites us to put ourselves behind Jesus, to let him lead, and to become free enough to follow
The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
The mercy of Christ is always stronger than the boundaries we create
The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
God's faithful presence does not rise and fall with our awareness of it
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
The God revealed to us this Sunday is the God of extravagant generosity
The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
When we recognize the value of the Kingdom, everything changes
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
God never ceases to work quietly within the human heart, bringing about a harvest that only God can fully see.
The Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time (2026)
Jesus invites us to receive grace so fully that it can accomplish within us what God desires.
The Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
We are called to become the healing touch of Christ for others.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (2026)
The mystery of the Trinity reminds us that love remains at the center of reality
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
No matter how dark the road may feel, we are not walking it without light
Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2026)
As disciples of Jesus, we work to sustain the good that is in the world and to transform whatever needs transformation
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026)
As Christians, we believe that the saving work of Jesus continues today, in unexpected ways in our own lives and in the lives of each of his followers.
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
While it might be hard to think of ourselves as prophets, that’s exactly what we are called to be
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025)
Jesus stands with us, offering us God’s wisdom, asking us to give our witness to the world and to offer our testimony with courage and faith
The Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2025)
“We belong to the humus, the soil, and it is in this belonging that we can find the deepest reason for gratitude.”
The Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2025)
“Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night?”