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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

Silas Henderson 12/26/25 Silas Henderson 12/26/25

The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (2025)

The Word of God became flesh in a child who had a family

Silas Henderson 12/19/25 Silas Henderson 12/19/25

Like Saint Joseph, each of us being called to trust that what God has promised to us will be given to us.

Silas Henderson 12/21/23 Silas Henderson 12/21/23

We are being asked to trust that God has kept—and continues to keep—the promises made to our spiritual ancestors so many centuries ago.

Silas Henderson 3/19/23 Silas Henderson 3/19/23

What was more important was who Joseph was: a person of trust who made himself available, open to what God asked of him. He lived his life as a gift.