Sermons by “Father Philip Smith”

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Receiving and Giving the Peace of Christ

Homily from the weekend of April 16, 2023

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The God of Encouragement

Homily from the weekend of November 6, 2022

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Living a Double Life

Father Philip Smith: “We all do that in certain moments in our life, don’t we? We’re two different people in two different situations, because we want to fit in, make certain people happy, gain a certain type of advantage. We don’t also be ourselves. Jesus was challenging his disciples today to know who they were and to be that person always, to be that person consistently.”

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Oct03-Homily-FrPhil-2021

Seeing Life as a Generative Opportunity

Father Philip Smith: We’re all called to be fruitful vines, spreading ourselves out into the world, going out and building connections, relationships – serving, loving, helping all kinds of different people.

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March21-Homily-FrPhil-2021

Standing out

Father Philip Smith: We’re called to be ourselves as God made us and to let our light shine in the world.

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Dec13-Homily-FrPhil-2020

Lessons on Solitude

Father Philip Smith: I think most of us have some kind of fear of being alone. We like keeping busy, oftentimes because we’re afraid of what will bubble up within us.

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Making good, long-term decisions

Father Philip Smith: Prayer can provide stability for the stressful moments, the unexpected moments where we have to make difficult decisions.

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The Dangers of Perfectionism in our Spiritual Life

Father Philip Smith: Perfectionism is an obstacle to true growth and change in our life.

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Ash Wednesday: Procrastinating in our spiritual life

Father Philip Smith: We’re invited to overcome our tendency toward spiritual procrastination, reminded not to put off for later those things God’s inviting us to do.

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The Sting of Death

Father Philip Smith shares three lessons on how we face death as Christian people.

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