Sermons on “Service”
Fr. Phil’s Last Homily: On God’s Journey
Father Philip Smith: As I reflect on the past five years, I’m just filled with gratitude to be part of this community. The goal of what I’ve tried to do is simply rooted in what we do here: To help our students know that Jesus is with them on the journey.
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Ascension: Telling the World that Jesus Lives
Monsignor Michael Billian: The Solemnity of the Ascension is a call for us to tell the world that Jesus is still with us.
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Living Abundantly
Father Philip Smith: The abundant living that Jesus is inviting us to today is a life in which we sometimes let go of our plans because they were indeed too easy and embrace God’s plans and the tasks that God has entrusted to us to complete in the world today, even when we don’t feel strong enough to complete them.
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Holy Thursday: Eating at the Big Table
Monsignor Michael Billian: The Lord invites all of us to come to the Big Table, to listen to the stories that belong to our faith family, to share in the one bread and the one cup, to enjoy the strength that we receive by being together around the Big Table.
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Palm Sunday: Making Time for Jesus
Father Philip Smith: The great thing that will happen if we make time for Jesus this week, and really every day, is that we will see what Jesus has done for us.
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Transforming Failure into Positive Change
Father Philip Smith: When we fail, we can step back and we can put our lives in perspective and look at what really might need to change and what we can do differently.
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Praying for Vocations
Monsignor Michael Billian reflects on his own call to the priesthood.
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A Lesson in Cooperation
Monsignor Michael Billian: The Lord invites you and me to say “Yes” to him, to join in that chorus of, “I will cooperate with the Lord.”
View SermonAdvent: Changing our Settings
Monsignor Michael Billian: Advent is an opportunity to change our personal settings in life.
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Don’t Snooze Through Advent
Father Philip Smith: Advent is a time to stop hitting the snooze button on the changes we need to make to allow God to help us to become better people in a closer community together.
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