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The Last Homily of Msgr. William Kerr (1940-2009)
The text is especially poignant in retrospect. It is an astonishing, powerful and peculiar tale from an even earlier point in his life. The text is preceded by an introduction from the Mass attendees who compiled it:
Those of us who were blessed to be present when Msgr. William Kerr gave his last homily have attempted from memory to capture in writing his last pastoral thoughts. While this is not...
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February 2013
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“Jesus Christ gave up His life that we might live, therefore, whoever wishes to...”
– St Catherine of Bologna
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Releasing the Arrow: HOMILY for St Paul Miki and... →
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HOMILY for St Paul Miki and Companion Martyrs
Heb 12:4-7. 11-15; Ps 102; Mark 6:1-6
The 11th-century Japanese courtesan, Sei Shonagon, once said, in what is considered the world’s oldest novel, that a saint is one “who has really given up all thoughts of the world”. In a sense,…
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I didn't sign up for this. →
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“Isn’t this our moment? Isn’t this my moment? Isn’t this the day I have prepared myself ever since I believed in Christ?
I signed up for this. I signed up for the ridicule. I signed up for the persecution. I signed up for the disappointment and I signed up for the relentless prayer in the face of all odds. I signed up for defeat so that victory could be had.
I signed up to...
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“The successors of the Apostles must also expect to be repeatedly beaten, by...”
– Pope Benedict XVI, Epiphany Homily 2013 (via thecagedskylark)
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