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Author: St. Charles Borromeo
Sixth Sunday of Easter – Homily (Fr. Smith)
If you told me in January that the entire world would essentially shut down because of a pandemic I would have assumed that it was the return of the black plague which could kill over half the population of a city in weeks. If you clarified that although many would be afflicted by the virus it would kill a relatively small percentage of those infected, I would have assumed that it must target children. Yet at the very beginning it was thought that children would be relatively protected from it and that its main targets would be the old, the poor and people with preexisting conditions. This is extraordinary. Indeed, it is an act of almost unimaginable “pro-life” generosity. And as someone who woke up one day and found himself in the elderly category, I want to thank you for your consideration. But something is missing. The generosity may be worldwide, but the vision somewhat myopic. Continue reading “Sixth Sunday of Easter – Homily (Fr. Smith)”
Online Community Mass – Sunday 5/17 11:15 AM EDT
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ATTENTION: Zoom is currently experiencing technical problems. We will provide a live stream here from Youtube, and at our Youtube channel https://youtube.com/stcharlesbklyn . Alternatively, Fr. John Gribowich from our parish will be saying the 11 AM EDT Mass at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral at https://netny.tv/watch-now/ or on cable at Spectrum channel 97, Optimum channel 30, and Verizon FIOS channel 48.
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5th Sunday of Easter – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto)
As we come to this fifth Sunday of Easter, we again find ourselves with the Lord and the disciples in the evening of the Last Supper, as recorded for us by John. And there is a dynamic that’s going on here: Jesus is speaking to the disciples and knows what will occur as the evening transgresses, and knows that they will all be very disturbed in the sense of frightened and anxious. And so He opens with the words, “Do not let your hearts be troubled,” and invites them to faith.
And it’s interesting as you progress in the presentation – literally the discourse of Jesus – you find that there are different elements. In one case, Jesus is telling them that he’s going, and they want to know where are you going. They’re not familiar with that. In Jesus comes with that very beautiful line:”I am the way, and the truth, and the life,” then He goes on and talks about His identity. This is a critical part of the presentation, for Jesus basically is announcing to them the intimacy that is there between Himself and the Father. Continue reading “5th Sunday of Easter – Homily (Msgr. LoPinto) “
Fifth Sunday of Easter – 5/10/2020 Online Community Mass
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