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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
The Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time (2025)
This Sunday’s Gospel reminds us that our commitment to live as disciples of Jesus asks that we imitate his selfless service
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle C)
Today, Jesus is reminding us that “the harvest is great but the laborers are few.”
The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (2025)
In celebrating this Solemnity, we honor two people who gave all that they were in service of the Gospel and the Church.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (2025)
Today’s celebration of Trinity Sunday calls each of us to continue to move beyond my “self” and what I claim to be “mine.”
Pentecost (2025)
This celebration reminds us the Pentecost of the first Christians was a witnessing of the power of the Spirit for the future
The Ascension of the Lord (2025)
The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord reminds us that Jesus disappeared from the disciples’ physical sight so that he might become more present to the eyes of their hearts
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (2025)
Rather than closing ranks and opting for exclusivity, the Church’s first leaders imagined a new way forward and enlisted others to help them in their mission
The Fifth Sunday of Easter (2025)
We are to love others as Jesus has loved us, in dynamic and life-giving ways
The Fourth Sunday of Easter (2025)
We can only say we truly know this Good Shepherd if we are willing to listen to his voice and follow his commands
The Second Sunday of Easter (2025)
It was in and through that community that Thomas finally encountered the Risen Christ
Easter Sunday 2025
Living Easter means living life in the sure knowledge that everything has changed
The Fourth Sunday of Lent (2025)
The story of the Prodigal Son reminds us that God is ever-patient and always willing to welcome us home, regardless of what we might have done or of how far we have strayed.
The Third Sunday of Lent (2025)
As we travel along, the Readings this Sunday remind us there should be an urgency and sense of purpose to our journey
The Second Sunday of Lent (2025)
Jesus wants us to see his glory, so that we can cling to that experience
The First Sunday of Lent (2025)
The temptation to choose our own way and will over God’s is never far away
The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
This Sunday’s Readings are inviting us to look at our lives and on the realities of the world around us with clear eyes
The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Love of one's enemy constitutes the nucleus of the “Christian revolution”
The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
God doesn’t choose us because of our greatness or our giftedness
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
This Child is truly “the glory of Israel and the Light of the nations.”