Homily delivered on the External Solemnity of All Saints, 2014 at Saint Paul’s Parish, Riverside, Illinois. [display_podcast] “Almighty God,” our Collect begins, “you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous … Read more
“It is not sufficient to participate regularly in the Eucharist, with its unequal stress on individuality and formalism; rather we have to be eucharistic people. We have to live perpetually in the eucharistic context and this means preparation in the form of constant attempts to resolve the underlying paradoxes involved. The cosmic and the local, … Read more
[display_podcast] Angels and the Catholic Imagination, a homily series HOMILY I | HOMILY II Homily 3 of 3: “Angels are Sacramental Beings” Given at St Paul’s Parish, Riverside, Illinois We conclude this morning this three-part homily series on the Holy Angels with an exploration of the relationship between angels and ascetical theology. That is, the relationship between … Read more
[display_podcast] Angels and the Catholic Imagination, a homily series HOMILY I | HOMILY III Homily 2 of 3: “Angels and God’s Creative Word” Given at St Paul’s, Riverside, Illinois In last Sunday’s homily on Michaelmas, I offered a five-point outline of the doctrine of angels. Angels are all about God — praising God and “presencing” God. Angels … Read more
Angels and the Catholic Imagination, a homily series HOMILY II | HOMILY III Homily 1 of 3: “Angels are all about God” Given at St Paul’s, Riverside, Illinois on Michaelmas 2013 It is fitting that on this feast of St Michael and All Angels, I have an announcement. This is the first of three homilies on … Read more