Not Your Average Homilies from Deacon Joe Harrington: Recent Episodes
Deacon Joe Harrington
Permanent Deacon in the Archdiocese of Boston Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul in Hingham, Massachusetts
Homily: Easter Sunday 2025 Unedited-re-recorded "I found God in a Uber"This is the full, unedited version of the Sunrise homily. Winds during the live recording required that the track be edited . Deacon Joe HarringtonThe Collaborative parishes of St. Paul and Resurrection, HinghamMusic: "Turnaround" Matt Maher
Homily: Easter Sunday 2025 @ Sunrise " Finding God in a Uber"Deacon Joe HarringtonNote: The wind was loud and this track needed to be edited. Full homily is re-recorded on Homily: Easter Sunday 2025 " Finding God in a Uber" The Collaborative Parishes of St. Paul and Resurrection, Hingam,MassachusettsMusic: "Turnaround " Matt Maher
Homily: Christmas Eve 2024 ”Wait..you can stay at my house”12.24.24The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. PaulHingham, MassachusettsDeacon Joe HarringtonArchdiocese of BostonMusic: “In the bleak midwinter” James TaylorBy notyouraveragejoe1 is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Homily: Easter 2024 Sunrise Service ”Present”Easter 202403.31.24The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. PaulHingham, MassachusettsDeacon Joe HarringtonArchdiocese of BostonMusic: “One” U2Homily: Easter 2024 By notyouraveragejoe1 is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Homily: ”He Gets Us”Easter 202304.09.23The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. PaulHingham, MassachusettsDeacon Joe HarringtonArchdiocese of BostonMusic: “Graves into Gardens” Elevation Worship- Worship Initiative- Shane & Shane
Homily: ”Our Crosses and the Road Ahead” Don Bosco Technical High School Memorial Mass for Alumni and Faculty All Class Reunion 09.03.22 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “And I Will Lift My Eyes" Tony Alfonso, Leim Lawson
Homily: ”Follow the Son” Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.04.22 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Sunshine on my Shoulder" John Denver
Homily: ”No more hurting people. Peace” Easter 2022 04.04.22 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Be a Light” Thomas Rhett with Reba McEntire,Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin and Keith Urban
Homily: ”Our Wounds” Easter 2021 04.04.21 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Graves into Gardens” Elevation Worship
Homily: ”Joy Breaks Through” Christmas Eve 2020 12.24.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “ Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy)” Chris Tomlin
Homily: ”The Way to Love and Sainthood” All Saints Day 11.01.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Blessed” Lucinda Williams
Homily: ”Am I Walking on Water or Sinking like a Stone?” Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time 08.09.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Be a Light” Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire and Hillary Scott
Homily: Father’s Day 2020 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 06.21.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Homily inspired by Fr. William Bausch from The Story Revealed
Homily: ” Is this a time of Wonder?” Seventh Sunday of Easter 05.25.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Boundless Love” John Prine John Prine, country-folk singer-songwriter died from Covid-19 at 71.
Homily: ”Perfection” Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 02.23.20 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music with Closing Prayer by Adam Trudel, Kenneth Mak and Philip Callier
Homily: ”Finding Meaning in the Questions” Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 11.17.99 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Walk Down this Mountain” Bebe Norman
Homily: ”The Joys of Love, Forgiveness and Gratitude” Christmas Eve 2019 12.24.19 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Joy to The World - Unspeakable Joy" Chris Tomlin
Homily: ” The Joys of Love,Forgiveness and Gratitude" Christmas Eve 2019 12.24.19 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “ Joy To The World/Unspeakable Joy” Chris Tomlin
Homily: Mass of Thanksgiving 09.22.19 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Phil Anderson Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Servant Song” Angelina
Homily: Mass of Thanksgiving 09.22.19 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Matt Porter Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman” Noel Henry
Homily: ”Multiplying Our Joys And Dividing Our Sorrows!” Christmas 2018 12.25.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “ Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy) ” Chris Tomlin
Homily: ”Making Straight Our Crooked Lines” Second Sunday of Advent 2018 12.09.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Jesus Take The Wheel” Carrie Underwood
Homily: ”Are We Available?” Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe 11.25.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” Vince Guaraldi from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Homily: ”Becoming Rich in Generosity” Twenty-Eight Sunday In Ordinary Time 10.14.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” The Hollies Link to Companion video that inspired this message: https://joeharrington.blogspot.com/2018/10/myrtle-beach-innkeeper-opens-his-doors.html
Homily: ”A Ride To Paradise” Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time 07.15.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Less Of Me” Glen Campbell
Homily: ”Leaving Footprints” Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 08.26.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Walk Down This Mountain” Bebo Norman
Homily: ”I Just Met God At The United States Post Office” Twenty –Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.16.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “May God Be Everywhere I Go”
Homily: ”Unconditional Love” Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.07.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Wedding Song (There is Love)” Noel Paul Stookey
Homily: “Let It Be” Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7.01.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Let It Be “ The Beatles Anthology 3 version. Recorded Jan 1969. It is a much simpler version, as McCartney had still not written the final verse yet ("And when the night is cloudy ... I wake up to the sound of music ."). Instead, the first verse is repeated. The song also features studio talk between Lennon and McCartney prior to another take: John: Are we supposed to giggle [or perhaps 'get (a) little'] in the solo? Paul: Yeah. John: OK. Paul: This'll – this is gonna knock you out, boy.Also, following the end of the recording, Lennon can be heard saying, "I think that was rather grand. I'd take one home with me. OK let's track it. (Gasps) You bounder, you cheat!" (This is a reference to the no-overdub policy that the Beatles had adopted for the Get Back project – "tracking" refers to double tracking the vocals on a recording.) Source: Wikipedia
Homily: “Do We Know the Shepherd?” Fourth Sunday of Easter 04.22.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy) Live Shane and Shane
Homily: “A Father’s Love” Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 6.17.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Cat’s in the Cradle” Live Harry Chapin
Homily: “Together We Rise!” Second Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy 04.08.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “I Will Rise” St. Monica Catholic Community Santa Monica, California
Homily: ”The Lord was pleased to Crush Him in Infirmity” Good Friday 2018 03.30.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Jesus was a only Son” Bruce Springsteen
Homily: “There is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in” Easter Sunday 2018 04.01.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Anthem” Live in London Leonard Cohen
Homily: Who Are We Called to Be?” Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 01.14.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Try A Little Kindness” Glen Campbell
Homily: Repent with Mercy” First Sunday of Lent 02.18.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Turn Our Hearts Around” Trevor Thomson
Homily: “ Divided Hearts” Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.22.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Song of Hope” Robbie Sealy Band
Homily: “ Waiting” Advent 2017 First Sunday of Advent 12.03.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “In The Bleak Midwinter “ Dan Folgelberg A prayer for Advent from "Good Morning,Good God!" by Fr. Austin Fleming "The Concord Pastor" The Word Among Us Press wau.org
Homily: “ Hope and Joy” Christmas 2017 12.24.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy)” Chris Tomlin A Christmas Prayer (For Nearly Everyone) from America Magazine by Fr. Jim Martin S.J.
Homily: "Hallelujah Anyway! Mercy and Forgiveness" Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul in Hingham, Massachusetts Music: "Hallelujah Anyway" Candi Staton
Homily: "Guide Our Feet To The Way of Peace" Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Chapel at A Painza Arzua, Spain Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "I Will Lift My Eyes" Tony Alonso and Liam Lawton Prayer Intentions Music: "Sometimes by Step" Rich Mullins
Homily: "The Wisdom and Understanding of God" Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 02.12.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "I Will Lift My Eyes" Tony Alonso, Liam Lawton and Chris Silva
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Homily: "The Treasures Of Our Children" Family-Welcome Mass Blessing of the soon to be Baptized Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.30.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "Your Grace is Enough/ Here I Am, Lord" Matt Maher
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Homily: "It Is All Good!" Easter Sunday Of The Resurrection 2017 04.16.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "I Will Rise" St. Monica 5:30 Choir St. Monica Catholic Community Santa Monica, CA
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Homily: "The Devil Made Me Do It!" First Sunday of Lent 03.05.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "I Was A Burden" Blind Boys of Alabama Featuring Lee Anne Womack
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Homily: "Who Do They Say We Are?" Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 08.27.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "You Will Know" by Paul Melley
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Homily: "Sowing Seeds with Unconditional Love" Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.16.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "Whenever God Shines His Light" Van Morrison
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Homily: "Casting And Mending People" Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 1.22.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "People Get Ready" Rod Stewart
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Homily: "How Do we Get Satisfaction?" Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 02.26.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "I Can't Get Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
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Homily: "There is a Crack in Everything, that is how the Light gets in " Easter Sunrise 2017 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen
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Homily: "Little Faith, Big Doubts?" Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 08.13.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: "Send In The Clowns" Judy Collins Not Your Average Homily by notyouraveragejoe1 is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Homily: "Joy Is More Joyful When We Share It" Christmas Eve 2016 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: Joy to the World Third Day
Homily: "What Are Our Real Treasures?" 08.08.16 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul in Hingham, Massachusetts Music: "You've Got A Friend" and "You Can Close Your Eyes" by James Taylor
Homily: "What Is Our One Needed Thing?" 07.17.16 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul in Hingham, Massachusetts Music: "Be With Me Lord" by Tom Booth
Homily: "Why Follow Jesus?" 06.26.16 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul in Hingham, Massachusetts Music: "Cry Out To Jesus" by Third Day and Jesus,Take The Road by Carrie Underwood
Pentecost 2016 05.15.16 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Music: Breathe on Me, Oh Breath of God Liam Lawton
Homily: Be Humble & Kind for Lent Fifth Sunday in Lent 2016 03.13.16 Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Music: Humble & Kind by Tim Mc Graw
Reflection Deacon Roger Vierra Fr. Chris Hickey, Pastor Archdiocese of Boston St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Hanover, MA St. Helen /Holy Mothers Collaborative 10.18.15 Music: "How Great Is Our God" "Lord I Lift Your Name Up High" Holy Mothers Collaborative Festival Choir
Homily: Mark 10:35-45 Deacon John Murray Archdiocese of Boston St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Hanover, MA 10.18.15 Music: "Only in God" "Strength For The Journey" "Here I Am to Worship" Holy Mothers Collaborative Festival Choir
Homily: Francis and Family Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston St.Paul Parish Hingham, MA 10.04.15 Music: "Welcome" - Big Daddy Weave
Homily: I Am Who I Am Before God...No More, No Less" Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston St.Paul Parish Hingham, MA 09.20.15 Music: "You Know Who I Am" - Tom Booth & Matt Maher
Homily: Christ The King and the Charlie Brown Christmas "God found me, even when I stopped looking" Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston St.Paul Parish Hingham, MA 11.22.15 Music: "I Can't Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2 "May Your Kingdom Come" - Steve Angrisano
Homily: Cures and Healings Deacon Joe Harrington Communion Service St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Hanover,MA 07.02.15 Music: Christ in Me Arise - Trevor Thomson
Homily: Can We Love Our Enemies? Deacon Joe Harrington Communion Service at St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Hanover,Massachusetts 06.16.15 Music: Turn Our Hearts Around Trevor Thomson They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love Jars of Clay
Homily: "Go and Forgive" Deacon Joe Harrington Communion Service St. Mary of the Sacred Heart, Hanover,MA 03.10.2015 Music: "I Was A Burden" Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Lee Ann Womack
Good Friday 2015 Homily: "I Have Lost My Way" Deacon Joe Harrington St. Paul Parish Hingham, MA 04.04.2015 Music: Hungry(I'm Falling on My Knees) Mercy Me Jesus Is The Answer Paul Simon and the Dixie Hummingbirds
Homily for Christmas Eve 2014 Theme: Three Gifts of Christmas Joy St. Paul Parish Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Reflection Music: Oh Holy Night by Celtic Thunder and Joseph's Lullaby by MercyMe
24th Annual Gratitude Mass Alleluia: Fr. Jim Mahoney, Pastor, St. Bridget and Holy Ghost Collaborative, Abington and Whitman MA Gospel & Homily: Deacon Kevin Martin , St. Mary of the Hills, Milton MA "Attitude of Gratitude" Reflection: "Follow Me" sung by Brian Pierce, Becky Plasse & Jeff Marani, Holy Family, Duxbury MA Gratitude and Mission message: Erich Miller, My Brother's Keeper Recessional: "We Are Called"
Reflection on the Beatitudes and Follow Me Communion Service 7.10.14 Deacon Joe Harrington St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish Hanover,Massachusetts Music: Come and Follow Me (Tom Franzak) David Haas photo: Chapel at Enders Island, CT
by Odetta and the Holmes Brothers
Reflection on the Lost Sheep. Dr.Ken Brantley and the Ebola crisis in Liberia/ The Francis Top 10 Tips to Happiness Deacon Joe Harrington Communion Service 08.12.14 St. Mary of the Sacred Heart Parish Hanover,Massachusetts Music: May your Kingdom Come Written and Sung by Steve Angrissano Photo: Enders Island, CT
Homily: God's Generosity will not be outdone St. Paul Parish Hingham, MA 8.03.14 Deacon Joe Harrington Music: Your Grace is Enough/ Here I Am Lord Sung by Matt Maher Photo: Beginning of the Day at Enders Island, CT
Homily: Seeing through the weeds, growing and transforming ourselves St.Paul Parish Hingham, MA 7.20.14 Deacon Joe Harrington Music: What on Earth Will You Do (For Heaven's Sake) Written and Sung by Johnny Cash photo: Abbey of Gethsemani Trappist,KY
Elaine Francis Sheehan Funeral St.Brendan Parish Dorchester, MA 07.01.14 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 Homily: Deacon Joe Harrington Music: The Lord is My Shepard Sung by Jonathan Viera Words of Remembrances: John Harrington Music: This is the Place Sung by Liem Lawton photo: Elaine's first and grand nieces and nephews and extended family. Celebration of her life at the McKeon Post in Dorchester.