“Two Thoughts” - Sunday Homilies: Recent Episodes
Fr. Mike Ritter
What keeps us from the wedding banquet of life? And where do we get our wedding garment?
Moving from a transactional economy to an economy of grace, and this risk of disguising jealousy as justice.
Considering the role of a supportive community in responding to God's call to make necessary change.
Getting it right, moving from "Christianism" to Christianity, and the synchrony bewteen Heaven and Earth.
Cultivating and understanding heart and trusting that God makes all things work for good for those who love him.
Today's Liturgy marks the beginning of Holy Week and our annual celebration of the Paschal Mystery.
Consider the meaning of the Exodus event and Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well.
Jesus' special instructions - "the Messianic Secret" - offers imortant wisdom in today's reading from Matthew's Gospel.
Today we begin our annual celebration of Lent with its call to fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.
Today we consider Jesus' called to be salt of the earth, light for the world, and a city set on a hill.
This week, we consider the call to unity, and we celebrate the possiblity of hearing God's voice, right where we find ourselves.
This week, we consider the call to be "light for the nations," and we ask what it means to do God's will.
This week we consider what it means to be a prophet- we let the truth about our lives speak for God and prepare the way for the Lord.
Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation for Christ's coming - in the past, in the present, and in future.
As we mark the end of the liturgical year and prepare to begin again next week with the First Sunday of Advent, we celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ as our King.
Today at St. Robert's, we give witness to Christ through our Renewed commitment to service, through gratitude, generosity, and stewardship.
Today, we look at our lives from the vantage point of the resurrection and we consider the call to gratitude, generosity, and stewardship as we prepare to make our RENEW Pledge next Sunday.
Today's Gospel invites us to make a big-hearted response to the love of God in our lives.
Today's parable from Luke's Gospel invites us to evaluate our disposition as we enter the temple. This week, we consider the four pillars of stewardship: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation, and Service.
Today we consider the virtue of generosity as "gratitude in action" and the wisdom of the scriptures which invite us to a life of self-giving.
Today we consider the role of gratitude for the life of faith. Those who are grateful are giving, not because they have more, because there is more of them to go around.
Gratitude is more than an attitude. It is the ability to perceive the gift-character of life. Today we begin a process of Spiritual renewal as we consider the call to be gracious stewards of God's many gifts.
Today's parable from Luke's Gospel calls us to recognize the needs of those around us and take steps to meet and serve the poor and the hurting.
Today we take a look at one of the most puzzling parables in the Gospel. Jesus calls for a prudent response to the crisis of judgment, and invites fidelity, even in the small decisions in life.
Today's famous parable of the prodigal son invites us to evaluate our image of God and celebrate the radical gift of mercy.
Christian discipleship is the art of letting go and living with the intense anticipation of God's making us whole.
Today's Gospel teaches us how to move with grace in the banquet of life, and how to let go of our self-importance so as to empower others and come into our authentic selves.
Today's readings invite us to evaluate the integrity of our spiritual striving and to pray for the grace to carry life's difficulties as grace for transformation as God's beloved.
Today's Gospel invites us to contend with the conflicts we find within and to find strength in our personal "cloud of witnesses"
Today's Gospel invites us reflect on our experiences in life and ask two important questions: What really matters to God? What matters to me?
Today's Gospel calls us to a life of hospitality and to discover the presence of God in the midst of all the activities and concerns of daily life.
Today's Gospel invites us to a spiritual reiorientation and calls us to live "without partitions."
Today's readings invite us to cultivate a missionary spirit and to respond to the call to freedom.
Today's readings ask us to think about the cost of discipleship as well as the grace to stand with freedom before what life gives and what life takes.