Homily: Treasure in Jars of Clay

Treasure in Jars of Clay

Anil Stephen gives the Christmas Eve homily at ⁠St. Benedict’s Monastery⁠ from 2 Kings 6:15–17, Mark 10:46–52, John 1, and 2 Corinthians 4:7. 


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Homily: The Hazard of Wealth and the Preferential Option of the Poor

The Hazard of Wealth and the Preferential Option of the Poor

Suhail gives the homily from Luke 16:19-31.


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God Made Christmas Without Consulting Us

God Made Christmas Without Consulting Us

Sister Mary Coswin, OSB gives the Christmas Eve homily based on Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, and Luke 2:1-14, (15-20).


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Homily: Christ in the Rubble

Christ in the Rubble

Suhail overviews the tri-focal spirituality of Advent and highlights the particular appropriateness of lament in Advent. If you would like to write/pray your own lament, you are welcome to use the sheet we used here.

⁠Christ in the Rubble⁠” is the name of a modern-day icon by ⁠Kelly Latimore⁠ created in partnership with Red Letter Christians. The icon is meant “to be a ‘holy pondering’ – a process that potentially brings about a new way of seeing [that] will create more dialogue among Christians […] during this holy season about the ways our beliefs and actions – or lack thereof – contribute to the violence we’re currently witnessing in Gaza.”


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Homily: Hanging by a Thread of Love

Five Year Anniversary. October 6, 2024.
Hanging by a Thread of Love

On our five year anniversary of being a community (!), Suhail gives the homily / some reflections from Matthew 22:34-40.


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