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For 6 February 2022, Sunday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, based on Isaiah…

Does that apply to us too!!!???  What do you think?  Are you called to be holy?  Are you called to be a saint?  Is there a difference?  

There is nothing very ordinary about the readings from the Fifth Sunday in…

[The following is substantially a homily I preached in 2019; there isn’t much I felt needed…

Love Transforms Us: 1/30/21 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 30 January 2022, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 4:21–30

It sounds easy - Jesus knew it wasn't.  His neighbors hated what he had to tell them - love your neighbor as yourself.

To say that we live in fraught times is an understatement, but may be our lot for some time to come…

The Word of God is Living and Effective: 1/23/22 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

How do we grieve?  Do we trust in the love of God to help us in accepting our losses?

For 22 January 2022, Saturday of week 2 in Ordinary Time, based on 2 Samuel 1:1…

At first, the nurse seemed reluctant to say anything about the condition of…

At first glance, today’s readings seem to have little if any connection. The gospel account of the…

Jesus: The Fulfillment of Every Human Desire: 1/16/22 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

David Brooks has an op-ed piece in today's New York Times that talks about America coming apart at the seams.  That essay and this weekend's readings…

Given the unusual circumstances at the Wedding Feast of Cana, Jesus performed…

For 12 January 2022, Wednesday of week 1 in Ordinary Time , based on Mark 1:29…

Another year has sped by, or it seems so to those who are of a certain age.  For the young, it …

Baptism Really Matters: 1/9/22 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 10 January 2022, Monday of week 1 in Ordinary Time, based on 1 Samuel 1:1-8

I got to do more reading than ever in this year of challenges.  Here are some suggestions that came from me by way of my listeners.  

For 8 January 2022, Saturday after Epiphany Sunday, based on 1John 5:14-21

Before you start scrambling for a copy of your baptismal certificate, have…

A new year has dawned. Like a venerable Christmas stocking, the “old year” was stuffed with…