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For 17 March 2020, Feast of St. Patrick, based on Daniel 3:25, 34-43

This Sunday appears to be unprecedented in the churches of the Archdiocese of Chicago and elsewhere…

March 15, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

For 15 March 2020, Third Sunday of Lent, based on John 4:5–42

For 14 March 2020, Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent, based on Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Reaching beyond the confines of our comfort zones becomes the theme of today…

<p>Christians are not unfamiliar with dark and anxious times. Jesus encoded it in our DNA from the…

In years to come, the spring of this year is more likely to be remembered for the outbreak of the…

For 9 March 2020, Monday of the second week of Lent, based on Luke 6:36-38

March 7, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

<p>Many people, Christians included, tend to misunderstand the purpose of the moral life in…

<p>If we take Jesus' words (Mt 7:7-12) out of context, we might start to wonder if the "prosperity…

For 7 March 2020, Saturday of the first week of Lent, based on Matthew 5:43-48

Waiting patiently in line at the local grocery store, I was fascinated with…

Love in the Time of Cholera, the great novel by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez,…

March 1, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7 for the First Sunday of Lent.

Brother Dominick reminds us that…

For 1 March 2020, First Sunday of Lent, based on Matthew 4:1–11

<p>The presence of suffering and evil in the world is philosophically scandalous, leading some to…

Fat chance that any of us will escape from being drawn into temptation, but…

Ash Wednesday Homily 2020 by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

Br. Andrew Martin Del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. 
Brother Andrew…

February 23, 2020 Homily by Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP

<p>At the turning point of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus challenges every disciple to pick up his or…