The Friar

The Friar

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October 5, 2025 8 mins
Does God listen? Homily for Sunday, October 5, 2025

We pray for peace in Gaza, but violence continues. We see people suffering from hunger and malnutrition, and yet the hungry remain despite our prayers. We pray and pray for illness to be heale...

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Why do we pray? Homily for Thursday, October 2, 2025

Why do we pray? Does God really listen? In what ways does God protect us? And do we find ourselves protected when things go wrong?

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Opciones: Homilía para el domingo 28 de septiembre de 2025

Ya sea una decisión importante o insignificante, las opciones que tomamos nos moldean y nos convierten en lo que somos. ¿Elegiremos las opciones que nos llevan a Dios o no?

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Choices: Homily for Sunday, September 28, 2025

Whether or not it is a big choice or a little choice, the choices we make form and shape us into persons. Will we choose the choices that lead us to God or not?

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Building a temple: Homily for Thursday, September 25, 2025

Whether it is a major edifice like the Jewish Temple, or how it is that we build our own lives, it matters what we use for materials. Give some thought today about how you will let God...

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You can’t love God and love money: Homily for Sunday, September 21, 2025

You can't love God and love money. The income inequality on the planet is a record levels. There was a similar situation during the time of the prophet Amos in the f...

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El problema del mal: Homilía para el domingo 14 de septiembre de 2025

Nuestro mundo parece no tener límites a la hora de mostrarnos el mal. Nos rodea por todas partes. Pero, como católicos, tomamos el mayor mal, la crucifixión del mal, y lo ex...

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The Problem of Evil: Homily for September 14, 2025

Our world seems to have no limit to showing us evil. It is all around us. But, as Catholics we take the greatest evil, the crucifixion of evil, and we exalt it. This perfect act of love makes ...

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Can we be kind?: Homily for Thursday, September 11, 2025

In a world that seems filled with evil, can we be kind? The readings today provide for us the characteristics of Christians. Just imagine what our world could be i...

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