 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Hebrews tells us to come confidently to the throne of Jesus for mercy and grace. Why would we want to do that and how?" 

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Confidently to the Throne

 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "What confidently coming to the throne of Jesus and receiving his mercy and grace means within the Kerygma and life of faith." 

Kerygma and Life in Christ

 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Natural Law helps us to understand what Jesus was getting at when he answered the Pharisees' question about marriage and divorce. What does the fuller message of Jesus' response tell us?" 

Marriage and Natural Law

 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Lessons from 9-11 and scandals. Who is the real Jesus and what is the real Church? It is in knowing Jesus by how he reveals himself to us. Then it is in his presence and action in the world. We as his disciples are called to know this and do what he asks." 

Who is the Real Jesus and Church?

 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Opening ourselves to God so we can receive his Word and Life. Avoiding partiality. Don't buy into the sell job by the media, politics, or educational institutions who claim we are enemies with other people." 

Opening Ourselves to Christ and His People

 Feast of the Assumption - "What is the Assumption and why does that matter to us?" 

The Assumption and Us

 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Jesus as the Bread of Life makes himself accessible to us if we see him with the eyes of faith." 

Bread of Life

 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Discipleship is spelled out by being excited about what God is doing, counting the cost, resting in Christ, and stepping out when we see need." 

Four Stages of Discipleship

 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "What makes a prophet different than a politician? what does a prophet do and why should we be prophets?" 

Where Prophets Are Found

 Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ - "What is the Eucharist and why do we believe it to be Jesus?" 

Eucharist is Truly Jesus?

 Fifth Sunday of Easter - "The Vine and Branches speak about how we are best connected with God and with one another. Our culture is saying something different, but who's right?" 

Connected in Christ

 Fourth Sunday of Easter - "Jesus the Good Shepherd knows us and he says we know him. How do we know him?" 

Knowing the Shepherd

 Third Sunday of Easter - "It's pretty clear why Jesus had to rise from the dead. The answer lies with a combination of forgiveness of sin and newness of life. Are we willing to take him up on the invitation? If so, how do we do it?" 

Why did Jesus Rise?

 Second Sunday of Easter - "The story of Thomas and how we can learn from him to work through doubts and return to the table of the Eucharist." 

Not So Doubting Thomas

 Easter Sunday - "The effect of the resurrection in history and in the lives of believers." 

The Effect of the Resurrection

Sunday homilies by Fr. Mike Walker from St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville, Oregon.

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