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June 28 Homily

In the gospel reading this weekend Jesus tells us that we cannot love our father or mother or son or daughter more than him. Jesus is challenging us to do two things here. First, to share his own passion for God. Second, to join him in creating a new type of family… a family united by the common desire to do God’s will. Country, family, religion… how important are each of them to us? Which is the most important? 

June 21 Homily

Jesus made it very clear in Matthew’s gospel this Sunday, that we are not to be afraid! We are not to be afraid to acknowledge Him before others. We are to proclaim His good news from the housetops!  Christian witnessing involves three things: our words, our heart and our actions. How have you been witnessing since Easter? Will you and I be intentional in becoming the witnesses that Jesus is calling us to become? Will we let our Faith be bigger than our Fear? 

As a reminder, please check out our recent Easter message series on “Witness” to learn how you can become a better witness and live with FAITH instead of FEAR. Click here to learn more: https://www.seasp.org/easter-message-series

June 14, 2020 Homily

We celebrate the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ this weekend as well as more first communions in our parish. Jesus makes it clear in the gospel reading this Sunday, when he tells us that he is the living bread that came down from heaven, that this bread is his flesh, and that when we eat it we will remain with him and he with us. Wow! Are you ready to make your first holy communion?

June 7, 2020 Homily

This Sunday we celebrate some of the parish 2nd graders making their First Communion. The readings this weekend remind us that we can experience God in a variety of ways. Today God comes to those who will make their very first communion in the form of bread. I will say to you “the body of Christ,” and they will respond with “Amen;” amen meaning I believe the bread is the body of Christ. First Communion for our parish children reminds us of our desire for the Eucharist. Do you really believe that Jesus is who He says He is in the bread and wine?

May 31, 2020 Homily

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost, the “birthday of the Church”. You and I are being called, like the apostles were at Pentecost, to bear witness to our faith in Jesus to a world that desperately needs to know him. The Holy Spirit is what allows us to be the kinds of witnesses the world needs today. With that in mind, I ask: have we just been inoculated with Christianity… or are we all in?

May 24, 2020 Homily 

Week 7- Easter Witness Challenge - "Engage in God-Talk": Witnessing invites us to engage in God-talk or spiritual conversations.  Such conversations should include words such as love, gratitude and kindness.  We are challenged in the Gospel today with “the great commission” or sharing the good news.   One way that we do this is through God-talk.  We talk about a lot of things with a lot of people.  Do we ever talk about God and our relationship with God

May 17, 2020 Homily

Week 6- Easter Witness Challenge - "Practice the Art of Accompaniment": Do you have anyone who is “accompanying” you on your journey to heaven?  That is, do you have a faith companion, someone that you can rely upon to lead you to God?  One way of witnessing to our faith is to “practice the art of accompaniment.”  This is the theme of our sixth message series on witnessing.  Just as the Holy Spirit accompanies each one of us so we are called to accompany others on their journey.  Have you done this already in your life?  Do you have someone to accompany you?  

May 10, 2020 Homily

Week 5- Easter Witness Challenge - "Listen With a Cupped Ear":  Are you a good listener?  Or are you one of those who in a conversation is always thinking about what you will say next?  Listening with a cupped ear is the fifth theme of our message series on witnessing.  We witness best when we listen.  What kind of listeners are we?  How can we understand and interpret better?

May 3, 2020 Homily

Week 4- Easter Witness Challenge - "Pray Unceasingly": Today we reflect on the connection between witnessing and praying unceasingly.  What is your prayer life like?  Prayer is foundational to the Christian life.  Without it there is no way that we can truly witness.   Is praying unceasingly a goal in our lives? 

April 26, 2020 Homily

Week 3- Easter Witness Challenge - "Preach From the Pulpit of Life": Like it or not, consciously or unconsciously we witness to Christ to others every day through what we say and do.  In other words, we “preach from the pulpit of life,” which is the theme of this third week of our messages series on witnessing.  What does your life preach? 

April 19, 2020 Homily

Week 2- Easter Witness Challenge - "Be Humble" : When have we practiced the virtue of humility in our lives?  In the midst of the Coronavirus, how is God calling us to be humble witnesses? 

Paschal Triduum 2020
Holy Thursday April 9, 2020 Homily  
Good Friday April 10, 2020 Homily 
Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 Homily

At St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we strive to bring people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through praying, learning, sharing and witnessing.  Now more than ever, the world needs witnesses.  During the Easter season we will be going deeper into our fourth characteristic, WITNESS. We witness to the goodness and power of the gospels by what we say, how we live, and how we love others.  Inspired by the book Everyday Witness, we will look at seven simple habits to help Catholics more comfortably talk about and model Christian faith in our everyday lives.  Join us this Easter and become an everyday witness.
Week 1-Easter Sunday Challenge "Choose Joy": Does your life radiate the joy that comes from faith?  How will you witness to your faith despite the challenges brought on by the Coronavirus?

April 5, 2020 Homily - Deacon Scott