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Homily for January 1, 2010: Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God
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jmcgee
Last Sunday, the New York Times Magazine ran a series of articles on notable people who had died during 2009 – most well known, a few not. It was the story of one of those lesser-known people that caught my eye, and that gives particular meaning, I think, to this day. Her name was Martha…
From the vault: Christmas homilies
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jmcgee
My pastor has elected to preach at Midnight Mass, so I won’t be burning up my Mac tonight, polishing up a homily of my own. But if anyone’s curious, or really REALLY bored, here’s what I had to say in years past: 2007. 2008. Merry Christmas — and good luck and prayerful good wishes to…
Homily for December 20, 2009: 4th Sunday of Advent
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jmcgee
Years ago, when I was working at CBS, they came up with a brilliant advertising campaign for the network. It was so successful, they actually used it for a couple of years. Instead of pushing the idea that this was just a TV network, in a box in your living room, they took a different…
Homily for December 13, 2009: 3rd Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday)
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jmcgee
Are you ready for Christmas? I’ve been hearing that question a lot lately – and the answer is always “No.” Last week, I attended the ordination of transitional deacons at the seminary out in Huntington. And I had a chance to chat with Bishop DiMarzio after. I asked him that question. He rolled his eyes…
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