In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed But, as it is written, “Eye has not seen or ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love him.” –1 Corinthians 2:9– One cold February morning, I received a photograph in
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A Homily for Trinity Sunday As part of my classroom lesson on the Trinity, I would give my high school sophomores the following instructions: “Using six lines of exactly the same length, construct four equilateral triangles of exactly the same size.” Well, the kids would take out their paper,
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The Wisdom of Father Eric Bergman, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Saint Gertrude the Great In fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God. –John 16:2– Father Eric Bergman, also a literal father of nine children, had been an Episcopalian priest. He,
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A Meditation for Independence Day 2020 To watch Fr. Ezaki’s Video of this Homily click here At that time Jesus said in reply, “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them
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A Talk Given for Legatus 8 January 2020 Everybody is wounded in some way—emotionally, psychologically—everybody. That is part of the human condition. And when you realize that, it calms you, because you realize it’s normal. And part of the unhappiness of life is thinking that you have been dealt an
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But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. –Luke 10:33– Today when people discuss American history, it has become fashionable to mention all sorts of atrocities, real or imagined. Very few, however, discuss one of our country’s greatest endeavors, the Marshall Plan.
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A Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. –2 Timothy 1:8b– Years ago, I happened to find a quotation that since then has intrigued me. It comes from someone named Helen M. Luke,
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A Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna. –Matthew 5:29– I
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A Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord [T]herefore, he had to become like his brothers in every way, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest before God to expiate the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested through what he suffered,
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A Homily for January 1 Father Bernard J. Ezaki A few years ago when my friend Ken came to visit me from Nebraska, I was not all that concerned about the flight by which he had arrived—what kind of plane he had taken; whether he had flown first or
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