Fr. Charles Irvin 7th Sun [A] 2011 Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 When Jesus declared “You have heard it said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy, He was not quoting any of the Jewish prophets of for from any of the writings found Continue Reading →
In this 4 episode short form series Fr. Charles E. Irvin and Mark Sedarski explain “What’s Inside A Catholic Church”. In this first episode “The Baptistry”, “The Paschal Candle”, “The Ambry”. Taped at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, WI. A Christian Peschken Production with Faith Catholic. Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin 5th Sun [A] 2011 Isaiah 58:7-10; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus came from Isaiah’s people. Isaiah had commanded them to share their bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless, and to clothe the naked. “If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin 4th Sun [A] 2011 Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-15 A critic once challenged me by declaring that my homilies were preaching a message of failure to a bunch of losers. He was suggesting that the Good News of Jesus Christ is directed at losers, Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin 2nd Sun [A] 2011 Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34 In all of God’s creation, what is His most significant, His most important one? Is it not the human person? When we go back to the beginning, to the Book of Genesis, we find God Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin 9th Sun [A] 2011 Deuteronomy 11:18, 26-28, 32; Romans 3:21-25, 28; Matthew 7:21-27 When it comes to understanding the meaning of any scripture passage it’s always a good idea to put that passage in context, to see who it fits with other passages that precede it Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin The Baptism of the Lord [A] 2011 Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 Whenever I stand here before you at this time during the Mass I have a dual responsibility — the responsibility to teach and to preach. That is particularly true today as we Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin EPIPHANY [B] 2011Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 It strikes me that there are two important themes in today’s Gospel account, one is wonder and the other is change in direction. Both are connected with the Magi, the Astrologers, the Wise Men. Both are connected with Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin The Feast of the Holy Family [A] 2007 Sirach 3, 2-6; 12-14; Colossians 3, 12-21; Matthew 2, 13-15. 19-23 During this Christmas season we have heard words spoken from many important persons, words of God spoken through the great prophets of the Old Testament, particularly Isaiah, words Continue Reading →
Fr. Charles Irvin Christmas Mass [A] 2010 Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 While Christmas is delightful for children and it is nice that we get caught up in their joy, Christmas is something that we adults vitally need. We celebrate Christmas this difficult year with dark clouds of terrorism Continue Reading →