Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or LessGospel for Baptism of the Lord (Year C) [January 12, 2025]
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Above and below is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for Baptism of the Lord (Year C) [January 12, 2025]. Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 The people were filled with expectation,and all…
A Chance Encounter and the Importance of Visibility in the Church
A few weeks ago on Holy Family Sunday after I went back to my home parish to preach for them for the first time a visitor and fellow Black Catholic dude came up to me after Mass as he was leaving. He smiled and wanted to tell me that he wished he saw “someone that…
FROM SUNDAY: Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for Epiphany Sunday (Year C) [January 5, 2025]
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Above and below is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for Epiphany Sunday (Year C) [January 5, 2025]. Mt 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea,in the days…
Homily for Sunday of the Holy Family (Year C) December 29, 2024 [With Video]
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Transcript: “And [they] looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple. He went down with them and came to Nazareth.” Words from today’s gospel according to Luke. In the Name of the Father + the…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for Holy Family Sunday (Year C) [December 29, 2024]
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Above and below is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for Holy Family Sunday (Year C) [December 29, 2024]. Lk 2:41-52Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feastof…
A Christmas Message for the Day After
This is a Christmas message in the form of a homily I would have preached yesterday, if I did preach. Instead this will be a homily for a future Christmas. For now it is message I want to pass along for I believe contains a crucial reminder about Christmas is only just begun and is…
My First Official Homily: Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C) December 22, 2024
“Sacrifice and offering you did not desire but a body you prepare for me. Then I said, ‘[B]ehold, I come to do your will, O God.” Word from the second reading of the Letter to the Hebrews. In the Name of the Father + the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Advent is a time…
Ordained a Deacon on December 21, 2024
Ordained a Deacon yesterday by Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding at the Cathedral. Then I preached my first Masses today. Still sinking in, and there’s so much to say. But for now I will say this: My apostolate has highlighted African American vocations for years as a part of its mission. And now the BlackCatholic…
Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less: Gospel for 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year C) [December 15, 2024]
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Above and below is the image of the post for my Sunday’s Gospel Message and Us in 280 or Less on my extension on X (280 character limit) and then shared on my FB for this Sunday’s Gospel reading for the 3rd Sunday of Advent (Year C) [December 15, 2024]. Lk 3:10-18The crowds asked John the Baptist,“What should we…
Deacon Ordination: The countdown begins. 10 Days.
In 10 days me and two other men will take a definitive step towards service of the People of God. We will all be ordained to the transitional Diaconate for the Diocese of Nashville on December 21 at 10am at the Cathedral of the Incarnation by the Most Reverend J. Mark Spalding in Nashville TN.…