22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, 28 Aug 2011

Click here to download and listen to the homily (16 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima Parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Pope Benedict XVI calls us to fall in love with Jesus. He recommended several practices to us at World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain. Reading the Bible, Praying the Rosary, Studying about the Faith, Attending Mass, Going to Confession, Visiting Jesus in his Real Presence in the Eucharist waiting for us in the Tabernacle. We can all start doing these every month, then every week, then daily, and as we grow in holiness the Church will be renewed.

Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9; Psalm 63; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C,10 Oct. 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 min) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus calls us to be grateful.

Homework: write down ten things you are grateful for each night for a week.

Fr Thomas is moving to Petersburg and Wangell

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Thank you for listening.
May God Bless You!

FT

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C, 22 Aug 2010

Click here to down load and listen to this homily (13 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at the Cathedral. Jesus calls us to follow him, who is the narrow gate. We need to strive to stay close to Jesus and put his teachings into practice.

Readings: Isaiah 66:18-21, Psalm 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30.

Click here to down load and listen to this homily (15 minutes) given by Fr Ken Cienik.

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C, 21 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (15 minutes) given by Bishop Edward Burns as part of the Deaconate Formation weekend. We are all called to follow Jesus through the narrow gate.

Readings: Isaiah 66:18-21; Psalm 117; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 15 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (14 minutes) given by Deacon Steve Gallagher. Stay close to the Blessed Virgin Mary and she will keep us closer to her son, Jesus Christ.

Readings: Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab; Psalm 45; 1 Corinthians 15:20-27; Luke 1:39-56.

Deacon Steve Gallagher's Ordination, 18 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (13 minutes) given by Bishop Edward Burns. Steve Gallagher was ordained to the Transitional Deaconate.

St. Lawrence, 10 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (5 minutes) given by Bishop Edward Burns. The courage and love of St Lawrence for the poor and for Christ inspirits each of us to grow in holiness.

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C, 8 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (13 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus tells us to be ready to "meet our maker." This should be an everyday event not an end of our life event. Let us work every day to meet Jesus in the Word of God, the Sacraments, and in the distressing disguise of the poor and those in need among us; in our homes, church, school, work place, community, and world.

Readings: Wisdom 18:6-9; Psalm 33; Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19; Luke 12:32-48

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cylce C, 1 Aug 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus warns us that our life will end, maybe tonight. Are we ready? Jesus warns us that our life does not consist in possessions. Yet we continue to build bigger barns (storage unites) to pile all out stuff in. Help someone move and you will be inspired to clean out your closets.

Homework: Read Luke 12 and clean out one closet.

Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23; Psalm 90; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11; Luke 12:13-21.

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 25 July 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 minutes) given by Fr. Thomas Weise at the 11 am Mass. Jesus teaches his disciples to call God, Abba, Father when we pray. Inviting us to a radical intimacy with the almighty God. We can now experience prayer as relationship.

Reading: Genesis 18:20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2:12-14; Luke 11:1-13.

St Mary Magdalene, 22 July 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) by Deacon Charles Rohrbacher. St Mary Magdalene is the Apostle to Apostles as she announces that Jesus id truly risen form the dead on Easter morning. May we too hear Jesus call us by name.

Readings: Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Psalm 36; John 20:1-2, 11-18.

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 13 Jun 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Jesus is invited to the house of Simon the Pharisee, but he does not welcome him. It is the women who has been forgiven much who shows Jesus hospitality with great love. Do we recognise that we have been forgiven much and should likewise some great love to Jesus?

Readings: 2Samuel 12:7-10, 13; Psalm 32; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7:36-8:3

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 6 June 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. This feast helps us pause and reflect on what a gift the Eucharist is for each of us. What was is no longer. What was bread and wine is no longer, it is in fact the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Let us be the living Tabernacles we are, carrying Christ out into the waiting world.

Readings: Genesis 14:18-20; Psalm 110; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11b-17.

Caitlin Goettler's Baccalaureate Address 30 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this address (4 minutes) given by Caitlin Geottler. Caitlin gave this address at Baccalaureate 2010 on Thursday 27 May 2010 at JDHS and then she gave it again at the Cathedral as part of our Mass for the Graduates. Thank You Caitlain. Graduates, our prayers go with you!

Holy Trinity, High School Graduation 30 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this Homily (19 minutes) given by Deacon Charles Rorbacher at the Mass for the High School Graduates. The divine life of the Holy Trinity enpowers us to serve others with love. My privilage is to serve those who have no privilage.

Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

Holy Trinity, Wedding, 29 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. Vincent and Anna got married at the 5:30 pm Saturday evening Mass. The feast of the Holy Trinity celebrates the divine inter communion of love within the Trinity that we are a part of as the Body of Christ.

Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15

Pentecost Sunday, 23 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (12 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise. We are called and empowered by Jesus to be ministers of reconciliation. Let us learn to forgive one another.

Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23.

Vigil of Pentecost, Confirmation, 22 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (12 Minutes) given by Bishop Edward Burns. On the Vigil of Pentecost we celebrate Confirmation at the Cathedral.

Readings: Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104; Romans 8:22-27; John 7:37-39.

Ascension of the Lord, 16 May 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 minutes) given by Deacon Charles Rohrbacher. Jesus' Ascension into heaven is a big deal and yet we pay it little or not attention. Jesus the Word of the Father comes into the World and at the incarnation and returns to the Father.

Readings: Acts: 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Hebrews 9:24-28, 10:19-23; Luke 24:46-53.