Homilies about hospitality

How Your Family & Community Plant the Seeds of Faith

The homily uses the parable of the sower to discuss how faith is planted and nurtured in individuals. The priest invites several parishioners to share personal stories of how their faith was sown by family members and the community of St. Benedict, emphasizing the importance of hospitality and actively sharing one's faith with others.

St. Benedict's Rule: Welcoming Christ in Our Neighbors

The homily begins with an extended announcement about the local farmers market, clarifying its relationship with the parish. It then transitions into a reflection on the feast of St. Benedict, emphasizing his rule for communal living, the importance of prayer in work, and hospitality towards others as if welcoming Christ himself.

A Love Stronger Than Death: Celebrating Kathy & Vince Callahan's Eternal Union

Father Carl Frinkbinder

This homily celebrates the lives of Kathy and Vince Callahan, a married couple who died together, emphasizing their lifelong unity and hospitality. The priest frames their death as a transition to the 'wedding banquet of eternal life,' highlighting their steadfast love as a model for Christian living and the dynamic nature of giving and receiving in relationships, mirroring the Trinity.