Homilies about worship

Why Praise is Essential for Your Christian Life

The homily emphasizes that Jesus's warnings to his disciples about persecution are fulfilled after the resurrection, yet they are filled with joy and praise God. The core message is that praise is essential for Christian life, an acknowledgment of God's nature, and should extend beyond lips to deeds, making one's entire life an offering of praise.

More Than a Building: You Are the Temple of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Hilger

The homily celebrates the 74th anniversary of the dedication of Blessed Sacrament Church, emphasizing that the physical church building is a consecrated space meant to lift our minds to God. It also highlights that the community itself is the living church, a temple of the Holy Spirit, and calls for personal purification from worldly attachments to become worthy dwellings for God's grace, echoing the cleansing of the temple by Jesus and the life-giving stream from Ezekiel's vision.

You Are God's Temple: The Meaning of Church Dedication

Fr. Borkenhagen

This homily reflects on the 74th anniversary of the dedication of Blessed Sacrament Church, emphasizing the church building as a sacred space for worship and the people as 'living stones' and temples of God. It connects the physical dedication with the spiritual purification of individuals, urging them to maintain their inner temple clean to offer worthy sacrifice and receive God's grace.

Mass as Sacrifice: What Are You Bringing to the Altar?

This homily, part of a series on understanding the Mass, focuses on Mass as a sacrifice, emphasizing that it's not just about what we receive but what we are invited to offer. Drawing parallels to the Passover and Last Supper, the speaker explains how our personal struggles, hopes, and even financial gifts are meant to be placed on the altar with the bread and wine, allowing God to transform them and us.