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“Go into all the world and proclaim the
Good News to all creation.” Mark 16:15
This Sunday is the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. This homily includes a reading from Acts and from the Gospel of John. This Gospel shares Jesus prayer for His disciples. He asks God the Father to bless them to be one in Spirit with the Father and the Son. Jesus says in this prayer…
This homily by Fr. Michael Sparough is from the Gospel of Mark. Interestingly, the first line in this Gospel is the Heart to Heart Mission Statement: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature!” This Scripture contains some of the last words that Jesus said to His disciples. Fr. Michael explains…
This homily addresses the Gospel of John 15. In this Scripture, Jesus gives his disciples the heart of the Good News, which is:”Love one another as I have loved you!” Jesus shares this message at the last supper. This is followed by Jesus washing the feet of His disciples to teach them how to be…
Heart to Heart wishes all of the mothers and the grandmothers a very Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday! Fr. Michael’s homily is on the Gospel from John 12. This Scripture highlights when Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and…
The month of May has arrived. May is the month dedicated to 0ur dearest Mother Mary. In honor of Our Blessed Mother, Fr. Michael shares this homily on “The Annunciation.” As Fr. Michael prayed about this feast, he reflected and then shared a poem on the Annunciation by Denise Levertov, who was a convert to…
The Gospel of John 21 is the Scripture when Jesus asked Peter three times, “Do you love me?” Peter answered all three times, “Yes, Lord! You know that I love You!” Jesus then told Peter to feed His sheep. Fr. Michael stresses that the Gospel is not just a historical document, but the Living Word…
Continuing the Easter season, this Gospel is from Luke and it highlights the disciple, Cleopas, and another unnamed disciple, rushing out of Jerusalem onto “The Road to Emmaus.” These two were distraught and overwhelmed from the events of the Crucifixion of their Lord, Jesus Christ. On their journey they met a stranger who walked along…
This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday, and this Gospel from Luke describes the time when Simon, the Pharisee, invited Jesus to his home for dinner. When they began to dine, a woman with a bad reputation entered the home and bathed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. In these gestures,…
Heart to Heart prays that all of you have a very Blessed Easter! This homily is from the Gospel of John, when Jesus gives final words to His apostles during the Last Supper. He speaks to them about His glorification and tells them to keep the commandment of loving one another. Fr. Michael expresses his…
Fr. Michael shares his homily called “Jealousy” based on the reading from Genesis 37: 3 – 28, which shares the story about Joseph, son of Jacob. Jacob loved Joseph more than his other sons. Because of this, Joseph’s brothers were jealous of their younger brother. At first they were going to kill him, but then…
Fr. Michael shares his homily on the Gospel of Matthew 5: 17-19 called “Teach Your Children:” ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one…
Fr. Michael shares his homily from Matthew 5: 20-26 called “Walk Down The Road.” Gospel Matthew 5: 20-26 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You…
Fr. Michael shares the Gospel of Matthew 20: 17-28: Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the road he took the Twelve aside by themselves and said to them, ‘Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chief priests and scribes. They…
This was a Sunday homily that Fr. Michael Sparough shared from the Gospel of Mark. It is a call of the Apostles. Fr. Michael has used some of his references from “Call of the Twelve,” which you may have heard a few weeks ago, but it also has much more to reflect upon. Mark 1:…
Gospel of Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Jesus said to his disciples: “Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the…
For the Feast of St. Timothy, the reading is from St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy: 1 From Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God in accordance with his promise of life in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, dear son of mine. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from…
Fr. Michael shares the Gospel of Mark 3: 1-6: 1 Another time he went into the synagogue, and there was a man present whose hand was withered. 2 And they were watching him to see if he would cure him on the Sabbath day, hoping for something to charge him with. 3 He said to…
The Gospel of Mark 3: 13-19 He now went up onto the mountain and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him and he appointed twelve; they were to be his companions and to be sent out to proclaim the message, with power to drive out devils. And so he appointed the Twelve, Simon…