3rd Sunday of Easter, 6 April 2008, Feedburner Test

In celebration of the The SemperGumbyInAlaska homily blog just going over 3,000 page views and in an attempt to build a feedburner I am republishing an old homily about the two disciples walking away from their faith on Easter morning and Jesus coming to them to bring them back by opening the scriptures for them and breaking the bread. I thought is appropriate as this homily is the most listened to and had over 200 downloads for the JuneauCathedralPodcast blog. 

St Jerome pray for us as we use this modern technology to get the Message of the Gospel out to the far corners of the Earth. "Evangelizing the Digital Continent" at the request of Pope Benedict XVI.

Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, St Jerome, 30 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. St Jerome said, "Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ Himself." Let us open our bibles and read our ignorance away.

Readings: Baruch 1:15-22; Psalm 79; Luke 10:13-16

Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Feast of the Archangels, 29 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Jesus tells Nathanael that he will see Angels. Let us learn to call on these heavenly beings for protection, guidance, and healing. I pray today for my alma mater Mount Angel Seminary and Abbey in Mount Angel, Oregon.

Readings: Revelation 12:7-12ab; Psalm 138; John 1:47-51

Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, St Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, 28 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus is headed to Jerusalem to accomplish his mission to save the world through his passion death and resurrection. He cautions his disciples that they need to be "all in." we can not allow the distractions of Money and family obligations to hold us back. We are called to have Jesus be all that need need or desire. St Lawrence Ruiz (First Philippine Martyr) and his companions did just that.

Readings: Nehemiah 2:1-8; Psalm 137; Luke 9:57-62

Tuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, St Vincent de Paul, 27 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus is headed to Jerusalem. We are called to follow Jesus as did St Vincent de Paul. Who after a conversion experience at midlife devoted the rest of his life to caring for Jesus whom he found in the poor.

Readings: Zechariah 8:20-23; Psalm 87; Luke 9:51-56.

Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time, Saints Cosmas & Damian, 26 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus teaches us that the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven are seen as little children in this world.  Let us work to be least in this life, following Jesus' downward mobility, that we might join Him in the next. Jesus also calls us to give the benefit of the doubt to others. They are likely for us, when we assume they are against us. We celebrate with the Saints Cosmas and Damian, twin brothers who as physicians brought about many miraculous cures.

Readings: Zechariah 8:1-8; Psalm 102; Luke 9:46-50

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, 25 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (17 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Today's readings are about sustaining a lifelong yes to God. Every time we set our selves aside and say yes to another we fall deeper and deeper in love.  This is true of our relationships with other people as well as our relationship with God.

Readings: Ezekiel 18:25-28; Psalm 25; Philippians 2:1-11; Matthew 21:28-32

Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, 24 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (6 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska.  Jesus makes the second prediction of his passion and death leaving the disciples speechless. They and we want to deny the intimate connection between suffering and love.  Looking at unavoidable suffering as God's gift to us for growth in holiness changes it to redemptive suffering.  Let us unite our suffering to that of Jesus Christ and so fall deeper and deeper into love with him.

Readings: Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Luke 9:43b-45

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, 4 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (24 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska.  Jesus empowers us to practice fraternal correction out of love and duty  for your brother or sister.  He promises to be with us when we gather.  Jesus gives each of us the power to forgive those who have injured us. Forgiveness leads to true freedom.  Forgive today!

Readings: Ezekiel 33:7-9; Psalm 95; Romans 13:8-10; Matthew 18:15-20.

Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Padre Pio, 23 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (9 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Jesus asked "Who do the crowds say that I am?" Then he asks us, "Who do you say that I am?" We answer that question by how we live our lives. What we do and what we do with the short amount of time we have and what we not do, etc... We celebrate with St Padre Pio today, Capuchin Friar and Mystic (1887-1968). Look up how he lived his life and be inspired by clicking here.

Readings: Haggai 2:1-9; Psalm 43; Luke 9:18-22

Thursday of the 25th Week, 22 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (7 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska. Herod is curious about Jesus.  He has heard about him.  In this age of computer electronics it is still vital to spread the Gospel from person to person. So send this link to a friend! ;-)

Readings: Haggai 1:1-8; Psalm 149; Luke 9:7-9

Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Feast of St Matthew, 21 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska.  Jesus calls Matthew the tax collector.  The great evangelist's first action is to invite all his friends to meet Jesus.  May we all take this as an example and invite others to share a meal (Mass) with Jesus.  May we like Matthew use our unique gifts and talents to build up the Kingdom of God.

Readings: Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13; Psalm 19; Matthew 9:9-13

Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time, Korean Martyrs, 20 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (8 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska. Through the intercession of the Korean Martyrs Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest, and Paul Chong Hasang, and their 100+ companion martyrs I begin a daily homily podcast.  The Church in Korea was founded by layman and thrived and grew for nearly a century without ordained ministry. Jesus in today's Gospel says that we can be his blood relatives if we act of his word. Come Holy Spirit. Let us pray for the Church of Korea!

Readings: Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Psalm 122; Luke 8:19-21

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C, 19 Sept 2010

Click here to download and listen to this homily (22 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Catherine of Siena parish in Petersburg, Alaska.  Jesus tells the parable of the generous landowner who gives all those that worked in his vineyard the same just daily wage. Let us all be sure to be working in the Lord's vineyard as soon as we can and not be grumpy if others come late.  We need all the help we can get Building the Kingdom of God!

Readings: Isaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-16a

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

Click here to download and listen to this homily (16 minutes) given by Fr Thomas Weise at St Rose of Lima parish in Wrangell, Alaska.  Jesus calls each one of us to follow him.  Pope Benedict at World Youth Day in Madrid asks us to fall in love with Jesus. He recommended these tools to us: Read and Study the Bible, Pray the Rosary, Study your Faith, Go to Mass, Go to Confession, and visit Jesus' Real Physical Presence often in the Tabernacle. We can start doing all these every month, then every week, then daily; and as we grow in holiness the Church will be renewed. We should hunger for holiness like the mule deer for running streams in the desert. Come Holy Spirit!


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

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A, 11 Sept 2011

Click here to download and listen to this homily (22 minutes) by Fr Thomas Weise given in St Rose of Lima Parish in Wrangell AK. Jesus calls us to forgive both in small ways but especially in large unreasonably generous ways.  It is no accident that these readings challenge us to forgive as we celebrate Patriots Day on the tenth anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on our nation. True peace and freedom comes through forgiveness not just seven times, but seventy seven times.

Readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35