Set Us On Fire, Holy Spirit, Pentecost Sunday Homily, May 23, 2021 by Fr. John Dear, St. Timothy’s, Morro Bay, Cal. Pentecost is such a great feast, it’s such a…
Good evening and welcome everyone, and especially, a very happy birthday to our friend and special guest of honor, Dr. Paul Farmer. I went to college at Duke University with…
Welcome again, dear friends. I’m just back this weekend from speaking in England and Scotland, and I didn’t know it, but if you asked what country is actually on the…
(Luke 9:28-36; Jonah 3:1-12) Homily for the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux By Fr. John Dear, S.J. Deacons Conference, Toronto, Canada October, 1, 2005. (Gospel passage: Luke 10:17-24) Dear…
A few weeks ago, a Jesuit friend from Ireland came to visit and we spent a few days sightseeing. At the end of his stay we went to Bandelier National…
(Matthew 5:19-26) Last weekend, Daniel Berrigan and I spoke to a church gathering on Block Island, Rhode Island about these difficult days of war. A ninety-nine year old woman named…
(Acts 2) The Holy Spirit makes all the difference. Only after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, when the terrified disciples were hiding in an attic, when the fire of…
(Luke 24:46-53) Today we celebrate the ascension of Jesus, the completion of his mission on earth, when he returns home happily to heaven to be with his beloved God, a…
(John 14: 23-29) Next week we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus, and the following week, the feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit comes upon the apostles and sends them…
(John 10:27-30) The most important, practical, and helpful advice I can give you is to urge you to make Jesus more and more the center of your lives, to turn…