Fall Preaching from St. Louis, MO
2019
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Wash In New Rivers
Br. James Martin Nobles, O.P. preaches during Vespers at the Dominican Come & See on 2 Kings 5:14-17 for the Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. James Martin preaches on the story of Naaman the Syrian, and asks if we are comfortable following his example. Are we comfortable letting go of control, and letting God work through others in our lives? For men discerning a Dominican Friar vocation, are they comfortable 'washing in new rivers of discernment?' "...I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the LORD." |
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Remember Who You Are
Br. James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 2 Timothy 1: 6-8, 13-14 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. James Pierce asks what it means for a Christian to remember his or her identity. How do we intentionally live out our faith in Jesus Christ? And how does our life in faith impact our relationship with those who have gone before us? "Beloved: I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God..." |
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God Does Not Disappoint
Br. Andrew Martin del Valle, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 for the Twenty-seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Andrew Martin reminds us that the cross reveals to us the mind of God; that any present difficulty is not the end of our story. True faith requires patience, humility and trust in God. Do we settle for comfort, or seek deeper grace? "For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint..." |
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The Noble Confession
Br. Dominick Jean, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 6: 11-16 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Dominick reminds us that we are loved, we are forgiven and we are called. If we believe this, we are called to respond to God: to say 'yes' to Him. "Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession..." |
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The Presence of God Among Us
Brother Carlos Salas, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 6:1A, 4-7 for the Twenty-sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Carlos reminds us of God's omnipresence and especially of God's presence in the poor we encounter each day. Jesus Christ himself became poor for our sake. We owe it to him to sit up and take notice of God and his work among the least of us. We cannot just ignore them or walk away. "Thus says the LORD the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion!" |
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A Spiritual School of Baptism
Brother Matthew Paul Grote, O.P. preaches during Vespers on 1 Timothy 2:1-8 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Matthew Paul asks: are we willing to accept the invitation to ascend the 'stair-steps' of prayer? Are we resolved to live our baptism? "...that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity." |
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What Will You Do To Get Ahead?
Brother Ben Keller, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Amos 8: 4-7 for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Br. Ben Keller asks the hard question: what do we do to get ahead instead of striving to follow after Christ? Do we trample the poor? Do we gossip about our co-workers? Or do we imitate Jesus? "Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!" |
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God's Plans Are Greater Than Ours
Brother Thomas Mary Wagaman, O.P., preaches during Vespers on the Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time.
We try so hard to plan our lives and organize our days and years and yet what do we do when something comes along and changed everything? How do we react? For Br. Thomas Mary it all comes down to what it says in Wis 9:13-18B. "For who knows God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?" |
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Our Guides to Christ:
Gratitude, Reverence and Humility Brother James Martin, O.P., preaches on The Letter to the Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24 A for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Jesus Christ can change our lives and this change begins in this present moment by cultivating gratitude, reverence and humility. When we turn over our lives to Christ, when we turn over the must mundane of our community experiences over to Christ, we find these actions and our very selves transfigured. |
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Merciful, Humble Hearts
Brother James Pierce Cavanaugh, O.P. preaches during Vespers on Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 for the Twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time.
How do our views of ourselves line up with how God sees us? Are we open to healing and conversion? Will we will to have merciful, humble hearts? "My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts." |