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Here are some of my homilies for the liturgical year December 2005 - November 2006:

The following links work correctly; below, at the indicated point (in red), are more links which still need to be fixed before they work right.

(11/26/06) B, 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Solemnity of Christ the King):
    German Homily: Vergleich der Könige der Welt mit Christus König
    English Homily:  Catechesis on the Liturgy: Holy Communion

A homily series, Catechesis on the Liturgy, follows in 11 homilies (indicated by the dots):

(11/19/06) B, 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: Blessing and Dismissal

(11/12/06) B, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: The Eucharistic Prayer

(11/05/2006) B, 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time: Closing of 150th Anniversary Year: Meditation on our Future as a Parish

(11/01/2006) B, All Saints Day: A Meditation on Heaven

● (10/30/2006) B, 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: The Preface. Also, Pro-Life Voting for Catholics

B, (10/22/2006) 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
    German Homily: Das Wesen der Herrlichkeit
    English Homily: The Nature of Glory

● (10/15/2006) B, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: The Instruments of the Sacred Sacrifice, Sacred Vessels and Sacred Linens

● (10/08/2006) B, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: From Liturgy of the Word to Offertory

● (10/01/2006) B, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Catechesis on the Liturgy: The Liturgy of the Word

● (9/24/2006) B, 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
    German Homily: Zwei Regeln des Lebens
    English Homily: Catechesis on the Liturgy: Gloria in Excelsis Deo

● (9/17/2006) B, 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Catechesis on the Liturgy: The Church Building, the Greeting, the Penitential Rite

● (9/10/2006) B, 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Catechesis on the Liturgy: Sunday, Kiss of the Altar, Incense and Sign of the Cross

● (9/3/2006) B, 22st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Catechesis on the Liturgy: Prayer before Mass, Introit and Genuflection

(8/27/2006) B, 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time,
   German Homily: Der Wahl (Die Zwei Wege)
   English Homily: The Choice (The Two Ways)

(8/20/2006) B, 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, What it Means to Share God’s Life

(8/13/2006) B, 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Thanksgiving after Mass, Thanksgiving after Communion

(7/16/2006) B, 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus, the Eternal Eucharistic Sacrifice, Carries the Punishment of Us Sinners

(6/28/2006) B, Corpus Christi, The Eucharist, Sacrifice and Presence

(6/11/2006) B, 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time, TRINITY SUNDAY, The Blessed Trinity and the Holy Eucharist

(6/4/2006) B, Pentecost, The Gift of the Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit

(5/28/2006) B, Ascension, The Historicity of our Faith, and Protecting our Faith

(5/21/2006) B, 6th Sunday of Easter, 
     German Homily:  Kinder, Liebt einander"
     English Homily: "Children, Love One Another"

(5/14/2006) B, 5th Sunday of Easter, [Mother's day], Jesus the True Vine

(5/7/2006) B, 4th Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday or Vocation Sunday: Vocations, and giving one's life for the sheep

(4/30/2006) B, 3rd Sunday of Easter, Legion of Mary (notes), at the Service of Our Lady's Love

(4/23/2006) B, 2nd Sunday of Easter, The Infinite Mercy of God on our Sinful World

(4/16/2006) B, Easter:
    Easter Vigil, By the Resurrection Jesus Conquers Despair and Affords All Hope
    Easter Homily (English) Alleluia, Battle Cry of Those Who Refuse to Despair
    Easter Homily (Deutsch) (German) Alleluia, Lied der Hoffnung

(4/2/2006) B, 5th Sunday of Lent, St. Peter, Personage in the Passion

(3/19/2006) B, 3rd Sunday of Lent, A Sinner's Prayer to St. Joseph

(3/12/2006) B, 2nd Sunday of Lent, Judas, Mercator Pessimus

(3/5/2006) B, 1st Sunday of Lent, On Overcoming Temptations

(2/25/2006) B, 8th Sunday of Ordinary Time, The Practice of Love in the Church (Part 3 of 3) (in German)
        German Homily: Das Liebestun der Kirche
        English Homily: The Practice of Love in the Church

(2/12/2006) B, 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, The Nature of Love, The Essence of Divine Love (Part 2 of 3)

(2/6/2006) B, 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, God is Love: Pope Benedict XVI’s First Encyclical (Part 1 of 3)

(1/29/2006) B, 4th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Catholic Apostolate, Part 1     

(1/22/2006) B, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
        German Homily: Die Sunde der Abtreibung
        English Homily: The Evil of Abortion and Catholic Responsibility

(1/15/2006) B, 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Witness, Prayer and Apostolate Will Obtain More Priestly Vocations

(1/8/2006) Epiphany, The Message of Epiphany Calls Us to End Abortion

(1/1/2006) Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, Nestorius and the Nature of Motherhood

(12/25/2005) Christmas 2005, (English and German) And we Saw His Glory, full of Grace and Truth (Jn 1:14) (Wir haben seine Herrlichkeit gesehen, voll Gnade und Wahrheit)

(12/18/2005) B, 4th Sunday of Advent, The First Eve and the Second Eve

(12/11/2005) B, 3rd Sunday of Advent, Knowing Christ Transforms Us into Christ

(12/8/2005) B, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Mary, Make us Immaculate with You

(12/4/2005) B, 2nd Sunday of Avent, Prepare for the Baby Jesus who is Priest, Prophet and King

(11/27/2005) B, 1st Sunday of Advent
        German Homily, The Two Comings of Christ (in German)
       
English Homily, The Two Comings of Christ


Fr. Paul Ward
Diocesan Priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit
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