A sermon for the Resurrection of Our Lord, by Father Dan Suelzle.
Death is defeated. The grave has lost its sting. What authority and power can it really claim to have over us, who have been baptized into the Resurrection and the Life? Listen to Fr. Suelzle’s Easter homily below.
A homily on the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, by Father Dan Suelzle.
At Gabriel’s annunciation to Mary we see a profound collision of divine majesty and radical humility that shapes our understanding of humanity. By choosing to enter the world through the Blessed Virgin’s womb, Jesus Christ sanctified every stage of human existence, from conception to adulthood, and thus is like us in every way. This condescension was the fulfillment of God’s divine plan to save mankind. By becoming fully human and remaining fully divine, Christ is the one and only God-man, able to fulfill the Law and suffer in our place, and defeating sin, death, and the devil. Ultimately, the Annunciation reminds us that in his incarnation, Christ makes himself our brother in the flesh so that we might truly become children of the Father. You can listen to the full homily below.
A sermon for Laetare, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, by Father Dan Suelzle.
Laetare Sunday serves as a spiritual pit-stop in the Lenten season, inviting believers to rejoice in the freedom found in the “Jerusalem above,” which St. Paul identifies as the Mother of all Christians. This historical “Mothering Sunday” reminds us that we are not children of the Law’s slavery, but children of the Promise, birthed into new life through the Church in Word and Sacrament. Just as a child cannot grant himself life, a Christian receives and sustains his life through “Mother Church,” where Christ—the true Temple—feeds His people with the Bread of Heaven. We rejoice that we belong to a free, heavenly city that offers peace, nourishment, and the saving gifts of Christ.
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