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Living Water for the Wounded Heart: Lust and the Woman at the Well | Fr. Will Rooney | 3rd Sunday of Lent

March 8th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  15 mins 36 secs

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Why is the Samaritan woman at the well in the middle of the day?

Fr. Will reflects on the deep wounds and spiritual thirst revealed in the Gospel of the Woman at the Well. Through the lens of the Lenten series on the deadly sins, this homily explores the destructive power of lust—not simply as a moral failure, but as a distortion of our deepest desire for love, intimacy, and communion.

Yet the story does not end with shame. Jesus meets the woman exactly where she is: wounded, isolated, and searching. There at the well, He reveals Himself as the true Bridegroom who alone can satisfy the thirst of the human heart.

Rise and Do Not Be Afraid: The Transfiguration, Zeal, and Sloth | Fr. Will Rooney | 2nd Sunday of Lent

March 4th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  18 mins 45 secs

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On the Second Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the Transfiguration: why Jesus reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John—and how that vision strengthens the disciples against the coming scandal of the Cross. Connecting the Gospel to the Lenten series on the deadly sins, this homily explores sloth (acedia) as “sorrow at spiritual joy,” and calls us to renewed zeal: living our mission, investing in prayer, and loving those closest to us with diligence.

The Sermon on the Mount | Part 3: A Reality Check (Ask, Seek, Knock) | Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

February 15th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  8 mins 5 secs

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Jesus’ teaching isn’t meant to shame us—it’s a reality check that leads to humility, conversion, and grace: ask, seek, knock.

Purification and Enlightenment - Introduction to 7 Capital Sins

February 28th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  36 mins 24 secs

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RCIA

Virtue, vice, and the call to perfect flourishing

February 24th, 2020  |  17 mins 32 secs

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God calls you and me to flourish with him supernaturally. He calls us to become like him and gives us the grace to make it happen. But he wants us to cooperate and respond to this grace in freedom. How will we respond to his gift of grace.