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Envy: The Joy-Stealing Sin | Fr. Will Rooney | 4th Sunday of Lent

March 15th, 2026  |  Season 4  |  13 mins 2 secs

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On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Fr. Will reflects on the healing of the man born blind and the deadly sin of envy. Beginning with the reality that inequalities exist in the world, this homily explores how comparison can become fertile soil for resentment, sorrow, and insecurity. Envy twists the desire for joy and communion, making another person’s good feel like our loss.

But the Gospel offers a different vision. In Christ, weakness can become the occasion for God’s glory, and the gifts of others can become a cause for rejoicing rather than sorrow. The antidote to envy is not pretending differences do not exist, but becoming secure in the abundant love of God.

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.