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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.

Hungry for More: Gluttony & Greed | Dcn. Chris Haberberger | 1st Sunday of Lent

February 22nd, 2026  |  Season 4  |  17 mins 54 secs

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In this first installment of our Lenten series on The Seven Deadly Sins, Deacon Chris explores the spiritual roots of gluttony and greed. Through the lens of Genesis and the Temptation of Jesus in the desert, we discover that the real battle is not about food or money — it is about trust.

Where’s Jesus? At the Tomb | Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

March 17th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  15 mins 28 secs

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Friends, in our own way, we have all been in this situation where hope seems to fade away. God is seemingly silent during human suffering and misery. On a grand worldwide scale, and on the small personal scale – we all experience the four days of the tomb. God is not in fact, absent but sometimes he works silently. God so loves us brothers and sisters that he refuses to let death have the last say. God so loves us that he sends his only beloved Son, to die for us and rise from the dead, that all who believe in him might have eternal life. He dies to prove to us how much God loves us. Jesus comes not simply to heal us a little bit, but to raise the dead to new life.

Where's Jesus? Outcast | Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

March 10th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  15 mins 27 secs

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To live with the knowledge of having encountered Christ means that we realize the immensity of the task before us, because we like the blind man cannot stay silent. Part of the man’s healing was to walk through the city with mud on his eyes, and then to return healed so that all could see him. And immediately, people begin to question him. So also, as people will inevitably question any Christian with the courage to live according to the new law of Christ. If we are willing to live according to the new law of grace, we will draw many people to also encounter him.

Where’s Jesus? He Thirsts for you! | Homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

March 3rd, 2024  |  Season 3  |  13 mins 10 secs

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Where's Jesus been in your life this week? How are you doing in allowing him to teach you how to resist temptation like he taught in the Gospel 2 weeks ago? Are you thinking of heaven? What about sacrifice and glory? In this week's message (only in audio), we find ourselves near a well in Samaria, longing for lasting joy. Often, we seek worldly pleasures to quench our thirst, forgetting that only Christ offers living water. Despite our misguided pursuits, He thirsts for our souls, offering fulfillment beyond earthly desires. As we hear His call, let us not harden our hearts, for He alone can satisfy our deepest longings.

Glory and Sacrifice | Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

February 25th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  14 mins 3 secs

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Each Sunday in Lent we will ask "Where's Jesus?" so that we can be with him and imitate him. Today, we are on Mount Tabor, and Jesus teaches we are called to glory. In the very act of showing us the end, Jesus also shows us that the glory of the Resurrection only comes about through sacrifice. And that the sacrifice of faith, the sacrifice which God asks of us, requires some sort of death.

Where's Jesus? | Homily for 1st Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney

February 18th, 2024  |  Season 3  |  13 mins 5 secs

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Each Sunday in Lent we will ask "Where's Jesus?" so that we can be with him and imitate him.

Purification and Enlightenment - Introduction to 7 Capital Sins

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

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Homily for First Sunday of Lent | Fr. Will Rooney | Feb 26, 2023

February 26th, 2023  |  Season 3  |  17 mins 30 secs

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