Revelation isn’t about how, or the future.

By Fr. Marty Watt | August 3, 2025

Homily 650 – 8 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa August 3, 2025 Epistle:  (124) 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Gospel:  (58) Matthew 14:14-22 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In speaking of the feeding of the 5,000 many theories exist of how this event took place. …

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Money? Or Life?

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 27, 2025

Homily 649 – 7 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa July 27, 2025 Epistle:  (116) Romans 15:1-7 and (292) 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Gospel:  (33) Matthew 9:27-35 and (52) John 15:17-16:2 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the writings of St. Paul, the letters to…

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Be a slave to life.

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 6, 2025

Homily 648 – 4 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa July 6, 2025 Epistle:  (93) Romans 6:18-23 Gospel:  (25) Matthew 8:5-13 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul tells us this morning that we are all slaves to something.  That’s a bold statement.  And…

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The undelivered homily (I was sick)

By Fr. Marty Watt | July 5, 2025

Homily 647 – 3 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 29, 2025 Epistle:  (88) Romans 5: 1-10 and (193) 2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9 Gospel:  (18) Matthew 6:22-33 and (67) Matthew 16:13-19 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. This may be my favorite passage in the…

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The meaning of blessed may surprise you.

By Fr. Marty Watt | June 23, 2025

Homily 646 – 2 APE Holy Transfiguration, Ames, Iowa June 22, 2025 Epistle:  (81-ctr) – Romans 2:10-16 and (330) – Hebrews 11:33-12:2 Gospel:  (9) Matthew 4:18-23 and (10) Matthew 4:25-5:12 In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Liturgically, the reading for All Saints of North…

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