﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:06:04 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Father Lawrence Jagdfeld O.F.M.</title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/Homilies/rss/428</link><atom:link href="https://www.fatherlawrence.com:443/Homilies/rss/428" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Open Your Hearts to the Holy Spirit]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/open-your-hearts-to-the-holy-spirit</link><description><![CDATA[ In the first reading, Stephen stands before those who cannot bear the truth he speaks. His words—“You always resist the Holy Spirit”—are not an accusation meant to condemn, but a plea for ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/open-your-hearts-to-the-holy-spirit</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10599]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Reverent Conduct]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/reverent-conduct</link><description><![CDATA[ “Conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning.” 

 That single line from the First Letter of St. Peter is the heart of today’s message. Peter is speaking to Christians who ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/reverent-conduct</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10594]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Jesus is Our Destination]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/jesus-is-our-destination</link><description><![CDATA[ Each of the Gospels contains a story about a rough night at sea. Did you notice anything different about how John tells this story? 

 In the other Gospels, Jesus calms the storm with a word. But ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/jesus-is-our-destination</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10592]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Confidence in God]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/confidence-in-god</link><description><![CDATA[ There are days when faith feels like standing in the sunlight, and days when it feels like walking through fog. Psalm 27 speaks to both. It begins with one of the most confident declarations in all ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/confidence-in-god</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10588]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[God is Near, Attentive and Rescues Us]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/god-is-near-attentive-and-rescues-us</link><description><![CDATA[ If there is a psalm that feels like a deep breath for the soul, it is Psalm 34. It is the prayer of someone who has tasted fear, danger, uncertainty—and discovered that God is not distant from any ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/god-is-near-attentive-and-rescues-us</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10585]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Allow the Spirit to Renew Us]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/allow-the-spirit-to-renew-us</link><description><![CDATA[ The readings today draw us into a single, powerful truth: new life in the Spirit always transforms the way we live with one another. 

 In the first reading from Acts, we see the early Christian ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/allow-the-spirit-to-renew-us</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10584]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[God is Still at Work in Us]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/god-is-still-at-work-in-us</link><description><![CDATA[ In our readings today, we’re given a picture of what happens when the Holy Spirit truly takes hold of a community and of a heart. 

 Acts tells us that the early Christians were “of one heart and ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/god-is-still-at-work-in-us</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10583]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[His Wounds Heal Our Wounds]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/his-wounds-heal-our-wounds</link><description><![CDATA[ Each year, during the 50 days of the Easter Season, the Lectionary for Sunday Mass uses only New Testament readings. The first reading is always from the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospel stories ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/his-wounds-heal-our-wounds</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10575]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[With God, Everything is Possible]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/with-god-everything-is-possible</link><description><![CDATA[ The Scriptures today invite us to rediscover the courage, gratitude, and mission that flow from encountering the Risen Christ. 

 In Acts 4, Peter and John stand before authorities who try to ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/with-god-everything-is-possible</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10572]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Breakfast with Jesus]]></title><link>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/breakfast-with-jesus</link><description><![CDATA[ The readings today draw us into the heart of Easter faith: the boldness that comes from knowing the Risen Christ. 

 In Acts 4, Peter—once fearful and unsure—now stands before the authorities ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Homilies/breakfast-with-jesus</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[abada2f1-fa49-4665-a36e-a27a93003c8c-10570]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>