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300 Homilies
from Deacon Huber
Subject Index
of Reflections
(listed
alphabetically by topic
keyword)
[click here
for chronological
listing]
During his time here at
Mother Seton, parishioners often wished they
could have copies of Deacon Huber's homilies.
Fortunately, he typed them (and still does). His homilees both here at Mother Seton Parish and his current parish, St. Hubert's in Langley, Washington, have
been collected here for all to enjoy (or enjoy
again, as the case may be). More will be added as
they become available.
"To
preach and teach, we do not have to go to the
street corner and scream for people to believe in
God and repent their
sins."
- Deacon Huber,
Preaching
and Teaching
.(These
days, people can use the Internet. ;-) |
Rev.
Mr. Robert Huber
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Deacon
Huber left
Mother Seton Parish in 2006. In a letter appearing in
the March 11/12, 2006 Parish Bulletin, Deacon Huber
wrote that new caeer opportunities
required him to relocate to the Pacific
Northwest, where he now resides.Click
here to read his letter
to the
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PRAYER
REQUEST: During my homily on the memorial
of Mother Seton, I referred to a daily
prayer for all Christians designed to
strengthen their various Christian
callings in life. Regardless of our
station in life, it reminds us beautifully
that we are still called by Jesus to serve
Him by the way we treat other human
beings. Several parishioners requested a
copy.
Deacon Bob
“Father
stir up within us the consciousness that
you are ever in our midst. Let us be
mindful that you walk and speak to our
world through each one of us. Through your
wonderful graces, Lord, may we fulfill
your commandment that we be the light the
world. May this prayer be reflected in our
daily lives, we ask this through Christ
our Lord, Amen” |
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Subject Index of
Reflections with Document References
Homilies
added as of January, 2009, are designated as  .
A
Abortion
and God's Mercy
(hom23)
Accountability
(hom4, see also sunhom2)
Accountability
(sunhom2, see also hom4)
Little
Actions and Big Results
(hom3)
Recovering the Meaning of Advent (sunhom48)
Final Hours of One Season [Advent], First Hours of Another [Christmas] (hom191)
Do Not Be Afraid (hom220)
Aiming High (hom172)
Aints
and Saints
(hom86)
Ambition
to Serve or Ambition to
Self?
(sunhom15)
When is Anger Justified? (sunhom39)
Those
Dumb Animals
(sunhom29)
Angels:
What's All the Fuss About?
(hom13)
Guardian
Angels
(hom122)
Avoiding Paralysis of Analysis (over Apocalyptic Writing) (hom163)
Remembering the Annunciation (hom200)
The
Assumptions about the
Assumption
(sunhom23).
B
Not
with a Bang but a
Whimper
(hom91)
Baptism
Sample Homily
(baptismhomily)
Count
Your Blessings
(sunhom22)
Beast
of Burden or Bearing Our
Burdens?
(hom83)
Moving
the Boulders of Life
(hom132)
C
Calling
All Christians
(sunhom37)
Callings
in Every Age and Every
Day
(hom96)
It's
Mount Carmel, not Mount
Caramel
(hom137)
Can
You Be Catholic and Politically
Active?
(hom78)
The
Chair of St. Peter: One, Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic
(hom61)
How to Get a Free Chariot Ride (hom213)
Remaining
a Child No Matter How Old We
Are
(hom94)
Our
Choices and God's
(hom2a)
Essences
of the Christian Life (hom73)
Cutting
Edge Christianity (sunhom14)
Everyday
Christianity (hom76)
Have
a Merry Christmas….and A Mary
Christmas
(sunhom36)
All
I Want for Christmas is the Gift of
Obedience
(hom92)
The
Church as One Holy People, Not A Bunch of
Buildings
(hom51)
Coming Home (hom161)
Quiet Confidence (hom164)
Out
of
Confusion…Clarity
(hom95)
Holding
to the Covenant No Matter What
Happens
(hom151)
What Does it Mean to be a Covenant People? (hom175)
Complicating
the Simple
(sunhom34)
Conversion:
More Hard Work Than
Thunderbolts
(hom57)
Jesus
Loves the Cracked Pots
(sunhom1)
Jesus Loves the Cracked Pots, Part II (sunhom54)
The
Meaning of the Cross
(hom44)
D
Decreasing
and Increasing
(hom22)
Utter
But Joyful Dependence
(hom60)
Overcoming the Desert in Our Souls (sunhom50)
Frustrating
the Devil
(sunhom26a)
Devotion
or Obsession: Knowing the Difference Through the
Mass
(hom59)
No
Doubt About It
(hom105)
Not
Just Doves, Wind, and
Fire
(sunhom30)
E
How
to Navigate Earth to Reach
Heaven
(sunhom33)
Ecumenism and the Good Samaritan (hom182)
The
Elijahs of Our Time
(hom129)
The Real Meaning of Epiphany (sunhom49)
The
Eternal Word and Recent
Events
(hom49)
The
Enduring and Infinite Meaning of Eucharistic
Celebrations
(hom148)
Eyes
on the Prize, Not on the
Lies
(hom116).
F
Faith
in Action: A Newness That Never Grows
Old
(hom66)
Action-Filled
Faith (hom6)
Faith
About Faith
(hom134)
Faith and Good Works: Some Ecumenical Progress (hom232)
Faith
is a Piece of Cake
(hom84a)
The Incredible Power of Faith (sunhom44)
Now
That is Faith and We Can Have It
Too
(hom41)
Testaments to Faith: Large and Small (hom187)
A Faith-Filled Life Has Infinite Possibilities (hom185)
Family:
Pillar of the Christian Life Throughout the
Ages
(hom52)
Family Ties (hom189)
Fasting:
Why Bother?
(homfast)
(Fasting and Abstinence) Do We Really Have to Do This? (sunhom38)
Father's
Day Message
(hom12a)
Father's
Day Message, 2004
(sunhom21)
Father’s Day Message, 2007 (sunhom42)
A
Father Who Makes Us All
Happy
(sunhom31)
To Which Flock Will We Belong? (sunhom40)
Following
and Leading
(hom16)
Following and Leading, Part II (hom190)
Catholic
Football or Catholic
Discipleship?
(sumhom8)
Forgiveness
(hom27)
Fractured
Theology and the End of the
World
(sunhom17, see also hom89)
Fractured
Theology and the End of the
World
(hom89, see also sunhom17)
Free
Will and Real Freedom
(hom14)
Free Will and the Right Choice (sunhom52)
Fullness
Beyond Measure
(hom34)
The
Fullness of Love-Based
Service
(hom19)
Funeral
Vigil and Mass: Sample
Homily
(funeralhomily)
G
Catholic
Geometry
(hom68)
Generosity
(hom25)
(Gifts of the Holy Spirit) A Most Underrated Part of Our Faith (hom168)
Giving
More than You Get
(sunhom6)
God
is Here, Where are We?
(hom121)
Why is There Good in the World? (sunhom55)
What
is this Good News Stuff
Anyway?
(hom30)
The Good Samaritan Revisited (sunhom43)
Are We Good Shepherds Too? (hom202)
Good
Things Come in Unexpected
Packages
(hom75)
Being
Grateful (hom1a)
From
Where Should Gratitude
Come?
(sunhom20a)
From Where Should Gratitude Come? (hom166)
Daily Need or Daily Greed? (hom222)
Human Greed and Divine Love (hom212)
H
Habakkuk's
Vision
(hom114)
Happy
Endings
(hom111)
What
Will Heaven Be
Like?
(hom110)
Snapshots
of Heaven
(hom128).
A
Hierarchy of Service
(hom106)
The
Human Guilty and the Holy
Innocents
(hom54)
Gifts of the Holy Spirit-The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (hom205)
Gifts
of the Holy Spirit:
Wisdom (hom33)
Holy
Week: Meaning and
Promise
(hom29)
Holy
Week and the Everlasting
Covenant
(hom65)
The
Three Lessons of Holy
Week
(sunhom28)
Honesty
in a Dishonest World
(sunhom24)
Honesty
and Humility
(hom35)
Does
Honesty and Loyalty Disappear with
Childhood
(hom141)
Human
Promises and God's Ultimate
Promise
(hom43)
Human
Rules and God's Love
(hom5)
Human
Rules and Human Needs
(hom80)
I
The
Power of Ideas
(hom117).
Why the Immaculate Conception? (hom188)
An
Inclusive God
(hom107)
Human and Divine Intimacy (hom216)
How
Intimate a God Do We
Want? (hom133)
Saying Yes to an Intimate God (sunhom56)
Investing
in a Loving and Merciful God Who Does
Intervene (hom145)
Bitter Irony, Fruitful Irony (hom199)
J
Climbing the Ladder by Faith [Jacob's Ladder] (hom173)
Jesus' Ascension and Ours (sunhom41)
Jesus,
The Ultimate Gift
(sunhom7)
Thank
You John For Helping Us Feel the Presence of God So
Closely
(hom93)
Inner
Joy and Peace
(hom42)
Joy
and the Knowledge of a Tough Act to
Follow
(sunhom26).
Joy
in Loving Others
(hom9)
God's Judgment and Human Judgment (hom171)
K
Keep
It Simple Christians
(hom7)
Keep It Simple Christians, Part II (hom229)
Keep
an Open Mind, but Especially an Open Heart (hom39)
A
Kingdom for All of Us
(sunhom25)
What
is this King Stuff
Anyway?
(sunhom35)
Don't
Fear Knowledge, Love It
(hom98)
The Remarkable Story of the Korean Martyrs (hom226)
L
The Blessings of Labor (hom176)
Sharing the Fruits of Labor in God's Vineyard (hom223)
Laying
It on the Line
(hom36)
The Many Significances and Challenges of the Lazarus Miracle (sunhom51)
The
Simple Message of Lent and Holy
Week
(hom104)
A Lenten Model: St. Casimir (hom158)
Today's
Leprosy and Spiritual
Healing
(sunhom9)
A
Matter of Life and
Death
(hom120).
Life
in the Spirit: Received and
Given
(hom67)
Little Things Can Be Big Things (hom207)
Living
the Truth in Love
(sunhom4)
Love:
The Antidote to Hatred
(hom48, see also sunhom5)
Love:
The Antidote to Hatred
(sunhom5, see also hom48
)
Embracing
Love, Living the Truth
(hom112)
The
Power of Love
(hom97)
Love
and Who Gets the Credit
(hom8)
Loving Our Enemies: What Does it Mean? (hom160)
M
Making
a Difference
(hom63)
Marriage
Sample Homily
(marriagehomily)
Martyrdom: The Ultimate Sacrifice (hom215)
The
Birth of Mary
(hom10)
Mary's
Heart and Our Heart
(hom108)
Mary,
Mother of the Church
(hom47)
Mary's
New Year's Resolution Can Be
Ours
(hom130)
Mary
Our Mother
(hom62)
The
Mass: Answer to the Challenges of the Christian
Life
(sunhom13)
Spiritual
Maturity
(hom123)
The Many Heroes of Memorial Day (hom169)
God's
Active Mercy
(sunhom20)
The
Catholic Conception of
Mercy
(sunhom11)
Divine
Mercy and Human
Ambivalence
(hom136)
Mercy
and Humility
(hom149)
Miracles
(hom31)
Miracles,
Part II
(hom32)
We
Can Work Miracles Too
(sunhom3)
Mother
Theresa and the Joy of the
Faith
(sunhom16)
Mother's
Day Message
(sunhom12)
Mothers and Pentecost (sunhom53)
Don't
Be a Mugwump
(hom150)
We Are All Mustard Seeds (hom219)
N
Needs
and Wants: God Knows the Difference, Do
We?
(hom18)
Nike
Christians
(hom124).
O
Ordinary
Time and an Extraordinary
Faith (hom53)
Ordinary Time and an Extraordinary Faith, Part II (hom 194)
Our Lady of Sorrows (hom225)
Our Lady of Lourdes: The Inspiration to Faith of Marian Apparitions (hom196)
Don't
Be Overwhelmed
(hom100)
P
Who
are these People and Why Do We
Care?
(hom17)
Avoiding
Mediocrity, Pursuing
Perfection
(hom101)
Perfection
… A Little Bit at a Time, Every
Day
(hom64)
Persistence
(hom12)
Persistence,
Part II
(hom88)
Pharisees
in Every Age
(hom147)
Being
Pierced
(hom20)
Poverty
of Spirit vs. Poverty of
Possessions
(hom38)
The
Guiding Power of Prayer
(hom126).
The
Value of Prayer
(hom2)
Success in Prayer: Submission to God and Service to Others (hom155)
How
Prayers Are Answered
(hom77)
Preaching
and Teaching
(hom15)
Feeling the Presence of God (hom180)
Pride
and Humility
(hom55)
Justified Pride (hom177)
Challenges to the Common and Ministerial Priesthood (sunhom46)
The Dangers of Manana [Procrastination] (hom227)
God's
Roles and Ours in the Prodigal Son
Parable
(hom26)
Prodigal
Son Parable: What Else Can Be
Said?
(hom102)
Promises,
Promises
(hom71)
R
Receiving and Giving (hom186)
Remembering What We Have (hom230)
The Reprobate's Dilemma (hom210)
What
is the Rock on Which the Church is
Built?
(sunhom32)
Running the Race (hom224)
S
Reflections on the Sacramental Life (hom157)
A Day for Sacraments (hom208)
Patron
Saints
(hom146)
The Value of Patron Saints (hom233)
Saints
Are Not Made of Plaster
(hom109)
St.
Agnes: A Lamb of God
(hom153)
Responsibility and Justice: The Example of St. Anselm (hom203)
What's
Love Got to Do with It? Everything Says Saint
Bernard
(hom142)
Playing Second Fiddle: The Lesson of St. Bonaventure (hom217)
We
Need More Policy Advisors like St. Bridget of
Sweden
(hom138)
Putting God First: The Example of St. Clare (hom221)
The
Lasting Impact of St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton
(sunhom19)
Human Riches, Human Rags, and Heavenly Riches: The Story of St. Francis of Assisi (hom228)
The
Power of Persistence and Faith: St. Frances Xavier
Cabrini
(hom127)
The
Extraordinary Missionary Work of St. Francis
Xavier
(hom152)
Dealing
with Disasters: St. Gregory the Great's Example of
Leadership
(hom144)
Faith of our Fathers: St. Ignatius of Antioch (hom231)
Remembering
St. Ignatius Loyola
(hom113)
Pillar of Faith: St. Irenaeus (hom214)
The Wisdom of St. James (hom156) [See also hom204]
St. John Neumann: the Tiny Giant of American Catholic Education (hom193)
Humility in Action: St. John Baptist de la Salle (hom201)
Apostle to Ordinary People: St. John Vianney (hom174)
Remembering St. Joseph (hom198)
Versatility in Spirituality: The Example of St. Lawrence of Brindisi (hom218)
(St.) Luke
and the Good Fight of the
Faith (hom84)
Loving Jesus: The Example of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (hom184)
St.
Matthew
(hom45)
St. Matthias and Us: A Newness That Never Grows Old (hom167)
Saints
in Our Own Time: St. Maximilian
Kolbe
(hom115)
The
Challenges and Joys of Being a Woman: The Example of St.
Monica
(hom143)
St.
Nicholas and the Giver of All
Gifts
(hom90)
St.
Patrick's Day: The Real
Meaning
(hom28)
Preaching
Like St. Peter
Chrysologus
(hom139)
(St,) Paul's
Brothers and Sisters
Today (hom87)
(Sts.) Peter,
Paul, and Us
(hom37)
Ordinary People and Extraordinary Achievements in Faith:
The Examples of St. Philip and St. James (hom204) [See also hom156]
Confessor Extraordinaire - St. Philip Neri (hom209)
St. Stephen: The Model of Christian Faith for All That Followed Him (hom192)
Surrendering Ourselves to God: The Model of St. Teresa of Jesus (hom183)
Loving God Above All Else: The Example of St. Therese of Lisieux (hom179)
Faith:
Understanding, Knowing, Living (St. Thomas
Aquinas)
(hom154)
Unsung Saints (hom165)
What is Salvation History and What Does it Mean for Us? (hom159)
[Reaching Salvation] Which of the Wolves Will We Feed? (hom181)
Scriptural
Déjà vu
(hom40)
Enduring
September 11
(hom11)
The
Memory of 9/11 and the
Eucharist
(hom119).
Sin
and Reconciliation
(hom131)
[Social Justice Teaching] Spiritual Inspiration, Temporal Perspiration (sunhom45)
The
Triumph of the Spirit Over
Suffering
(hom85)
Stewardship, Like Conversion, is a Lifelong Process (sunhom47[1])
Jesus
Calms the Storms of
Life
(hom58)
There
are No Strangers to
Jesus
(hom79)
Suffering and Love (hom170)
Suffering
and Unpopularity
(hom1)
Sympathy
and Empathy
(sunhom27)
T
Thank
You to a Gospel People
(hom118)
Things
are Not What They Seem
(hom56)
Jesus'
Transfiguration and
Ours
(sunhom10)
Transfigurations
at Mother Seton
(hom140)
The
Truth about Truth
(hom99)
The
Proof is in the Trying...and the
Succeeding
(hom135)
U
Jesus
and the Life of the Christian
Underdog
(sunhom18)
Unsung
Heroes
(hom74)
Unsung
Heroes, Part II
(hom103)
V
Just
Visiting?
(hom69)
Voting
for Our Souls
(hom125)
W
Walking
the Walk
(hom21)
Walking
the Walk, Part II
(hom82)
Just War and a More Just Peace (hom211)
When
People Don't Get it
Right
(hom72) [See also hom197]
Which
Seed Will We Be?
(hom81)
Why are We Catholics? (hom162)
Winners
(hom24)
With
God, We Can All Be
Winners
(hom50)
In Celebration of Wisdom (hom195)
The
Wisdom of Qoheleth
(hom46)
Witnesses
to an Abundant Life
(hom70)
Worship and Worship in Action (hom206)
Getting It Wrong and How to Get It Right (hom197) [See also hom72]
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