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Homily - 07/18/2026
Pillars of the Early Church - Saints Peter & Paul
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Reflecting on the early Church through the work of Saints Peter & Paul, Fr. Michael explores the challenges they faced with different ideas about how to build God's Church on Earth and how we continue to struggle with the same challenges today.
When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi
he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,
still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter said in reply,
“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.
For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. ...