Archive - Alb & Stole

Jesus is Alive Forevermore

Jesus Christ is Risen Indeed. A Homily for Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord.

Apr 20 •

Deacon David Oatney

February 2025

Love Your Enemies, Even Though It's Not Easy

A homily for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Feb 24 •

Deacon David Oatney

January 2025

A Wedding in Cana and the Theophany of Jesus

A homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Jan 19 •

Deacon David Oatney

July 2024

The Lord Will Provide Our Needs

A Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jul 29, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

Campaign Against Niceley is Rooted in Calumny and Untruth

Tennessee State Senator Frank Niceley has been the victim of untruths, half truths, and calumny in his quest for reelection, and it has forced me to…

Jul 26, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

June 2024

Calming the Storms of Life

A Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Jun 23, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

A Reflection on Eight Years of Ordained Ecclesiastical Life

The continued discussion in some Catholic circles about the possibility of ordaining women as deacons seems to miss the point of what ordination really…

Jun 11, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

May 2024

A New Bishop Comes to East Tennessee

Father Mark Beckman, a native Tennessean from Lawrence County, will officially become the new Bishop of Knoxville in late July

May 15, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

Why Do You Stand Here Idle?

A homily for the Ascension of the Lord

May 14, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

March 2024

Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah, King, and Lord. Many in the crowds who greeted him were looking for a Messiah in their own image, rather than…

Mar 24, 2024 •

Deacon David Oatney

November 2023

The Last Judgment and the Last Things

A Homily for the Feast of Christ the King of the Universe

Nov 26, 2023 •

Deacon David Oatney

October 2023

We Come to the Lord on His Terms, Not Ours

A Homily for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Oct 16, 2023 •

Deacon David Oatney

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