Not Your Average Homilies From Deacon Joe Harrington

Homily: Mass of Thanksgiving 09.22.19 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Matt Porter Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman” Noel Henry

Homily: ”Multiplying Our Joys And Dividing Our Sorrows!” Christmas 2018 12.25.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “ Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy) ” Chris Tomlin

Homily: ”Making Straight Our Crooked Lines” Second Sunday of Advent 2018 12.09.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Jesus Take The Wheel” Carrie Underwood

Homily: ”Are We Available?” Our Lord Jesus Christ, King Of The Universe 11.25.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!” Vince Guaraldi from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Homily: ”Becoming Rich in Generosity” Twenty-Eight Sunday In Ordinary Time 10.14.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” The Hollies Link to Companion video that inspired this message: https://joeharrington.blogspot.com/2018/10/myrtle-beach-innkeeper-opens-his-doors.html

Homily: ”A Ride To Paradise” Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time 07.15.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Less Of Me” Glen Campbell

Homily: ”Leaving Footprints” Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 08.26.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Walk Down This Mountain” Bebo Norman

Homily: ”I Just Met God At The United States Post Office” Twenty –Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 09.16.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “May God Be Everywhere I Go”

Homily: ”Unconditional Love” Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.07.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Wedding Song (There is Love)” Noel Paul Stookey

Homily: “Let It Be” Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7.01.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Let It Be “ The Beatles Anthology 3 version. Recorded Jan 1969. It is a much simpler version, as McCartney had still not written the final verse yet ("And when the night is cloudy ... I wake up to the sound of music ."). Instead, the first verse is repeated. The song also features studio talk between Lennon and McCartney prior to another take: John: Are we supposed to giggle [or perhaps 'get (a) little'] in the solo? Paul: Yeah. John: OK. Paul: This'll – this is gonna knock you out, boy.Also, following the end of the recording, Lennon can be heard saying, "I think that was rather grand. I'd take one home with me. OK let's track it. (Gasps) You bounder, you cheat!" (This is a reference to the no-overdub policy that the Beatles had adopted for the Get Back project – "tracking" refers to double tracking the vocals on a

Homily: “Do We Know the Shepherd?” Fourth Sunday of Easter 04.22.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy) Live Shane and Shane

Homily: “A Father’s Love” Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 6.17.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Cat’s in the Cradle” Live Harry Chapin

Homily: “Together We Rise!” Second Sunday of Easter Sunday of Divine Mercy 04.08.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “I Will Rise” St. Monica Catholic Community Santa Monica, California

Homily: ”The Lord was pleased to Crush Him in Infirmity” Good Friday 2018 03.30.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Jesus was a only Son” Bruce Springsteen

Homily: “There is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in” Easter Sunday 2018 04.01.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Anthem” Live in London Leonard Cohen

Homily: Who Are We Called to Be?” Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 01.14.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Try A Little Kindness” Glen Campbell

Homily: Repent with Mercy” First Sunday of Lent 02.18.18 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Turn Our Hearts Around” Trevor Thomson

Homily: “ Divided Hearts” Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.22.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Song of Hope” Robbie Sealy Band

Homily: “ Waiting” Advent 2017 First Sunday of Advent 12.03.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “In The Bleak Midwinter “ Dan Folgelberg A prayer for Advent from "Good Morning,Good God!" by Fr. Austin Fleming "The Concord Pastor" The Word Among Us Press wau.org

Homily: “ Hope and Joy” Christmas 2017 12.24.17 The Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection and St. Paul Hingham, Massachusetts Deacon Joe Harrington Archdiocese of Boston Music: “Joy To The World (Unspeakable Joy)” Chris Tomlin A Christmas Prayer (For Nearly Everyone) from America Magazine by Fr. Jim Martin S.J.