Deacon Mark Hamlet

Deacon Mark Hamlet Selected Homilies
Gospel in the Holy Land - July 8, 2001 Spiritual Blindness - Mar 10, 2002 Prophets Needed - Sept 8, 2002 Baptism vs. Ablutions - Dec 8, 2002 Fear/Abraham - Mar 16, 2003 Resurrection - Apr 26, 2003 Deacon Doug's Easter Community - Aug 17, 2003 Koinonia, Ambassadors of Reconciliation - Mar 21, 2004 SJN Farewell - Aug 15, 2004 Wedding Homily - Oct 16, 2004 House Blessings and Advent - Dec 5, 2004 Salt of the Earth - Feb 6, 2005 Koinonia and the Sacramental Church - May 1, 2005 Father's Day and Koinonia - June 19, 2005 Watchmen for One Another - Sept 4, 2005 Reflections on the Eucharist - Aug 13, 2006 The Greatest Commandment - Nov 5, 2006 Pitchers and Catchers - Mar 4, 2007 Holy Mother Church - May 13, 2007 If Not You, then Who? - July 8, 2007 The Investment Club - Aug 5, 2007 Koinonia and Sacred Scripture - Oct 21, 2007 Melancholy and Divine Mercy - Mar 30, 2008 Announcement of New Seminarian - May 25, 2008 How to know you're Catholic - Jun 29, 2008	Baptism of the Lord - Jan 13, 2002 Fidelity, Parable of the Sower - July 14, 2002 Happy Death - Nov 10, 2002 Conflict Over War - Feb 16, 2003 Marriage Homily - April, 2003 Saints and Shepherds - July 20, 2003 Kingdom Living at the Edge of Time - Nov 16, 2003 Corpus Christi - June 13, 2004 Mustard Seed and the Diaconate - Oct 3, 2004 Prayer-Pharisee vs Publican - Oct 24, 2004 Traditional vs Communal Catholics - Jan 2, 2005 Divine Mercy and Pope John Paul II - Apr 3, 2005 National Day of Prayer - May 5, 2005 Walking on Water - Aug 7, 2005 Prayer for a New Granddaughter - Oct 8, 2005 Reflections from 9-11-01 - Sept 3, 2006 Navigating Through Advent - Dec 3, 2006 St. Thomas' Doubts - Apr 15, 2007 Spiritual Pruning - June 17, 2007 Funeral for Beverly Jenkins - July 30, 2007 Diana and Theresa - Sept 2, 2007 Advent vs the Rapture - Dec 2, 2007 Calling Future Deacons - Apr 20, 2008 Hope - Giddings HS Baccalaureate - May 28, 2008

Father Mark Hamlet Selected Homilies

Trinity Sunday - First Mass - May 30, 2010	Confession Revisited - June 13, 2010

About Father Mark Hamlet
	Father Mark Hamlet was ordained to the Priesthood in May 2010. Previously he was a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Austin and served St. John Neumann parish in Austin from 1995 to 2004. He was transferred to Giddings in 2004 to serve St. Margaret’s Parish. Mark and his wife, Cynthia, met at the University of Dallas where they were students. They both converted to Catholicism as young adults. As students they a shared a love for mission work in Mexico. He earned his BA and MBA at UD. Mark’s career in the medical device industry took him and his family to Arkansas, to live in Latin America for five years in Venezuela and Mexico, and later, to the Boston area. Mark, Cynthia and their six children moved to Austin in 1988, to pursue his management career in international and domestic marketing, sales and business development. Father Mark has experienced ministry as a way to help “make ‘Church’ happen”, to build up the Body of Christ in community. He loves parish ministry, especially adult spiritual enrichment programs such as RCIA, Bible study, “Christ Renews His Parish” (“CRHP”), marriage and family ministry, Hispanic ministry and helping recruit new deacons. He has been active in ecumenical and inter-religious ministry, including work with the local Muslim community. Cynthia passed away early in 2007, losing her struggle with cancer. In June 2008, Deacon Mark was accepted as a seminarian for the Diocese of Austin to prepare for ordination to priesthood. He is currently assigned to St. John the Evangelist Parish in San Marcos. When Father Mark is not serving the church or enjoying his family and grandchildren, he travels and is a sailboat charter skipper.

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