Let’s make this as simple as possible. Jesus talks about three areas that are indispensable regarding the Christian life: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. For Lent, do one thing in each of [...]
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time. A person can be touched and made new by Jesus and still not be a disciple. One common aspect of discipleship is actually doing what the rabbi tells [...]
We recently had a funeral for a family member. I was a bit annoyed by how much the priest talked about Jesus and how little he talked about the person who had died. Isn’t the funeral supposed [...]
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Duties and obligations are often seen as burdens. They restrict us from doing what we want and being able to enjoy life. But is this accurate? It [...]
There are people who just can’t seem to break free from the past. I have one piece of advice for them: laugh. Laugh at yourself. So many of us are stuck in the past because we take ourselves [...]
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Following Jesus is not merely a matter of behaving or “being good”. It ultimately rests on whether or not we will allow the Father to get [...]
What you are describing is one of the seven deadly sins. That may be alarming, but let me clarify what a deadly sin is. A deadly sin is not always, in and of itself, grave matter. The deadly [...]
Homily from the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. Nothing that has happened from the moment of your conception up until this moment is wasted. Jesus called those first disciples to follow him and [...]
So why do we do it? In a strange way, I believe that we think we are beating someone else to the punch. If I can punish myself, then no one else will. We think that we are sparing ourselves [...]
Homily from the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. We can have our whole lives be about God: being in His presence, serving His people, learning His Word. But what happens when God’s response to [...]