What’s Next: Go With
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. It is one thing to have confidence when a person has power and knowledge. There is another kind of confidence that is necessary when a person is powerless [...]
Fear of Sacrifice
Pope Benedict XVI described biblical sacrifice like this: “In all religions sacrifice is at the heart of worship. But this is a concept that has been buried under the debris of endless [...]
04/23/18 What’s Next: When the Chips Are Down
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. In calling us to what’s next, God doesn’t necessarily take anything away, but He gives us something. He doesn’t necessarily take away the danger or the [...]
I am a burden to others.
When we apologize, we are acknowledging the price someone else has paid for our error or weakness. We are taking responsibility for what we have “cost” the other person. I am sure that we are [...]
04/15/18 What’s Next: What’s Now
Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. Being convinced by Christ is one thing, being convicted to take action is another. The call is to be converted…to be changed…to be like Christ. This can [...]
Unconditional Love = Sin Now, Forgive Later?
You’ve spoken about God’s love before, and how it is important to know that God will never stop loving us. But my issue is that I teach young people who seem to think that, since God loves them, [...]
04/08/18 What’s Next: Something More Than Control
Homily from the Second Sunday of Easter. The early Church was filled with men and women who lived in uncertainty. The current Church is filled with men and women who live in uncertainty. The key [...]
Following God. Alone.
There are times when a person will shut themselves off from certain elements of everyday life or popular culture for very good reasons. There are times when it is necessary to walk away from [...]