10/28/18 Rivals: Rival Voices
Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The voices around us shape us. Some voices shape us more powerfully and more negatively than others. These rival voices fashion a lens through [...]
10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control
Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the [...]
10/14/18 Rivals: The Reason is the Rival
Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not acceptable answers, but there are times when even “good reasons” [...]
10/07/18 Rivals: All or Nothing
Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are only two kinds of relationships that get to a point where it is “all…or nothing”: Romantic relationships and our [...]
09/30/18 Greatest of All Time: To Be Great, Let Go
Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The temptation to fall back into measuring greatness according to the standards of the world is powerful. And when we see the good that [...]