9/24/23 Tough Love: Receive and Rejoice

Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. We choose our rivals. We are all confronted with the temptation towards resentment, when we see the blessings or gifts that others have. This [...]

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9/17/23 Tough Love: As We Forgive

Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Forgiveness is a decision. One of the most difficult commands that Jesus has called us to is that we must forgive those who have hurt us and [...]

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9/10/23 Only The Good Things

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Do I love enough to listen? Do I love enough to speak? In loving the people around us well, one thing we have to contend with is loving them [...]

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9/3/23 Deny Yourself

Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time “No” paves the way for “yes”. Jesus gives us the conditions for discipleship. We must deny ourselves, take up our [...]

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8/27/23 The Question

Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time There are some questions that only you can answer. In the Gospel today, Jesus asks two questions. But there is a third unspoken question that [...]

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8/20/23 More Knowledge or More Courage

Homily from the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Knowledge without action is useless. Too often, our problem as followers of Christ is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of courage. In order [...]

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8/13/23 The Enemy of Focus

Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A distraction issue or a decision issue? In order to achieve any worthwhile goal, we need to focus. Yet, distractions abound in our world and in [...]

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8/6/23 Identity Precedes Mission

Homily from the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Claimed. Respected. Trusted. Jesus Transfigured on the top of Mount Tabor precedes His journey to Mount Calvary. On Tabor, He is not [...]

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7/30/23 Parabellum: This Battle

Homily from the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Observe. Orient. Decide. Act. When we are faced with the challenges and obstacles of following Christ, it is easy to become overwhelmed. But we [...]

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