Homilies

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 [...]

Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Great leaders are not those who make their authority over others felt. Great leaders (and great people) are those who, like Christ, place [...]

Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The desire to be seen and to be known is written deep in the human heart. But is a person great simply because a large number of people [...]

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. We often want to measure greatness by a person’s ability, or by what they have accomplished. But God reveals that, while what we do [...]

Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. We can put off doing the one thing we need to do in order to do other, less important, tasks. Or we can do the will of God as He lays it out [...]

Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. God is not indifferent to you. Mass Readings from August 26, 2018: Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18 Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21 Ephesians [...]

Homily from the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The two words “I’m fine” might be a simple way of saying “no thanks.” But it is also a way of saying “I do not desire to change my current status.” [...]

Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Not all of us can have influence, but we can all be an example. Mass Readings from May 6, 2018: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 1 John [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]