Homilies

Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Jesus reveals His heart. He is the God of the broken heart. And Jesus reveals that He is the God who is willing to suffer for the sake of the one He loves. [...]

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It is a great sign of humility to not be surprised by weakness. It is a great sign of hope to not be discouraged by weakness. It is a great sign of love to [...]

Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. Because of the wound against trust that has come into all of our hearts, it is difficult to be vulnerable. It is challenging to be vulnerable before other [...]

Homily from the Second Sunday of Lent. Ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden, our image of God has become distorted. We find that we don’t naturally trust God. We all have the temptation to [...]

Lent is tough. Fasting is tough. Christianity is tough. Jesus reveals that His Heart is soft when it comes to our weakness. If we are willing to come out of hiding and fully give our entire [...]

If we knew the future, very few of us would make foolish decisions. But very few of us make decisions in the first place. Many people prefer to be carried along by other peoples’ decisions and by [...]

If a person is going to craft a life through wisdom, then they will need to find a master craftsman. It is this apprenticeship that helps a person become wise. Whenever it is crucial that a [...]

Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. An external guide can be helpful and, at times, necessary. But we are called to move beyond the external boundaries to an internal freedom. By [...]

If salt loses its taste, it is no longer salt. It has lost something that is un-losable. In the process of becoming wise and crafting a masterpiece, there are a number of important elements. [...]

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. With every passing moment, we are choosing what kind of life we will have lived. God wills for us to choose to live wisely. A person with wisdom [...]