Homilies

Homily from the Mass of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. “It is so easy to feel helpless, it is so easy to feel powerless as a Catholic mom or a Catholic dad in the face of our [...]

Homily from the Christmas Day Mass celebrated in Brainerd, MN. “We still say, “God, why don’t you do something?” That is still a cry from all of our hearts, every person [...]

Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. “Do you know what real freedom is? Real freedom is not the ability to do whatever I want. Freedom is the power to do as I ought.” Mass Readings [...]

Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. “If there is only one real tragedy in life, to get to the end and to not have been a saint, then I need to get this into my head and into my heart: [...]

Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. “So many of us, we find ourselves right now coming into the end of the semester like, ‘Listen, if I fail this class, it’s all [...]

Homily from the Solemnity of Christ the King. “When you were baptized, you were brought into a family. That family is called the Church. And if you want to belong to Him, you have to belong [...]

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. “In the Incarnation, Jesus shows us that the body is good and that it’s worth loving. In the Sacrifice of His Body, Jesus shows [...]

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. “What’s one of the reasons you and I offer sacrifices? One of the reasons is because you and I need it. …In the old [...]

Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. “If I am going to love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength, love means keeping His law. When you and I obey His [...]

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. “Jesus comes to you today and says, ‘What do you want?’ Do you know what you want? If the Lord was standing right in front of [...]