06/06/21 A Crisis of Love
Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Most people who call themselves Catholic do not believe one of the most central and most powerful teaching in the Church. Is [...]
05/30/21 Secret Identity
Homily from The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. What we are is shaped and revealed by what we choose. Who we are is established by relationships. Mass Readings from May 30, 2021: Deuteronomy [...]
05/23/21 Kingdom Gifts
Homily from Pentecost Sunday. At Pentecost, the disciples received the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts glorify the Father and have changed the world. If we [...]
05/16/21 You Will Be Martyrs
Homily from the Mass of the Ascension of the Lord. Jesus doesn’t call us to simply be “nice people.” Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit so that we can be more than we are [...]
05/09/21 Spark Joy
Homily from the Sixth Sunday of Easter. We can choose joy only insofar as we can choose the source of our joy. Joy comes as a consequence; it is a fruit. And the depth and permanence of our joy [...]
05/02/21 Love Limits You
Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Easter. We find ourselves always moving and never done. We have so many options that we experience decision paralysis and subsequent decision dissatisfaction. But [...]
04/25/21 Inclusive Love/Exclusive Claim
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. To be included is an incredible gift. To be inclusive is powerful. It means more than being “welcome”, it means being radically open and desperately [...]
04/18/21 To Be A Witness
Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. It is possible to encounter God and go back to the same life. It is possible to live as if the miracle had never happened. It is possible to say “I [...]
04/11/21 Scar Stories
Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. Virtually everyone has scars. And every scar has a story. Scars are reminders of our past…they are reminders that won’t go away. And Jesus has kept [...]