Fr. Mike Homilies

Our chaplain Fr. Mike shares his homilies from every weekend Mass. You can see the most recent homilies below, watch on YouTube, or homilies sorted by recent series. You can also read Fr. Mike’s answers to your tough questions.

05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress

bulldogCatholic · 05/08/22 The Time of Great Distress

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Our lives are marked by stress. Not only is stress unavoidable, it is necessary. The main question is: what is our response to stress? Mass Readings from May 8, 2022: Acts 13:14, 43-52 Psalms 100:1-3, 5 Revelation 7:9, 14-17 John 10:27-30
05/01/22 Wasted Potential

bulldogCatholic · 05/01/22 Wasted Potential

Homily from the Third Sunday of Easter. You have so much potential. But to be nothing but potential is, in many ways, to be nothing. Jesus called Peter to sacrifice his potential so that his life and his death might glorify God. You are I are called to pick our spot, to pour ourselves out [...]
04/24/22 Be Mercy

bulldogCatholic · 04/24/22 Be Mercy

Homily from the Sunday of Divine Mercy. The fact of the Resurrection of Jesus has introduced something new into this world of misery. The Cross and Resurrection introduced the possibility of mercy. Not only have we encountered the mercy of God, but we have been commissioned to be mercy in the midst of a world [...]
04/17/22 Nothing

bulldogCatholic · 04/17/22 Nothing

Homily from the Mass of Easter Day. John ran to the tomb and looked in. He saw and believed. What did he see? Mass Readings from April 17, 2022: Acts 10:34, 37-43 Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-9
04/15/22 The Crown of Thorns

bulldogCatholic · 04/15/22 The Crown of Thorns

Homily from Good Friday of the Lord's Passion. The crown of thorns reveals the darkness of the human heart. This darkness is in each one of us in the form of envy. Mass Readings from April 15, 2022: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1—19:42
04/14/22 Last Words: The Final Last Word

bulldogCatholic · 04/14/22 Last Words, Part VII: The Final Last Word

Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. On the cross, Jesus’ life ends with the same perspective He has had from the beginning: He trusts His Father. Mass Readings from April 14, 2022: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalms 116:12-13, 15-18 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15
04/10/22 Last Words: Tetelestai

bulldogCatholic · 04/10/22 Last Words, Part VI: Tetelestai

Homily from Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion. There is a last word that does not merely disclose the Heart...it completes The Story. Mass Readings from April 10, 2022: Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14—23:56
04/03/22 Last Words: Use This.

bulldogCatholic · 04/03/22 Last Words, Part V: Use This.

Homily from the Fifth Sunday of Lent. From the Cross, Jesus utters His last words. He thirsts for us to allow Him to forgive us. Mass Readings from April 3, 2022: Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalms 126:1-6 Philippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11
03/27/22 Last Words: The Central Last Word

bulldogCatholic · 03/27/22 Last Words, Part IV: The Central Last Word

Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. This central Last Word of Jesus from the Cross is possibly the most important. He not only expresses the depths to which He enters into the consequences of sin, but the depth of His trust in the Father and the power of His sacrifice. Mass Readings from March [...]
03/20/22 Last Words: Behold, Your Mother

bulldogCatholic · 03/20/22 Last Words, Part III: Behold, Your Mother

Homily from the Third Sunday of Lent. When He had virtually nothing left to give, Jesus still gave. He gave His own mother to be our mother. The one person who knew Him most and loved Him best, Jesus entrusted to all of His beloved disciples. Mass Readings from March 20, 2022: Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15 [...]