Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Too often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don’t pay attention to the value of things. Because of this, our [...]
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving this way. Not because we aren’t willing or [...]
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Waiting is not meant to be wasted. The chance to wait in silence is often given by God to serve a purpose…above all to change our faith into [...]
Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. We all have the temptation to pretend to be someone or something other than we are. To pass ourselves off as someone else…to be an imposter. We do this [...]
Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Saint Peter reveals that the Day is coming when The Story will have been written. On that day, everything will be revealed and we will know God’s hidden [...]
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Too often, we find ourselves just wanting this moment to be “done.” We miss out on the miracle of the moment because we see what is happening as [...]
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. God does not need us. But He has demonstrated that He does not want to heal, transform, or save the world without our help. He only needs us to be the [...]
Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. The Prophet says that the great gift of the Spirit is the fear of the Lord. But what is it? Mass Readings from December 8, 2019: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm [...]
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. Goodbyes can be painful. But what makes goodbyes even more painful is when we are not ready for the leaving or letting go. The goodness of the goodbye [...]