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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Homily from the Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord. Death is final. The death of Christ was thought to be final. But it wasn’t the end…it was just the beginning. Mass Readings from April [...]

Homily from Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. Peter told Jesus that he would die for Him. And he meant it. He just wasn’t ready at the right time. Mass Readings from April 2, 2021: Isaiah [...]

Homily from the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Everything in the Bible leads to the moment of the Last Supper…and leads to every time we are at the Mass. Mass Readings from April 1, [...]