04/14/22 Last Words: 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, [...]
01/23/22 Know Why
Homily from the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The return of the exiled Jews from Babylon was a great gift. But it also highlighted the reality that many of them did not know why they were [...]
06/20/21 Everyday Courage: Into the Storm
Homily from the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are times when we do everything God has asked us to do…and we still find ourselves in the midst of a storm. In those moments, we are called [...]
12/20/20 Silent Waiting
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 [...]
03/22/20 Un-Done: God Shows Up
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Lent. God made this world good, but He did not make it unbreakable. This world has come undone, and our sickness and suffering reveals the deeper ways our hearts [...]
02/17/19 The Fighting Virtue
Homily from the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Hope is not a “soft” virtue. It is a fighting virtue. Hope is what enables us to live in the present with strength and conviction. It takes hope to [...]