Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Joy is the abiding sense of well-being. It is a feeling, but it is also a choice. But we do not choose joy itself. We must choose the source [...]
Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The essence of a eulogy virtue is character. Not merely who people think you are, but who you actually are. A person of character does what [...]
Homily from the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many of us want to grow spiritually. But what does that really mean? What is it that we really want? What is the actual goal of life? Put in [...]
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 [...]
Homily from the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are certain things, certain failures, embarrassments, and shames, that could define our lives. There are certain events that could define our [...]
Homily from the Epiphany of the Lord. When life is about us, it is not food for the human heart. When we realize that life is about Someone other than us, we are allowed to have a heart that is [...]
Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted [...]
Homily from the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are many opportunities to waste one’s life. One of those ways is to allow one’s circle of interest to outstrip one’s circle of influence. [...]
Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many of us make plans. And many of those plans don’t end up working out the way that we had expected. Fortunately, God calls us to be [...]
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 [...]