02/27/22 Words Disclose
Homily from the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The words we use are powerful. They can build up and they can destroy. But they can also reveal our character. Mass Readings from February 27, [...]
10/17/21 Learning to Lose: Winner or Witness?
Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The world sees life as being about winning. And to win is to gain power and influence. If a person wins they get power, and with that power [...]
10/10/21 Holding On: Holding On To You
Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Anything can keep us from Heaven. Anything that we prefer over and over (and anything that we defer putting down over and over) can end up [...]
05/16/21 You Will Be Martyrs
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 [...]
01/31/21 Hindsight 20/20: Worthless Knowledge
Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Knowledge is powerful. Having lived through this past year, and looking back on what we have been through is essential. We can have learned a great [...]