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Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are called to love God with everything. It is easier to love when we are winning, but are we able to love when we’ve lost? What if [...]

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 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Many people are overwhelmed by anxiety. Anxiety over all the things that need to get done and over all that they have been through. But God [...]

Homily from the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Every good thing in our lives comes from Jesus. Since He is the source of everything, He must be more important than anything. Mass Readings [...]

Homily from the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There are many people who would look remarkably average on paper. Our stats would reveal that we are unqualified for being a part of God’s great [...]

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the [...]

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. There is a clear difference between a reason and an excuse. Excuses are not acceptable answers, but there are times when even “good reasons” [...]