Homily from the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). The reality is that God is not a professional. He is an amateur. There are many things in life where we merely like the “idea” of [...]
Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Whatever You ask of me, the answer is yes. One of the more challenging reminders of this series is that God is the point of all of this. He is not only [...]
Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent. We won’t be able to rejoice, pray, or give thanks always unless we rejoice, pray, and give thanks now. Main Character syndrome can lead us to believe [...]
Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. Perfectionism can move us from caring to quitting. Spiritual perfectionism can lead people who care about the Faith and who love God to a place of [...]
While we don’t have a recording from this year’s Teaching Mass, for those who could not be there we do have a recording from a Teaching Mass that Father Mike gave at another parish!
Unfortunately we had some recording technical difficulties this week, and we are needing to post the talk on the Eucharist from a previous class. Apologies! To view the movie clips from Saving [...]
Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. You are God. I am not. When we encounter the true and living God, there is only one response…it involves six little words, but makes a world of [...]
Q: The Catechism defines blasphemy as “directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in uttering against God — inwardly or outwardly — words of hatred, reproach, or defiance; in [...]
Q: I have heard that curiosity can be considered a vice. That doesn’t make any sense to me. The advances of science, technology, and social reforms wouldn’t have happened if people had suppressed [...]