Waiting Well 2025

An invitation to discover grace in the in-between, where patient trust becomes a path toward Christ.

  • 1/1/26 Waiting Well: Taken For Granted

    Homily from the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Resolve: I will not take these things for granted. We are surrounded by the amazing and miraculous every day. But we often miss it because our lives are too busy and too full. If we take a page out of Mary, the Mother of [...]

  • 12/25/25 Waiting Well: Worth the Wait

    Homily from The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) What if all I received was HIM this Christmas? We have waited for Jesus–and now that He is here, true gratitude is shown by living fully in the gift of His presence and love. Mass Readings from December 25, 2025: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6; [...]

  • 12/21/25 Waiting Well: Unconditional Hope

    Homily from the Fourth Sunday of Advent What happens when I don't get what I've been waiting for? All through the Bible, God makes certain promises. He always fulfills them. But we cannot expect God to fulfill a promise that He has never made. No matter what, whether we get what we've waited for or [...]

  • 12/14/25 Waiting Well: Praise While We Wait

    Homily from the Third Sunday of Advent In seasons of waiting, do we complain or praise? While we are waiting, it can feel like nothing is happening. And yet, faith tells us that God is at work even when we can't yet see the fruit. Rather than complaining while we wait, there is another option. [...]

  • 12/07/25 Waiting Well: Trust His Timing

    Homily from the Second Sunday of Advent. We worry while we wait. Advent teaches us not just to wait, but to trust while we wait. When we surrender worry and remember who God is, waiting becomes a place of grace instead of frustration. Mass Readings from December 7, 2025: Isaiah 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, [...]

  • 11/30/25 Waiting Well: Engaged

    Homily from the First Sunday of Advent. The process is the point. When we are waiting, we often want to be "done". We want to be "there". We want our waiting to be over so that we can start living. But life happens right here and right now. And God is doing something right now. [...]