Father Ryan Higdon of the Diocese of Austin, Texas presents his Sunday Mass and School homilies
There is something greater here. Into our fears and in the face of our nightmares, God offers something beautiful. As we journey deeper into lent, we continue to unpack the beauty of God’s response to our brokenness and the attacks of the devil, the true enemy of our hearts. Building off a previous homily, this […]
Sometimes to really learn something we can’t just hear about it or even see it in person – we need to experience it. This is especially true with mercy. This weeks homily looks at the difficulty of forgiveness and the experience of mercy through the lens of a beautiful story of a transformed heart.
A talk I gave at DCYC (Diocesan Catholic Youth Convention) before several hundred High School students about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a man I have a deep devotion to. I ask them to dare to be saints and to ask for a saint to be their guide in life. Listen in!
When do we fail? The thing about life is that we fail in life not because we don’t know what to do but because we forget the bigger perspective because we don’t make enough eye contact with the Lord. Today I take a moment and ask for a bit of perspective.
What keeps us from seeing the obvious or responding like we should? Fear? Familiarity? Today’s homily takes a look at not only what keeps us from adoring the Lord and being his disciple but what Jesus does about that. In it we learn that God has anticipated our hesitation, but that does not mean we […]
He is Emmanuel meaning “God is with us” but do we really believe it? This homily invites to make that real by accepting his love which has already chosen us despite our failures.
In the giving of the gift we can often discover what it is, how it came to be, but mostly why. Taking a look at the scriptures, we dive into what the visitation reveals about what was give, how it came to be, and more importantly what it means for us.
The importance of Hope for our own lives and for the world. In this homily you’ll hear three elements that make up Hope that we can work on to usher light into the darkness.
Ways in which we can practically let the King of the Universe reign in our hearts and not just in theory.
A homily about fear and how it can drive us to be anxious. In it I’ll share a bit about what I’ve learned and how God has responded to that fear. Ultimately, for me, anxiety is a prophet of a future we’re not meant to have. If we look to the father, instead of […]
Homily concerning recent revelations and events.
Easter joy is more than we'd expect
Silence and Mary, a place where hope is born from pain.
Aggie Awakening Homily - Evil Doesn't Understand But He Does.
Christ shows us many things in the transfiguration but if we’re tuned out we’ll never “get it.” A homily all about ways to sink into prayer. Notice this isn’t practical ways to pray – just ways to sharpen the heart once it goes to prayer.
A different perspective on the Immaculate Conception.
Accepting the invitation and being brave where it hurts
Your next step is easier than you realize.
The love story & plot twist that is Christ.
Warning: You should be a good space emotionally before listening to this homily. Its a bit heavy.
An unsatisfactory attempt to dive into what is infinitely knowable. :)
You can't negotiate with the past but you can forgive it.
This Sunday I take some time and talk about how we can cut through all the noise and distortions of the world to hear the voice of God in our lives.
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