Homilies of Father Matt Pennington

Let it go

Last is first, first is last. How unpredictable incidents can ruin your day. Finding peace in perspective.

What should you do when there is a conflict between choosing between time with God and time with your family or your job?

Knock and the door will be opened. Prayer

Finding the reason for your existence, how the church views our purpose, and pursuing true happiness. A story of a couple who adopts two siblings from another country. What the Catechism has to say.

Clinging to the Past The Second Vatican Council

Hear the voice of God. Use your Gifts.

Give to the departed eternal rest... Do we just shrug and accept these circumstances we are in, or what should we do? Discussion of our times, access to weapons, and what you can do as a child of God to access the God-Power. Perseverance. Prayer

How does God communicate with us? It may be in ways you are not expecting.

Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. When we can see Jesus in others, we can learn to listen and even compromise.

How does the frame you carry influence your life experiences? Jesus reframed death. You can choose your frame. Choosing JOY

The incident at the 2022 Academy Awards; how our simmering anger that lies within influences our actions. Is it good to be angry? How the crowd reacted to the condemnation of Jesus. What history shows us about anger and how it destroys us today.

Tending and nurturing the tree to produce good fruit. You are the tree! Co-existing with each other would bring the world closer to peace.

Lent, a time of self-reflection and change.

Entering the season of Lent. Admitting your mistakes.

Remembering that God is with you in all of life's challenges.

Are your political beliefs and ideology causing hostility and are they more important than your family, peace, and spirituality?

Miracle at the Wedding at Cana inspires the question: Is my prayer too insignificant for God to grant?

Visionaries, like Bob Iger of Disney, seem to predict human behavior. Jesus was the ultimate visionary.

Manifesting joy requires seeking happiness through connecting with God.

Do not be fearful of the end. Signs of the times. Revelation. Advent ... and are you ready?

What is sacrifice? Jesus' examples show that real sacrifice is always for the benefit of another's needs.

The power and presence of God.

Letting go of judgment: upload some new software to your brain. Employ new habits. Overcoming fear.

Using your gifts, finding happiness, being content. Reading reference: James 3:16--4:3 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/091921.cfm

Jesus asks us to be open. Resilience requires an open mind.

The mystery of God.

We can choose gossip or choose to look at another with hope, charity, forgiveness, and love.

What Jesus has to say about division and how it is unity that will save us.

Seeing abundance rather than lack.

God, Jesus, Holy Spirit

How do we face crises in our lives; what choices do we make? What would Jesus say?

There are voices everywhere around you. Whose voice will you follow?

The end is the beginning!

Watch full Good Friday Mass on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNPVzqN1iUo

In pursuit of success, we often run away from failure and challenges. But how fast can we run? Faith will help us face the challenges and help us find freedom.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation During the Pandemic. Sin, forgiveness, reconciliation, confession distraction, grace.

Temptation creeps into your most vulnerable moments and those areas that are hardest to overcome. Where are your weakest links right now?

There are ways you can prepare for Easter this Lent that will lift you up.

As over 400,000 Americans have found out, you don't know when your time here is up. Do not let distractions change your priorities.

Pray for Peace (Image by S. Hermann & F. Richter from Pixabay)

Baptism and Resurrection. Facing your fears. "One has to die many times while one is still alive." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Watch the full Mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqDggWqE55I

Throughout history, humanity has faced challenges. How can we keep hope alive?

A reflection of faith and gratitude in 2020 and every day. Reasons to be grateful today.

Relationships are a two-way street, including our relationship with God.

Many of the Saints prayed fervently and persistently to God for intervention.

Cultivating our relationship with God requires us to clear out the clutter in our lives.

What would Jesus say we should do to heal our division. Now is the time to resolve your conflicts.