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Hold Fast ~ Don't Trade Your Faith for Anything

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 6:13


God has made room for us in Himself, for our humanity, forever. Persevere in making space for God in your life. Homily for the Ascension of the Lord.

Remembering the Dreams of which We are a Part

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 5:59


The dream that is America, and John's dream or vision in the Book Revelation of the heavenly Jerusalem is not a task we can complete, or one from which we can shrink... Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Christ's Mission Involves You!

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 7:36


Don't be deceived by the distance between us and the Apostles, or by the work you do. You, too, are called to proclaim the Gospel, if you're a follower of Jesus. Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.

Hearing the Good Shepherd's Voice - The Unparalleled Opportunity of Mothers

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 8:55


Jesus said that his sheep hear his voice. How do we hear it, listen for it, discern it? Remembering our mothers on this special day can help us understand. Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

Transforming Trauma

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 9:11


Our faults, shortcomings and areas in need of healing are no obstacles to our Lord. Homily for the Third Sunday of Easter.

Overcoming the Locked Doors of Our Shame, Fear and Unwillingness to Forgive Ourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 4:34


The unexpected way God approaches those who have let Him down. Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday.

The Love that Opened the End to a New Beginning which has No End

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 8:32


Homily for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Unworthy and Loved by Love

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 3:44


Homily for Good Friday.

The Key to the Christian Life Given This Night

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 6:04


There is so much more to life than meets the eye. If only we had the Key to unlocking life's mysteries... Homily for Holy Thursday - The Mass of the Lord's Supper.

The Transformation of Evil through Love

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 4:32


Evil is not triumphant, nor did Jesus fail to leave room for us to participate in His love and so be coworkers with Him in overcoming all evil. Homily for Passion Sunday.

Escaping from the Whirlpool of Criticizing Others

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 6:19


By delivering the woman from being stoned, Jesus also showed the way to escape being critical of others. Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.

The Work and the Gift of True Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 9:17


Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent.

Meeting Us Where We're At ~ Making Us So Much More

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 7:18


Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent.

A Sure Way To Defeat The Devil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 6:38


He's deceptive and tricky, but Satan can be overcome in ways that touch upon the everyday. Homily for the First Sunday of Lent.

From the Fullness of the Heart the Mouth Speaks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 6:41


Jesus links an unworthy guide--one who is blind--with the person whose heart doesn't permit their mouth to speak the good things people need to hear. What are the causes of blindness? Are they affecting you? How so? Homily for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Obtaining the Sublime Morality of the Gospel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 8:53


If being good means doing good across the board, how do we avoid the compartmentalization which plagues us and is rebuked by Jesus? What serves the integrity of which He speaks? What helps or hinders our becoming good, moral people? Homily for the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Put Yourself In The Way Of Grace

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 9:12


An image is so very helpful. The image of my grandmother comes to mind when I hear Jeremiah's words: "Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: it fears not the heat when it comes; its leaves stay green; in the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit." Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

A Life-Changing Call & Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 15:42


Being with God leads to being sent by Him on mission, which for baptized lay people involves developing their anointing as Priest, Prophet and King. Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time and Discipleship Renewal.

The Heart Follows The Deed

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 8:11


The human brain takes in a massive amount of information each moment, but we're conscious of but a sliver. That means we're significantly influenced by factors of which we're unaware. How can we positively affect the unconscious instincts produced in us? Homily for the Feast of the Presentation.

A Scriptural Image Apt for Our Academy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 7:33


How do we discover our place in the world? Where is our relevance and importance cultivated, as well as our awareness of that of others? How does what we learn in school take on its proper and higher significance? Homily for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Christian Marriage--More Meaningful & Beneficial Than You Might Think

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 8:16


Despite prominent voices to the contrary, marriage cultivates meaningful and happy lives, and economically successful ones, too. Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Gift Beyond Our Reach

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 7:29


The people coming to John the Baptist acknowledged their sins and expressed their intention to change their lives. But even with that, the gift for which they longed was beyond their reach until the heavens opened and they were baptized into Christ Jesus. Homily for the Baptism of the Lord.

People of Inner Unrest

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 5:37


If you've met them, you know that God is still at work in this world and speaks to people. Homily for Epiphany.

Blessings & Opportunities For The New Year

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 8:07


Mary gathers us around her Son, the source of blessings, protection and mission in the New Year. Homily for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Is Your Life Inconceivable Without The Incarnation?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 10:09


The world as we know it can only be explained by Christmas. What about your own personal life? Homily for the Nativity of Jesus.

Implications of the Incarnation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 8:56


Our reading from the Letter to the Hebrews seems a little out of place, this close to Christmas and paired as it is with the prophecy of the coming Messiah and its fulfillment in the first reading and the Gospel. But is it really? Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

Rejoicing In The Midst Of An Anxious And Depressed World

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 11:02


If St. Paul encouraged the Philippians to rejoice, even though he wrote from a prison cell, what did he know that we desperately need to know, too? Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent--Gaudete Sunday.

The Fruit Of Finding What Is Valuable

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 7:44


Where does value come from? What does pursuing the highest value do? What about pursuing something less? Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent.

The Narrative Capable Of Quieting Our Anxious Spirit

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 6:11


Stories help us to understand life, our place in this world and how to live well. More than one story exists, though, and often they compete and clash. In whose story are you living? Homily for Christ the King.

The Vindication of Christ - And Please God, Ours Too

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 6:12


Having been proved true and accepted by the Father, Jesus invites us to a way of life that leads to being vindicated by God, too. Homily for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Gaining That Which We Lack, By Giving That Which It Seems We Can't Go Without

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 6:34


The strange paradox of the widow. Homily for the 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

To Listen To God Is To Be Open To God - It's True For Humans Too

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 5:53


A little true listening goes a long way. Homily for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time.

A Far, Far Better Thing To Do

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 6:22


Having been baptized into Christ's love gives us a share in His mission to provide healing and hope to a broken world. Homily for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

What One Thing Do You Lack? Wisdom Can Help.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 8:34


Homily for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Overcoming Being Alone

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 9:37


Christian marriage is an extraordinarily exalted vocation. Homily for the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

From Boys to Men ~ The Gospel in Action

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 16:11


Altar Server Appreciation Sunday was the perfect occasion to better understand Jesus' words in the Gospel. Homily for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Desiring Greatness Isn''t a Bad Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 6:49


The disciples asked, "Who is the greatest?" Jesus didn't follow that with, "Don't seek greatness," but "If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all." The question about greatness shouldn't focus on oneself, but on that which is true greatness, and on the One who embodied it. Homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Call that Captivates or Collapses

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 8:54


Why are so many young people protesting and demonstrating? What has made them susceptible to trends that offer a sense of moral superiority without actually demanding much moral excellence? Is the common Christian invitation consonant with Christ's? Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Perils and Possibilities of Excess Wealth

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 7:59


There's nothing wrong with pursuing wealth--we need it to survive, and to some degree, to thrive. The problem comes with pursuing or misusing excess wealth, which as St. James suggests, impacts how we assess the worth of others. Homily for the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The New Purity Law

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 7:46


Homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Religion of Jesus and the Religion of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 8:23


If Jesus accepted the rejection of his teachings, wouldn't that mean his teachings were consequential, important enough not to be amended, discounted or equivocated? Were they more important than increasing the number of followers? What does that mean for Christianity and following him? Homily for the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Faith and Belonging - The Ride of a Lifetime (Including a Campaign Update)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 12:50


Friends, we've been brought into not just any family, but God's family, given not just any bread, but the bread from heaven that gives life, and invited to do this—live your life as a gift of love. Don't put limits on what God can do. Just believe. Homily for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Worthwhile Sacrifices

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 14:16


A life without many sacrifices suggests a life without a high aim. Sacrifice for the highest good, and life becomes pleasant and fragrant, as St. Paul said. Homily for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

You Are Part Of Christ's Mission, Too...If You're Willing.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 5:34


Not all of Christ's followers are asked to preach, but all are involved in the proclamation of the Gospel. Homily for the 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Hard of Hearing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 6:50


The President's predicament may not be far removed from our own. Homily for 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

The Instinct to Hoard. The Blessedness of Giving.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 8:03


Homily for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Of Dads and Mighty Deeds

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 15:22


Homily for the 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time and Father's Day.

Signs of the Serpent

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 6:24


Confusion is a hallmark of the tricky, little Serpent. Homily for the 10th Sunday of Ordinary Time.

A Real Covenant

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 5:59


Covenants aren't made and renewed by word alone. Corpus Christi Homily.

Remember and Love, Lest It Be Lost

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 9:24


Our Ancestors acted in time; our God acted and acts in time, too. Our connection with both depends on our respectful remembering and our love. Holy Trinity Homily on Memorial Day Weekend.

The Confused View From The Outside

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 7:39


Pentecost Sunday Homily.

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