Homily from the Second Sunday of AdventToo often, we do not love well because we do not discern what is worth loving; we don't pay attention to the value of things. Because of this, our love becomes diluted. But when we truly appreciate the value of ... Details

Homily from the First Sunday of AdventTwo things are clear about the inn at Bethlehem: Love Incarnate showed up and there was no room for Him.Too often, we want to love the way we have been created to love. But we find ourselves incapable of loving t... Details

Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe.When torn asunder, we are held together by worship of the King of Kings.The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives; th... Details

Homily from the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.The struggle doesn't change the destination. The struggle is the way.When we are in the middle of a journey...or the middle of life...we will encounter obstacles. In that encounter with obstacles, ... Details

Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.Death is unavoidable.We will all lose everything. We will all lose everything...even to the point of our very lives. Rather than avoid death, we can practice dying by actively giving away our clai... Details

Homily from the Solemnity of All Saints.One day, this will be your feast day.The Solemnity of All Saints is the day the Church has given us to celebrate and honor what God has done in the lives of the countless people He has redeemed and sanctified. ... Details

Homily from the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.When all is lost, love God with all that's left.We are called to love God with everything. It is easier to love when we are winning, but are we able to love when we've lost? What if we have lost ev... Details

Homily from the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.Life is about losing. It is not about quitting.It is one thing to lose. It is another thing when those losses begin to stack up and we get to the point where we haven't just lost...we've been beaten. ... Details

Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time.Life isn't about power, it is about being poured out.The world sees life as being about winning. And to win is to gain power and influence. If a person wins they get power, and with that power they... Details

Homily from the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.What you've been holding on to ends up holding on to you.Anything can keep us from Heaven. Anything that we prefer over and over (and anything that we defer putting down over and over) can end up ... Details

Homily from the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time."Because I said I would."We are not yet who we are called to be. Sometimes, in order to become the person we are called to be, we need to stop holding on to what is holding us back. Other times, ... Details

Homily from the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.What if the biggest obstacle to being the person you were created to be is the person you are currently choosing to be? There are things that we need to stop holding on to if we are going to allow ... Details

Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time.Edit, Convince, and Worry. Or Honesty, Trust, and Thanking God ahead of time. "The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. W... Details

Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time.Faith must be lived, not merely believed.It is wise to take responsibility for one’s own time, resources, and family. And yet, we must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God. This de... Details

Homily from the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time.Transition always involves destruction.Jesus heals the man who was deaf and mute. In doing this, He was destroying something in the man’s life…his identity. Jesus has to take away the false identit... Details

Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time.Am I doing “everything but”?Often we avoid doing what is essential by filling our lives with many things that are optional. Mass Readings from August 29, 2021:Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8Psalm 15:2-5Ja... Details

Homily from the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.Everything I like and nothing that I don't.The temptation to create a God in our own image and have a church in our own image is strong. But God has revealed Himself to us, which means we either ch... Details

Homily from the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You are your body.The Assumption of Mary reveals many things. One of the things it reveals is that our destiny is to be reunited with our resurrected bodies forever. Our bodies a... Details

Homily from the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The best of your life is ahead of you...you will need food for the journey.The worst days of our life often com after the best days of our life. But even in those "worst days", you are not done yet.... Details

Homily from the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Choose God over the works of God.The signs point to Jesus and Jesus is the point of the signs. When we are challenged to merely consume… When we are challenged to want the gifts more than the Giver ... Details