The Cost of Salvation - Homily for March 31

Readings for Sunday, March 31 / 4th Sunday of Lent:  Joshua 5:9-12  |  Psalm 34  |  2 Corinthians 5:17-21  |  Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Today we are reminded why Christ took on our flesh and what we must do to become inheritors of heaven.

Love is... - Homily for February 3

Readings for Sunday, February 3: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19  |  Psalms 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17  |  1 Corinthians 12:31--13:13  |  Luke 4:21-30

Homily for Sunday, December 9

Readings for Sunday, December 9 / 2nd Sunday of Advent:  Baruch 5:1-9  |  Psalm 126  |  Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11  |  Luke 3:1-6

You are remembered.

Homily for November 4

Readings for Sunday, November 4 / 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time: Deuteronomy 6:2-6  |  Psalm 18  |    Hebrews 7:23-28  |  Mark 12:28-34

Christ tells us to love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength. What does that really mean? And how do we do it?

Homily for Sunday, October 28

Readings for Sunday, October 28 / 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 31:7-9  |  Psalm 126  |  Hebrews 5:1-6  |  Mark 10:46-52

Fall short though we may, the Lord is always patient with us and continues to invite us into his saving work.

John 6: Why Are You Here? - Homily for August 5

Readings for Sunday, August 5 / 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time:  Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15  |  Psalm 78  |  Ephesians 4:17, 20-24  |  John 6:24-35

Food from Heaven

The crowds followed Jesus not because of the signs but because their stomachs were filled. What
brings you to Mass today?

Food From the Father - Homily for July 22

Readings for Sunday, July 22 / 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Jeremiah 23:1-6  |  Psalm 23  |  Ephesians 2:13-18  |  Mark 6:30-34

This weekend we hear all about the food that the Father provides for us - and it's not cheeseburgers.

The Chosen - Homily for July 15

Readings for Sunday, July 15 / 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Amos 7:12-15  |  Psalm 85  |  Ephesians 1:3-14  |  Mark 6:7-13

God has chosen you. Rejoice in that fact. And then get to work doing the Lord's will for you as one of His chosen ones.

Corpus Christi - Homily for June 3

Readings for Sunday, June 3 / Corpus Christi Sunday:  Exodus 24:3-8  |  Psalm 116  |  Hebrews 9:11-15  |  Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

The Miracle of Bolsena/Orvieto brings us to honor the great mystery we celebrate every Mass: the Body and Blood of Christ.

Easter: Really Listen (Homily for May 6)

Readings for Sunday, May 6 / 6th Sunday of Easter: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48  |  Psalm 98  |  1 John 4:7-10  |  John 15:9-17

Today we hear much about the of God and loving one another. These messages from the Scriptures can become so familiar to us that they lose their power. Today the Lord invites us to really listen to them, as if for the first time.

Easter: The Good Shepherd - Homily for April 22

Readings for Sunday, April 22 / 4th Sunday of Easter: Acts 4:8-12  |  Psalm 118  |  1 John 3:1-2  |  John 10:11-18

Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for us. Are we willing to lay ours down to follow Him? 

Lent: Why the Cross - Homily for March 25

Readings for Sunday, March 25 / Palm Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7  |  Psalm 22  |  Philippians 2:6-11  |  Mark 14:1-15:47

Why the Cross? Because any other way would be too easy to dismiss the message that the Cross conveys.

Lent: God is Fierce and Merciful - Homily for March 4

Readings for Sunday, March 4 / 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B):  Exodus 20:1-17  |  Psalm 19  |  1 Corinthians 1:22-25  |  John 2:13-25

Today the Lord shows us in the Scripture that He is not 'fierce or merciful' but both fierce AND merciful. Let us draw close to this fierce Heart of Christ and allow His passion for us to increase our passion for Him.

The Desert of the Soul - Homily for February 18

Readings for Sunday, February 18 / 1st Sunday of Lent: Genesis 9:8-15  |  Psalm 25  |  1 Peter 3:18-22  |  Mark 1:12-15

Jesus Christ is not afraid to come to the desert of our soul and pour His grace out in abundance to make of it a garden.

Advent: The Useless Things - Homily for December 3

Readings for Sunday, December 3 / 1st Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7  |  Psalm 80  |  1 Corinthians 1:3-9  |  Mark 13:33-37

The human heart desires to see grand things. "Rend the heavens and come down!" we cry out to God, and yet it is in the little things, sometimes the useless things, that God speaks most clearly. May we be awake and alert to the quiet voice of God this Advent season. 

The Greatest Commandment - Homily for October 29

Chapel of St. Claude la Colombiere

Readings for Sunday, October 29 / 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time: Exodus 22:20-26  |  Psalm 18  |  1 Thessalonians 1:5-10  |  Matthew 22:34-40

The Lord reminds us that the great commandment is to love the Lord with all of our heart, all of our mind, and all of our soul. When it happens, beautiful things happen. The lives of the saints show us what it looks like.

Holy Mass: The Readings - Homily for August 27

Readings for Sunday, August 27 / 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time: Isaiah 22:19-23  |  Psalm 138  |  Romans 11:33-36  |  Matthew 16:13-20

Each week we hear the readings proclaimed and it can be easy to zone out or be distracted by many other things going on in our minds. The readings, however, are not to be missed because they are the voice of God speaking to us. When we pray we long to hear a response - in the Scriptures we find it. Let us pray for open hearts and open ears, that when the Lord speaks we can hear and respond. 

Trinity Sunday - Homily for June 11

Readings for Sunday, June 11 / Trinity Sunday: Exodus 34:4-6, 8-9  |  Deuteronomy 3  |  2 Corinthians 13:11-13  |  John 3:16-18

The feast of the Most Holy Trinity celebrates the central mystery of the Christian faith - that we worship one God who is three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Let us seek to know Him better that we might love Him more.

Easter: If you love Me... - Homily for May 21

Readings for Sunday, May 21 / 6th Sunday of Easter: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17  |  Psalm 66  |  1 Peter 3:15-18  |  John 14:15-21

The Lord tells us today, "If you love Me, you will keep My Commandments." The keeping of the Commandments of God is, then, not so much a matter of checking boxes off as it is a measure of our love for the Lord Himself. Lord Jesus, we love You. Help us to love You more!

Lent: The Blind Leading Those With Sight (Homily for March 26)

'Healing of a Blind Man' by Brian Jekel

Readings for Sunday, March 26 / 4th Sunday of Lent: 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13  |  Psalm 23  | Ephesians 5:8-14  |  John 9:1-41

The Lord loves to use physical signs to convey truth about spiritual realities all through the Scriptures. And He still does it today: the Seven Sacraments.