September 27, 2020
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Really...we need to be fearlessly and courageously honest with God...and ourselves....
September 20, 2020
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
You see...when it comes to God’s mercy...there’s no limit...we cannot drain it….nor reach the bottom of its depths...but it does have a season.
September 13, 2020
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mercy is something…that goes against our fallen nature. o We tend to automatically… play favorites…hold grudges…demand our rights… and care so much more about our own hopes…plans…and problems… than we do about anyone else’s.
September 6, 2020
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
And the third part of Ezekiel… ■ well that’s where our reading starts today... ■ and this part is all about how… ● even though the situation is really bad… ● there’s still great hope… ● if they follow God’s plan.
August 30, 2020
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
In our first reading today...the Prophet Jeremiah...is sure letting the Lord have it! ○ You duped me O Lord…you tricked me into being a prophet.
August 16, 2020
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The psalm asks the Lord...to show His compassion...to all the nations. ■ That means the Gentiles... ■ and bring salvation even to them.
August 9, 2020
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
How do we find God...in the midst of the storms and struggles of our lives?
August 2, 2020
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Despite his obvious physical limitations… ○ Tony was also born with a great gift for music. ○ So he developed a unique way to share that gift with others. ○ He played with his feet!
July 26, 2020
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.
God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”
July 5, 2020
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
● Meekness is indeed good. ○ It is a Catholic virtue...it’s even a Beatitude! ○ It’s what allows us to remain true to ourselves...in the midst of adversity… ■ rather than being taken over...by that affliction. ○ In other words… ■ it’s what keeps us rooted in the Lord… ■ in the midst of spiritual battle… ■ in fighting off various temptations.
June 28, 2020
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
I remember my aunt…
○ asking me about this specific passage in our Gospel…
■ shortly after I converted.
○ She said: “You guys don’t still believe that do you?”
■ She was referring to us Catholics.
■ And I didn't have much of an answer.
June 14, 2020
Feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus
"...this year...I want to share the story of a 10 year old girl…
○ because it’s a miraculous story of faith.
○ One that helps to remind us that this Sacrament…
■ really is worth fighting for...."
June 7, 2020
Trinity Sunday
God is teaching Moses…
● how to join...in the joyful praise…
● that’s always going on in the Trinity.
May 24, 2020
Ascension of Our Lord
For 40 days...the disciples have had a chance…
to recover from the scandal of the Cross...
○ and come to believe in the power of the resurrection...
○ as they’ve spent that time...with the risen Lord.
May 17, 2020
6th Sunday of Easter
The season of Easter is quickly drawing to a close.
○ It ends with Pentecost...which is only two weeks away.
○ But our first reading is already giving us a preview.
○ It focuses...on different aspects...of the Holy Spirit’s work among us
May 10, 2020
5th Sunday of Easter
Ever since the beginning of time…
○we have sought to construct buildings...
○ that would bridge the gap…
■ between the temporal and eternal...
■ between the earthly and heavenly planes.
May 3, 2020
4th Sunday of Easter
As I sat with that image - of sheep going in and out through the gate, through Jesus,
○ the Lord took me to a scene from a movie I haven’t seen in years:
■ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
April 26, 2020
3rd Sunday of Easter Homily Notes
“Walk it off.”
○ Anyone who has been involved in sports…
■ as a participant or spectator…
■ has heard these very familiar words.
April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday 2020
“Where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more.”
April 5, 2020
Palm Sunday Homily
Where Christ goes…so goes the Church…
○ so goes all of us…who truly desire to
follow after Him
March 29, 2020
Encouragement to be DOMESTIC CHURCHES
March 22, 2020
"Today’s readings are all about seeing and sight.
And the most important thing to see is Jesus Christ..."
March 15, 2020