Fr. Mark Bernhard's Homilies

10-04-2026 - Fr. Mark - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time - The One Question That Matters 04.10.2026 9:31 ↓

Personal Reflection What has occupied your mind this past week? Have you been dwelling mostly on what is passing and outside your control—or on what is true, beautiful, good, and eternal? Is there something in your life you have begun to treat as something you possess rather than something you have received as a gift from God? If everything secondary fell away today, could you honestly say that Je...

08-23-2026 - Fr. Mark - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Take Off Your Pope Hat 23.08.2026 12:06 ↓

Questions for Personal Reflection 1. Where in my life have I become familiar with Jesus without actually surrendering that part of my life to Him as Lord? 2. What is one area where I still want to have the final word? What would it look like to let Jesus have the final word there? 3. Am I ever tempted to be my own pope—accepting the Church when I agree with her, but resisting her when she challeng...