Omnia Christus

Vestments are ancient garments preserved by the Church to help priests "cover up" their personal identities and stand in the person of Christ, inviting all believers to similarly "put on" the Lord through their love. Preached on the 21st of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Gospel of the Good Shepherd reminds us that we don't need to be extraordinary to find abundant life; we only need the humility of a sheep to ignore the world's distractions and follow Christ's guiding voice. Acts 2:14, 36-41 | Peter 2:20-25 | John 10:1-10 Preached on the 30th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.s...

The Ascension is not Christ’s departure from the world but His transition into a more intimate, internal presence that empowers His disciples to carry His joy to the whole world. Peter 5:5-14 | Mark 16:15-20 Preached on the 25th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The liturgy is a gift from Christ, preserved by the Church, to allow us to participate reverently in the Sacred Mysteries and receive the life-transforming presence of the Lord. Preached on the 20th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Eucharist uses bread and wine to symbolize that true love and happiness are found not in self-indulgence, but in the purifying process of being "ground down" and "poured out" as a self-gift to others. Acts 8:26-40 | John 6:44-51 Preached on the 27th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The "Bread of Life" discourse and the Our Father invite us to stop rushing toward tomorrow and instead find the "daily bread" of Christ’s presence by living today with a spirit of gratitude and attentiveness. Acts 8:1-8 | John 6:35-40 Preached on the 7th of May, 2025, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

We will begin today a series of homilies reflecting on the Liturgy of the Eucharist. In this first installment we reflect on the term ‘Mass’ and what it does and does not mean. Preached on the 14th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Salvation is a free gift of relationship with God that cannot be earned through works, but it requires an active response of faith that naturally expresses itself through self-giving love for others. Acts 6:1-7 | John 6:16-21 Preached on the 2nd of May, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Resurrection invites us out of our "pillow fort" of temporary material concerns and into a "really real" world of eternal joy that we encounter through the scriptures and the breaking of the bread. Acts 2:14, 22-28 | Peter 1:17-21 | Luke 24:13-35 Preached on the 23th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.c...

Walking on water is a spiritual reality where we let go of our own control to live in a state of total trust and constant presence with Christ, regardless of the storms around us. Acts 6:1-7 | John 6:16-21 Preached on the 30th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than succumbing to a "catastrophist" mindset, Christians should trust that God will handle threats to the Church and instead focus their energy on building something positive and helping those in their immediate lives. Acts 5:34-42 | John 6:1-15 Preached on the 20th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack...

Living in the "School of the Holy Spirit" means cultivating interior silence and practicing an attentive listening to the subtle nudges and guidance that God provides for every moment of our lives. Acts 5:27-33 | John 3:31-36 Preached on the 20th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Hell is not an accidental trap but a state chosen by those who reject God; true Christianity is an invitation to a relationship of love that replaces fear and condemnation with joy and freedom. Acts 5:17-26 | John 3:16-21 Preached on the 27th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

By following the example of St. Nicodemus and the methods of St. Ignatius, we learn that true discernment requires slowing down to find the deep, coherent peace that identifies God’s voice amid the noise of our internal feelings. Preached on the 13th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Pope’s courageous calls for peace are not meant to dictate foreign policy, but to offer the challenging ideals of the Gospel as the only truly lasting solution to the world’s conflicts. Recorded while walking in Forest Park on the 12th of April, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Divine Mercy Sunday is a call to balance God's perfect justice with His perfect mercy, moving past a faith based on fear and rules into an active, open community that brings Christ’s peace to the world. Acts 2:42-47 | Peter 1:3-9 | John 20:19-31 Preached on the 16th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/su...

Heaven is not a physical place in the sky but a state of being united to God that transforms our material reality and can begin in our lives right now. Preached on the 8th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Christ’s post-Resurrection appearances invite us to move beyond physical certainty into a deeper, active relationship of faith. Preached on the 7th of April, 2026, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Beaverton, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Rather than viewing Easter as a green light for indulgence, we should see it as the beginning of a "resurrected life" rooted in healthy self-discipline and a continuous offering of ourselves to God. Recorded while walking in Forest Park on the 8th of April, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

The Road to Emmaus reveals that the entire purpose of the scriptures is to lead us to a personal encounter with Christ in the Eucharist, transforming our disillusionment into an active mission to bring His joy to the world. Preached on the 20th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Easter is the gift of a new life of faith where we stop clinging to physical certainty and instead "come alive" to bring Christ’s hidden presence into the world through our own active participation. Preached on the 19th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

By practicing Lectio Divina, we find that the Resurrection invites us away from worldly sophistication and toward a "return to Galilee"—a life of humility, silence, and simple daily faithfulness where Christ truly dwells. Preached on the 18th of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.substack.com/subscribe

Easter is the revelation of a "new creation" where life conquers death, inviting us to look past the physical world and enter into a mysterious, life-giving relationship with God through the gift of faith. Acts 10:34, 37-43 | Corinthians 5:6-8 | John 20:1-9 Preached on the 9th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia Christus at omniachristus.subs...

Holy Week is a condensed reenactment of Christ’s final days, designed to help us move beyond abstract belief and personally experience the profound human emotions and spiritual reality of Jesus' journey from exaltation to resurrection. From an interview given to a professor from BYU recorded on the 1st of April, 2022, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Om...

Since suffering is inevitable, we should stop running and instead intentionally embrace our "cross" by following Christ’s example of self-giving love, which is found in the middle ground between society's polarizing extremes. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 | John 18:1-19:42 Preached on the 7th of April, 2023, at St Ann Catholic Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Get full access to Omnia...