Sunday Homilies

Law is not going away.  In fact, we need to develop a proper appreciation of law in its role of advancing human society.  As Christians we evaluate law in terms of its function of bringing people to "think together" for the common good.

A lengthy consideration of atheism and "Lord, to whom can we go?"

Have the troubles of life made our "taste," our "palate," more mature?  We might be ready for the Bread of Life.

The gift of the Son of God to us is an utterly personal gift, given at an incalculable cost.

Welcome to the Olympics of Bread!

The homilist was away the last two Sundays.  Our need to move out of a "care" model of living our faith and into a sense of discipleship.

Why do we suppose that nothing worthy can come from where we're from?  Our reliance upon the strength of God allows us to see ourselves realistically: as suffering the "thorn in the flesh" and reliant upon our God for power to love.

A historic Supreme Court decision is handed down, and three days later our readings are about health, healing, and human dignity.

John the Baptist as the boundary between the prophetic age and the fulfillment of prophecy.

If you want everything explained to you, you will always be disappointed.  There are fundamental things which we must come to understand simply by living our challenges.

The shedding of blood, and the sacrifice it represents, has its fullest meaning as the Incarnate Word embraces the cross.

We must take seriously the personhood of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and ask how our sense of connection to God is thereby enriched.

The fruits of the Holy Spirit amaze us because we are far too familiar with their opposites.

The significance of the Ascension of Jesus is better appreciated when we consider what it meant for him to "descend."

Let us make sure that we distinguish "love" from mere admiration.  Love is of another order entirely.

What do you do when someone who had been your sworn enemy now wants to share in your life?  The "good man" Barnabas provides an example.

On Good Shepherd Sunday, we ponder the multiplicity of religious beliefs and ask how God brings people into one fold with one shepherd.

Consider the personal character of the transmission of the good news of Jesus' resurrection, as we ponder also the personal step forward of an entire people in the Second Vatican Council.

First Holy Communion was celebrated at this Mass.  We consider how we are to depend upon one another in accepting the good news of Jesus' resurrection.

Are you ready to begin a day that never ends?

An exalted slave has set his face like flint, knowing that he will not be put to shame.

The "grain of wheat" is not a botany lesson.  It should be quite clear to us, however, that this image proposes to us an understanding of the surrender  which is essential to the Christian life.

The personal character of the mercy of the "God who so loved the world."

The homilist was on vacation the weekend of March 4.  We confront the scandal of Jesus, who alone could speak authentically about his Father's house and can indeed be understood as "a law unto himself."

A rare digression into the animal world.