All Saints Homilies

Dedicated Lives (The Presentation of the Theotokos) 04.11.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat contrasts the childhood dedication and life of Mary with that of Hannibal.

En Garde! (Ephesians 6:10-17) 04.11.2021 ↓

Putting on the panoply, the full armor of God.

Who is Jesus? (Mark 1:1-8) 04.11.2021 ↓

Jesus is our Holy One, our Mediator, and our Brother.

It's Not Over ‘Til It's Over 04.11.2021 ↓

We imagine that life is like football or basketball. You play until the clock runs out. But life is not like that at all. There is no set time for the clock to run out that you know about.

Both Sides of the Icons 04.11.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat considers the case for iconoclasm, for the veneration of icons, and the settling of the issue.

The Church: An Audacious Group of Roof Climbers 04.11.2021 ↓

Mark 2:1-12

A Selective Memory 01.11.2021 ↓

Most of the sources in Holy Scripture, and most emphatically the Psalms, look upon Israel's time in the desert as a period of unmitigated tragedy. Israel was consistently unfaithful. However, the prophets Hosea and Jeremiah chose to see things differently, which is a source of strength and consolation for us today.

A Matter of Progresssion—or Regression 01.11.2021 ↓

Preaching on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), Fr. Pat urges us to always maintain a proper perspective.

A Reliable Barometer 25.10.2021 ↓

In this vesperal homily, Fr. Pat preaches from 1 John 2:1-6, about the true blessed assurance of our salvation.

The Value of Discussion 21.10.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat preaches from Numbers 32:1-27.

The Discipline of Memory 22.09.2021 ↓

Last week a former vice-president and now presidential candidate said on the campaign trail, "We choose science over fiction; we choose truth over facts.” Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon reflects upon truth vs. facts, and the role memory plays in this.

The Mystery of the Incarnation 14.09.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat argues that the doctrine of the Incarnation must dominate anthropology.

The Living Center 06.09.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat compares the march of the Israelites through the desert, the Church’s march through history, and the Christian's daily walk.

Faith and the Soul 26.07.2021 ↓

On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, when Jesus asks us “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” Fr. Pat shares reflections on faith and its relationship to the soul.

Catching Up With Joseph 02.07.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat looks at the life and character of Joseph the Betrothed: a model of God, and another David.

Holiness as Gift, Perfection, and Struggle 29.06.2021 ↓

On the Sunday of All Saints Fr. Pat looks at three aspects of Christian holiness.

Son of Encouragement 08.06.2021 ↓

Preaching from Acts 4:32-37, Fr. Pat takes a closer look at the Apostle Barnabas.

As Though It Were Our Last 24.05.2021 ↓

On Forgiveness Sunday and the start of Great Lent, Fr. Pat encourages us to rededicate ourselves to a serious life of prayer.

An Eminently Honorable Man 20.05.2021 ↓

Fr. Pat takes a closer look at Rabbi Gamaliel, teacher of St. Paul, and at Gamaliel’s advice to the Sanhedrin concerning how to deal with the Apostles, who in disobedience to the Sanhedrin would not stop teaching in Jesus’ name.

The Task of the Church 09.05.2021 ↓

In this homily from Agape Vespers 2021, Fr. Pat explains how the task of the Church is to share with the world the message of the Cross; not as an abstraction, but as something they can reach out and feel.

The Fact and the Dogma of Creation 29.04.2021 ↓

The idea that all things came from God the Father was an idea that fell on the Greco-Roman intellectual world with the force of a bomb. It still does. Fr. Pat preaches from 1 Corinthians 8:6.

The Cross and the Heart 26.04.2021 ↓

In this Palm Sunday homily, Fr. Pat looks briefly into the testimony of three spokesmen for the apostolic memory with respect to the passion and death of Christ.