DeaconJoe's Homilies

Homily on the parable of the unjust steward from Luke's Gospel

Homily for the Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time. The greatest commandments. Seeking to love God with our heart, mind, soul, and strength enables us to love our neighbor.

Deacon Joe Homily from Friday 10.22.2021 Letter to the Romans, I do the evil I do not want.

Homily for the Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus teaching on marriage and divorce. The best material makes the best union.

Homily for Friday 090321 Daily Mass at Christ the King, We receive the new wine, but what kind of wineskin will we be?

Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Homily for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, We are not here by accident but part of God's grand design.

Homily for Ascension Sunday, 2021, Year B. Following Jesus is not always what we expect. Better to be a monitor than a television.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Lent Year B, John 3:16 Believing in Jesus means changing your life. We can believe in God even though we have learned not to believe in humans.

Homily for the First Sunday in Lent 2021. Repent and believe in the Gospel. In order for one to repent it requires a clear, unconfused, understanding of what is sin.

Homily for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, The parable of the talents. We need to weave our thread of faith the Godly rope of our Lord and Savior who is the source of faith and our ability to practice it.

Homily for the Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary time. We are all invited to the wedding feast of the lamb. We must not just send a gift. We must also wear the proper wedding garment not as some so-called Catholics do that claim a faith while advocating mortal sin.

Homily for the Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, The workers in the vineyard.

Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus Walks on the Water not just to show he's God but to show he is there for us if we turn to him in faith.

Homily for the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 14, 2020. The greatest miracle isn't manna from heaven or water into wine but bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus.

Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, as important now as ever.

Homily for the Passion of Our Lord Good Friday Service, 4/10/2020. A day of joy and celebration in appreciation of the truth of our redemption. A reading of the Gospel of the Passion follows the sermon.

Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, Raising of Lazarus. We too are called from our graves of sin to be reborn during this challenging time.

Homily given at the 2020 Christ the King Volunteer Retreat on 2/29/20. We are called to be the salt of the earth, the light of the world, today more than ever. To make the road safe and counter the ignorance of the world with the truth.

Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. The application of Jesus teaching depends on where you are sitting at the time. Live the life of Jesus in the power of Jesus.

Homily for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Glorious life in Christ awaits those who put him first. Prayer is the first step.

Homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent. How the birth of Jesus came about. We like Joseph are asked to give up control of our lives to God. Experiencing Jesus in the Eucharist is life changing.

Homily for the Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Created to last forever.

Homily for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus heals the 10 lepers. A disposition of thankfulness serves God as well as man.

Homily on the Twenty Third Sunday of Ordinary Time Year C. You must hate your family to be my disciple--Not. But God must come first. Homily given at St. Edward Catholic Church Ashland Ohio.