Father Korey Homily Podcast

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 Location: Sforza Chapel, Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major – Rome Preacher: Rev. Korey R. LaVergne When the barn is full, security can become an idol. In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns: “Take care to guard against all greed.” Fr. Korey reflects on the danger of mistaking full barns for a full life, contrasting the rich fool’s illusion of control with Abraham’s radical...

Preached by Rev. Korey R. LaVergne at Chiesa S. Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino in Rome on Sunday, October 19, 2025, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.   There’s a certain fatigue that comes when you’ve prayed for something for a long time and nothing seems to change. Yet Jesus tells us to “pray always without becoming weary.” Like the persistent widow before the unjust judge, we’re invited to keep...

Preached by Rev. Korey R. LaVergne in the Saint Timothy of Antioch Chapel inside the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome – Saturday, October 18, 2025. There’s a moment near the end of Saint Paul’s life that feels so human—he’s cold, lonely, and waiting for his cloak and parchments. Yet even there, he writes with confidence: “The Lord stood by me and gave me strength.” In this homily, Fr...

Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch – October 17, 2025 Preached in the Side Chapel of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, Assisi, Italy In a world that measures worth by performance, Saint Paul reminds us that righteousness cannot be earned. It can only be received. “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” Fr. Korey LaVergne reflects on how faith is less a...

Preached by Fr. Korey LaVergne in the side chapel of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy, this Thursday homily from the 28th Week in Ordinary Time (October 16, 2025) reflects on Saint Paul’s teaching in Romans 3:21–30:   “All have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God, but they are justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus.” In a world driven by...

Wednesday of the Twenty-Eighth Week in Ordinary Time — October 15, 2025 Saint Edward Catholic Church Even experts in religion can forget about God. Jesus warns the Pharisees about mistaking religious precision for real conversion: “You pay tithes of mint and rue and every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God.” Faith isn’t measured by appearance but by the fruit it...

Tuesday: 28th Week in Ordinary Time — October 14, 2025 Saint Edward Catholic Church | Saint Thomas Mission Chapel   There’s a quiet kind of idolatry that never looks scandalous from the outside. It’s the subtle worship of created things—our image, our comfort, our success—when gratitude fades and self takes center stage. Saint Paul calls it the great exchange: trading the glory of God for the like...

Saturday of the Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time October 11, 2025 – Saint Edward Catholic Church A woman in the crowd calls out, “Blessed is the womb that carried You!” Jesus answers with something deeper: “Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.” This isn’t a dismissal of Mary, but an invitation to become like her. Every act of faith begins by listening and ends in obedience....

There’s a holy alarm going off in today’s readings. The prophet Joel calls out, “Sound the trumpet in Zion!”—a cry to wake the people from spiritual numbness. And in the Gospel, Jesus warns that when evil is cast out, the heart cannot remain empty. Deliverance is not about emptiness; it’s about fullness. Christ, the Stronger One, enters our lives to drive out darkness and fill the soul with His Sp...

Thursday: 27th Week in Ordinary Time – October 9, 2025 Saint Edward Catholic Church – Richard, Louisiana When prayer feels pointless, it’s often because we’ve lost sight of who we’re talking to. God isn’t a vending machine—He’s a Father. Jesus reminds us that the one who keeps asking, seeking, and knocking isn’t trying to wear God down but allowing grace to form a heart that won’t give up on love....

Jonah finally does what God asks, but when mercy triumphs, he’s furious. He’d rather be right than merciful. That same temptation lives in us: to protect our comfort instead of God’s compassion. Jesus answers Jonah’s resentment with one prayer, the Our Father, which reshapes the heart from self-protection to divine adoption. When we say “forgive us,” we also say “as we forgive.” “We can’t say ‘for...

When God speaks a second time, it’s not repetition. It’s mercy. Jonah ran, but grace ran faster. Martha worked, but Mary listened. On this feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, we’re reminded that prayer isn’t performance but presence. Every Hail Mary trains the heart to hear again the one voice that matters. God still speaks to runaways and worriers, if we’ll just listen. “There is need of only one th...

When God calls, our first instinct is often to run. Jonah fled to Tarshish; we flee into distraction, fatigue, or silence. But God’s mercy is relentless. It doesn’t punish; it pursues. Even in failure, grace keeps working. In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives mercy a face in the Good Samaritan: one who stops, sees, and acts. Mercy isn’t abstract. It moves, it costs, it heals. At every Mass, Christ does...

We’ve all felt it: that ache when we’ve done everything right, and still, nothing seems to change. That’s where the prophet Habakkuk begins, crying out, “How long, O Lord?” Yet God teaches him to wait faithfully: “The vision still has its time.” In this Sunday’s homily, Fr. Korey LaVergne reflects on faith that waits, guards, and serves. A faith that endures delay without despair, that protects th...

Memorial of Saint Francis of Assisi – October 4, 2025 Saint Edward Catholic Church in Richard, LA Today’s Gospel (Luke 10:17–24) reminds us where our true joy begins: not in our success, but in belonging to Christ. Like Israel returning from exile (Baruch 4:5–29), we are invited to turn back to God, to let His discipline restore us, and to rejoice that our names are written in heaven. Saint Franci...

On first Friday of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (October 3, 2025), Fr. Korey LaVergne preaches at Saint Edward Catholic Church. Drawing from Baruch’s raw confession and Jesus’ stern warnings to Chorazin and Bethsaida, this homily confronts our tendency to hear God’s Word without acting on it. “The Eucharist is not magic. His Word prepares us for this Sacrament, and His Sacrament strengthens us t...

On October 2, the Church celebrates the Memorial of the Guardian Angels. Today’s Gospel (Matthew 18:1–5, 10) reminds us that the Kingdom of heaven belongs not to the clever or powerful but to the childlike who trust the Father. God gives us help along the way: His Word proclaimed, His law explained, and His angels who guard us on the journey. “The Eucharist is not a prize for the clever—it’s food...

On October 1, 2025, the Church celebrates the Memorial of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. In today’s Gospel (Luke 9:57–62), Jesus calls His followers to radical discipleship without delay or divided hearts. Like Nehemiah who rebuilt Jerusalem, and like Thérèse who lived her “little way” with unwavering focus, we are reminded: holiness is not for tomorrow, but for today. “No looking back.” That’s the cha...

September 30, 2025 – Memorial of Saint Jerome When James and John wanted to call down fire on the Samaritans, Jesus set them straight: the Gospel advances not by vengeance, but by the Cross. Perfect love has no need for retaliation. At this altar, Christ gives Himself to us not as fire that destroys, but as fire that consecrates. The Eucharist teaches us patience, meekness, and charity even when w...

On September 29, the Church celebrates the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. The archangels reveal God’s victory, strength, and healing. Today’s readings (Daniel 7:9–10, 13–14; Revelation 12:7–12; John 1:47–51) remind us that the real battle is not far away in cosmic visions, but right here in our hearts and homes. Jesus saw Nathanael under the fig tree—sitting in the shadow of sin an...

September 28, 2025 | Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Today’s readings confront us with the danger of comfort that blinds us to the poor. Amos cries out against complacency. The Psalm reminds us that God is not neutral—He defends the oppressed, the hungry, the widow, and the orphan. Saint Paul urges us to run the race with perseverance. And Jesus gives us the parable of the rich man and Lazaru...

September 27, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul The disciples stood amazed at Jesus’ miracles, yet when He spoke of the Cross, they fell silent: afraid to ask, afraid to stay. We often do the same, clinging to God’s blessings while shrinking from His harder words. Today’s homily reminds us: miracles inspire, but it is the Cross that saves. God’s promise is not the absence of trial but His p...

Friday: 25th Week in Ordinary Time – September 26, 2025 Saint Edward Catholic Church Have you ever found yourself tongue-tied when asked about your faith? In today’s homily, Fr. Korey LaVergne reflects on Haggai’s promise that God remains with His people even when the Temple looks like rubble, and on Peter’s bold confession: “You are the Christ of God.” To confess Christ means also to share in His...

On Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time (September 25, 2025), Fr. Korey LaVergne preaches from Haggai 1:1–8 and Luke 9:7–9. The prophet urges Israel: “Consider your ways.” Their paneled homes stood finished while the Lord’s house remained in ruins, and their neglect left the whole community unsatisfied. In the Gospel, Herod is curious about Jesus but unwilling to repent. Curiosity without co...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint Edward Catholic Church | Rev. Korey R. LaVergne When our faith says one thing but our lives show another, our witness collapses. Ezra weeps over Israel’s ruins, yet finds hope in God’s mercy. In today’s Gospel, Jesus strips the Twelve of every false security so that their very lives could proclaim the Kingdom. Forgiven people a...