Fr. Edward Looney Preaches

Fr. Edward Looney reacts to three foolish thoughts: 1) There's always tomorrow 2) I don't need a funeral 3) Who cares about the cemetery Using scripture and tradition he responds to these foolish thoughts so we might become wise.

Fr. Edward uses a baseball image to help us think about the role of saints in our lives in this homily.

Fr. Edward Looney reflects about the meaning of the phrase I Love You and the three loves Jesus commands us to have.

The Pharisees exude characteristics of Eddie Haskell. But Jesus sees right through it like Mrs Cleaver did.

Fr. Edward preaches on the spiritual meaning of St. Paul's words about knowing hunger and abundance.

Fr. Edward pulls a Blessed Fulton Sheen by comparing the Seven Deadly Sins with the Theological and Cardinal Virtues.

Fr Looney preaches from Canada at the famous St. Anne de Beaupre Basilica.

Forgiveness is hard. Who do you need to forgive? Who needs to forgive you? Who have you reconciled with? These are your three people.

Fr. Edward Looney preaches on the importance of community and how we help one another in three different ways.

Fr. Edward Looney invites us to consider ways we bend to the world rather than holding fast to our Catholic faith and beliefs. Here's your invitation to follow Jesus!

After reading Matthew 16 for this weekend’s gospel, I had three questions, which I attempt to answer in the homily.

Fr. Edward juxtaposes last weekend's gospel with this weekends and addresses whether we have little or great faith.

In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on Mary's reunion with her son and spouse St. Joseph, and poses for our reflection, who do you look forward to seeing in Heaven?

If you struggle in accepting a compliment, then learn from Jesus who humbly accepted and received the homage of the apostles.

Toward the end of our life, we begin to think about our legacy. After the death of John the Baptist, what was his legacy? And what is the most important legacy we could leave?

Fr. Edward reflects about what happens when we re-read texts or revisit places and discover pearls again or find them if we missed them the first time.

Fr. Edward offers some helpful suggestions to pray when a person doesn’t know how to pray as they ought.

In this homily, I share the story of my failed tomato garden and the surprising spiritual lesson it taught me. Just as tomato plants need healthy soil, proper nourishment, and consistent watering to bear good fruit, our souls need the Word of God, faithful prayer, and time with the Lord. When our lives become oversaturated with distractions or spiritually dry through neglect, our faith can begin t...

Summer is a wonderful time for a slower pace of life. So is Sunday. Fr Edward reflects on entering into Sabbath rest as a response to Jesus’s invitation to “come to him.”

Elisha passed by a home and knew hospitality would be extended. When we pass by places do we undertake spiritual practices. Fr. Edward explains in this homily for the thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Fr. Edward Looney offers a reflection on praying with the heart of Jesus as he has been so moved by various images of the Sacred Heart.

Fr. Charles R. Carroll made a forever impression on a young altar boy who would later become a deacon one Holy Thursday. As Fr. Carroll approached the tabernacle, he wiped a tear from his eye, witnessed by the young server. What would bring a perosn to tears before the Eucharist? Fr. Edward reflects in this homily.

Fr. Edward reflects on a quote from Venerable M. Teresa of the Most Holy Trinity for his Trinity Sunday homily.

How a goofy petition made me think of the Holy Spirit.

At 3k/4k graduation, a child released his balloon in the church. Now it’s in the rafters. Here’s what it teaches us about the Ascension!