Fr. Joe Dailey

Send us Fan Mail I am preaching this homily on our pilgrimage in Poland. We visited Auschwitz/Brirkenau camp this morning; we are celebrating Mass in Sanktuarium Pasyjno-Maryjne, where Karol Wojtyra (St. John Paul II) came on pilgrimage as a boy. When I visited Krakow in 2001, we toured the Wawel Cathedral. There's a great bell in the tower, like Big Ben in London. It weighs 11 tons and it ta...

Send us Fan Mail I think the key to this parable is the gate. The rich man is on one side; Lazarus is on the other. In the story, the gate never opens. In fact, its role as a barrier eventually translates into an uncrossable chasm in eternity. I am away this weekend. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The steward realizes that generosity is the best investment. He gets himself out of a hole by building social capital. It is irrelevant, apparently, that he gives away what does not belong to him. I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, September 21 @ 7:30/9:30 am The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed.  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Christ is the word that went forth from the mouth of God, achieving the saving purpose for which he was sent, and then returned to take his place with God in glory. I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, September 14 @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail In 2020, I saw the Sundance Documentary Film, “Crip Camp.” The title comes from a 1970’s summer camp for handicapped teens, which in those days were called crippled children, hence the name, "Crip Camp." (The movie is showing on Netflix.) I have Mass on Sunday, September 7  at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am. at St. Andrew @ 5:00 pm The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed http...

Send us Fan Mail A few years later I visited the St. Egidio community in Rome. On Christmas morning, after the last mass, all the chairs in the church are rearranged, tables are set up, and a banquet is served to the poor in the neighborhood. I have Mass on Sunday, August 31 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail At the opportune time, the caterpillar spins itself inside the narrow space of the chrysalis, to emerge, transformed, into a butterfly.  I have Mass on Sunday, August 24 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern, where he would have died if Ebed Meloch hadn’t pulled him out. Jeremiah’s sin was being faithful to the word of God, which left him odd man out. Four against one. Jeremiah had to be gotten rid of. I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, August 17 @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Shifting from a scarcity outlook to one of abundance takes time. We’ve believed the lie of scarcity for so long that we may find it hard to believe it’s not true.  I have Mass on Sunday, August 10 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed.  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/ frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail When we began a style of production and consumption that would eventually ravage planet Earth, Francis decided to love Mother Earth and live simply and barefoot upon her.  I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, August 3rd @ 9:30/11:30 am. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail The Hebrew letter lamed is 30 and the letter vav is six; together, the two letters equal 36 – the number of the righteous in every generation whose virtue keeps the world from destruction. These 36 hidden righteous ones are called Lamed-vavniks. They live both for themselves and for others (twice chai); meeting the world’s suffering with compassion. I have Mass on Sunday, July 27...

Send us Fan Mail “Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.”  We are so sure we know where this story is going, we run right past the opening line. I have Mass on Sunday, July 20th at St. Isidore, 9:30/11:30 am at St. Andrew, 5:00 pm frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail I preached  the memorial service for NHL Hockey hall of fame legend, Alex Delvecchio, at Modetz Funeral Home, Saturday, July 12. ( 2 Corinthians 4:5–10, Psalm 23, Matthew 11:25-30.) We do not come to God alone. Someone brings us to faith, and we help others find their way to God. There is no solitary way to heaven. In our Catholic imagination, If we’re going to be saved, we are sa...

Send us Fan Mail The Samaritan is the despised one who puts himself at risk in coming to the aid of the wounded man. Jesus is already doing likewise.  I have Mass on Sunday, July 13 at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am The 7:30 am Mass is live-streamed  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

Send us Fan Mail Someone caught up with Jesus and said, “I will follow you wherever you go.”  And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Luke appears to think that the same thing  might just apply to all of us. “Take nothing with you; carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals." I have Mass on Sunday, July 6 at St....

Send us Fan Mail The church is not just the place we come to, it is the place from which we are sent forth. We need both, Peter and Paul. Peter, the Rock, who centers us and grounds us in faith; and Paul, the missionary, who calls us to go out to live the good news with our lives. I have Mass on Sunday, June 29 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail New Testament scholar, Fr. Francis Moloney, OSB, in his essay, “A Body Broken for a Broken People”, writes, “Jesus eats with people who fail, even at the Last Supper.” I have Mass on Sunday, June 22 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Ever since I heard the news of Brian Wilson’s death this week, I keep hearing over and over in my head, “God only knows what I’d be without you.” The song reassures us that love will never end. “As long as there are stars above you, you never need to doubt it. I’ll make you so sure about it.” I have Mass at St. Isidore on Sunday, June 15 @ 7:30/9:30 am the 7:30 am Mass will be liv...

Send us Fan Mail In the Acts of the Apostles, on the day of Pentecost, THEY were all in one place together. A few verses earlier Luke told us exactly who THEY are: Mary the Mother of Jesus was there, along with about 120 persons. I have Mass on Sunday, June 8 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail So before leaving them, he tells his disciples to go back to Jerusalem and there wait for the coming of the Holy Spirit. If they want to find Jesus, they will find him in the Christian community, in the midst of their every day lives. I have Mass on Sunday June 1, at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am The 7:30 am Mass will be live-streamed  https://stisidore.church/worship-online/

Send us Fan Mail Although we refer to Scripture as the “Word of God,” it is Jesus of Nazareth who is the "Word of God" made flesh and dwelling among us. So this collective memory is fluid and dynamic. I have Mass on Sunday, May 25 at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail While the story of the Bible begins with a garden, it ends in a city. The new Jerusalem is the fulfillment of all human dreams for the community. This is not a vision of individuals communing one-on-one with God or Jesus, but rather an interdependent community, a city, living out the essential nature of human life. I have Mass on Sunday at St. Isidore @ 7:30/9:30 am frjoedailey@gm...

Send us Fan Mail How appropriate that we welcome a new shepherd as the Bishop of Rome on this 4th Sunday of Easter, that we call Good Shepherd Sunday. The whole world was stunned Thursday afternoon to hear the name of the American Cardinal, Robert Francis Prevost, chosen to be our new pope. He has taken the name Leo XIV.  I have Mass on Sunday, May 11  at St. Isidore @ 9:30/11:30 am at St. John Fi...

Send us Fan Mail In our Easter readings from the Gospel of John, there are a series of encounters between various groups of disciples and the risen Lord. But in each of the three episodes, one of the disciples is singled out as if a dance partner with the risen Christ. I am away this weekend celebrating First Communion with my Grand-Niece. frjoedailey@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail Jesus speaks clearly to this moment, not with words, but with a gesture; He showed them his hands and his side. I have Mass on Sunday, April 27 at St. Isidore, 7:30/9:30 am at St. Andrew, 5:00 pm frjoedailey@gmail.com